Almost 9 months

Say that again...ALMOST. 9. MONTHS! It is so hard to believe that Karsen has almost made it to his first birthday. This first year has FLOWN by and I am really enjoying him more and more every day. So many people have been asking "how is Karsen?" just whenever I see them out and about and I find myself saying "We really turned a corner at 6 months and I have truly been appreciating and loving every day with him!!" Not that I didn't love it before 6 months, but I am just loving how much personality he has, how he is moving and how he is feeding himself finger foods. He is such a little MAN and it is so great!

I was doing some scrapbooking last weekend and saw a quote that said "Having a child fills a hole in your heart you never knew was empty" and that hit the nail on the head for me. It has been so hard for me to put into words what it means to be a mom...and then I read that quote and said THAT'S IT!!! AH...I love it!

Picking Karsen up from daycare one day this week, Chris said "He is such a happy baby! He is totally content hanging out and playing by himself." I just LOVE hearing that! She sees the same Karsen we see at home every day. That means he is happy at daycare...and comfortable. 

He got a little sick last weekend and whenever he gets pretty bad, his cheeks get so rosy. Poor kid. 

BUT being sick means staying at home a day with mom! Look ma, no hands! He is going to be standing on his own in no time.

I can't say enough about starting Karsen on solid finger foods at 6 months. We skipped purees and cereal all together and I have not regretted this decision once. This is a picture of him eating blue berries. We just gave them a try this week and he LOVES them! I bet he would eat the whole package if we let him. 

He loves bath time with his ducky! So focused.

This is a picture of Karsen when he spent the whole evening with JUST DAD! He loves those little bread pans. They make all kinds of noise so I dont see those going away any time soon.

HAPPY BOY!!!!!