I honestly cannot believe it. Carson turned two months old on Friday. Where has the time gone!? He has grown and changed so much in a short amount of time. Carson continues to develop and form an awesome little personality before our very eyes. The changes I see on a daily basis continue to amaze me.
Carson and I finally have a bit of a schedule down during the week while Adam's at work. Normally he's up and ready to go by 6am (even though the last two nights he has woken up at 5am, but that's okay because he slept for 8 hours before waking up!!!). After a little nursing session I put him in his outfit for the day (this outfit is normally just one of many since he tends to mess himself a few times a day). Once he's all changed we hang out with Daddy in the kitchen while he's eating breakfast. Once Daddy leaves for work Carson and I head down to the basement for another short nursing session. After that Carson has some tummy time and play time on his mat. He then takes a short cat nap. I use that opportunity for my breakfast. Around 9 or so, he's hungry again and nurses for quite some time. After this nursing session he goes down for his one long nap of the day. Normally between 930 and 1000 he will go down for a nap in his bouncy chair for 90 - 120 minutes. I use this time to do laundry, dishes, go for a run on the treadmill, and shower. These are my most productive two hours of the day. After his nap he's pretty hungry again, so he eats, we play, and then goes down for another cat nap which is perfect for me to grab a quick lunch. The rest of the afternoon is spent nursing, cuddling, and playing. By 3 or 4 pm Carson is pretty much done with naps and only wants to be held and walked around the house the rest of the night. Carson rarely likes to sit still when he's awake. He prefers to be walked around the house so he can look at things on the walls or look out the window. We can normally coax him into his bouncy chair while we eat dinner, though, which is nice. After dinner, if it's not too hot, we like to go on a family walk. Around 800pm, the bedtime process begins. It starts with bath time followed by putting him in his pjs and sleep sack. After that I get the lights nice and low in his nursery, turn on the Baby Einstein music, and nurse/rock him to sleep. He is normally asleep in my arms (or almost asleep) by 915 and I put him down in his crib. Hopefully this 8 hour a night thing we've experienced the last couple of nights will continue and I can also learn to sleep those 8 hours without checking on him constantly....
Carson and I only have three weeks left together until I head back to work. The thought of it brings tears to my eyes, but I feel a little better because we got word last week that a spot for Carson finally opened up at the daycare at the FDA. This means Adam will be minutes away from him every day and that gives me so much comfort. I know those first few days I'm back at work I will be sending Adam to the daycare at lunchtime for a quick Carson check. I plan to soak up as many snuggles as I can the next few weeks. I have a feeling all the daytime naps will be taken on my chest instead of the bouncy chair from this point forward. :)
Next weekend we're taking Carson on his first long road trip. We'll head down to visit Adam's parents and sister in Waynesboro, VA and then on Sunday detour down to Richmond to visit Adam's grandparents. Should be a fun trip. Hopefully Carson thinks 3 hours in the car is a good time to nap....
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| 2 Months Old!! |
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| Daddy snuggles |
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| Chillaxing |
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| Mommy got a new hair do! |
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