"Brushing" his teeth!

So Carson has really taken to "brushing" his teeth. He climbs up on Dayton's step stool and whines until you give him a toothbrush ... any toothbrush. But, it's not even enough to get the toothbrush ... it needs to have toothpaste too. He's a picky little bugger ;-)! You know ... after watching the video, it's not so much brushing his teeth as it is wrecking havoc on my vanity. Enjoy!

15-Month WELL Baby!

So Carson was at the doctor last week for his 15-month well baby check up. He did great and is doing great too! He is now weighing in at 22 lbs 6 oz. (somewhere around the 40th percentile.) and is 31" long (somewhere around the 25th percentile). Dr. Zentz thinks the length measurement is a bit off cause he fell on the curve a bit (used to be at the 40th percentile for length too). Amazingly, it is within just a few ounces and a quarter of an inch of what Dayton was at 15 months! Other thank height and weight, Dr. Zentz gave him a once over ... said his ears/tubes look great. I was very excited to hear that since we were at the ENT about a month ago and that doc said that his ear drums looked red and was a bit concerned about an infection. I will be so happy once the weather warms up for good and we can get out of cold and flu season!!!! The doctor was also happy with Carson's gross motor skills (as he was climbing and running all over the exam room), curiosity (as he was trying to get to the computer keyboard and light switch), and speech. Carson is starting to say a bunch of words now (although you have to be around him a lot to understand most of them). He is saying "Mommy" and "Daddy" although I don't really think he understands what they mean or who they actually are. He's also saying "cookie" and "cracker" and "ball" to tell us when he acutally wants one of them! Every now and again you can get him to say "please". The other day at dinner Eric got him to say "taco"! He's really starting to try to repeat ... it's so much fun! He is a litte monster though ... absolutely into everything and trys to mimic anything his big brother does. Sounds cute, but let me tell you ... it can be a major headache. Finally, at the end of the visit to the doctor, Carson got a tetanus booster. He only cried for a short time and then he was over it! What a trooper!

I will try to continue to keep this updated on a more regular basis. Happy reading!