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!!

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!

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)

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.

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....

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:

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!