Poor baby Kyle seems to have very, very fluffy stick up hair. Even better than that, he has significantly more hair down the middle of his head (a mohawk). It is (or was) long enough that you'd think it might lay down nicely. Well, instead of laying down, it curled over on itself. Pictures really don't show it accurately.
Anyway, since he's not a girl and this poofy mess was just going to keep get longer, I decided to cut it almost all off! He really looks like a different baby. It most definitely makes him look more Chinese.
He went from this...
To This...
Well, not quite!
Still getting used to my baby with a buzz cut!
I'm hoping it will grow back in a little more even and
Carson is full of life! He greets each day with a big smile and a lot of energy! He is very different than Erik and Lainey. They are much quieter and observant, fairly easy going. Carson is more emotional, busy, loud.
Carson's main emotion the first three years of his life has been happiness and joy! Man do I hope he is able to hang on to that throughout his life. He is just a fun little guy! He is more anxious than Erik and Lainey. He doesn't like things that are loud or crowded. He is somewhat fearful of dogs, the dark, monsters, etc. He has a very vivid imagination (hence the fears) and spends most of his days fighting off bad guys and "moogers." (Whatever that is?!)
Carson is a sweet big brother and a good helper. He is usually more than happy to run and get something if I ask him to help (a diaper, wipes, his clothes).
He is a little bit territorial of his things, more than the other two were. He tells me, "I don't like Kyle/Erik/Lainey. They are being mean!" He really does like his siblings (a lot!) but he gets quite irritated if they take his stuff or bother him. Ha!
Carson has a great sense of humor! He loves to make people smile. Carson is still home full time. I have a sitter come to the house when I work but no preschool or activities otherwise. He is a wonderful little buddy!
Carson eats and sleeps well. He strongly prefers meat over any other food choice. He really dislikes bread, unless it is toasted. He was very uninterested in potty training. About 2 months ago, I made a deal with him that he would wear underwear when his box of diapers ran out. He thought this was a good idea and we actually did it! He potty trained very easily in less than a week. Awesome!
Carson is one of the happiest people I've ever met! I'm so glad I get to be his mom!
My baby boy is 6 months old!
It's hard to believe he's so big already but it's fun to watch him grow.
This has been a very chaotic month for our family!
Victor traveled for a few days, we went to Pennsylvania together, and then I made an emergency trip out to California. Phew!
What's Kyle been up to??
Rolling and rolling! He can roll to get wherever he wants to go. So cute! He also props himself up on his arms and can rotate in a circle to get toys. He sits well independently. He has a hand in him mouth at all times. If he takes his hand out of his mouth, it is often to grab onto his feet.
He still likes to be swaddled for sleeping but he has started rolling onto his stomach while asleep. He is really not a fan of that. When his arms are swaddled he can't roll back, so he just hollers! Because of that we stopped swaddling him. He is getting up twice most nights. The first time it is usually fairly early (10 pm) the second feeding ranges from 1 AM - 3AM. Sometimes he sneaks in a 3rd feeding. Overall, it's not too bad.
Kyle is a giggly little baby. If you say, "Boo!" or giggle at him he will laugh right back at you.
He is very observant and watches his siblings very closely. Carson's already talking about how Kyle can't get his stuff. Haha!
He is still exclusively nursing. I think he nurses around 7-8 times in 24 hours. I've introduced food a few times and he's not very interested. I'll continue to slowly introduce it.
He has a little separation anxiety although it's very mild at this point. He's spent a lot of time with Victor while I was in California last week (and will be again this weekend) and Kyle seems quite happy about that arrangement. When I got home he cried when Victor left the room (while I holding him). He had done that to Victor when I was holding him once. Not fun! He also let out a mild squawk when I left for work yesterday.
He has very, very fluffy stick up hair! Took 4 kids to get one of those! (He can thank his Dad for that trait!) He is quite fair, has dark blue/gray eyes, and red rosy cheeks (he can thank him Mom for that trait).
He seems quite determined to get places and doesn't every like to just sit still.
He's 17 pounds - 35%
(Lainey was 16 lbs, Erik 18 lbs, Carson 19 lbs)
He's a big blessing to our lives! We are thankful for him!
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