Our first photo Christmas card.

I have to say that I love love love getting all the photo cards from our friends and family each year and to see how much all the kids have grown. It's what I look forward to come December each day I get the mail! I was so thrilled that we were finally able to send out one of our own. They were mailed out this week and many said they arrived today so now I can post a picture of what it looks like. We hope you enjoyed seeing our baby with his chubby cheeks and ear to ear smile that melts our hearts each and every day.

Happy Holidays!!!

Carson + Santa = lots of tears!

I took Carson to meet Santa last week and it didn't go over so well. We got there just as they opened to beat the lines and make sure we had time for Carson to warm up to him if needed. He just wasn't having him. Santa scared him to death and he pretty much had a meltdown in the Santa house!!

I don't think Carson likes red clothing (see post below)....
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Name Change.

Yes, I changed the name of our blog. I just thought the new one was more appropriate for the purpose of me blogging. He will always be little monkey toes but for now it's all about our Life with Little Man!

Cuteness.

We recently had a photo shoot done for Carson's fall/holiday/8 month pics and it really didn't go as planned. Why is it that the one day I have plans he decides he isn't going to nap? He was also getting a cold and teething so it was already a recipe for disaster. I was determined to get some cute shots of him in this little Santa outift I bought but clearly Carson had other plans. He was fine for the first part of the session since he was naked and I guess he just felt so liberated.....





But once we changed him into the Santa outfit, things quickly went downhill.....



Until the photographer gave him a candy cane and he was all smiles again....that's my boy!!!

LOVE.THESE.CHEEKS.

I took this pic yesterday and I just had to post because I cannot get enough of Carson's cheeks!!! Aren't they the cutest cheeks ever?!!!

p.s. yeah that's my husband on the floor in the background!!!

Carson's First Snow

Yep, that's right there's a first for everything when you have a new baby and you have to document the first time they see, do, and find new things.

Well we had our first snow on Wednesday and it snowed about 2 inches total - not too much but enough for us Marylanders to get excited over! I had to work so I asked Blair to bundle him up and get some pics for me since I knew it would be either melted or too dark by the time I got home. She went out a little early so the snow wasn't completely lying on the grass yet and I don't think Carson really understood why he was outside all bundled up with these wet white things hitting him in the face!

So here he is in his first snow...

Little Man has a Chomper or two!!!

Yes it's true, Carson has been teething and I had no idea! I just thought he was a little off due to his cold last week or that he just really enjoyed the taste of his hands. I had a feeling it would happen soon and I have often tried to look inside his mouth (when he will let me) to see any signs of a tooth coming through and than on Monday morning before work I saw the pearly white when he opened his mouth in laughter!!! I reached in there and that sucker is sharp. Wow.

I will try to get a pic soon but it's really hard to get in there so stay tuned!!!

Yay for toofers!!!

Somebody's CRAWLING!!!!

I cannot believe that November is already over and there are only 23 days until Christmas. November was a very special month and one we will never forget since Carson accomplished a few very important firsts!


He started by getting on all fours and rocking back and forth. It was absolutely hysterical to watch and we knew it was only a matter of time until he began to crawl. Than he surprised us by getting into a sitting position from the floor all by himself and mastering the roll/sit all in one movement! He than progressed to baby yoga poses and push-ups and than this past Tuesday he began to CRAWL!!!!!!

We were playing in his room before work and as I turned to put away some of his laundry I realized he crawled. I did a double-take...literally. I brought him up to our room to finish getting ready and he did it again and again and again!!! I was cheering and screaming with joy and he looked at me as if I had lost my mind. Within days he was a crawling pro and acted as if he had been doing it since birth.

This weekend was quite busy as we realized we can no longer just leave the room even to get a drink. He was quite entertained exploring the house and getting into places he had never seen before. Someone is in love with mommy's closet - must be all the pretty clothes and shoes!!!!


Here are a few pics of his yoga poses, the downward dog is his fave as you can see....and I also added a video of him crawling. Enjoy.