Carsyn is Five

Carsyn Presley, my darling girl, you are five years old today.

I remember so vividly the day you were born. The fears, the anxiety, the worry, all set aside the minute I held you in my arms.

You have grown into a wonderful girl, a wonderful person. The world is a better place because you are in it.

You love to pretend, play dress up, play teacher.  You have a very vivid imagination.

You love to color.

You love playing with Barbies and dolls.  Especially your American Girl dolls.

You love to talk and ask questions. 

You love ballet and school and your teachers.

You hate vegetables.

You love lip gloss.

You enjoy traveling anywhere, shopping, eating in restaurants, playing in your room, swimming in the pool and ocean, and just being with your cousins and friends.

I would say your passion is fashion. You love picking out your clothes and shoes and hair accessories.

You are 42" tall and weigh 36.5 pounds.

Your favorite holiday is Halloween.

Your favorite movie is Hocus Pocus.

Your favorite TV show is Suite Life on Deck.

Your favorite singer is Kenny Chesney followed by Taylor Swift.

Your favorite food is chicken tenders and your favorite dessert is yogurt.

Your favorite color is pink.

And basically you're my favorite girl in the whole world.

Mommy and Daddy love you to the moon and back. Please stay our baby girl forever.

Carsyn is 4

 

 

 

My sweet, darling girl.  I cannot believe you are four.

Where has the time gone?

How did you become such a big girl?

You love being a big girl.  Its so sweet but it breaks momma's heart at the same time.

I've been trying to get rid of your paci for a while but you kept telling me you needed it to sleep and would get rid of it when you're four.

Sure enough you proclaimed the morning of your birthday you were giving it to your little cousin Emersyn and you haven't looked back.

You love to pretend and have the most vivid imagination. You pretend you have friends and you're all going to a ball.  You pretend a silver box is your phone and text and take pictures.

You love lip gloss and just being a girl.

You love your barbies and dolls and love playing dress up with them.

You love your baby brother and almost always give in to him to make him happy (or avoid being tackled or choked).

You love to snuggle.

You love to be read to.

All in all you are just the sweetest little girl and we felt you deserved the best birthday ever.

We started the day in Cincinatti shopping with Rosie and Hank.

We hit up Tiffany's and Saks..

I think you love to shop more than Rosie!

Of course you had to stop to reapply your lipstick several times.

We had lunch at Rock Bottom and you and Hank played around the fountain some.

We spent the rest of the day celebrating at Chuck E Cheese with Maddox and his family.

You had cake..

Played games..

And even tried your luck at the ticket blaster..

It was truly a great day.

Love you Carsyn! Please stay momma and daddy's sweet girl forever!

3!

Carsyn Presley, my darling girl, you are 3 years old.  To say I love you more every day would be a gross understatement.

You amaze me every day and I thank God you are mine.  The three years since you have entered this world have been the best three years of my life.

3 years of yogurt loving..

3 Christmases, Easters, Halloweens, and Thanksgivings celebrated with family and friends that adore you and are enamored by your sweet personality..

3 years of paci loving..

3 years of sweet and sassy sayings like, "momma, can you sing a little smaller?" and "oh.my.goodness!" when something excites you..

3 pig pictures captured

3 birthday cakes gobbled..chocolate is your preference..

3 years of sitting up past your bedtime and loving TV..your current favorites are Austin and Ally, Team Umizoomi, Lalaloopsy, and Bubble Guppies

3 years of being the pickiest eater ever..pizza, chicken nuggets, cake, mac n cheese, pancakes, and grilled cheese are your go-tos

 

3 years of hush little baby every night before bedtime

 

3 years of always wanting to learn and read stories..Currently we're working on letters and when mommy or Rosie says "What letter stands for Belle?" you start playing the game with us saying "What understands for Hank?"

 

3 years of conversations...My aunt swore you were saying hi when you were 6 weeks old..and you haven't shut up yet. We LOVE it!! You are constantly saying "talk to me.."

 

3 years of road trips! You love a trip and every night before you go to sleep you ask "where we going tomorrow?"

 

 

Carsyn, mommy and dad are so proud of the girl you are. We love you baby girl!

2.5

On March 19 my sweet baby girl was officially 2 1/2 years old.  The time is flying by and while I see why some call the 2s terrible, truthfully I'd freeze time right now if I could.

There's so much to say about you, Carsyn Presley I'm always afraid to dictate for fear of leaving something out, but here we go.

You are a sweetheart.  I know everyone thinks their child is sweet, but you have the sweetest little disposition.  You tell everyone you love them and daddy and mommy even get random "I love you so much!"  You adore your little brother and are an excellent toy sharer.  You give him bountiful hugs and kisses and worry so much if he cries.  You'll say "uh-oh Hank's crying" and raise your little voice and say "Its ok baby."  The other day when we thought you were napping in your crib Rosie coughed and you yelled "You ok, Rosie?"

You're such a nurturer.  When anyone is sick you love to Dr them and make them feel better-you take blood pressure and even administer medicine with your Dr kit.

You love all of your babies and dolls, but have one little one you like to sleep with at night.  You also love your barbies and playing with the barbie house Kristi and Robby gave you.  You love to color and play puzzles, especially puzzles on the iPad.  In fact I credit Starfall ABCs (and Rosie) to teaching you all of your letters!  You know them all except maybe 4 or 5 now.

We usually play basketball in Hank's room every night and if you make a shot you'll say "compilations Carsyn!" I think you mean congratulations, but its too cute to correct.  I'm afraid you may not be much of an athlete, sweetheart, but I think you'll be on stage someday.  You love to sing and dance and play your piano.  You're always saying "sing me a song mommy!" 

If you're not on stage singing or dancing I guess you'll be performing as a comedian.  The other day you found a camo hat of Hank's and said "Whoa, is Hank going to the jungle?"  When we put you in your robe at night you say "oh, that's so warm and fluffy!"  When we tuck you in bed and night you say "I snuggie buggie ruggie."

 

When asked for your name you say its Carsyn Watsley.  (You like to combine the Presley and Watts).  Mommy is Momma Watsley, Daddy is Daddy Watsley and Hank is Hanky-boo.

 

You really think you are a princess.  We read Cinderella the other night and at the end you said "when I marry Prince Charming I'm going to wear my Belle Dress."  Dead. Serious. 

You are a chatty Kathy.  You pick up the phone and just start chatting away telling whomever you're talking to big stories. You're favorite words are "sure" and "ok." 

 

You are still momma's night owl and like to go to bed around 11:00 (or midnight if I'm being generous) and sleep til 10:00.  You also take one mid day nap.

You are SUCH a picky eater.  You like, yogurt, pizza, grilled cheeses, & chicken nuggets.  I guess that's why you are so tiny.  You weigh 25 lbs and are 35" tall.  In fact here you are in November wearing the same outfit..

 

 

 (those little sleeves are up to your elbows now and the pants are almost capris!)

 

You are a bit of a drama queen when things don't go your way.  First you try talking yourself out of the situation.... If I say its nighttime you say "No, its too early", if I tell you to wear something and you don't want to its "too big or too little."  If you don't want to leave home you say its too cold outside.  Of course that's a rare occasion, because you LOVE to travel.  You actually cry sometimes when we pull in the driveway and ask to go back. 

Carsyn Presley, you make the world a brighter place..we love you so so much.

(ps....bonus points if you can find the Hank photobomb!)

 

Carsyn is 2 years old

I cannot believe I am writing that you are 2, baby girl.  Where does momma start?  How about with the fact that the last 2 years have been the best of her life..and daddy's too.  How about the fact that when you demand to spend the night with Rosie daddy and mommy sit at home bored and missing you to pieces?  How about the fact that your tantrums are trying, but kind of funny and your personality has anyone you meet immediately smitten with you?

You change every day Carsyn Presley!  You are our big girl...you dip your nuggets in barbecue and eat pizza like a big girl...sigh.  The other day you decided to eat your pizza crust first and I said "here, watch how mommy eats" instructing you to eat from the small part of the triangle.  You watched me, picked up your piece of pizza and said "here, watch how carsyn eats" and proceeded to eat it crust first.  You are so headstrong!

Your phrases and ability to memorize things blows us away.  You know all of your colors and the letters, H, M, C, B, and P.  You can sing every word to Itsy Bitsy Spider, Sesame Street,  and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  You favorite phrases include "Mommy, put Hank night night," "What's mommy doing,""I sit big girl like mommy," "Come play with me, " "I wanna dance," and so many more.  You repeat everything we say! You are beginning to answer our questions like answering what you did today and what you had for supper.  You are an excellent communicator.  Currently if you throw a mini fit momma can talk you out of it real quick by bargaining.  We may have to leave the park, but momma promises you yogurt as a treat and you're instantly happy.

You love going anywhere!! When we get in the car, you say "Oh boy, Hobby Hobby!"  When we're not going there you ask if we're going to see Maddox or Rosie and Pops.  You also love going to Food City and cry when we pass up the turn and keep going.

Your favorite food is still yogurt, especially parfaits and frozen yogurt.  You like pizza, grilled cheese, mac and cheese, and chicken nuggets. You love anything sweet-honeybuns, cinnamon rolls, cookies, etc.

You are one long-legged lady Carsyn Presely!  You're still pretty tiny and weigh about 23 lbs, but your legs go for days-you are tall!

Your favorite toys are coloring books and anything with Minnie Mouse or Belle.  You still love playing outside.  You enjoy TV and all the shows on Disney Jr.  You are in love with Indiana Jones movies and Elvis movies.  You like to play with your little people doll house and say "Lets go play with peoples mommy!"

Mommy decided to put in a workout video a few weeks ago and thought it would be a good idea to call it dancing and get you excited so she could finish.  The plan backfired because you loved it.  You love squats and lunges and now walk to the TV and proclaim "mommy and Carsyn dance!" We should be in good shape and have buns of steel girlfriend!

You love everyone and having every one's attention.  You love Rosie and Pops and ask to go to their house every day.  You pick up your pretend phone and say "oh, hey Robbie, Krissy" and proceed to talk for a half an hour.  Your eyes light up at the mention of granny and papaw! When we get in the car you ask to go see Maddox, Mel, and Bryan.  Aunt Judy and your cousin Jamie adore you also, and boy do you love them! Especially when they let you run through mud puddles.

You love bath time! You pretend to swim and you take your washcloth and bath all your babies.  Ever since baby brother came along you take a baby everywhere you go.  You love giving them bottles.  You also love to take them potty and make sure they wash their hands.

You take one 2 hour nap a day around 1:30 or 2:00.  You go to bed around 9:30 and lay in your crib and play with your dolls for 30 minutes sometimes.  Its too cute.  Before you go to sleep we read your favorite stories, including Llama, Llama, Princess Carsyn, and Goodnight Charleston or Goodnight Chicago.  You insist on telling daddy and Hank nite nite and giving them kisses.  After we snuggle you in your crib you usually wave to us-its the sweetest thing.

Carsyn, we all love you so much and are so blessed to have you in our lives!

Carsyn is 21 months old

Carsyn, you are 21 months old...1 month away from being a big sister and 3 months away from being 2.  I don't like it one bit.  You are growing too fast!!

You love to color, you love stickers, you love to splash in the pool, but your favorite thing to do is simply walk.  You'll grab some one's hand and say "let's go!"  Usually its Rosie, Judy, Mel, Granny, or Auntie.  You like to walk and see the horses at Rosie and Pops.  You love making sounds and can mimic horses (nay), cows (moo), cats (meow), dogs (arf arf), frogs (ribbit), birds (tweet tweet), ducks (quack quack), and chickens (bock bock).  We are working on colors and right now everything is red, yellow, blue, pink, purple.  You can count to 10 omitting 7 and 8-does that count? ;)  You know all the characters on Mickey Mouse.  You even know Jesse, Charlie, Austin, Ally, and China from the Disney channel.  Guess you like your comedies.

You are still quite the talker and love to ask questions and answer them...."where's mommy at? I don't know. Where's daddy at?  work."  Usually our questions are answered with a no.  Anything you want to do is "ok".

You take a nice 1 1/2 to 2 hour nap around 1 or 2 every day.  Sometimes you sleep longer if we've been playing hard!  You go to bed around 8:30 or 9:00 and get up around 8:30.  You are such a good little sleeper...except on the go.  You will not sleep in the car seat AT ALL.  Your stroller naps are usually reduced to around 45 minutes. 

Your appetite has been increasing lately, thank goodness.  Your favorite things are yogurt, chicken nuggets, ice cream, and cookies.  And anything chocolate.  Your sweet tooth is never ending.  You are beginning to branch out and enjoy most fruits now also.  You've been eating grapes, watermelon, and blueberries! Yum!


You're fashion obsessed like mommy.  Daddy says this is not good.  I think its quite hilarious.  Some days you cry "I want dress on" and refuse to wear pants.  And do not take you shoe shopping unless you're prepared to buy!  Every time we try on shoes you insist on wearing them out of the store.  Then for the next few days you will say "I want new shoes" refusing to wear any old ones.  It doesn't stop there either..you love women's shoes to and try to wear mommy's around the house.  While mommy was perusing at the Peppermint Palm the other day you had such a fun time.  Were you interested in the toy table in the back? Nope.  Girl went straight for the shoes.

Thank goodness they're used to you by now! 

Carsyn, you're unique to the core and mommy and daddy would not change a single thing about you.  You are perfect in our eyes and always will be.  You are so very loved and everyone agrees how blessed we are to have you.  So, stay little forever, ok?

Carsyn is 19 Months Old

I CANNOT believe my baby girl is 19 months old. I know everyone says things keep getting better, but this is such a fun age! There are new words, new phrases, new discoveries, new likes, new dislikes. I wish we could just freeze time a little to ENJOY.

Play- Your favorite thing to play with is probably crayons and paper. You like coloring books, but love a piece of paper. You can sit for 15 minutes and pretend you're writing. You also love books. Your favorites are Llama Llama and Goodnight Chicago. You come at momma with your little Chicago book screaming "Chicago."

You love to fill your shopping buggy up with random stuff and push it around. When you run into a wall you'll scream "stuck!" and stomp your feet. I've started asking if you're really stuck and you reply "I promise." You also really like your dolls. You say "Barbie" and "Baby" and "Naenae"..your favorites.

Talk- You talk all. day. long. You repeat every word we say so we're learning to be very careful! You are saying things like "Where's mommy at" "I got you bird," "Maggie (her big doggy sister) made mess!" "Thank you much," and your favorite is "I WANT__________" usually milk, minnie, paci,outside, and mommy. You shout "I did it" when you climb a step or do something you're proud of.

You've began to say Mad-dox instead of Max. You know Mommy, Daddy, Rosie, Pops, Granny Granny, Papaw, Nantie, Wobby, Mel, B, and Danny. You say and point to nose, ears, teeth, eyes, knees, and feet.

You are the pickiest, most frustrating eater ever. If it wasn't for yogurt I think you'd starve. Some days you like mac n cheese and some days you don't. You have a huge sweet tooth and have to have pancakes for breakfast!

You're still a good little sleeper. You now go to sleep anywhere from 8-9 and sleep til 8. A few mornings you've been getting up at 7. I think you were having teeth issues. Right now you have so many coming in...all 4 eye teeth and a few others. Thank goodness we got those molars through! When you get sleepy at night you will say "night night." You also sleep with your baby and ask for it when you are in your crib. The first thing you ask for in the morning is usually mommy, followed by cookie!

You weigh 21 1/2 lbs and are 31 1/2" tall. Pretty much all of your clothing is 18 months. You love outside. I mean clap your little hands and hop up and down when we even mention the word. You like to stomp mud puddles, ride in the wagon, hang out in your lawn chair and watch the creek. I know there is no way I'll keep you out of the creek this summer! You could walk for miles outside. Pops says he's going to buy you a pedometer.

Oh, did you want outtakes? Strike a pose..

I'll be good mommy....see?

I'm trying to tell a story here pig!

Carsyn is 16 months old!

I can't believe baby girl is 16 months old! I had thought about quitting the pig picture, but figured I'd still try to do them (even if sporadically).

Carsyn Presley, you do not like to sit still! Well, actually you don't mind so much as long as you're sitting doing things you want to do.

According the the doc you weigh 20 lbs 4 oz and are 31" tall. This puts you in the 10 percentile for weight and 50 percentile for height. Someday I'll be happy you're thin, I guess. Your appetite has really increased. For breakfast you typically eat a banana, and some pancake or biscuit bites. We're working on eggs. Have I mentioned you love granny's chocolate gravy? For lunch you love pb & j, chicken nuggets, turkey, cheese, or yogurt. Usually dinner consists of nuggets, grilled cheese, mac n cheese, or cheese pizza. And chocolate pudding if you're staying with Rosie.



All of your 12 month clothes still fit nicely. A few are getting a little short on you. I'm guessing you'll be in an 18 month by March or April.

Your favorite toys are your kitchen, your piano, your ball pit, legos, and your PB chairs. You could play in your chair for hours. You've also been really good at sitting still to watch an entire episode of Mickey. You love Mickey and shout "Mick" whenever he comes on tv. At Rosie and Pops house you also like to play with Maddox's train table.

Speaking of Maddox, he's probably your favorite person. You jump up and down when we skype and now when you see a computer you shout "Max."



You are a little parrot and repeat anything and everything. Here's a few of your words:

Mommy
Bites
Daddy
Milk
Pops
Cookie
Rosie
Baby
Judy
Bow
Papaw
Shoes
"Wobby"
No
Auntie
Uh-oh
Gran
Oops
Max
Oh my
Doggie
Bath
Ride
Duck
Choo Choo
Hi
Ball
Paci

Here's some phrases:
I o no- "I don't know"
I poop, and I poop bad (classy, I know)
Bye Bye Baby
Arf arf arf (doggie sound)
Ank you (thank you)
Wats at? (what's that)

Another thing you love is helping in the kitchen. You love to whisk in a bowl and you even helped Granny icing a cake this weekend.

You finally have more teeth!! You were up til midnight almost every night for a week and momma was clueless. When your little teeth popped through you became a good little sleeper again. You go to bed between 8 and 9 and get up between 8 and 9. You normally take a nap from 2-4 every day.



Mommy and Daddy love you baby girl!!