While Carter sported the infamous 'uh-oh' for the past week....he has spoken a real world...cheese!! And go figure that he said it when he saw his toy camera in the bathtub!! I didn't even say 'say cheese' this time...since I wasn't the one holding the camera....but clearly I take a lot of pictures of them and constantly say 'say cheese'!!
So at 10.5 months, Carter has spoken his first official word!!!! Hooray for the start of communicating through words. :)
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Logan's 2 year well visit
Logan had his 2 year well visit and I just don't think it could have gone better. :) As a start here are his stats:
The doctor came in and Logan even spoke for him, which the doctor said that sometimes 2 year olds don't do because they are shy and apprehensive about the visit. I think because Logan was just at the doctor for Carter a couple weeks ago, he was more comfortable. Who knows.
So, his eyes, ears, nose and mouth were checked. Breathing too - he was a champ - no problems. Then the doctor left and the nurse came in for the shots....I was prepared for this to go badly as he is now more aware of what is going to happen. He laid down and I held his arms. Shot one done (thank goodness the shots go so quickly)...his looked changed, but no tears. Shot two done. Still no tears! What a brave and tough guy!!! I had talked up the doctor's visit the day before and day of...who knows if that is what worked or not, but I'll take it!
Logan is such an amazing kid. Not only is he uber-adorable, but he is such a laid-back fun kid. He plays so well by himself and well with others too. He likes to laugh, give big hugs and kisses. At night I always do his bedtime routine and he gives hugs and kisses to John then I pick him up and we both say 'I love you' to Daddy and flash him the I love you 'sign'. Since Logan can't quite master putting his 2 middle fingers down and all the others up, he just puts all 5 fingers out - stiff as a board. It is very cute.
He runs around - he sometimes even starts by pulling one knee up and cranking back his arm and makes a Vroom sound! He is talking a lot more and understands a lot!
He loves his brother and always seems concerned if Carter has left the room without him saying good-bye. "Where's Carter"? And the hands go up and he proceeds to look around. Very cute. On the other hand, poor Carter does get slugged from time to time, in which case Logan goes to time out. When he's done he never goes without telling Carter he's sorry and giving him a hug. If he steals a toy from Carter (which he can only get away with so much longer), he is very good about giving him something else....even his Lightning McQueen race car, which is quite coveted.
Logan is always excited to see both sets of Grandparents - and the feeling is definitely mutual. He will also tell his Grandmas 'Hi Grama, I wuv-u', on the phone.
The week before Logan's birthday, John and I went on vacation - alone. It was lovely. The boys stayed with John's parents and had a marvelous time. I was told that Logan asked for me once when going to bed, but didn't seem sad or cry. That is great (although, would it have hurt him to ask for us more than once??). We are truly grateful that we can leave them with trusting family and not have to worry every second if the boys are having a good time or want to come home.
Logan calls John 'Daddy' and me, 'Mama'. I sometimes would prefer Mommy, but the way he says 'Mama' is just so darn cute.
Logan still is not the best eater - sometimes he is awesome, but most of the time, just okay. He doesn't say he is hungry throughout the day either. He loves, loves, milk. His current favorite foods are: string cheese and pepperoni. Hey - whatever works! Breakfast is his best time and he love pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, oatmeal, yogurt, toast, french toast, those dumb powdered sugar donuts....I could go on. I need to find a way to sneak in more veggies into that meal without ruining the flavor. :)
Logan after a few month trial of waking up through the night, which is pretty foreign to us, found his groove again and sleeps from about 8:15 - 6:30. We are working on getting him to at least stay in his room until 7am.
At his 2 year birthday he was mostly in size 2T. Pants waist he could still be 18 month but needs 2T for length...and with some brands of shirts he could actually do a 3T. I like to wear his hair spiked and he gets loads of compliments on those days.
Logan throws some pretty funny tantrums. After throwing himself on the floor a couple times, now he gets down slowly, then proceeds to kick and scream. I giggle to myself, let him get it out a bit, then go try and calm him down. Sometimes he goes to time out without a problem and acts all cool there and sometimes it is not a picnic. Carter likes to keep Logan company in timeout - what a good lil' bro, however it can sometimes be distracting for Logan...especially if Carter has now comphescated the toy Logan was playing with. hehe...stinker!
Logan has a love hate relationship with Buddy. If we are all upstairs, he wants Buddy up there too. If Buddy is in his way, he will push or hit Buddy away (we are working on that one...). He likes to feed Buddy his dogfood and treats. He will go to pet Buddy, but Buddy is still not too sure of 'little' hands and he moves. Logan also finds it fun to chase Buddy with toys and laughs histerically if Buddy pounces on a toy.
STOP! This has become Logan's word of choice. Apparently I say it way too often. Logan says 'Carter, stop!' or 'Buddy, stop!'. We are working on other words and saying things nicely...although when I say stop, I probably don't sound all too pleasant either...so John and I are working on being better role models with our words and actions.
Logan waves hi to people when we walk by, at the mall or something - he is very friendly.
Logan is a Cars-addict! Anything Mater or McQueen. He could watch the movie all dagdum day (as Mater would say). He also really likes Toy Story 1, 2 and 3. His favorite tv shows are Thomas the train, Special Agent OSO, Chuggington, Dora the Explorer and Diego. Depending on what tv we are looking at, he will shout what he watches the most there - OSO or McQueen are the two he shouts the most for!
All in all, he is an awesome dude!!!! We love him to infinity and beyond!!
37.25 inches (98th percentile)
27 pounds 10 ounces (50th percentile)
The doctor came in and Logan even spoke for him, which the doctor said that sometimes 2 year olds don't do because they are shy and apprehensive about the visit. I think because Logan was just at the doctor for Carter a couple weeks ago, he was more comfortable. Who knows.
So, his eyes, ears, nose and mouth were checked. Breathing too - he was a champ - no problems. Then the doctor left and the nurse came in for the shots....I was prepared for this to go badly as he is now more aware of what is going to happen. He laid down and I held his arms. Shot one done (thank goodness the shots go so quickly)...his looked changed, but no tears. Shot two done. Still no tears! What a brave and tough guy!!! I had talked up the doctor's visit the day before and day of...who knows if that is what worked or not, but I'll take it!
Logan is such an amazing kid. Not only is he uber-adorable, but he is such a laid-back fun kid. He plays so well by himself and well with others too. He likes to laugh, give big hugs and kisses. At night I always do his bedtime routine and he gives hugs and kisses to John then I pick him up and we both say 'I love you' to Daddy and flash him the I love you 'sign'. Since Logan can't quite master putting his 2 middle fingers down and all the others up, he just puts all 5 fingers out - stiff as a board. It is very cute.
He runs around - he sometimes even starts by pulling one knee up and cranking back his arm and makes a Vroom sound! He is talking a lot more and understands a lot!
He loves his brother and always seems concerned if Carter has left the room without him saying good-bye. "Where's Carter"? And the hands go up and he proceeds to look around. Very cute. On the other hand, poor Carter does get slugged from time to time, in which case Logan goes to time out. When he's done he never goes without telling Carter he's sorry and giving him a hug. If he steals a toy from Carter (which he can only get away with so much longer), he is very good about giving him something else....even his Lightning McQueen race car, which is quite coveted.
Logan is always excited to see both sets of Grandparents - and the feeling is definitely mutual. He will also tell his Grandmas 'Hi Grama, I wuv-u', on the phone.
The week before Logan's birthday, John and I went on vacation - alone. It was lovely. The boys stayed with John's parents and had a marvelous time. I was told that Logan asked for me once when going to bed, but didn't seem sad or cry. That is great (although, would it have hurt him to ask for us more than once??). We are truly grateful that we can leave them with trusting family and not have to worry every second if the boys are having a good time or want to come home.
Logan calls John 'Daddy' and me, 'Mama'. I sometimes would prefer Mommy, but the way he says 'Mama' is just so darn cute.
Logan still is not the best eater - sometimes he is awesome, but most of the time, just okay. He doesn't say he is hungry throughout the day either. He loves, loves, milk. His current favorite foods are: string cheese and pepperoni. Hey - whatever works! Breakfast is his best time and he love pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, oatmeal, yogurt, toast, french toast, those dumb powdered sugar donuts....I could go on. I need to find a way to sneak in more veggies into that meal without ruining the flavor. :)
Logan after a few month trial of waking up through the night, which is pretty foreign to us, found his groove again and sleeps from about 8:15 - 6:30. We are working on getting him to at least stay in his room until 7am.
At his 2 year birthday he was mostly in size 2T. Pants waist he could still be 18 month but needs 2T for length...and with some brands of shirts he could actually do a 3T. I like to wear his hair spiked and he gets loads of compliments on those days.
Logan throws some pretty funny tantrums. After throwing himself on the floor a couple times, now he gets down slowly, then proceeds to kick and scream. I giggle to myself, let him get it out a bit, then go try and calm him down. Sometimes he goes to time out without a problem and acts all cool there and sometimes it is not a picnic. Carter likes to keep Logan company in timeout - what a good lil' bro, however it can sometimes be distracting for Logan...especially if Carter has now comphescated the toy Logan was playing with. hehe...stinker!
Logan has a love hate relationship with Buddy. If we are all upstairs, he wants Buddy up there too. If Buddy is in his way, he will push or hit Buddy away (we are working on that one...). He likes to feed Buddy his dogfood and treats. He will go to pet Buddy, but Buddy is still not too sure of 'little' hands and he moves. Logan also finds it fun to chase Buddy with toys and laughs histerically if Buddy pounces on a toy.
STOP! This has become Logan's word of choice. Apparently I say it way too often. Logan says 'Carter, stop!' or 'Buddy, stop!'. We are working on other words and saying things nicely...although when I say stop, I probably don't sound all too pleasant either...so John and I are working on being better role models with our words and actions.
Logan waves hi to people when we walk by, at the mall or something - he is very friendly.
Logan is a Cars-addict! Anything Mater or McQueen. He could watch the movie all dagdum day (as Mater would say). He also really likes Toy Story 1, 2 and 3. His favorite tv shows are Thomas the train, Special Agent OSO, Chuggington, Dora the Explorer and Diego. Depending on what tv we are looking at, he will shout what he watches the most there - OSO or McQueen are the two he shouts the most for!
All in all, he is an awesome dude!!!! We love him to infinity and beyond!!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Carter's 9 month well visit
Carter turned 9 months on October 29th and I took him for his well visit on the 28th. His checkup went very well. Here are his stats:
20 pounds 13 ounces (50th percentile)
29.75 inches (90th percentile)
head: 18 inches (50th percentile)
Carter is growing marvelously! He is just a few ounces less than Logan was at 9 months and 1.25 inches shorter. So while he's still tall, it looks as though he will end up a little shorter than Logan.
He is meeting all of the milestones. He crawls so incredibly fast, he stands up on any piece of furniture that he finds, he walks along the furniture and even transfers from the couch to the end table and he mimicks some sounds...oh he is just so busy! He did well while getting poked and prodded from the doctor and did well for the shot. He only cried a little...tough guy! :) We have to go back in a few weeks for the follow up flu shot.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Carter Mimicks
Not sure if I've mentioned here before, but Carter growls! Imagine if you had a scratchy throat and you were trying to scratch it through growl (I cannot be the only one who has done this). One of the first times he did this was at my Godson's confirmation. The pastor was talking...all was quiet and here came this growl - that sounds scary! It had several of us laughing...which you have to conceal in church. :)
We thought maybe it was fluke, but he keeps busting out this growl. Had I known, I really would have made him be a lion, tiger or bear for Halloween! Instead he is a duck, a hand-me-down costume from his cousin because I couldn't think of something quick enough to have my Mom make it.
Anyway, Carter will just be playing along and John will growl at him...and Carter growls back. We've tested this on more than one occassion - mainly because it is funny to hear him growl. :)
I don't remember Logan mimicking this early, so this is exciting - as it is something new earlier.
Also, I swear there have been a few times that Carter has said Mama. Once when I picked him up and another when he was looking at me from his high chair. We'll see though; it could've been fluke, so we'll wait to see if it happens again.
I wonder with the mimicking and possible first word so soon, if it means that he will talk earlier than Logan did. Logan's first word of 'moo' wasn't until 14.5 months. Typically I've heard that the 2nd child talks later than the first because the first child talks for them. However, l don't believe this to be true when they are 15 months apart. Logan is talking, but not enough to talk for Carter or even in full sentences yet.
We'll see...but for now, this phase is super cute!!
We thought maybe it was fluke, but he keeps busting out this growl. Had I known, I really would have made him be a lion, tiger or bear for Halloween! Instead he is a duck, a hand-me-down costume from his cousin because I couldn't think of something quick enough to have my Mom make it.
Anyway, Carter will just be playing along and John will growl at him...and Carter growls back. We've tested this on more than one occassion - mainly because it is funny to hear him growl. :)
I don't remember Logan mimicking this early, so this is exciting - as it is something new earlier.
Also, I swear there have been a few times that Carter has said Mama. Once when I picked him up and another when he was looking at me from his high chair. We'll see though; it could've been fluke, so we'll wait to see if it happens again.
I wonder with the mimicking and possible first word so soon, if it means that he will talk earlier than Logan did. Logan's first word of 'moo' wasn't until 14.5 months. Typically I've heard that the 2nd child talks later than the first because the first child talks for them. However, l don't believe this to be true when they are 15 months apart. Logan is talking, but not enough to talk for Carter or even in full sentences yet.
We'll see...but for now, this phase is super cute!!
Favorite Things...
My absolute favorite thing that Carter is doing right now is - if you put your face close to his, he grabs your face with both hands, pulls your face to his and nuzzles and laughs. Oh, it is the cutest thing!
You know how when they say when you are having a baby that there is the pitter patter of little feet? Well, it is funny, because obviously at first, babies don't pitter patter. But lately I am reminded of this when Logan has his gym shoes on and runs back and forth on our first floor (which is mainly hardwood and tile). He pitter, patters everywhere and it is such a fun sound.
The boys both have big milestones coming up. Carter is going to be 9 months old on Friday the 29th and Logan is going to be 2 the following Friday the 5th. They are both so little, yet so old. :)
Oh, I do love my boys!
You know how when they say when you are having a baby that there is the pitter patter of little feet? Well, it is funny, because obviously at first, babies don't pitter patter. But lately I am reminded of this when Logan has his gym shoes on and runs back and forth on our first floor (which is mainly hardwood and tile). He pitter, patters everywhere and it is such a fun sound.
The boys both have big milestones coming up. Carter is going to be 9 months old on Friday the 29th and Logan is going to be 2 the following Friday the 5th. They are both so little, yet so old. :)
Oh, I do love my boys!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Halloween Pictures
The boys had their Halloween Pictures taken today. While Logan whined (yet again) to get into his costume, once bribed with m&m's he was just fine. He said 'cheese' in the cutest cheesy way possible....he roared with claws out and everything....man, the kid rocked the camera and was a cutie.
Carter, my typical smiler, especially at the studios, didn't smile once. He still took cute pictures, because he is a cute kiddo, but they just weren't with his cute smile. We were in such a rush to get out the door because they both napped longer than usual that he didn't have an extremely full lunch. So between that and the costume being big and warm, he just didn't enjoy the photo shoot like normal.
Anyway, here are some of the pictures:
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Carter's First Tooth
He did it!!! At a ripe 8.5 months of age, Carter has sprouted his first tooth. It is his bottom right tooth. It was a very exciting moment!! While I will miss the gummy grin, I am excited for some teeth to come in there.
As I called to tell the Grandma's the exciting news...John's mom had more excitement...my SIL Brittany's water broke (35 weeks) and she was going to have her baby...tonight!
What an exciting day! A tooth and a new niece!
As I called to tell the Grandma's the exciting news...John's mom had more excitement...my SIL Brittany's water broke (35 weeks) and she was going to have her baby...tonight!
What an exciting day! A tooth and a new niece!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
The boys' excitement
Logan the last month, but especially this past week is really emphasizing his excitement for things - even things that he has seen a million times over.
He'll 'read' his car book (simply a book with pictures of real cars). He turns the page - GASP, Oh WOW!!! CARS. He then proceeds to point to each car and say OOH, A CAR!! Turns the page.....repeat.
We were driving yesterday and he was very much awake (typically he is either silent, but awake or sleeping) and he was gasping and shouting with excitement at each car, semi truck, garbage truck or motorcycle we saw. It was soo funny.
He is just so cute.
In the meantime, Carter continues to twirl his hands and feet when he is excited. I recently starting zooming food into his mouth and he laughs and closes his eyes in excitement.
Carter is also trying to make sounds 'tata' seems to be a popular one when he is somewhat quiet. Otherwise, he is a noisy kiddo.
Love them both!!!
He'll 'read' his car book (simply a book with pictures of real cars). He turns the page - GASP, Oh WOW!!! CARS. He then proceeds to point to each car and say OOH, A CAR!! Turns the page.....repeat.
We were driving yesterday and he was very much awake (typically he is either silent, but awake or sleeping) and he was gasping and shouting with excitement at each car, semi truck, garbage truck or motorcycle we saw. It was soo funny.
He is just so cute.
In the meantime, Carter continues to twirl his hands and feet when he is excited. I recently starting zooming food into his mouth and he laughs and closes his eyes in excitement.
Carter is also trying to make sounds 'tata' seems to be a popular one when he is somewhat quiet. Otherwise, he is a noisy kiddo.
Love them both!!!
Pictures
A random assortment of pictures, but it shows a bit of what we've been up to lately.
After several picture sessions, I've learned that as soon as one starts smiling, the other one stops. I hope to figure out a trick sooner or later, but it is still a cute picture nonetheless.
In September we had a couple 90 degree days. We got this cool truck at a garage sale and it is awesome. Carter fits in the 'trunk' of the truck. Logan would put his feet on the dashboard and I spent a while walking them back and forth along the sidewalk. A good time had by all!
Logan put John's sunglasses on the pumpkin. He was very proud of this and had no problem givin me a 'cheese' smile. :) Love it!
At library storytime we usually do a craft. Our craft this past week, was face painting. We read stories about tigers and same some tiger songs... Here Logan was practicing his ROAR! Too cute. He did very well with the face painting - he sat very still while I put it on and he didn't touch it like many other kids were doing. This could be trouble for us at carnivals. ;)
Logan doesn't like things to be messy - especially on him. I didn't see a spot, but he looked at his shoe and said 'wipe'. I gave him a wipe and this is what he proceeded to do. I guess he just wanted to make sure his tennies shined!
At the playgrounds, he is fearless. He has climbed rock walls (on a slant), he climbs tricky stair cases...but this is his latest accomplishment - the rope wall. He climbs up the 4 rungs and then walks sideways holding onto the ropes and changing hands while he wobbles a bit on the ropes. It is very cool...and scary. I am glad he is not afraid of those things, but at the same time, my heart skips a beat during some of his crazy adventures!
Carter's 8 month photo shoot on the front lawn...
And for his next trick....he started pulling himself to a stand about a week before turning 8 months old. Every morning when we go get him, this is what we find.
After several picture sessions, I've learned that as soon as one starts smiling, the other one stops. I hope to figure out a trick sooner or later, but it is still a cute picture nonetheless.
In September we had a couple 90 degree days. We got this cool truck at a garage sale and it is awesome. Carter fits in the 'trunk' of the truck. Logan would put his feet on the dashboard and I spent a while walking them back and forth along the sidewalk. A good time had by all!
Logan put John's sunglasses on the pumpkin. He was very proud of this and had no problem givin me a 'cheese' smile. :) Love it!
At library storytime we usually do a craft. Our craft this past week, was face painting. We read stories about tigers and same some tiger songs... Here Logan was practicing his ROAR! Too cute. He did very well with the face painting - he sat very still while I put it on and he didn't touch it like many other kids were doing. This could be trouble for us at carnivals. ;)
Logan doesn't like things to be messy - especially on him. I didn't see a spot, but he looked at his shoe and said 'wipe'. I gave him a wipe and this is what he proceeded to do. I guess he just wanted to make sure his tennies shined!
At the playgrounds, he is fearless. He has climbed rock walls (on a slant), he climbs tricky stair cases...but this is his latest accomplishment - the rope wall. He climbs up the 4 rungs and then walks sideways holding onto the ropes and changing hands while he wobbles a bit on the ropes. It is very cool...and scary. I am glad he is not afraid of those things, but at the same time, my heart skips a beat during some of his crazy adventures!
Carter's 8 month photo shoot on the front lawn...
And for his next trick....he started pulling himself to a stand about a week before turning 8 months old. Every morning when we go get him, this is what we find.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Updates
Our summer is coming to a close. Fall is my favorite season, so I am very excited. Plus, this summer, with 2 little ones under 2, it was just too hot for us to be out and really enjoy it. Next summer should be somewhat lovely...although, busy I can imagine with the two of them running around. :) I look forward to it.
Anywho, just a few updates.
Carter has been army crawling since just before he was 7 months old. When he sees something he wants, he is quite persistent. He eats like crazy! He eats puffs as if they are going out of style. Logan also enjoys the puffs...if only they weren't more expensive than a big box of cereal! Logan, while he enjoys puffs, is hit or miss on other things. Some days he likes pb&j, some days not. Same goes with pretty much any food! It is frustrating. His favorite word is 'no' and sometimes he says it with such attitude...Gr.
As Carter is army crawling...he is able to reach toys...toys which his big brother may be playing with. This is not going over extremely well. 'No, Carter, Carter, Carter!!!' is what I hear. Or if Carter crawls to a toy that is not being played with...Logan grabs it from him to put it away. So we are working on sharing toys and not taking things from Carter just because he can. The other day, Logan was drinking out of his water bottle and he left it on the floor. Carter started playing with it and it rolled across the room. Carter started on his trek....he army crawls like crazy...he is about 2 feet away and Logan sees him, walks over, picks up his water bottle, starts drinking and walks away. While he walked away, Carter watched him looking longingly at the water bottle. Poor kiddo...
Logan repeats pretty much anything you ask him to. It is so cute. We have been to so many birthday parties - all different and new experiences for him....and me. :)
Another new trick that Carter has mastered in the last week is going from his stomach to a sitting position. I love watching him learn new things...and some of them without instruction.
One of my new favorite things is part of our bedtime routine. After both boys are changed and in their pj's we let them hang out in our bed for a few minutes before they go to bed. Logan typically likes flop around and laugh, laugh, laugh. Now, Carter joins in on the fun. He flops around, then gets himself in a sitting position and re-flops. Then we tickle the boys...they laugh...then they laugh at each other laughing. It is such a cute time. Then I rock Carter for a couple minutes in his room and put him to bed. Then Logan cuddles inbetween John and I for a few minutes watching tv and then gives John kisses and I tuck him in to bed. It is nice.
Well, I just wanted to make an update. I hope to make more soon!
Anywho, just a few updates.
Carter has been army crawling since just before he was 7 months old. When he sees something he wants, he is quite persistent. He eats like crazy! He eats puffs as if they are going out of style. Logan also enjoys the puffs...if only they weren't more expensive than a big box of cereal! Logan, while he enjoys puffs, is hit or miss on other things. Some days he likes pb&j, some days not. Same goes with pretty much any food! It is frustrating. His favorite word is 'no' and sometimes he says it with such attitude...Gr.
As Carter is army crawling...he is able to reach toys...toys which his big brother may be playing with. This is not going over extremely well. 'No, Carter, Carter, Carter!!!' is what I hear. Or if Carter crawls to a toy that is not being played with...Logan grabs it from him to put it away. So we are working on sharing toys and not taking things from Carter just because he can. The other day, Logan was drinking out of his water bottle and he left it on the floor. Carter started playing with it and it rolled across the room. Carter started on his trek....he army crawls like crazy...he is about 2 feet away and Logan sees him, walks over, picks up his water bottle, starts drinking and walks away. While he walked away, Carter watched him looking longingly at the water bottle. Poor kiddo...
Logan repeats pretty much anything you ask him to. It is so cute. We have been to so many birthday parties - all different and new experiences for him....and me. :)
Another new trick that Carter has mastered in the last week is going from his stomach to a sitting position. I love watching him learn new things...and some of them without instruction.
One of my new favorite things is part of our bedtime routine. After both boys are changed and in their pj's we let them hang out in our bed for a few minutes before they go to bed. Logan typically likes flop around and laugh, laugh, laugh. Now, Carter joins in on the fun. He flops around, then gets himself in a sitting position and re-flops. Then we tickle the boys...they laugh...then they laugh at each other laughing. It is such a cute time. Then I rock Carter for a couple minutes in his room and put him to bed. Then Logan cuddles inbetween John and I for a few minutes watching tv and then gives John kisses and I tuck him in to bed. It is nice.
Well, I just wanted to make an update. I hope to make more soon!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Carter is 6 months old
My little man Carter just turned 6 months old on July 29th.
He got his first haircut a few days prior. When the wind blew or he put his hands on his head, which is often, his bangs or sideburns would get in his eyes. It was crazy...so I took him to KidSnips. He sat on my lap (Logan sat in the cool truck and watched Thomas the Train as he was getting his haircut next) and we both wore aprons. Carter sat very still and looked soooo clean-cut afterwards. I am very glad I did it.
A few days after his half-birthday, he had his 6 month well visit checkup with Dr. M. It went very well. He showed off his sitting skills as the nurse and doctor entered the room. He also passed all the developmental questions....handing an object from one hand to the other...puts pressure on his legs...sits supported, or un-supported in his case. He had to take an oral vaccination, which he did very well with. He also received 2 shots, which ticked him off just a bit. Here are his stats:
He got his first haircut a few days prior. When the wind blew or he put his hands on his head, which is often, his bangs or sideburns would get in his eyes. It was crazy...so I took him to KidSnips. He sat on my lap (Logan sat in the cool truck and watched Thomas the Train as he was getting his haircut next) and we both wore aprons. Carter sat very still and looked soooo clean-cut afterwards. I am very glad I did it.
A few days after his half-birthday, he had his 6 month well visit checkup with Dr. M. It went very well. He showed off his sitting skills as the nurse and doctor entered the room. He also passed all the developmental questions....handing an object from one hand to the other...puts pressure on his legs...sits supported, or un-supported in his case. He had to take an oral vaccination, which he did very well with. He also received 2 shots, which ticked him off just a bit. Here are his stats:
18 pounds 7 ounces (70th percentile)
28 inches (90th percentile)
head: 17.5 (60th percentile)
For those curious, he - at this point - is a half pound *less* than where Logan was...and an inch shorter.
Carter has already started rocking back and forth on his hands and knees in his crib and when placed on the floor. I think this is a couple weeks earlier than Logan. Carter constantly is moving - if sitting in the highchair, you will likely find him twirling his wrists and/or feet. It is just too funny! When he eats, after you spoon in the food, his left hand almost immediately goes into his mouth to suck on it. I think he does it to help him swallow. Carter currently has (breast)milk 3 times and eats baby food with dinner. I did buy some baby food and I made sweet potatoes myself...and avocado. Sometimes he has just sweet potatoes, sometimes a combo-platter. It is a lot thicker than the runny baby food and he LOVES it!
Carter currently sleeps about 12 hours at night (awesome!) and naps twice daily. He wakes up around 8am, is up for 2 hours, then goes down around 10am, sleeps for about 3-4 hours (woo-hoo!), up again for 2 hours, naps for 2 hours, up till 8 when he goes to bed. It is a pretty awesome schedule and I love that I have another great sleeper. At this point, I can tell when he is sleepy - he is fussy or he starts sucking his thumb or lays his head down for longer than 3 seconds. I go upstairs and put him in his bed. He starts sucking his thumb, turns to his side or rolls completely onto his tummy and goes to sleep. Sometimes he cries a bit, but it lasts up to 2 minutes tops! If it is longer than that he most likely just needs to burp, then goes right back down.
Carter smiles ALL the time. He has a great, big smile and it makes others smile when you look at him. His hair has filled in nicely around the sides and back...but is still thick upfront as he never lost any. The super funny thing about the front is his hair goes straight-forward then turns to the right (or left if you are looking at him) AND it is fluffy. He has been compared to (hair-wise ONLY) to Conan O'Brien or Donald Trump. Nice, I know...but it is true.
So I took Carter to get his 6month pictures taken and he did so well. He sat up straight and smiled at the right times and there was a picture that he did not smile, but he looks like a doll (so I got the picture). :) After the picture was printed I realized that his hair has reddish tones - like mine did when I was a kid...my hair was always brown, with natural blonde and red tones throughout. But I also noticed just how poofy Carter's hair is on top. {So for the Madorma-cousins photo shoot a week later, I put gel in Carter's hair to tame the top and it worked.}
Let's see...what else. Carter enjoys swings at the park. He likes to watch his big brother play. He sometimes likes to roll into his big brother or touch his face, to which Logan says 'Carter....'.
Unfortunately, Carter rolls WAY, WAY more than Logan ever probably even thought of...which has led to falling off some pieces of furniture. He is just soooo quick. So, Carter if you are reading this in the future....when people ask you if you were dropped on your head as a baby, you can unfortunately say yes. And now, I would like to apologize for letting that happen.
Carter is just such a cutie pie and when people see him then always compliment his big eyes and cheeks. They also typically say that he looks so big for being only 6 months. Well, yes, based on his stats, he is in the bigger range. However, especially after picking Logan up, when I get Carter from his crib or carry him around downstairs or see him in his carseat or high chair, he is just small to me and I love that.
My 2nd little man is growing up and I love every second of it!
Muddy Buddy
In an attempt to lose weight, get fit and do something fun for myself, my friend Kathy & I did the Muddy Buddy; my friend Sam and her hubby Mike also joined in the fun. It is a 6 mile bike/run race with obstacles. We alternate biking and running and perform an obstacle inbetween (climb a small rock wall, crawl under a cargo net, walk across balance beams, climb up a cargo net and slide down, crawl through a mudpit - the most fun!!!). We had a blast. We trained minimally, so perhaps next year we will train in plenty of time and improve our time. This picture is of us 'after' we cleaned up a bit. :)
Beginnings of a Crawler...
Come here you little puppy dog...hmpf, he can touch it, but can't quite grab it.
He gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back & forth, then collapses.
He has now moved at least an inch closer and can fully grab the puppy. Which he then proceeded to roll all over the carpet while chewing on the puppy.
GO CARTER GO!!!
Randomness
The other night Logan fell out of his bed (I think this is the 3rd time ever). I had just checked the baby monitor about one minute beforehand and all was well. Then thump. He kept yelping 'Fall Down, Fall Down, Fall Down' until I got up there. He was in a squatting position (kind of on all fours, like a cat), with his pacifier in his mouth and still yelping. I picked him up as he stayed in the squatting position, put him back in bed and he fell asleep with no problem. His little voice yelping fall down was just so cute...
Speaking of beds...typically when we put Logan to bed, he stays in his bed and falls asleep - I am truly amazed at this. Every so often though, he'll get up and come out to the hallway. (For the most part, we have stopped locking his door since he isn't abusing the freedom as much as he once was.) What is cool though is that as soon as I say "Back to Bed"...he hussles his little legs right back in his bed and falls asleep! It is great. Sometimes I'll see him starting to get out of bed via the video monitor and I will tell him to get back to bed and he crawls right back in. I appreciate his listening skills....right now. I fear that we will go through a series of tests soon...and for the rest of his life where these skills may diminish.
Speaking of diminishing skills...when we go for a walk back to our park, I sometimes let Logan walk next to the stroller on the extra-wide sidewalk....to burn some energy. He goes longer than I imagine and we inevitably have to cross a street, to which point I tell him he has to hold my hand. On these walks, he mostly flat out refuses (although other times in parking lots, seems to do okay). I will grab his hand and we'll start crossing and then 9 times out of 10 he will melt and turn into jelly-boy in the middle of the street. Fantastic. So since I cannot stop in the middle of the street to disuss with him how he needs to hold my hand while crossing because of dangerous cars, I end up carrying him - either a normal way or by his hand. Ugh. While pushing the double stroller. And sometimes holding Buddy's leash (if I was crazy enough to think that taking the dog to the park was a good idea....while I watch Logan on the playground, make sure Carter is content in the stroller and make sure Buddy behaves while little kids are either super excited or scared to see him there). So we discuss it when we arrive on the sidewalk and again before we start out on the next one. Inevitably, these discussions don't work as he wants to be so independent...and he ends up in the stroller because at this point, Carter has gotten mad from starting and stopping so much and he is tired or hungry and who wants to push a screaming baby in the stroller when you are still a half mile from home?
Speaking of being away from home....It is not often that I leave the house without the kids. This morning I had the pleasure of going to the grocery store by myself. Ah... My kids are not bad while shopping, but with a toddler and baby, it is just not logisticly possible for me to get more than a couple items...Logan is in the seat and Carter is in his carseat in the main basket.....where oh where would the groceries go? If I got desperate, I could just put Carter in the Bjorn...but so far I haven't had to do so. Anyway I digress (I never do that...haha). Before I left Logan had been awake...since 6am (oy!). I got him milk and a little breakfast and we came upstairs. He had a meltdown about something, so I offered him his pacifiers if he took a nap...at 8:30. Much to my surprise, he did just that. So I fed Carter, got ready and then went on my trip. While I was loading my groceries into the car, John called me. He said Logan just wanted to hear my voice. Apparently he had just woken from his nap and was going around the house yelling 'MAMA, MAMA'. How cute!!! I love it! He said 'Hi Mama' into the phone...oh so adorable. Had I not been 5 minutes away, I may have just cried knowing that he knew I was gone and he missed me. I love that guy.
Speaking of mom-attachments...Carter can play just great by himself and also enjoys watching Logan play. If I leave the room and he doesn't see me, all is well...however if I leave and he does see me leave he gets all bent out of shape. As I was leaving the living room today, he actually bent all the way backwards/upside-down in his in his Bumbo just to see me, while crying. I know it is a phase...I don't want it to last long, but it is nice to feel loved when screaming and crying occur as I walk away... :)
Speaking of walking....Logan has lately found a new hobby of sucking on his toe...sometimes his whole foot. Random!
Speaking of....hm. Not sure if I can find a segway for this one. Ooh, speaking of one.....Logan can count to ten (although 4 and 8 prove to be tricky sometimes, although seven is just fine) when repeating after me. He also recently put together a couple wooden puzzles (matching the picture) with his cousins Ashley and Alex. I had put the puzzles in a bin a while back and they hadn't come out until recently. I was so proud to see that he knew where to put the pieces. What a smart cookie!
This is all I can recall at the moment...
Speaking of beds...typically when we put Logan to bed, he stays in his bed and falls asleep - I am truly amazed at this. Every so often though, he'll get up and come out to the hallway. (For the most part, we have stopped locking his door since he isn't abusing the freedom as much as he once was.) What is cool though is that as soon as I say "Back to Bed"...he hussles his little legs right back in his bed and falls asleep! It is great. Sometimes I'll see him starting to get out of bed via the video monitor and I will tell him to get back to bed and he crawls right back in. I appreciate his listening skills....right now. I fear that we will go through a series of tests soon...and for the rest of his life where these skills may diminish.
Speaking of diminishing skills...when we go for a walk back to our park, I sometimes let Logan walk next to the stroller on the extra-wide sidewalk....to burn some energy. He goes longer than I imagine and we inevitably have to cross a street, to which point I tell him he has to hold my hand. On these walks, he mostly flat out refuses (although other times in parking lots, seems to do okay). I will grab his hand and we'll start crossing and then 9 times out of 10 he will melt and turn into jelly-boy in the middle of the street. Fantastic. So since I cannot stop in the middle of the street to disuss with him how he needs to hold my hand while crossing because of dangerous cars, I end up carrying him - either a normal way or by his hand. Ugh. While pushing the double stroller. And sometimes holding Buddy's leash (if I was crazy enough to think that taking the dog to the park was a good idea....while I watch Logan on the playground, make sure Carter is content in the stroller and make sure Buddy behaves while little kids are either super excited or scared to see him there). So we discuss it when we arrive on the sidewalk and again before we start out on the next one. Inevitably, these discussions don't work as he wants to be so independent...and he ends up in the stroller because at this point, Carter has gotten mad from starting and stopping so much and he is tired or hungry and who wants to push a screaming baby in the stroller when you are still a half mile from home?
Speaking of being away from home....It is not often that I leave the house without the kids. This morning I had the pleasure of going to the grocery store by myself. Ah... My kids are not bad while shopping, but with a toddler and baby, it is just not logisticly possible for me to get more than a couple items...Logan is in the seat and Carter is in his carseat in the main basket.....where oh where would the groceries go? If I got desperate, I could just put Carter in the Bjorn...but so far I haven't had to do so. Anyway I digress (I never do that...haha). Before I left Logan had been awake...since 6am (oy!). I got him milk and a little breakfast and we came upstairs. He had a meltdown about something, so I offered him his pacifiers if he took a nap...at 8:30. Much to my surprise, he did just that. So I fed Carter, got ready and then went on my trip. While I was loading my groceries into the car, John called me. He said Logan just wanted to hear my voice. Apparently he had just woken from his nap and was going around the house yelling 'MAMA, MAMA'. How cute!!! I love it! He said 'Hi Mama' into the phone...oh so adorable. Had I not been 5 minutes away, I may have just cried knowing that he knew I was gone and he missed me. I love that guy.
Speaking of mom-attachments...Carter can play just great by himself and also enjoys watching Logan play. If I leave the room and he doesn't see me, all is well...however if I leave and he does see me leave he gets all bent out of shape. As I was leaving the living room today, he actually bent all the way backwards/upside-down in his in his Bumbo just to see me, while crying. I know it is a phase...I don't want it to last long, but it is nice to feel loved when screaming and crying occur as I walk away... :)
Speaking of walking....Logan has lately found a new hobby of sucking on his toe...sometimes his whole foot. Random!
Speaking of....hm. Not sure if I can find a segway for this one. Ooh, speaking of one.....Logan can count to ten (although 4 and 8 prove to be tricky sometimes, although seven is just fine) when repeating after me. He also recently put together a couple wooden puzzles (matching the picture) with his cousins Ashley and Alex. I had put the puzzles in a bin a while back and they hadn't come out until recently. I was so proud to see that he knew where to put the pieces. What a smart cookie!
This is all I can recall at the moment...
Friday, July 9, 2010
9 Fabulous Years!
On Wednesday, June 30th, John and I celebrated our 9 year wedding anniversary. Sometimes it is hard to believe that it has been that long!
We enjoyed a lovely dinner...delicious steak, yummy sides, a martini for me and wine for him and dessert where they wrote 'Happy Anniversary' on our plate. It was super good.
We came home to Logan fast asleep and Carter - smiling and squirming in excitement to see us. It was nice as I rarely am away from the boys, so I don't get to see their pure excitement when I enter a room. :)
That weekend, on Saturday we went to one of my college friends' wedding. As we forgot to take a picture on our actual anniversary, we snapped this picture in the parking lot of the banquet hall. It was another nice evening without children. John's parents came down and had a great time with the boys.
John and I are very thankful for a healthy, happy marriage that has been blessed with 2 adorable boys that bring joy to us every day!
The morning of our anniversary, John brought me up a gift from downstairs!! Imagine my surprise! In past years I have discussed gifts ahead of time, he's complained slightly about getting gifts and finding time to do so and usually I purchased something days beforehand and have at least a card waiting for him in the morning. This year, I didn't think much about gifts at all and I didn't even (gasp) get him a card!! So boy did I feel bad when he not only presented me with a card, but a present as well!! It was so nice that he did think of it and it was honestly such a wonderful surprise. Now the gifts. It is important to note that we have always followed both the traditional and modern gifts when we exchange. So our gifts are not expensive jewlery or anything uber amazing, but more fun to figure out what to get each other that fits into the category.
9 years it is: Pottery or Willow (traditional), Leather (modern)
John got me a red oval serving platter (pottery) - which I had previously seen at Target and really liked, a notepad (leatherbound) and the movie Willow. He also gave me Reese Cups (as they are my absolute favorite) and a gift certificate for a nail salon. So sweet!!
Now, what threw me was the movie Willow. I didn't put it together at the time, but I thought he just really wanted that movie so he was giving it to me as a gift...you know, trying to be sneaky. Not so much. Later I found out that he was just sticking with the theme - he said it was either the movie or a stick, which he didn't happen to find. He didn't care about the actual movie.
So, later that day the boys and I went to the library for storytime and they fell asleep on the way home (shocker...). I thought it would be a cute idea to find John's car at the train station and put a note on his car that I couldn't wait to see him for a date later that night. I drove up and down in all 3 parking lots at the train station and thought....where on earth does he park? He gets there fairly early... It was at this time I was telling my sister on the phone what I was doing and it hit me....he takes the train to work on Tuesday. Today was Wednesday. DUH! No kidding I couldn't find his car....man alive! So I later went and got him some gifts. I got him a new leather belt (skipped the Willow idea) and got him some iTunes giftcards and some candy. Since earlier I thought he'd given me Willow the movie because he wanted the movie and was being sneaky, I got him the other red piece of pottery (as a joke since I wanted it) to match my other dish. Haha, John, I'll get you! Yeah....so when I gave it to him later he laughed that I gave him pottery. Then it all clicked to me - he could care less about the movie Willow, he was just doing it to tie in with the traditional gift. So who looks silly now?!?! Ah, Paige..
Anywho, that is just a silly story that I wanted to remember...
For our anniversary night our original plan was to go out to dinner with the kids. However, as time got closer we realized that going to dinner with 2 small children is not going to be even a little bit relaxing and will likely stress us out. So, we placed a call to my parents and they came on up to watch the boys. So the plan to go to a family friendly restaurant that was noisy to help masque any screams from our table quickly turned into a place where jeans were not worn and silence was the norm...yay! We went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse - oh YUM!We enjoyed a lovely dinner...delicious steak, yummy sides, a martini for me and wine for him and dessert where they wrote 'Happy Anniversary' on our plate. It was super good.
We came home to Logan fast asleep and Carter - smiling and squirming in excitement to see us. It was nice as I rarely am away from the boys, so I don't get to see their pure excitement when I enter a room. :)
That weekend, on Saturday we went to one of my college friends' wedding. As we forgot to take a picture on our actual anniversary, we snapped this picture in the parking lot of the banquet hall. It was another nice evening without children. John's parents came down and had a great time with the boys.
John and I are very thankful for a healthy, happy marriage that has been blessed with 2 adorable boys that bring joy to us every day!
Carter's cuteness
Carter loves blowing bubbles / giving raspberries / spitting - whatever you want to call it. He thinks he is pretty tough stuff after he does it. It is super cute! Here is a picture of him doing it, although he also looks like he could be puckering up as well. I love this little man!
Monday, June 28, 2010
Carter Updates
While you may have just read that Carter has had a big few weeks. He started eating rice, which has now developed into eating oatmeal, prunes (I had a small jar left from Logan) and sweet potatoes. He has also learned to roll from his back to his stomach - he has continued to do it more and more throughout the week. It is very exciting to watch as Logan never really cared about rolling...he did it about 3 times and he was done with it. Carter has yet to go from tummy to back, but I think within the next couple weeks that will be his new venture. It is interesting as he only rolls to his right.
Carter also has learned to sit up and continues to get stronger with that as well. He also spits a lot making bubbles with his saliva and has been noticing his hands. He will hold them in front of his face and look in pure amazement.
Carter is a thumb sucker! Funny how with Logan, he was pure pacifier. He found his thumb a couple times, but I was wanting him to be with his pacifier - it is easier to take away from them...the thumb is always there. Carter, we try the pacifier, but he tends to spit it out and find his thumb. While he's sleeping he doesn't suck on it that we've noticed, but he does find it a lot. In fact, while eating oatmeal he sucks it in-between bites. I think part of that is to help him suck it down, which is very smart of him. :)
Carter remains to be a very good baby, but when he is hungry or has an upset tummy (needing to burp or toot) he gets maaaad!!!
Carter before food:
Carter after food, but thinking, stop taking pictures of me and just feed me already!!
Here are some cute Carter pics:
This is Carter's messy hair look. Posting this picture should please his Aunt Sandy & cousin Meghan. When we visit with them, they usually mess his hair up, then on automatic, I walk by and comb it all to the side. ;)
This is proof as here is a picture of Carter with his cousin, Meghan! :)
Logan Updates
Logan helped Grandma water her plants. It had rained a lot while we were there (go figure the surrounding days were 80 and sunny), so we brought Logan's rain boots. He wasn't very into splashing into puddles though, but he is a pro at watering plants.
While at my in-laws two weeks ago we went strawberry picking. My niece Brittany watched Carter while my SIL and I went with Logan to pick strawberries. Last year was our first year doing it, but with Logan in a backpack and it being 90 degrees by 9am, it was not the most fabulous experience. This year, he could walk, put the strawberries in the basket and it was only 65/70 degrees - much nicer. Logan tried to pick a couple, but wasn't tugging hard enough. He really just enjoyed looking around the field and every so often throwing the strawberries Aunt Brittany and I handed to him. Brittany and I enjoyed eating a few freshly picked ones, but Logan didn't want to.
Haha...the place where we pick doesn't really do anything about weed control, so every so often Logan had to stop to get a weed out of his shorts!!
While at my in-laws two weeks ago we went strawberry picking. My niece Brittany watched Carter while my SIL and I went with Logan to pick strawberries. Last year was our first year doing it, but with Logan in a backpack and it being 90 degrees by 9am, it was not the most fabulous experience. This year, he could walk, put the strawberries in the basket and it was only 65/70 degrees - much nicer. Logan tried to pick a couple, but wasn't tugging hard enough. He really just enjoyed looking around the field and every so often throwing the strawberries Aunt Brittany and I handed to him. Brittany and I enjoyed eating a few freshly picked ones, but Logan didn't want to.
Haha...the place where we pick doesn't really do anything about weed control, so every so often Logan had to stop to get a weed out of his shorts!!
Then last week the boys and I went to a Strawberry Festival (we love strawberries!!) with some of our friends. We had a nice time and Logan even had his first solo train ride. I wasn't sure if he would cry while in it being separated from me. He loved it!!! He sat in a car with 2 of his new friends and was amazed the entire time. He kept an eye out for me as I was furiously snapping pictures between my regular camera and my iPhone camera. When it was over...that is where the problem was - he didn't want to get off - he wanted to go on again. But at $2.50 a ride, that was not happening....plus there was a long-ish line.
Logan continues to say more words - his latest that is super cute is pacifier...which in toddler speak is 'Pa-a-at' or when trying to say the entire word is 'Pa-a-a-sip-eh'. He also says thank you and please very well. Another super cute one is 'Cheese' and here is a picture of his 'cheese' face.
In the meantime at home he has been practicing his chin-ups on our drawers while trying to get a spatula!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Check out who can sit...
Wow as of late Carter has been enjoying the Bumbo for a few minutes...then stretches to get out of there (same goes with the bouncer and the exersaucer). So, I thought well let's try sitting...and voila - he sat up, a little hunched over, but nonetheless, sitting up. Then he'd tip down. So I fixed his legs and arms all set to sturdy himself and he did it longer - he even yawned, sneezed and looked around and remained sitting. So as any mother with the camera glued to her hand would do, I attempted to arrange a cute photo-op with Logan and Carter...and Buddy - he is always there and actually listened better than the toddler this time. :)
About 10 shots later and me trying like a nut to get both of the boys to look at me at the same time, I got a decent one...then realized my background had the load of laundry I had just brought up to fold - and who wants to see that in the background? So I moved it...took a few more, then realized that it wasn't going to work. Earlier we had been outside playing with the hose and some tupperware to splash in the water and Logan's shorts got all wet...so he wasn't wearing shorts. I am not a huge fan of partially clothed children for an important milestone photo-op...so I kicked Logan and Buddy out of the picture and got cute little Carter sitting all by himself. I was so impressed as he was still sitting while I was trying to get the right picture - what a cutie!!
***Here are the pictures - my regular camera is having a couple issues, so the camera I've used most lately is my iPhone and in an instance such as this where the lighting isn't great, the photo looks a bit fuzzy.***
Logan (without shorts...nice) and Carter (sporting the deer in the headlights look) the amazing sitter!!
Here is my impressive Carter at 4 months, 3 weeks. (And yes for those of you wondering, Logan sat up in almost the exact timeframe)
Monday, June 21, 2010
Houston we have a roller!!
This past week Carter has been getting soooo close to rolling over, but he just gets stuck on his arm. This morning I set him down on his back and I was brushing my teeth and I was watching him try to roll...and he did it!! He moved that arm right out of the way - Go Carter!! Randomly throughout the day I'd try it again...and he would do it, with a little struggle, but it is getting easier for him all the time.
Friday, June 4, 2010
A new pic of the boys....
Lately Carter is enjoying time in the Johnny Jump Up.
And Logan continues to think he's hot stuff with his hands tucked in his pockets...his Daddy flipped up his collar for extra coolness....
And Logan continues to think he's hot stuff with his hands tucked in his pockets...his Daddy flipped up his collar for extra coolness....
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Carter's 4 month well visit
Today Carter had his 4 month well visit and all went well! Since his appointment 2 months ago, here are his stats:
To compare to Logan, Carter is about 7 ounces heavier and a half inch shorter. However I do find it interesting that between Logan's 2nd - 4th visit, he grew just about 2 inches whereas Carter grew 3 inches. It is clear to me that both their boys will be tall like their father, but may grow differently to get there. :)
When Dr. M. walked in he noticed Carter meeting a milestone. He told me that when pediatricians walk in to the office they are not looking at just another cute baby, but what that baby is doing - what goals they are meeting. Phew, Carter was meeting a milestone - he was laying on his back and had brought his hands together and was putting them in his mouth. Go Carter! Other milestones he has met are: he puts weight on his legs (just like his big bro, he is very strong!), holds his head at a 90 degree angle, grab for objects out of reach and is attempting to roll over.
Carter had to take an oral medicine - not as big of a fan of it as last time. He took it slowly and didn't spit any out, but he did not suck it like a bottle like he had done last time. He also received 2 shots and didn't take kindly to either of them. He was not a fan and needed a bit more consoling.
The doctor mentioned that he appears to be starting with stranger anxiety a bit early. He said that this tends to happen with breastfed babies since they are clearly with their mothers quite often. He said this because Carter was a little sketchy when he would touch him and would always look around for my face and then stop whining or just whimper while locking eyes. Granted after I picked him up he let out a little burp, so I think that was a real reason for whining. But I do also remember Logan going through some 'stranger' anxiety early on, but it ended really early too. I think it was around 3-5/6 months. I think because we do see family or friends or because I am so involved with my Mom group that it helped to get him over anything he had....let's hope that works for Carter as well.
Carter still has some random spots of eczema which I continue to treat with aquaphor or cortizone. Other than that he's peachy keen!
17 pounds 1 ounce (90th percentile) - gained just over 3 pounds
26.75 inches (95th percentile) - grew 3 inches!!!
head: 17 cm (70th percentile)
To compare to Logan, Carter is about 7 ounces heavier and a half inch shorter. However I do find it interesting that between Logan's 2nd - 4th visit, he grew just about 2 inches whereas Carter grew 3 inches. It is clear to me that both their boys will be tall like their father, but may grow differently to get there. :)
When Dr. M. walked in he noticed Carter meeting a milestone. He told me that when pediatricians walk in to the office they are not looking at just another cute baby, but what that baby is doing - what goals they are meeting. Phew, Carter was meeting a milestone - he was laying on his back and had brought his hands together and was putting them in his mouth. Go Carter! Other milestones he has met are: he puts weight on his legs (just like his big bro, he is very strong!), holds his head at a 90 degree angle, grab for objects out of reach and is attempting to roll over.
Carter had to take an oral medicine - not as big of a fan of it as last time. He took it slowly and didn't spit any out, but he did not suck it like a bottle like he had done last time. He also received 2 shots and didn't take kindly to either of them. He was not a fan and needed a bit more consoling.
The doctor mentioned that he appears to be starting with stranger anxiety a bit early. He said that this tends to happen with breastfed babies since they are clearly with their mothers quite often. He said this because Carter was a little sketchy when he would touch him and would always look around for my face and then stop whining or just whimper while locking eyes. Granted after I picked him up he let out a little burp, so I think that was a real reason for whining. But I do also remember Logan going through some 'stranger' anxiety early on, but it ended really early too. I think it was around 3-5/6 months. I think because we do see family or friends or because I am so involved with my Mom group that it helped to get him over anything he had....let's hope that works for Carter as well.
Carter still has some random spots of eczema which I continue to treat with aquaphor or cortizone. Other than that he's peachy keen!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Mom Group
Last March when John and I were vacationing in Arizona with Logan, who was only 3 months old, I decided that I needed a Mom group. A couple others new mom's I knew had found one close to their home and really enjoyed it. Knowing that I am internet-search challenged, I asked John to help me and within minutes he found a group in our hometown. I filled out the request form and met a few of the moms for lunch about a week and a half later.
Honestly, I don't know what I would have done without this Mom group. It took some time attending some meetups (with a baby who didn't interact with the older kids) for me to get to know some of the other Moms. One Mom that joined within a month after I did contacted me since her daughter was 3.5 months older than Logan and out of the whole group, there weren't many kids our kids age. We have now become close friends with Kathy and Maddie. :) We started getting together several times a week for walks or hanging out at each other's homes or going to parks to push our non-mobile children in swings. Slowly we got more involved with the group and have started making more friends.
Recently, the organizer stepped down and one of my friends that I just started getting to know took the group over. I had told her that I would help her out; so now I am a co-organizer to the group I started just over a year ago. So now we are trying to think of fun activities for the group to do during the summer - fun kids crafts to partake in. It is pretty exciting! The group has about 50 members, but about 35 of them are active - which is a lot of different people to hang out with. I have gotten to know several of them and it is truly a great group. It has made being a Stay at Home Mom so much more fun. I feel like my kids are getting much more of a social interaction. We attend weekly playgroups and also go to museums, zoo's, parks, mall play areas, splash pads - all kinds of places. We also do Moms Nights Out and go to a restaurant, see a movie or go to one of our houses. We do book clubs and other things with just the moms. It really helps to have adult conversation during the day when I otherwise would not have. I highly recommend finding a Mom group to any new or experienced mom!
Just wanted to share an exciting part of my life!
Honestly, I don't know what I would have done without this Mom group. It took some time attending some meetups (with a baby who didn't interact with the older kids) for me to get to know some of the other Moms. One Mom that joined within a month after I did contacted me since her daughter was 3.5 months older than Logan and out of the whole group, there weren't many kids our kids age. We have now become close friends with Kathy and Maddie. :) We started getting together several times a week for walks or hanging out at each other's homes or going to parks to push our non-mobile children in swings. Slowly we got more involved with the group and have started making more friends.
Recently, the organizer stepped down and one of my friends that I just started getting to know took the group over. I had told her that I would help her out; so now I am a co-organizer to the group I started just over a year ago. So now we are trying to think of fun activities for the group to do during the summer - fun kids crafts to partake in. It is pretty exciting! The group has about 50 members, but about 35 of them are active - which is a lot of different people to hang out with. I have gotten to know several of them and it is truly a great group. It has made being a Stay at Home Mom so much more fun. I feel like my kids are getting much more of a social interaction. We attend weekly playgroups and also go to museums, zoo's, parks, mall play areas, splash pads - all kinds of places. We also do Moms Nights Out and go to a restaurant, see a movie or go to one of our houses. We do book clubs and other things with just the moms. It really helps to have adult conversation during the day when I otherwise would not have. I highly recommend finding a Mom group to any new or experienced mom!
Just wanted to share an exciting part of my life!
Short Stories and Exciting Times
Logan was just about to clank the toys above Carter's head again and I stopped him. I said 'shhh, Carter is sleeping'. He tilted his head to the side as if to pretend to sleep. As I kept saying 'shhh', he put his hand to his mouth, so I showed him that 'sh' is one finger. So he did one finger to his lips...but in addition, put the finger up his nose!! (For the recod, that is NOT what I was doing)
I just got Logan a Little Tikes slide for $2 at a garage sale (what a major deal...yay me!). After Logan sits down, I count '1, 2, 3, weeee!!!'. He typically slides his butt backwards down the stair part to help gain momentum, but then holds onto the handles until he has to let go. He kind of looks like he is a luger.
Logan has also taken out his shopping cart or walker toy and zooms it around the house, but tries to go in place that are difficult to maneuver - just for the challenge. Granted, when he gets stuck, he gets very frustrated, but we've been trying to help him problem-solve. Sometimes he figures it out on his own, but when he is tired, it is meltdown city!
Carter enjoys laying under the toy play gym. I think this weekend we will take out the exersaucer, bumbo and Johnny jump up. Ah, I can't believe he is ready for those things!!
In the meantime, the boys are excited to find out if they will have 2 new girl or boy or one of each cousins to play with by the end of the year. On the Battermann side, my sis-in-law Brittany is pregnant with their 1st baby and due mid-November. And on the Madorma side my brother and sis-in-law, Melissa are due Jan. 2011 with their 4th baby! So it is going to be a very busy time of the year celebrating Logan's birthday, my birthday, my Mom's birthday, my father-in-law's birthday, a new baby, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, another baby and Carter's 1st birthday!! All within 3 months!!! I am exhausted just thinking about it - but cannot wait to be an Aunt again and again!!!!
I just got Logan a Little Tikes slide for $2 at a garage sale (what a major deal...yay me!). After Logan sits down, I count '1, 2, 3, weeee!!!'. He typically slides his butt backwards down the stair part to help gain momentum, but then holds onto the handles until he has to let go. He kind of looks like he is a luger.
Logan has also taken out his shopping cart or walker toy and zooms it around the house, but tries to go in place that are difficult to maneuver - just for the challenge. Granted, when he gets stuck, he gets very frustrated, but we've been trying to help him problem-solve. Sometimes he figures it out on his own, but when he is tired, it is meltdown city!
Carter enjoys laying under the toy play gym. I think this weekend we will take out the exersaucer, bumbo and Johnny jump up. Ah, I can't believe he is ready for those things!!
In the meantime, the boys are excited to find out if they will have 2 new girl or boy or one of each cousins to play with by the end of the year. On the Battermann side, my sis-in-law Brittany is pregnant with their 1st baby and due mid-November. And on the Madorma side my brother and sis-in-law, Melissa are due Jan. 2011 with their 4th baby! So it is going to be a very busy time of the year celebrating Logan's birthday, my birthday, my Mom's birthday, my father-in-law's birthday, a new baby, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, another baby and Carter's 1st birthday!! All within 3 months!!! I am exhausted just thinking about it - but cannot wait to be an Aunt again and again!!!!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Short stories...
I just got a hand-me-down awesome tool bench complete with tons of tools from a friend - for FREE. So Logan has been drilling, sawing, screwing, hammering everything! Well, I was holding Carter and he started getting really squirmy, which isn't entirely unusual....but in this particular case I looked down and saw that Logan was testing out his new pliers on Carter's toes. Eeks! Thank heavens he is super strong just yet.
Lately I have been putting Carter under the play gym thingy (a blanket with toys that hang above his head). He looks around, tries soooo hard to roll over and eventually falls asleep. Logan the past two days has seen this - and as soon as Carter falls asleep, he walks over and jiggles the bar so all the toys clank and wake him up. It is hilarious, but I try to keep my cool so he doesn't keep doing it.
I have been getting better at putting Carter in his crib to sleep at night and at times during the day. The other morning Carter was in there and started whining. We told Logan, jokingly, to go in there and take care of his brother. Logan marched right in there. Then all of a sudden I heard the mobile playing a little music. I whipped my head over to the video monitor wondering how on earth it was playing...and saw Logan IN the crib with Carter!!! The little monkey climbed in there. So John and I went in the room and took Logan out and asked him to try it again - and he did with no problem. He had then tried to turn the mobile on for Carter (he can't turn the knob, but touched it just enough so that is played for about 3 seconds. What a good big brother!
Lately I have been putting Carter under the play gym thingy (a blanket with toys that hang above his head). He looks around, tries soooo hard to roll over and eventually falls asleep. Logan the past two days has seen this - and as soon as Carter falls asleep, he walks over and jiggles the bar so all the toys clank and wake him up. It is hilarious, but I try to keep my cool so he doesn't keep doing it.
I have been getting better at putting Carter in his crib to sleep at night and at times during the day. The other morning Carter was in there and started whining. We told Logan, jokingly, to go in there and take care of his brother. Logan marched right in there. Then all of a sudden I heard the mobile playing a little music. I whipped my head over to the video monitor wondering how on earth it was playing...and saw Logan IN the crib with Carter!!! The little monkey climbed in there. So John and I went in the room and took Logan out and asked him to try it again - and he did with no problem. He had then tried to turn the mobile on for Carter (he can't turn the knob, but touched it just enough so that is played for about 3 seconds. What a good big brother!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Gatlinburg, TN Vacation
We just returned from our vacation in Gatlinburg, TN. It was very beautiful and we had a wonderful time...but we came home 2 days early. We found that there is only so much you can do with 2 kids under 2. :) Logan could easily escape the cabin and he would try to call the front desk since the phones are so accessible (they quickly became unplugged). He couldn't roam the few bedrooms without getting in some form of trouble and since we did all the things we came to do...we decide to head home early and allow for a bigger re-adjustment period before John went back to work - just family time at home.
It was a 10 hour car ride, which both boys did surprisingly well. We only stopped twice...well a third time was on the side of the highway changing Carter's diaper. :)
We had a great cabin, which would've been even better had it been closer. Apparently the newbie guy checking us in, thought it was a great idea to put a family with 2 little kids in the last cabin on the hill. We had to park 5 cabins away then proceed to walk up the hill...then up 4 stairs and down 12 stairs to get to our cabin. Yeah....not a problem had it been just John and I...but lugging a sleeping baby in a carseat, motivating a toddler to not explore every second, carrying food and a diaper bag and sometimes a stroller....was not as easy as you may think. ;) Oh and did I mention that it rained the first couple nights?
Anywho, the resort did have a playground so that was great as we did that a couple days. Otherwise, we walked downtown Gatlinburg, went to Ripley's Aquarium, did the waterpark at our resort, at dinner out...and ate dinner in, took some pictures with some birds, drove up into the mountains and as we left, we ate at Logan's Roadhouse. :)
Here are some pictures from the mountains and waterpark:
(John just moved for the picture...don't think we really left him alone in the water)
More pics and stories to come later!!!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Logan's 18-month Well Checkup
Logan just turned 18 months!!! Can you believe I have a one and a half year old?!?! I can't. I just reflect on milestones like this one of how many years and emotionally-painful months it took for us to conceive. So to know say I have a 18-month old (and a 3-month old to add icing to the cake) is just amazing words to me.
Well on May 6th I took Logan for his 18-month well visit to the doctor. We allotted for enough time in the waiting room where I proceeded to explain to him everything the doctor was going to check. He half-listened to me and spent the rest of his time flirting with a younger-lady...a 12-month old was in for her well-visit as well. She showed him a couple tricks of making noises with her tongue... I told her father to keep his little girl away from my little man! Just kidding...I SO did not do that.......but I thought it.
The nurse called us back and he walked back like such a big boy. I stripped him down and he was totally fine with everything. Here are his stats:
Another good report! What is funny is that my wonderful mother-in-law pulled out John's baby book (if I haven't mentioned, I am still amazed at how much she documented for her 4th child). John at 18 months was 25 pounds and 32.75 inches...so right on target with Logan's weight, but Logan is already almost 2 inches taller than John was at this point!!! And for those of you that don't know John that well...he is 6'4"!!! So either Logan is just growing faster and will even out as the years go on....or he will be taller than John (which is just hard for me to imagine...with the exception of my friend's husband, John is the tallest guy I know!).
We discussed the developmental questions. He can eat with a spoon, he can say at least 7 words (32 words have been spoken to date, while not used on a daily basis), he can run...I think there was one or two more, but I don't remember. The doctor proceeded to look in his eyes, nose, ears and listen to him breathe. He did well with all of this. He just wasn't a fan of the next part - she wanted him to lay down so she could look in his mouth. I actually had to try to pry his mouth open, which when I started this caused him to cry and he opened his mouth right up! All was well.
He received the Hepatitis A shot - thankfully only one! He laid down fine, but was cautiously looking at the 'supplies' the nurse brought in (needle). She stuck him and yeah, he screamed. It was different this time. I feel like he actually knew that it was what the nurse brought in that hurt him. I felt bad for the little bugger, but he stopped crying almost immediately when I picked him up.
The doctor gave him the tongue depressor and a sticker, separately. He gave it to me and I knew what he wanted. The last doctor that saw Logan and Carter in their last appointments would always put the sticker on the depressor...so that is what Logan wanted. :) Cute that he remembers that. But hey - if he can remember just that and not the shot, that'll be awesome.
Another awesome checkup for my growing boy!
Well on May 6th I took Logan for his 18-month well visit to the doctor. We allotted for enough time in the waiting room where I proceeded to explain to him everything the doctor was going to check. He half-listened to me and spent the rest of his time flirting with a younger-lady...a 12-month old was in for her well-visit as well. She showed him a couple tricks of making noises with her tongue... I told her father to keep his little girl away from my little man! Just kidding...I SO did not do that.......but I thought it.
The nurse called us back and he walked back like such a big boy. I stripped him down and he was totally fine with everything. Here are his stats:
25 pounds 2 ounces (40th percentile)
34.5 inches (96th percentile)
Head: 19cm (50th percentile)
Another good report! What is funny is that my wonderful mother-in-law pulled out John's baby book (if I haven't mentioned, I am still amazed at how much she documented for her 4th child). John at 18 months was 25 pounds and 32.75 inches...so right on target with Logan's weight, but Logan is already almost 2 inches taller than John was at this point!!! And for those of you that don't know John that well...he is 6'4"!!! So either Logan is just growing faster and will even out as the years go on....or he will be taller than John (which is just hard for me to imagine...with the exception of my friend's husband, John is the tallest guy I know!).
We discussed the developmental questions. He can eat with a spoon, he can say at least 7 words (32 words have been spoken to date, while not used on a daily basis), he can run...I think there was one or two more, but I don't remember. The doctor proceeded to look in his eyes, nose, ears and listen to him breathe. He did well with all of this. He just wasn't a fan of the next part - she wanted him to lay down so she could look in his mouth. I actually had to try to pry his mouth open, which when I started this caused him to cry and he opened his mouth right up! All was well.
He received the Hepatitis A shot - thankfully only one! He laid down fine, but was cautiously looking at the 'supplies' the nurse brought in (needle). She stuck him and yeah, he screamed. It was different this time. I feel like he actually knew that it was what the nurse brought in that hurt him. I felt bad for the little bugger, but he stopped crying almost immediately when I picked him up.
The doctor gave him the tongue depressor and a sticker, separately. He gave it to me and I knew what he wanted. The last doctor that saw Logan and Carter in their last appointments would always put the sticker on the depressor...so that is what Logan wanted. :) Cute that he remembers that. But hey - if he can remember just that and not the shot, that'll be awesome.
Another awesome checkup for my growing boy!
Carter Update
Well, Carter hit a big milestone a couple weeks ago...he turned 3 months!
Carter now goes at least 5 hours in between feedings and often enough goes 6-8 hours. We are slowly transitioning him to his bed (he has bunked up with us until recently). We did it for the ease of feeding him in the middle of the night since I am nursing. However, he slowly turns sideways in the middle of the night and when I was suddenly awoken with a big toe in my eye...under the eyelid and all! So, I said...off to your own bed you go!
Carter is talking up a storm!! When he is alert, which is often...you can just stare into his BIG blue eyes and he is likely to tell you quite a story - oh, it is SO cute! It is funny, as I type this he is laying next to me (yes, he just ate and will be going to his own bed in just a bit) and talking...it is as if he knows that I am mentioning it on my blog. :)
He is also growing like crazy. My 3.5 month old is in 6-9 month clothes. There are some brands of clothes that if they are not hand-me-downs he can still do a 3-6 month size...but for the most part he is pushing it... I had him wear the same baptism outfit Logan did, but he got baptized a whole month later....so a week before I tried the outfit on him...it was snug, but fit - I was able to tuck his top in his pants and it would stay as long as he didn't wiggle. The day of his baptism I got him ready and Oh Snap! I had to really tug that shirt down to get it to at least touch the top of his pants!! And the pants were a little shorter. There was NO tucking in the shirt, not even if I tried (and I did). So I threw a plain white onesie underneath and told his Godmother's to try to pull down his top as often as they could...which was tricky over his full belly. :) It was fine, but honestly I think that was thee last weekend he could've squeezed into that outfit. As soon as we got home from Church, we changed him into a more comfy outfit.
Carter is a strong little guy. I have sat him up a few times lately leaning forward and he has stayed sitting for as long as 10 seconds! Go Carter! He also enjoys standing - I hold him purely for balance...he holds himself up for a while with his strong legs.
He smiles often - sometimes all I have to do is look at him and he gives a big grin!! I love this smiley stage.
He still has a lot of hair....in front. The back has thinned in the usual places where his head rests. It looks kinda funny from the back since his hair is sooo dark and there is sooo much of it. I also think his replacement hair is coming in much lighter so it is harder to see.
Let's see....what else...he is still very much a laid-back baby, but when he isn't happy, he lets you know it!
I do my very best to get my cuddle time with him during Logan's naps or while Logan is playing. Carter loves to be held...and the great thing is that many family members and myself love to hold him!
I sooooo love this little guy!
Carter now goes at least 5 hours in between feedings and often enough goes 6-8 hours. We are slowly transitioning him to his bed (he has bunked up with us until recently). We did it for the ease of feeding him in the middle of the night since I am nursing. However, he slowly turns sideways in the middle of the night and when I was suddenly awoken with a big toe in my eye...under the eyelid and all! So, I said...off to your own bed you go!
Carter is talking up a storm!! When he is alert, which is often...you can just stare into his BIG blue eyes and he is likely to tell you quite a story - oh, it is SO cute! It is funny, as I type this he is laying next to me (yes, he just ate and will be going to his own bed in just a bit) and talking...it is as if he knows that I am mentioning it on my blog. :)
He is also growing like crazy. My 3.5 month old is in 6-9 month clothes. There are some brands of clothes that if they are not hand-me-downs he can still do a 3-6 month size...but for the most part he is pushing it... I had him wear the same baptism outfit Logan did, but he got baptized a whole month later....so a week before I tried the outfit on him...it was snug, but fit - I was able to tuck his top in his pants and it would stay as long as he didn't wiggle. The day of his baptism I got him ready and Oh Snap! I had to really tug that shirt down to get it to at least touch the top of his pants!! And the pants were a little shorter. There was NO tucking in the shirt, not even if I tried (and I did). So I threw a plain white onesie underneath and told his Godmother's to try to pull down his top as often as they could...which was tricky over his full belly. :) It was fine, but honestly I think that was thee last weekend he could've squeezed into that outfit. As soon as we got home from Church, we changed him into a more comfy outfit.
Carter is a strong little guy. I have sat him up a few times lately leaning forward and he has stayed sitting for as long as 10 seconds! Go Carter! He also enjoys standing - I hold him purely for balance...he holds himself up for a while with his strong legs.
He smiles often - sometimes all I have to do is look at him and he gives a big grin!! I love this smiley stage.
He still has a lot of hair....in front. The back has thinned in the usual places where his head rests. It looks kinda funny from the back since his hair is sooo dark and there is sooo much of it. I also think his replacement hair is coming in much lighter so it is harder to see.
Let's see....what else...he is still very much a laid-back baby, but when he isn't happy, he lets you know it!
I do my very best to get my cuddle time with him during Logan's naps or while Logan is playing. Carter loves to be held...and the great thing is that many family members and myself love to hold him!
I sooooo love this little guy!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Logan's Vocabulary
Logan can say so many words now! I will not likely continue to update this list as he is bound to know sooooo many words...but thought I'd give an update at 18 months. At this milestone, they should be able to say about 15 to 20 words. According to this list, including words with sign language, he can communicate 32 words!!!!! Go Logan Go! And to think that he was soooo late with his first word Mmmm (Moo) at 14.5 months.
In no particular order, except for the first 3. Also to note that the written word is not exactly how he pronounces it...but we know what he's saying.
Mmm (Moo)
Hot
Yuck
Wow
Papa
Daddy
Flower
Socks
Downstairs
Water
Woof Woof
Go Go Go
Dog
Doggy
More
Tree
Carter
Out
Outside
Touch
Cookie
Toot-Toot
Bird
Cookie
Mama
Cracker
Grandpa
Ball
No
Poo-Poo
Eat (in sign language)
Please (In sign language)
In no particular order, except for the first 3. Also to note that the written word is not exactly how he pronounces it...but we know what he's saying.
Mmm (Moo)
Hot
Yuck
Wow
Papa
Daddy
Flower
Socks
Downstairs
Water
Woof Woof
Go Go Go
Dog
Doggy
More
Tree
Carter
Out
Outside
Touch
Cookie
Toot-Toot
Bird
Cookie
Mama
Cracker
Grandpa
Ball
No
Poo-Poo
Eat (in sign language)
Please (In sign language)
Slacker!
Okay, I admit it...I am a complete and udder slacker!
I plan on doing some heavy duty blogging in the next week to catch up. Here are a few things I will blog about:
- Carter's Baptism
- Carter turning 3 months
- Logan turning 18 months
- Logan's vocabulary expansion
- Paige's 5K race
And probably a few more things...
I plan on doing some heavy duty blogging in the next week to catch up. Here are a few things I will blog about:
- Carter's Baptism
- Carter turning 3 months
- Logan turning 18 months
- Logan's vocabulary expansion
- Paige's 5K race
And probably a few more things...
Friday, April 2, 2010
Carter's 2 month checkup
Yesterday afternoon I took Carter for his 2 month checkup and he is still very healthy! Here are his stats:
I knew he was quite a bit heavier! Now what I find interesting is that at this point he is about a half pound more than Logan was, but 1.75 inches shorter than Logan! So it will be interesting if he keeps this trend up or if he'll still be just as tall. Either way they are both wonderful children and healthy and that is what matters!
Carter did a great job throughout the appointment as did Logan waiting (well he did as good as can be expected of a toddler who likes to explore and knows how to open the office door). Carter did receive some vaccinations - 1 oral, which he seemed to like and 2 shots in the leg. The first one appeared to sting a bit, but the 2nd shot, he was just not a fan of....he turned all red and screamed...but for about 5 seconds. After the band-aids were on, he was just fine.
Carter has a mild cold (stuffy nose when he sleeps at night) as Logan has a bad cold.
Carter does not have to go back to the doctor's office until he is 4 months off...so he gets a small break and I'm sure will keep on growing! :)
13 pounds 15 ounces (90th percentile) - gained 2 pounds
23.75 inches (80th percentile) - grew 3/4 inch
head: 16 inches (50th percentile)
I knew he was quite a bit heavier! Now what I find interesting is that at this point he is about a half pound more than Logan was, but 1.75 inches shorter than Logan! So it will be interesting if he keeps this trend up or if he'll still be just as tall. Either way they are both wonderful children and healthy and that is what matters!
Carter did a great job throughout the appointment as did Logan waiting (well he did as good as can be expected of a toddler who likes to explore and knows how to open the office door). Carter did receive some vaccinations - 1 oral, which he seemed to like and 2 shots in the leg. The first one appeared to sting a bit, but the 2nd shot, he was just not a fan of....he turned all red and screamed...but for about 5 seconds. After the band-aids were on, he was just fine.
Carter has a mild cold (stuffy nose when he sleeps at night) as Logan has a bad cold.
Carter does not have to go back to the doctor's office until he is 4 months off...so he gets a small break and I'm sure will keep on growing! :)
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Updates
Carter flashes many smiles these days - either by our voices or sometimes just seeing us. The other day Carter was on the couch looking around and Logan walked by and smiled at Carter, pointed to him and said Kosh (Carter...sometimes it is ca-ca, but we're trying to correct that quickly!). Then Carter smiled back at him - melted my little heart! I thought this particular picture was cute because his outfit (compliments of Aunt Sandy) totally matches his swing and he just blended right in!
Carter has also started making some 'cooing' noises when we talk to him - so cute. I love this kid! He has started leaning more towards 6 hour feedings during half the day and the other half 4 hours. Wonderful!
His nails, however, are our problem right now....to the point where I've considered putting those mittens on him. His face sometimes looks like a massacre - poor little guys goes to rub his eyes (or who knows what he's doing really) and he has all these little cuts on his face. John filed his nails and it still didn't help (those fingers are soooo tiny). I just clipped all his nails as smoothly as possible - I hope this helps.
Carter turned 2 months on Monday...can you believe it? Time has flown already and he is getting sooo big! He has his checkup this afternoon...I can't wait to see how big he's gotten!
Logan has added some words to his vocabulary. Kosh (Carter as I mentioned above) and Downstairs - dow - ssss have been added (there are some others that my brain can't recall right now).
Speaking of downstairs, Logan has figured out how to walk all the way down the stairs while holding onto the railing (pretty much without our teaching other than hold on). It is really cute and I, of course, did get some video. Our railings are on the left-hand side so he always leads with his left foot. If he is too far away from the step, he knows to adjust his feet forwards, just a touch and then tries again. He knows to grab the railing in-between the current stair and the goal stair. He does all this while looking up and really doesn't wobble. When he's done it sounds like he says 'I did it!', but it comes out Di - it. I am watching for this as that is a great first sentence. :) He is so proud of himself and naturally, we are too - even though it scares the be-jeezes out of me!
Speaking of downstairs, Logan has figured out how to walk all the way down the stairs while holding onto the railing (pretty much without our teaching other than hold on). It is really cute and I, of course, did get some video. Our railings are on the left-hand side so he always leads with his left foot. If he is too far away from the step, he knows to adjust his feet forwards, just a touch and then tries again. He knows to grab the railing in-between the current stair and the goal stair. He does all this while looking up and really doesn't wobble. When he's done it sounds like he says 'I did it!', but it comes out Di - it. I am watching for this as that is a great first sentence. :) He is so proud of himself and naturally, we are too - even though it scares the be-jeezes out of me!
We have a small concrete step outside (about 4 inches) and just last week he would still turn around and go down the step backwards on his stomach....but this week he has mastered that step. At first he reached for my hand and I helped him and now he does it on his own. Then, we were at a friends house and she has a step about a foot tall. Logan climbed up and then tried to come down. I did not make it over to him in time and he did fall, but did not cry at all....he just got up and dusted himself off. He is trying so many new things lately and is such a tough guy! I am glad he's tough, but I see a lot of nervous-mommy moments in my future. :)
Just yesterday we were back at our park and he was running around checking things out. Naturally in a park that is painted blue and orange, he was wearing a blue and orange shirt...so he blended well. He started climbing some free-standing stairs - freaked me out, but he had no problem!
Then he walked all over different textures and different types of staircases - up and down, well I hung out on the ground with Carter praying he doesn't fall.
Then my brave little soldier walks up to the top sits down on the slide and comes down! No fear, but boy did he wear the proudest smile on his face...until he got stuck 3/4 of the way down. It was a spiral slide and he didn't know quite what to expect and his shoes just caught on the slide - I fixed him up and he continued on his way.
He immediately tried to climb back up the slide, but I showed him the proper way and on this particular playground, the stairs are on the complete opposite part of the slide. It was something Logan did not understand and he kept trying to climb up the bottom part of the slide...and sometimes while other kids were getting ready to sail down. Needless to say his impatience with this got us on our way back home, which he was fine with (thankfully).
Needless to say, I am having so much fun with my boys!!
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