Labor Day Visit!

Carson, Ryan, and I traveled down to Maryland over Labor Day Weekend to meet our new baby nephew, Dylan! Not sure how this happened, but between our camera and Aunt Deedle's camera, we managed to not get a single snap of the little guy! So thanks to Heaven for letting me steal one from her...

Carson had a great time visiting with his big cousin Nick, crawling after him wherever Nick went!

Carson was lucky enough to spend time with 

all four of his grandparents on this trip!

 Mom Mom

 Pop Pop

Grampa Moose

 Grammy

Again, due to lack of camera usage on this trip, we failed to document all of the fun he had with Uncle Alex, Aunt Heaven, Aunt Deedle, Great Grand Parents Gigi and Grape, Great-Great Aunt Leila, Great Uncle Larry and Great Aunt Mimi, as well as other great Curtis family friends!

We also had a surprise visit from Aunt Kristen and Uncle Sam in NH right before we left for Maryland, and Aunt Kristen even scored a seat on our same flight back to Maryland, which Carson greatly enjoyed! Over all we had a great trip! We can't wait for when most of them make it back up to NH for Carson's BIRTHDAY!!

CRAWLING!

On the eve of his 10 month birthday (8/26), Carson took the plunge into the wonderful world of mobility...he started crawling! First a few scoots at a time, but now he is able to follow Chomper all around the house! (Chomper hid upstairs for most of the first night that Carson was crawling!) Carson perfected his crawling technique during Hurricane Irene, as we lost power early on and there was not much else to do. He still is fairly slow and deliberate with his crawling...but we are prepared for speedy crawling at any time!

We have had to make a lot of changes around the house since the start of Carson crawling, such as the instillation of baby gates, and the rearrangement of furniture, etc. Carson quickly discovered Chomper's dog bowls, which we moved from one part of the kitchen to a more secluded location. As you can see, this did not last long...

We also had to relocate the recycling bin...

Carson is so proud of his crawling and so are we!

Future Wolverine Cousin!

Carson's can't wait to meet his future Wolverine cousin who is set to arrive in early 2012! We had a fun visit with Cousin Tim and his wife, Lauren, this past Saturday. We passed along a bag full of baby clothes, as they are having a boy! Tim and Lauren's little one will give us a total of 3 new Meyer boy cousins, all within about a year of each other! Should provide some fun times up at Higgins Lake watching 3 little boys run around!

Favorite Summer Shots

Here are some of my favorite summer photos
that didn't make it onto any other posts!

 Fun with Mackenna

 Love those goofy faces!

 So Handsome!

 Why should I crawl when I can do this??

 So in love!

 Lookin' like Mommy!

 Dressin' like Daddy!

Bunny Wunny X 2

As recommended by Grammy and many other friends, we purchased a second "Bunny Wunny" to have on hand in the event that Bunny Wunny #1 is unable to be located. Instead of sticking Bunny Wunny #2 in the closet until needed (as my mother did with the "Fake Paddington Bear" which I could sniff out in an instant), I decided to interchange the two snuggle buddies, so that they both become warn and loved. I think this plan my have backfired on me however; as instead of switching back and forth, we ended up with this scenario:

First Swing!

Do you think he liked it?! 

Fun with Dean in RI!

Ryan and I were invited to his boss's daughter's wedding in Newport, RI a few weekends ago. Our amazing friends, Stephanie and Slade (and their 8 month old baby, Dean!), agreed to travel to RI with us to watch Carson while we were at the wedding. We ended up finding a beach house for the weekend, and all had a blast! Here are some fun shots from Carson and Dean's awesome RI adventure:

 Watching the Red Sox!

French Toast by the Sea!

Stephanie and I didn't even plan

the matching pajama outfits! So cute!

They play so well together!

 

I scored this double stroller for $20 at a yard sale!

We also were excited to meet up with our old friend, Jay Massie, 

who is currently in the Navy, stationed in Newport!

Bubble Bath Fun

Big Boy Car Seat!

We recently made the switch from infant seat to toddler seat as Carson is officially too long for his current car seat. We decided to go with the Britax Boulevard, which is somewhat the "Cadillac of Carseats". This brand came with great recommendations from close friends, so we splurged and got the safest option that would fit in our car. Carson is less than thrilled with the switch, and cries every time we strap him in...hopefully he will get used to it soon!

Brusha Brusha Brusha!

Now that Carson has two teeth (or "toofers" as we are calling them these days!) our pediatrician has recommended that we start brushing his teeth! Apparently the key to good dental hygiene is starting babies early, getting them used to the process. We have begun integrating it into Carson's bedtime routine...he seems mildly interested in it...