20 Pounder with Cheese

Jackson is 6 months old! We just got home from his well visit and my suspicions were correct, he is 20.3 lbs!! He is still 90th percentile for weight, but has dropped to 70th percentile for length. Hopefully his 12-18 month clothes will fit him for a while.

He loves to roll and roll and roll. I lay him down on a blanket with a few toys and look away for a minute and he's all the way across the room!! He is an awesome sleeper, usually from 7:30-5:30. And then I feed him and he sleeps with me for another couple of hours. He is very happy and loves Kaitlyn. She is really good at getting him to laugh. It is pretty cute. She is great big sister and helper.

He is such a little lover and fun baby. I thought 2 kids was perfect, but he is making me think I might want one more!

Sore Gummies

Cutting teeth is no fun. By the way poor little Jack is acting, I wonder if his teeth are bursting through all at once! He is not himself at all.

His 6 month appointment is coming up, we will see if he has cleared 20lbs, I am certain he has. Maybe I can up his dose of Tylenol. I think he needs it.

Quote of the Day

"Momma, I wanna watch the chipbonks on Netflix."

I have heard this question about a billion times. She loves watching instant movies on Netflix. I love it too because it doesn't interfere with my Fox News habit. But the chipmunks, or "chipbonks" aren't available for instant play. Will someone please explain this to her? I have tried. She is NOT getting it.

We have been working like crazy to get the basement painted. Painting sucks. After our first day, Markham and I were beat. At 1:20am, we called it a day and he said, "Man it sucks getting old." I had to laugh. Markham is getting pretty grey at 27. I wish I was 27. Kaity has been a ton of "help." It is pretty obvious where she has "helped." I'm mad at myself for not snapping a couple of pictures. She was pretty cute with her paint brush. She managed to get paint everywhere, including her face and hair...thanks goodness for water-based paint.

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Jackson is still super happy and adorably chunky...

Peace out.

Happy New Year!

We had a fantastic holiday season. Amid all the excitement and parties and goodies, I tried desperately to teach Kaity the real reason we celebrate Christmas. She got it right about half the time, other popular answers were "Santa!!" or "Presents!!" When she said "Jesus!!" I felt pretty good. She willingly sat on Santa's lap on 3 separate occasions. At the mall, at the ward party and at Markham's company party. She wanted to make dang sure he knew what she wanted. She was on a big Tinkerbell kick this year. I think Santa did a good job, she has a ton of Tinkerbell stuff.

We spent ten days in Idaho with my family and all my sibs. We had a lot of fun....played hours and hours of games, our new favorite is "BANG!" My mom was super awesome and watched all the kids, so we could go skiing/snowboarding one day, way way fun! Markham and I had a little date night and went to Sherlock Holmes, thanks again Mom!!

We have had a crazy few months. Lots of big changes. Here are a few..

1. Markham got a new job that he likes very much. Busy season will be 1 month, instead of 6 months ;)  Happy!

2. After our road trip to Arizona, shortly after Jackson was born, we decided the VW just wasn't accomplishing what we needed anymore so we upgraded to a family car...a.k.a. an evil, gas guzzling SUV. Those liberals can eat their hearts out. Sorry that I didn't consider the environment before my family's SAFETY and comfort, terrible me.

3. We are also in the process of finishing our basement! WOW, what an interesting and exciting process! Thanks to both sets of families for helping it happen. Team work is GREAT!

4. Apparently the 8th nursery was the straw that broke the camel's back. Our ward was split, but luckily I am still in Young Womens, which I really love. Sadly, we lost a bunch of great girls, but we still have an awesome group.

5. Jackson is twenty pounds and I cannot seem to buy clothes that fit him longer than a few weeks. In total desperation, I bought him a new wardrobe in size 12-18 months, and they are only slightly big for him. Please note: Jackson is 5 months old.

6. Kaitlyn is potty trained!!!! After a very frustrating bout of "Functional Constipation" (definition- when she would hold it for so long, like 10 days, she would actually become constipated. Seriously, like an anxiety thing. That is super awesome since she is only 3 and already a head case, she got that from me.) But now, she is successfully using the "big potty" for all her business!! Super exciting. Buying diapers for 2 kiddos was getting old, although they were wearing the same size....Jackson is in size 4 diapers. I only wish I was kidding.

7. And... I am PREGNANT!!

8. Totaling kidding on #7. That would be nuts.

But anyway, Happy 2010, love the Carrolls!