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!