6 months.....ALREADY?!?!

It's unbelievable that Carter is already a 1/2 year old and how much he's grown and changed in such a short time! And when I say grown I mean REALLY grown....Carter has acquired the nickname "Tank". At his 6 month checkup he weighed in at 22 lbs and 28 1/2 inches long (>95%). The doctor couldn't believe what a chunky monkey he was but said he was extremely healthy and great! So it looks like we no longer have a quarterback in the making but a linebacker haha! Just in the last two weeks he's progressed so much. He's holding his own bottle (which is awesome), sitting up, and loves to stand up (with our help of course) and attempt to "walk". Still no "toofers" but we're anticipating seeing some pop through his little gums any day now! He now eats 3 meals a day in addition to his formula and can have baby meat which I know he's super pumped about! We're having his 6 month pics made on Saturday and I'll TRY to post them soon. However, I've posted pictures from months 4-6 on the link so please take a peek! Until next time....

4 Month Check-up

I'm a little late on posting the update but Carter had his 4 month check-up the end of May. The doctor said he was a very healthy baby boy and said it appeared he had the whole eating thing down pat! He weighed in at 18.1 lbs. and was almost 27 inches long....both in the 95th percentile. Rob says when he gets old enough he'll have to rough him up while he can because it looks like Carter will be bigger than him before we know it! We've incorporated solid foods (well "baby solid foods" ha!) into our lunch and dinner routines. He's a huge fan of oatmeal cereal mixed with fruit juice, however, he LOVES his veggies....especially carrots, which he must get from his dad because I'm not a fan of veggies AT ALL! Anyways, doc said for us to keep doing what we're doing and after our next visit at 6 months we could start incorporating meats....which i'm sure our growing boy will love! I'll try to post new pictures soon.....

New Pictures

I've FINALLY put pictures of months 2-4 online....click on the link to the right!

3 Months

We went and had Carter's 3 month pictures made and it's amazing how much he's grown and changed already. It's like he went from baby baby to little man overnight. He's growing into such a funny and precious personality and Rob and I are both convinced that he's already figured out to manipulate us. It's pretty funny now but I have a feeling that he's going to be a hand full in the future! :) We're also thinking that he might be growing into a good sized little fella....right now he's approximately in the 90th percentile for height and weight so we may have a little football star on our hands afterall!

I'm beginning to understand more and more what a true blessing and great responsibility it is to be a mother. I pray every day that Rob and I will be the parents we need to be to raise him to be a respectful young man with a heart of compassion who truly loves the Lord! We are so very very blessed!

Already 2 1/2 Months....

It's hard to believe that Carter is already 10 weeks old and I had to go back to work this week. I definitely miss the little guy during the day but it's nice too to start settling into a real routine and having adult interaction. The fact the Robbie's mom is our daycare makes it a little easier too b/c I know he's being loved and spoiled! :) He's becoming such a big boy and although the first month was extremely challenging I'm so proud of the good little baby he's becoming. Don't get me wrong...he still has his moments but he's so much fun now and loves riding the horsey with daddy, batting at his favorite toy (Einstein star), snuggling with mommy, baby talking, and looking around cooing and smiling. Not to mention that we've consistently been sleeping through the night (10 pm - 6 am) for a week now which is AWESOME and I'm extremely proud him!!! It's amazing to see him changing, literally, every day...I could just eat his face off and squeeze him to pieces :) We both love him so very very much!

Mr. Chubby

It's hard to believe that Carter is 2 months old already. As you'll notice in the pictures he does not struggle in the eating department and is quite the chubby fella. Over the past month we've really tried to focus on settling into our routine and during the day I'd say we're pretty close to mastering it - 3 hour routine of eat, play, and nap! However, nighttime is definitely presenting challenges. Carter can be classified as a "high maintenance" child you could say and when it comes to time for bed he just wants to snuggle. As cute and loving as it is I know that I can't just snuggle him at night all the time; I'm scared I'd end up with a 5 year old who has to sleep with mommy and daddy. Each night gets better; he cries less when we put him down and sleeps in longer intervals. Hopefully by the time I go back to work in 1 1/2 weeks we'll be moving closer and closer to easy and peaceful nights on a consistent basis!

He's getting to be so much fun with his grinning, cooing, and baby talk - I could just eat him up! It really is amazing how quickly they grow and change; one thing is certain though and doesn't change and that's that he looks just like his daddy! I tell him every morning "Why don't we try to look more like Daddy today, Carter!" haha. Such a cutie though...enjoy the pictures!

Carter's 1-Month Photo Session

We took Carter to Studio 1 to 1 in the mall to have his 1 month pictures taken. I was quite nervous b/c I know how fussy he can be but he actually did pretty well....except for pee pee-ing on their back drop...oops! haha :) It was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy the slideshow of some of the pictures from the session!