Livin' it up in Florida for spring break...

Palmer and I took a little trip, sans Dan, to Florida the week after Easter. It was Palmer's 7th plane trip in his short little life! He's quite the traveler with two trips to Chicago and a jaunt to Puerto Rico under his belt. He's usually stellar on plane trips - no screaming fits...yet! However, I was still a little apprehensive about making the trip on my own. Plus, we flew Spirit airlines and I'd heard some scary tales of lost baggage, long delays and very little space. It didn't start out too great...Dan took us to the airport and helped us in with our luggage. Let's just say that some of the rumors are true. Spirit airlines customer service is extremely slow! They only had two lines open and took their sweet time helping people. Then the security line was endless...in all our times flying out of DFW we've never waited more than 10 minutes in line for security. Thankfully, we made it to our gate just as they were boarding!
Palmer had a great trip...he just "loved" the guy sitting next to us! If Palmer was awake, he was staring at him smiling and talking. Luckily, the guy was very nice and made funny faces to make Palmer smile bigger. Unfortunately, I didn't get any good pictures of us on the plane...it's hard to get a picture when you can't see what you're taking!
We had such a good time with my grandparents and parents!! Palmer got lots of loving and cuddling which he loves. He did make mommy a bit of a liar because I raved about what a good sleeper he was and he decided it was a good time to NOT sleep in and NOT take naps. Palmer usually sleeps until 9:30am or 10am but on this trip, he was literally up with the sun no later than 8am! He was all 'you can't make me sleep in even with blankets over the windows and your phone on the lightning bug app!' If we were out and about during a nap, he did everything in his power to keep himself awake. We took a drive to the Gulf Coast one day during his nap because I assured everyone that he would sleep in the car. Not so, the little stink butt stayed awake the entire 2 hour drive!! Fortunately, he didn't scream the whole way either. I figured out that if I showed him a picture of his daddy when he started crying, the tears would stop and he'd start talking to the picture...that boy sure do love him his daddy! Regardless of all the sleeplessness, he was his usual sweet self. He had all his grandparents charmed in minutes with his big toothless grins and sweet talkin'.




Poppa and Palmer on a Sea Sponge Fishing Tour



Grammy and Palmer showing off his newest trick!



Getting some lovin' from my grandma's...



Snuggle time with Poppa!



Listening to Grampa Jack tell stories!



Palmer and Great Gramma in our coordinating outfits!

Palmer was "done" with pictures by this point...

5 months

Palmer turned 5 months on Wednesday! I can hardly believe he's already that old...it seems like just yesterday I was curled up on the couch crying because we couldn't get pregnant. God truly is faithful and is "able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think" (Ephesians 3:20)!

Birth weight: 7lb. 12oz.

               Today: 14lb. 2oz. (on the Wii fit)    

Birth length: 20 in.

Today: 25.5 in.

LIKES:

* My playmat...I can spend "hours" lying there talking to myself in the mirror and trying to eat the animals.

* Talking...one day I decided that it was time to share with my mommy and daddy all that was on my mind. So now I talk, talk, talk all day long! Sometimes I wake up from night-night or naps just talking away. Mommy thinks it's the sweetest sound she's ever heard!

* My fingers...I really like sucking on my pointer fingers. They just tastes so stinkin' good that I can't help myself! Who wants a plastic paci when they can have a sweet finger?! Mommy and daddy are always taking my fingers out of my mouth and putting the paci in...but I've shown them! Now, I have my paci in and shove my fingers in the side. It's the best of both worlds!

* My mobile over my changing table...who says getting your diaper changed can't be entertaining! I let my mommy or daddy do the dirty work and I smile away at the swirling circles!

* My lovey, aka my birp cloths...I like to grab onto them when I'm sleepy or happy or hungry...ok, whenever they're near me. Daddy thinks I need something more "manly" so if anyone has any suggestions let my mommy know.

* My DADDY!! I get uber excited when he comes home from work. I can't wait to tell him all about my day and hear about his. My favorite is on Saturdays when I get him all to myself!

DISLIKES:

* Going to sleep...I don't want to miss anything so I try really hard to keep my wittle eyes open! Mommy says that's the Carlson in me and she's probably right. I have to get ready for family vacation and staying up late with my cousins!

* Tummy time...'cause to me it's a little too similar to night-night! I'm trying to be better because daddy says that's the only way I'll learn to crawl!

*Sunlight in my eyes...I hate it! It makes me sneeze and I have to crinkle up my nose and close my eyes! I wish they made sunglasses small enough for my tiny little face.

NEW SKILLS:

* Holding my head up so high during tummy time.

* Sitting/standing up like a big boy!

* Rolling from my tummy to my back. I'm almost rolling from my back to my tummy but I always get stuck on my side and then gravity gets the best of me!

* Laughing. It's kind of a deep belly chuckle and is very hard to get out of me. My Auntie Laura Beth is the best at it...probably 'cause she's so funny!









Welcome...

Welcome to my hopefully entertaining updates on our "hum-drum" lives! I spend entirely too much time looking at other blogs and thinking, "I should start my own blog." So, here it is. Just a warning: I'm not a writer (in fact English was my worst subject) and I don't promise that anyone but family will find this interesting reading. But, if you enjoy looking at pictures of my sweet punkin then follow along as I learn how to be a mom!