http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml Whitakers: Blog Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:28:03 -0500 http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/f9836d28c655775f6e9067b02c08224d_49ba7b80.writeback Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:28:00 -0500 I haven't written anything in quite some time, so i am due for an update. Carson is doing great! He is at a really fun age where he does all sorts of interesting things. He got his first set of stitches a few months ago but is totally healed now. He likes to help get the dogs in and got his finger caught in the back door. The nail is growing back and he might have a little dent in his finger, but you really can't tell. He still likes to show everyone he meets his "ouchie". He is talking a lot and has become quite huggy. He likes to hug everyone and waves and says "hi" and "bye bye". At the grocery store he stays busy greeting his fans. Carson took his first trip recently to Arizona. He did pretty well on the flight, although wanted to run around at one point. He was not allowed to get down and run but really wanted the chance. He loved the planes at the air port and now points at everyone he sees in the sky. He met his great grandma Webster on the trip, great uncle Bruce, went to 2 Sox spring games and went to a zoo. It was a busy trip. He did well but is recovering now. He has been sleeping a lot! Other items of interest include his upcoming second birthday. I am not sure what we will do for the party, other than have family over for lunch and cake. Carson has started going pee pee on his little potty every night before his bath. He is doing pretty well and should be ready to potty train this summer. We are excited to not have to use diapers anymore! I think those are the updates. I hope everyone is well... http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/a36d6979e124f19a233bcde0b2d60b6d_492c13ae.writeback Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:03:10 -0600 Hello all! I wanted to send a quick update. I added some new professional pictures. Those were really difficult to capture. He was afraid of the flash and the pop of the bulbs. He squinted for 10 minutes after each picture. At least we got a few good ones! Carson is growing and changing like crazy. He is a chatter box, always babbling about something. He is walking and running and always into something. He loves the toilet as well as the toilet brush. Why do we even buy him toys? Carson is quite the dancer and finger painter as well. He is a lot of fun right now. He is actually home with Ryan today and they are having pj day. I am missing out at work. We are looking forward to putting up the Christmas tree. His favorite expression is, "oh wow!", so we anticipate him saying that to the tree. This is a fun age. Enjoy the new pictures. http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/3bbaa25515b7d70716d60380ad0dae20_48d1153b.writeback Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:33:31 -0500 Here's an update for Lisa... Carson is continuing to grow and change every day and has been so much fun. He is not a baby anymore. Now he is a running, talking fit throwing toddler. He chatters all the time and we are not always sure what he is saying, but "oh boy" and "oh wow" are common. He loves to help with the dogs. He tries to feed them and brush them and they enjoy that too. This morning he was upset with Ivy because she would not listen to me (she was on the couch). He stood next to her and kept yelling "Ivy, No!". He is so helpful. Carson spent a weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Whitaker and was caught trying to load the front loading washing machine. I guess he watched Grandma put clothes in and wanted to help. He is just funny. His hair is getting crazier and will hopefully calm a little as it gets longer. Check the new pictures out that I took with my phone at the beach. I will add new videos soon too. http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/68ff9f246ec83a65dacc98f8c9942731_4857e562.writeback Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:25:06 -0500 I recognize that I am a little behind on my blogs and I received a request to update some things. First, I added some new videos because Carson is a walking man now. I also added pictures under "1 year" and under "Professional Pictures". Check all that out. The news on our end is that we continue to enjoy a healthy, energetic child. Carson is a little peanut but walking and talking like a toddler. He weighed 21 pounds at his 1 year checkup and I cannot remember his length but he went up a percentile in that category. He now has six teeth, so eating is getting a little easier. Ryan and I are really enjoying Carson right now and have had the opportunity to take him to some fun places. We have gone to two White Sox games (one in May and one in June). He did pretty well and the stadium is very child friendly. He got a ball at the first game from a closing pitcher from Cleveland and then got four autographs from White Sox people at the second game (Crede, Konerko, Quintin and a coach). Last weekend Carson, Oliver and Ivy spent the weekend with Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Steve. Ryan and I went to Cedar Point and then a Cleveland Indians game. We also were able to spend some time with Adam and Lisa, which was great! Here is a funny story from this morning. Oliver was relaxing on the dog couch and Carson was petting his head. I looked over again and watched Carson put his pacifier in Oliver's mouth. Oliver kept it there for a few seconds and it was in straight and everything. That would be a great picture if I could get that to happen again! In other news... I will be starting a new job in August. I will be a therapist at Valparaiso University and will also coordinate their drug and alcohol education programming. I am so excited to work with college students and will also have my summers off starting next year! The perks are great. I believe those are the updates for now, but I am sure there will be more fun happenings as the summer progresses. http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/76ef62f3526e4902963ef078bddff819_480e12da.writeback Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:31:22 -0500 I had to add an update this week. First, Carson has had 3 more teeth break through, so there is a lot of drool at our house. He is on the move all the time as well. He crawls very fast and also is close to walking. He pulls himself up and then lets go. He can do about five steps before he takes a nose dive. He is a dare devil because he does not hold the furniture and walk, he just lets go. Carson will be walking soon. The other exciting update is that baby Carson met the origional Carson this past weekend. We went to Dayton for a wedding and drove to Cincinnati on Sunday to visit with Carson. While at Carson's apartment, Carson said his first word (that was recognizable). He was playing on the floor with his baby flip cell phone. He opened it, put it to his ear and said "Hewwo". He proceeded to pause, babble, pause, babble and hang up. Then, he did it again. Either he watches more than I realize or I spend too much time on my phone! It could be both! For a few weeks, it has sounded like he says "doggie" a lot but we could not tell for sure. So, Carson's first official word is "hello". All of our visits last weekend were nice. Carson got to swim with Uncle Mike, which he loved and he got to meet big Carson. We are less than two weeks away from the first birthday, so I am sure I will send an update after that event. http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/21c3e85288a1be2ae74cb8883ede582f_47e85f2b.writeback Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:10:51 -0500 I am behind on my updates as usual and he is almost 11 months at this point. Carson is growing so fast and changing rapidly! He is adorable and looking more like a little boy. He is all over the place and crawling a few steps at a time. He finds rolling to be a more effecient mode of travel. He also loves to walk with his hands held and will cry if you made him stop walking. He might actually skip crawling and walk but we will see. He is also a very chatty baby. He talks, in his own way, non-stop. He says uh-oh over and over and someone was nice enough to teach him how to growl. Now that Carson is eating more solid foods, the dogs midsections seem to be spreading. He will give them a lick or a whole gold fish before eating one himself. We are so thankful to have gentle and patient dogs. There really is so much to say because he has changed so much. We just had Easter weekend and he was able to do his first Easter egg hunt with his cousin Aiden Harner, 6 weeks. There are pictures of Aiden and the hunt on the site. Grandpa Jim got to come home from Iraq for two weeks and spent a lot of time with Carson. They are going to be good buddies when he gets home in May. I (mom) went on vacation with Aubray and our moms to Florida. We were able to watch some baseball games and I caught up on some sleep. I think those are the main updates for now. Happy Easter everyone! http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/31f9701956ef44914806574e8d211d8d_479e99f7.writeback Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:13:59 -0600 A new family member was born a few weeks ago. Benjamin Webster. I am sure his big sister is thrilled! Check out his website: http://websterslately.blogspot.com/ http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/047dd077e3e9b8c7a85fc6ffda966784_47996a01.writeback Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:48:02 -0600 I am really far behind on my blogs, so here is an update. Last week Carson weighed 17 pounds 12 ounces. He is getting bigger for sure and still just as cute as always. He got his first tooth on Christmas Eve and is now working on tooth number 3. The teething process has not been too bad, just fussy at night. He is not crawling yet but has found a way to get around without crawling. He likes to roll from one side of the room to the other. In fact, he will roll from one dog to the other. He has found grabbing the fur between Oliver's toes to be amusing. He also has figured out how to feed the dogs his finger foods. The already overweight puppies are thrilled about the hand-outs. Carson pulled himself up last Friday for the first time and does it periodically now, especially in the bath tub. He loves music and moves his arms and little body with the beat. Another fun trick that Carson has started is making car noises when playing with toy cars. We all had a really nice Christmas and Carson got so many fun toys to play with. He stays busy rolling from one toy to the next. I think those are the main updates. I added pictures to "6 months and beyond" and to "Professional Pictures". Enjoy. http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/3a0bbf940316f78a2c00630167b60d56_47673c82.writeback Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:20:34 -0600 It has been a long time since I have added an entry. Things here are going well. Carson is growing and changing so quickly. He is over 7 months old now and has many new tricks. He likes to sit on his own and will put his arms up to be held every time someone walks past him. He laughs and chatters a lot. He does not have any teeth yet, but I think he is working on that right now. His weight is around 17 1/2 pounds. Carson loves the dogs and has fun at Sandra's house every day. He likes watching people sing and dance, so he is lucky to have Elyse and Jack around for that. Ryan is working in Cincinnati during the week, so on the weekends, he and Carson are attached to each other. Hopefully that work situation will soon be changing. I will add more Christmas updates soon. Check out the elf link if you have a chance! http://carsonwhitaker.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/0c93cf49defa15503cdd91d526081a2c_472159a3.writeback Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:06:13 -0500 I am really far behind on my blogs, but here is a quick update. Carson has continued to change quickly. The black and white picture on the main page of this site was the day he hit 5 months old. It is one of my favorites. This month he has shown a huge interest in the animals around him. He reaches out both arms for the dogs when they walk by and thinks it is hilarous when they wrestle. Sandra (babysitter) has two cats that are cuddly and he is able to pet them some as well. You will have to check out the pictures. Maybe he will be a vet? Anyway, Carson is laughing a lot and has found his voice, and it is very loud. His laugh is a very loud scream which draws a lot of attention in public. I don't think he is going to be a quiet child. It is a fun laugh though. He enjoys his solid food and is rolling over more often now. I think that is it for now.