Carson is 1 month old!

Carson is 9 1/2 pounds and is in the 90th percentile in height at 23 inches, and that's not counting the two inches of hair that is usually standing straight up.

It's hard to believe a month has flown by...this is supposed to be the sleepless, hard phase with few rewards for the amount of work but it's actually be quite great. It seems to be different the second time, especially with a baby as good as Carson and as much family as we've had visit. This month has been pretty great overall, with a few minor difficulties this past week.

We're so happy not to have to put Carson in daycare and we hoped to avoid the illnesses we had with Collin but we're not off to a great start, since Collin seems to have brought a cold home from preschool for the whole family. Collin & Mike had it first, then Carson and I got it Easter weekend. It wasn't too fun to be sick on my birthday when I wanted to have fun with all the family here, but it didn't stop me too much. The hardest part was watching a 4-week old sneeze and be stuffed up. We still have some stuffiness, but it wasn't too bad. The other unfortunate thing that worsened this week was my wrist aching. Apparently "baby wrist" or de Quervain's syndrome. It's mostly an overuse syndrome so I'm trying to modify how I do things and I'm hoping it will not last long.

Other than that, things are GREAT. I'm finding it so much more fun to be a mom the second time. Partly since Collin is enjoying Carson and entertains and helps me when I'm taking care of him, and partly being more relaxed and confident knowing what to do. Of course, Carson's temperament and sleeping habits helps also. We just hope this continues!