Baby Carson's Nursery

We are beginning to think Baby Carson's first word might be MONKEY! He is going to have so much fun "monkey'ing around"! The nursery is complete and we are absolutely thrilled with how it turned out. Granddaddy Parker and Daddy Travis painted the nursery a light sage color to match the bedding. Then, Grandpa Mike used his "artistic" background and Grandma Sheryl used her "creative mind" to design a graphic tree with monkeys, which they painted on the wall and didn't let us see it until it was finished! Of course, myself and Grandma Jo Jo made sure all of Carson's accessories were ready to be put in place when all the painting was complete! :o) TEAM WORK!
Travis and I can't thank our parents ENOUGH for everything they have been doing for us and baby Carson. SO, we take this time to give the "Grandparents to Be" a BIG, BIG, BIG THANK YOU! We love you very much and appreciate everything you do. We are truly blessed.



Baby Monkey with a diaper and sucking his thumb....Love it.....

To accent the door....two little monkeys jumping on the bed....I mean....vine!

Baby Carson growing in Mommy's belly....28 wks

Girl's Night

It was so great to catch up with my sorority sisters! I haven't seen Gretchen in a year. (SHAME on US!) Lori, Gretchen, and myself are ALL due in January. CRAZY! Baby Carson, Baby Addison, and Baby Kreyling (undecided on a name right now :o)) can't wait to meet each other. I'm sure they will have many, many, play dates!



Gretchen gave Carson a LION Onesie...so cute! (For those of you that don't know, A D Pi's mascot is a lion. hee hee)

Baby Shower

Yesterday, October 11th, I had my first Baby Shower. My cousin Erin hosted the shower and all of my Aunts and Cousins from the Burgheim side and family friends attended. I had such a great time.

Mom and I made "Babies wrapped in Blankets" cupcakes and brought them to the shower....


My cousin Erin made a Diaper cake for the center piece....

We played a few games...one included guessing the type of baby food without the label. The baby food was numbered from 1 to 10 and you had to decide just by the "COLOR" if it was a fruit (ie. bananas/pears/apples) or a vegetable (ie. peas/carrots/green beans). YUM YUM! Another game, which was hysterical, consisted of taking an index card, putting it on your forehead, and drawing a baby. Then, I had to pick the best one. Most of the drawings looked like BLOBS! Too fun!

Of course, we had to measure my belly with toliet paper, too. Right now, it takes 10 squares to get around my tummy. It will be interesting to see how many squares it takes in my last month. :o)

Grandma Sheryl made Baby Carson's Christening Gown out of her wedding dress, along with a hat, and blanket....just priceless and precious....

Grandma Sheryl and me...Only belly pic from the shower :o)

Pic of Koopie and Me....


Grandma Burgheim, Erin, Me, and Aunt Susie...Oh, and Rufus!

Name for our Baby Boy!

We have finally decided on a name for our little guy! Now, we can call the baby by his name. Yeah!

Carson Michael White

Although, I still seem to call him "Bdubs" :o). I guess habit for the last 6 months. Travis and I were probably weirdos, but we continued to call the Baby "Carson" for about a month before we made it official. AND, to answer the question you all might be thinking.....WE ARE NOT NAMING THE BABY AFTER Carson Palmer. We do love the Bengals-WHO DEY, but that is not the reason!!! haha

Update!

Summer is over and Fall has begun! Where has the time gone? The first few months of this pregnancy were very slow...probably due to not feeling so good. BUT, now, time is just flying by!!! I am in my 6 month and feeling great. I swear my belly gets bigger and bigger each day. I am feeling so much movement, its crazy! I don't EVER think Baby White sleeps! He loves to kick and play all day in mommy's belly! I guess he is just like his Daddy....never sits STILL!! Always has to be doing something :o)

I can't believe it will only be a few more months till we meet our little man!!! Travis and I are starting to get prepared. Travis thought it was best if he stayed home while Grandma Sheryl and I went to register. I think that was a wonderful idea, since mom and I spend at least 4 hours in Babies R Us!!!! Talk about overwhelming....I didn't even know where to begin! Can't there just be ONE Stroller, ONE Pack-N-Play, ONE breast pump, ONE Baby Bjorn, etc. etc., etc. to choose from? NO, there has to be a million different brands you can choose! Not fun for a very indecisive mommy!

We are very excited to get the nursery set up, too. Let's just say Baby White will be "monkey'ing" around! We chose a Carter bedding collection called "Monkey Bars". It's so darn cute (Thank you, Gma Jo Jo and Gpa P). NOW, I'm anxious and can't wait till the boys (Grandpa Mike, Granddaddy Parker, and Daddy Travis) PAINT. Grandpa Mike aka. MR. ARTIST is going to do a mural on the crib wall as well. Monkeys hanging from a big tree? We can't wait to see!!

Requested Belly Pictures...

Mommy's BELLY keeps growing....Our little baby boy is getting bigger day by day. We had our check-up appt on September 9th. Baby White is 14 oz, not 17 oz (for some reason we thought that is what the ultrasound tech told us). Thank goodness. Not that 3 oz is a huge difference, however, most babies between 20 and 21 wks measure at approx. 10 oz. :o) His heart beat was 150 beats per minute, which is just fine.
Mommy is feeling soooo much movement now. "Bdubs" or "Brutus" as we like to call him is allowing many family and friends to feel him, too. I wish the little guy would go to sleep when mom wants to sleep, but that doesn't seem to be working. He loves to be active right when my head hits the pillow!
Ohh, and I know everyone wants to know, BUT we still haven't picked a name. We have narrowed it down to a few, so hopefully in the next couple weeks we will come to an agreement. :o)

19 wk ultrasound pictures...

Baby White's LONG LEGS! No wonder Mommy is feeling so much movement from this little guy...Daddy has been able to feel it, too!
Baby White's profile...
This picture is my favorite...Baby White is looking right at you! (Tilt your head to the right :o))