Carter slept in until 8:00am this morning!! I love it when he sleeps in : )
Then we ate breakfast & Daddy went outside to plow the drive way. While he was doing that, Carter & I went outside to play for a little bit.
Now I say “Carter can you say cheese, pose for the picture!” && this is what he does….
Playing in the snow….
He likes to eat it!
This is the Second big snow we’ve had this winter, but the first snow of 2010!!! This snow isn’t nearly as much as we had the first time. I think we maybe got 10 inches…about a foot less than the 2009 blizzard which was around 24 inches. I think anything over 4 inches is pretty inconvenient for most of us. Of course its pretty to look at, but I am SO ready for spring. I love snow, but I am over this cold winter weather!
In other news…..Carter learned how to pose & smile for pictures this weekend! Here are some pictures from yesterday (1/30/10) Isn’t he just adorable?!
We also went out to see the snow while it was still coming down!!! Last time it snowed we waited until it stopped to take Carter out….
He said “ BRR …cold!!!!”
He doesn’t care for playing in the snow without mittens!! & I don’t blame him, its too cold! I couldn’t find his mittens that’s why he didn’t have them here!! So, we didn’t stay out long yesterday! It finally stopped snowing last night though so I will have more pictures today!
Bath time is always fun for us :) I especially like being able to play hairstylist & give him funky hair-do’s!!! My mom always used to do this to our hair when we were little….she has many pictures of us just like this!
My little spike..
I took too many funny mirror pictures not to post them :) I used a couple for my 1 Word Weds. post, but I didn’t want to leave these out! I just think they’re so cute. Carter has seen his reflection many times, but today he was really into it…making goofy faces & just having a ball! These little moments bring a smile to my face everyday…
Your smile makes me smile :)
Tonight Carter also had breakfast for dinner…one of his favorites!! Then we watched Barney, I gave him a nice warm bath, & put him to sleep :)
Let me just start off by saying that it’s been almost 5 months since Carter has seen Adriana! The last time he saw her was at the Charles County Fair in September!
Ashley texted CJ Friday and asked if we wanted to come over Saturday to let the kids play. Well, we decided to go after Carter’s nap so that he would be in a good mood to play :) We arrived around 2ish and stayed until about 5pm! It took Carter a good 20 minutes to warm up, but once he did, they played so cute together! Adriana is the sweetest little girl. She is very outgoing and happy! No shyness in that girl, not one bit! I hope we can have more play-dates & not so far apart! Once the weather starts warming up, I would love to get together with all the mommies and take all the kids to the park :)
Now…on to the pictures!
The only way he would give her a hug is when we bribed him with cookies lol!!
Running crazy….
He finally started being sweet to her & tried to give her kisses…
He let Ashley give him a kiss :) for cookies haha
Friends ;)
Carter James,
I cannot believe that in only 4 short months, you will be 2 years old! You have grown to be such an independent, spunky, little boy. Your daddy & I are so proud of you and even more proud to be your parents. We love you SO much baby!! Happy 20 month birthday :)
Love,
Mommy & Daddy
Here is Carter January 22nd 2009, 8 months old…
&& Here he is today, January 24th 2010, 20 months old…
When you compare pictures side by side, you can really see how much changing & growing has taken place in 1 short year-appearance wise!!
Development wise, Carter has changed immensely over the past month!!! He has started putting more words together & can say things like; “I won wats barmey (I wanna watch barney)”, “I won go outtide (I wanna go outside)” “can i habit (Can I have it?)” and “I won chocla-milk” (I want chocolate milk)!! His ‘single’ words have soared to the point where I’ve lost count. He can or will try to say whatever I ask him to say, so its ALOT of words.
His memory has gotten much more sharp this month as well. He remembers character’s names in Barney, Dora, & his favorite books.
He can obey simple commands & answer questions with a yes or no. He has also tried to explain (even though it’s jibberish!) how he got a boo-boo or when something happened that made him sad or mad!
He is still in 18-24 month clothes size 5 & 1/2 to 6 shoe. He still only weights about 23.5 lbs and last I checked, was almost 32 inches tall.
This month he also discovered jumping on the bed! He LOVES to “jump high” as he calls and does it with such fearlessness :) He is such a daredevil these days! Although he is still very shy when first meeting new people or seeing friends we haven’t seen in a while. It usually takes him some time to warm up first and then he’s all good :)
So, those are some of Carter’s big changes this month!! As you can see, I’m a little late posting this. However, with him being sick the last few days, its been hard to find time to blog. He’s finally feeling better now though :) I can’t wait to see what next month will bring!!
Yesterday morning I sent Carter to daycare because his fever was gone, or so I thought! When he got home around 3:45pm he looked all glassy-eyed & felt warm. So, I took him downstairs to take his temperature. Well, I was shocked to see it read 104 degrees!!!! If your babies temperature has ever gotten that high, you know how scary it is!!! I ran into the kitchen and grabbed the Motrin. After I gave him some, I called the doctor. When I told them what was going on, they told me to bring him in right away, just to be safe!! By this time it was 4:00 and they close at 5pm & ON TOP OF that, we live 30 minutes away! Needless to say, we had to hurry!
Well, we got there at 4:45pm and they took us back right away. They did blood work, checked his ears, nose & throat, & did a strep test. Everything came back normal so what do you think the doctor said it was??! A virus…AS ALWAYS LOL! Sorry, but I get sick and tired of everything being blamed on a virus! I guess I have to listen to the ‘professionals’ though & shut up!
Anyway, they said they would call if the 48 hour strep test came back positive, but to just keep him home and keep giving him Tylenol/Motrin & lots of fluids! So today that’s what we’re doing…just resting and relaxing & trying to get better :)
Watching Barney eating his Captin Crunch
What sick boy wants, sick boy gets..
