when I grow up

When I grow up, I want to be just like my dad. I see him with his headphones all the time and I think he is the coolest.

binkie update

Things are going well! He only uses his binkie when he goes to sleep. He doesn't get upset when I take it away and he no longer looks for it. 

Also, Ryan and I have been very good at ignoring him when he has a tantrum and now they seem to be less frequent. This makes me happy.

Mother's Day

Mommy had a great 2nd Mother's day.

I did all the chores Saturday so I could relax on Sunday. Ryan and I played with Carson in the morning then we ALL took an afternoon nap. Carson and I went on a walk in the afternoon. Ryan and I finished the day with some Olive Garden (to go) while watching our favorite shows...it was a good day.

The next day...

Words from Carson:

It's bad enough you people came to my house and continued to drink into the morning hours but now I have to clean up after you! 

Just kidding...he slept through everything and the beer cans you see are NOT opened.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Fitz! Saturday night celebration was a blast. First we went to The Greenhouse Tavern...yummy, then we went to the Corner Alley for a round of bowling. But of course when you start drinking there's no stopping, so the party continued at Team Townsends where the poker chips were brought out. Mommy went to bed early (midnight) while everyone continued to party.

Thanks again we have a blast! 

Time for the Weekend!

So happy this week is over. We have a fun weekend planned. Dinner out with friends on Saturday and not to mention Sunday is Mother's Day. I sure hope Carson and Kandern has something special planned :)  Have a great weekend!

Lucky he is cute!

Carson sure is lucky he is cute! This past week Carson has been having temper tantrums  and full out melt downs. Over what? NOTHING. That’s the problem. I understand it’s his age and personality and taking his binky away doesn’t help but it’s very unsettling.

From what Ryan and I know and what I can research, we are to ignore him when he is having his “fits”. So far the last couple of days the ignoring him seems to be working. The tantrum last shorter. To give you an example of a tantrum: We are playing outside—he finds a stick and walnut shell— it is time to go inside—I take away stick and shell—MELTDOWN—for 20 minutes!

I keep my calm because I know if I get stressed it’s only going to make him worse. I been learning to control my patience better. In a way it’s a good learning experience for me.

I still love him to no end.