Christmas 2008

Here are some Christmas morning pictures of Carter. He was 7 months old! He also got his Second tooth today :) Now he has 2 little chompers on the bottom, haha! He loves to run his tongue over them & use them to eat new foods :)

Aww he is so cute :)


He loves the Christmas tree lights!

We had a wonderful Christmas :) Carter got some nice gifts, We had a good dinner with our families and relaxed as a family! Carters 1st Christmas was amazing!

Teeth!!

Carter cut his first tooth today! You cant see it, but you can definetley feel it! I have a feeling the second bottom tooth isnt far behind! I can see a white spot right there, like its about to pop through any minute :)

I dont have any pictures of his tooth because its hard to even see! Once it comes out more, I will try to get a good shot!!

Growing so fast!

I can not believe that Carter is almost 7 months old already! It seems like just yesterday I was miserable and pregnant in my last trimester, waiting for him to come!! Next thing you know, he is here growing and changing every day! With everyday comes something new and exciting! Right now he is 17.5lbs!! A long way from his birth weight of 7lbs 10.3 oz & 21 inches long! Now he is also 26.5 inches long, thats 2 feet 2inches tall, haha! He sits up on his own with out support, rolls over, can pull himself to a sitting position from laying flat on his back, says baba, dada, and makes tons of other noises! He eats cereal and so far has eaten Apple sauce, Bananas, Peaches, Carrots, Peas, and Sweet potatoes! The first time Carter said Dada was 11/26 while I was at work :( He said it in front of daddy, Grammy d, and Grandad! The morning around 9 am..... 11.27 (Thanksgiving) he said Dada in front of mommy for the first time :) it was crystal clear and mommy was so proud! OH, and yes he said dada before mama, but its okay! I know he will say mama soon!! This month (December 20th) we have an appointment to get family photos done at Portrait Studios in Waldorf. We are very excited and I will post those when I get them!

It really is amazing how time flies! My parents used to say it all the time and I never realized how true that is until Carter came into my life, our lives :) We went to visit Tara, Blake, & baby Kaiden in the hospital the day after he was born (11.18) and when I held him in my arms it took me back to just a few months ago when my little boy was that small! I already feel like he is growing up too fast!! One day he will read this and probably think its corny, but thats ok. Mommy will continue to cherish every moment and take TONS of pictures because thats what mommies do, :))

A visit to see Santa

Today we took Carter to get pictures with Santa! Marbury Baptist Church has a function every year called "Breakfast with Santa" where they read stories to the children and, santa is there to take pictures and they serve breakfast! This year was our first time going!!! I know it doesnt look like it from this picture, but Carter was a really good boy!! This is the only picture that I got on my camera because it died right after I took it! Figures!! Luckily, CJ's cousin Linda had her camera and was able to get some really cute shots of Carter with Santa and a family shot with Santa too!! Here is the picture I got, the others are framed in our house :)

Carter's 1st booboo :(

Carter got a boo boo at daycare today!! they called around 12pm & said that he was playing on the floor and leaned forward to reach a toy and bumped his little head on the cabinet! Of course I was upset when I heard, but he was fine and they filed a little accident report to send home with him! Here are some pictures of the little guy & his little bruise. He is tuff so it didnt even bother him :)

You can see it better in this picture.

All smiles, even with a boo boo.


Little CJ

A little bruise, but he is ok!

Sundays.. =)

Playing on Grandad's belly

Cheese :)

"bye uncle Jimmy, see you soon" Jimmy had to go back to school today!


Carter man & uncle Jim :)

My 6 month old baby is growing so fast :*)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here are some pictures of my lil guy on Turkey Day! The whole day all I kept saying was "I want a family picture" a picture of me, CJ, & Carter together! Well, with all the family that came to visit and the chaos that is Thanksgiving, I didnt end up getting a family shot! Oh well! I still got some cute pictures of my handsome baby boy :)

Drinking out of his sippy cup

Sitting on daddy's lap, waiting for dinner!!

hey spike :)

Chubby cheeks!!

I can never have to many pictures of this beautiful face :)

A Special Day ♥

The Dedication of:

Carter James Steinhauser

At:

Marbury Baptist Church

Marbury, MD

11.23.2008

Today CJ & I made a promise, along with our families, to raise Carter in a God loving home! Pastor Tim Bean performed the dedication and he also married CJ & I at our wedding in September. It was a very special day and we are so happy that we got to share it with everyone:)

Carter was such a good boy too! He fussed only for a minute in the begining, but then was fine and mommy held him while Pastor Tim spoke! At the end all of the dedication our family, friends, and church family stood & also promised to help in teaching Carter about God as he grows up! We recieved a Certificate from the Church, signed by Tim that CJ & I also signed! We took some really nice pictures with my camera, here they are!! CJ's cousin Greg also took some really good pictures with his NICE camera and we are waiting to get the CD in the mail. Im sure I will put some of the ones he took on here later. OH, by the way.....Carter is 6 months and 2 days old in these pictures! He is growing up SO fast!

My Family, CJ, ME, & Carter

Our little Family <3


The Steinhauser's


4 Generations picture



On the way to the Dedication, we made a pit stop so daddy could get his hair cut! Carter and mommy waited in the car....& lil sleepy head nodded off :)

Sweet Dreams.......<3

Something new :)

"Sweet potatoes? I dont know if i like these mom!"

November 22, 2008.

This was Carter's first time trying sweet potatoes! Look at that face! Doesnt look like he enjoyed them the first time around, but now he loves them and eats them all the time at day care and at home with mommy! What a priceless picture though ;)

Fall Days...

Sitting up, isnt he buff?

He is so big now

Another jumperoo picture


Going for a walk on the trail at our farm!

my bright eyes =)

Carter's first halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

These are some pictures of us in front of the pumkin at the farm. We decided just to stay in this year! Next year when Carter can walk, we will go trick or treating!!

Carter sitting on top of the pumkin :)

Daddy & Carter

Our Family<3>

Us again!

Me & my buddy ;)

Belly Time :)

"Dad, get this toy off my head!"

Our little Model, notice his little birthmark =)

distracted, lol!

Chillen

Perfect little head =)

First bath with no seat!!

Okay, now I take pictures ALL the time, but for some reason I cannot find any of Carter's first Bath or his first time in the sink with out his baby bath seat :( Im sure I must have saved them on a CD or Grammy D has them on one of her disks, but for now these are some pictures of lil man in the sink, with out his bath seat, me holding him of course! Soon after these pictures were taken a good friend of Carl & Denise let us have they're daughter's old bath seat (the kind with the suction cups underneath. We looked for a while but could not find one for Carter! And of course, again, I never leave him alone in the bath, not even in his seat!!! Anyway, here is my handsome 5 month old :)

His favorite towel
Splish Splash
Rockin a bubble mohawk :)
such a beautiful baby

My Heart<3

Playtime!

Daddy acting all crazy
"look dad i can stand up!"

AWW

Daddy and Carter playing :)

I love my boys!