Sleeping Habits

I've been having a hard time these last few days. Carter falls DEAD asleep nursing or in my arms and as SOON as I lay him down, he's awake again. I really don't want him getting used to falling asleep while eating. I want other people to be able to put him to sleep too like EHEM his daddy. He hasn't been a fan of the pacifier lately at ALL. It's so easy to give in and just let him eat as long as he wants. Sometimes I fall asleep feeding him in bed and that's kind of scary. I would be lying if i said i dont love holding him all day but at midnight, i want to go to sleep too. I can't complain too much because once Carter is out, he's OUT and has been sleeping through the night for a few weeks now. Anyway, I can tell he's going to be a really lovable little guy because he loves to be held close. His favorite position is up on your shoulder and he loves to have his back and bum patted. He also really likes his blankets close to his face. He for sure takes after his mama and big brother. If you think it's bad that Landon still has his blanket then pretend like you can't read that I still have mine and yes, I do sleep with it every night! It must be a Wagner thing...Aunt Brittany has her "big blue" too. Uncle Travis has his up until a year or two ago when he left it at a hotel. Anyway, I try to not get too frustrated because I know that pretty soon he's not going to want to cuddle with his mommy all of the time. Here are some fun pictures of him when he IS sleepin.

I took my tired boys for a walk the other night and they both crashed. Chris wasn't too sure about having Carter in the baby bijornbecause his facewas all smashed against me. Babies love that and appartently Carter does too!The other night, Landon wanted a binky and i tried to tell him they were just for babies but he still tried to get one. I asked if he was a baby and he said yes. So here is my big baby in Carter's bed. It was ridiculous. He looked so funny. Now he thinks he can climb in there!

Maybe Carter will find his thumb like his brother did and be able to soothe himself. That would be nice ;]

*Our Little All Star*

I can't believe that Carter will be 7 weeks on Monday. Where does the time go? I want him to be little forever! I don't notice the changes in his face until I look at his newborn pictures. He is definately starting to fill out. It will be interesting to find out how much he weighs at the end of this month. I know it won't last but he's got the prettiest blue eyes. He's also got blone eyebrows which makes me think he's going to be lighter than Landon-maybe we'll have a little blondie boy! I was SUPER blonde when I was little so that would be fun. We are still waiting for those smiles but I think he is getting close. He is such a sweetie and we can't get enough of him!

Giving Back

When I was living in Washington and most of my family was in Utah, I had a lot of free time on my hands. I would get really bored, especially if Landon was on a nap or asleep for the night. To pass the time, I started making baby hats and made over 100. I wanted to donate them to the hospital where I delivered Landon (In WA) but never was able to make the trip. I ended up donating most of them at Christmas time to a clothing drive at my church. Both of my babies received homemade hats after their first baths and I thought that was so neat. Well, today I went in for my 6 week appointment (almost a week late) and was able to donate a few hats to the labour and delivery floor where I had Carter. The ladies at the front desk were really appreciative and cute about it. I drove away and then realized I should of taken them up to the well mom and baby floor where the babies are bathed. Maybe that's why the nurses were so excited...I bet they never get donations there! Either way, it felt really good to give back. I hope the hats keeps those little sweet babies warm just like they did to my new babies.

Here is Landon in his hat:

and Carter :]

+Birth Announcement+

My friend Dana made this announcement for Carter. It took me a while to get them mailed out because I was waiting for the hospital to send me the photo they had taken while we were there. That took like, almost a month! It was worth it though because the picture is one of my favorites. I think the whole thing just turned out super cute. I mostly just sent them out to family but if you would like one, just let me know. Thanks so much for doing that for us, Dana!

Baby Leggings

I've never really been a huge fan of the baby leggings or "baby leg warmers." When Landon was a baby, I remember my friend telling me about them and I thought they were just so silly. Well, guess what? Now I think they are kind of fun! They are especially cute on little girls with tutu's on.They are also awesome for around the house, crawling, and for diaper changes. You used to only be able to find them online but I've seen them in Target and Boutiques everywhere. They aren't cheap though...some are as much as $11-15. I've seen tutorials online making them out of a regular pair of socks so I decided to try and make a pair. I went to a few stores with my sister but didn't find any socks that I liked. Cody gave me an old pair to practice on and practice it was! I was getting really frustrated...mostly at my dumb machine that kept bunching up and then ran out of thread at the almost end of my little project. They aren't perfect but hopefully I can get my sewing machine fixed so I can make some more.

Trash to treasures, right?

The next day: I went to my aunt's and made another pair! With these ones. I knew what I was doing since I looked at a different tutorial that had better descriptions. The dark brown pair fits so much better and I was able to make them so that the thread didn't show. One side kind of looks like he is wearing a cast because I took it in and I should of only taken in the smaller part, by his feet. Either way, I'm pretty excited about them and I the next pair will be perfect ;] I think the best part is that I paid one dollar for them from the dollar store. Now I just need to find tube socks so I can make some for older babies! I am trying to find cute stripes or argyle ones. How come all of the stores are mainly carrying crew socks nowadays?!

A Special Day

Carter was blessed today in our home ward by his Uncle Cody. It was a beautiful blessing and the spirit was so strong. Cody was really nervous, it was his first baby blessing, but he did a great job and Carter slept through the whole thing. After the blessing was over I leaned over and told him that he did a good job and he smiled and said "Thanks, I didn't drop him." Haha. That is definitely a good thing! We are so grateful that someone so close to us was able to bless our sweet baby boy.

Cody and Carter getting ready to head to church.

I was glad that I was able to wake up super early so that I could get myself ready and then bathe Carter. He looked real handsome in his little suit and smelt so good. I was happy that he was able to wear the shoes that Landon wore on his blessing day too. He also was wrapped in a blanket that my Great Grandmother made so that was pretty neat.

Brittany loves her little nephew!

After church, we came home and played Rummikub and then some family came over for brunch. My mom prepared a breakfast casserole, waffles, fruit, bacon, breakfast potatoes, and orange juice and it was delicious. We celebrated Cody's 25th birthday too-it's tomorrow. Afterwards, Chris, Brittany, and Cody played a game that he got as a gift from my parents.

Brit made this adorable banner for Carter for today using the colors and theme from his bedding so I can use it later on as well.

It was a laid back, fun, special day and I will never forget it!