Carter turns 2!!!!!

Today my little man, Carter turned 2!!! I could say all the cliche things, like.....'where did the time go?' or 'time goes by so fast' or 'when did that happen'....but those saying drive me nuts as on facebook for every kids birthday, the parent says one of those. And yes, they are true...time does go by fast and they are bigger before you know it.

Carter is such a cutie pie, which big blue eyes that sparkle, an adorable smile which he likes to show off often, especially for a camera, and a great head of hair which easily does the current and ever so popular, messy/shaggy look. Carter is messy...which is tougher to clean up, but fun to watch him in action. He is pretty good about saying 'please' and 'thanks'. He has gotten tougher, but depending on his mood, he may still fall apart if he bonks his head. He has followed Logan's steps in which he comes over to me and asks me to kiss his boo-boo. It is oh so cute. If I don't get the right spot, he is sure to let me know and has me re-try. He mostly calls me 'Mama' and John 'Daddy'...though sometimes he calls him 'John'. It's pretty funny.

Carter's favorite phrases are 'Stop It' 'It's so funny' 'Is it working?'. Carter's favorite movie is Wall-E, though he watches pretty much anything. He also really likes Mickey Mouse. Carter, just like his brother, plays with cars a lot and also does some great sound effects. Carter plays very well by himself and with others. He is standing up for himself a bit more these days with Logan. Logan used to take things from him and now Carter holds on for dear life or speaks up and tells Logan no.

Carter is still obsessed with his elephant, Tao. When Tao goes in the laundry, there are some tears, but distractions seem to work. He cannot go to sleep without Tao and we tried one time (when Tao just got in the dryer)....we had to wait until Tao was mostly dry to put him to bed. If Carter gets upset at all during the day or doesn't get his way he says 'where's Tao?' in such a sad, pitiful voice. We tell him to go get him and he says 'I get; I get Tao.' When Logan wakes up and Carter is already up, his face lights up and he gasps and says 'Wogan!!!!! Mama, looks...it's Wogan!'.

Carter loves to splash in the bathtub...and in the sink. He gets into a bit of mischief sometimes, but gosh do we love him! He is our little man and we are so blessed to have him in our lives!!!