Carter is 6 months old today! We went to see the doctor for his well-baby visit and he is 16lbs 10oz and 26.5" long. Looks like we are finally slowing down in the growth department. And with the way he is moving and bouncing around, I wouldn't expect anything else!
That's right, my baby is growing up. He is telling Santa all about the choo-choo train he wants this year. And, of course, Carter loves everyone:
After seeing Santa we walked around Christmas in the Park, checking out all the pretty lights:
Jason's parents, Dan and Donna, and his sister, Cassie, came to visit us for Thanksgiving this year. It was the first time Cassie and Dan got to meet Carter, and it's been about a year and a half since they saw Alex last! They only got to stay a couple of days, but every minute was worth it. They even got to celebrate Jason's 31st birthday with us!
Here are some fun pictures from their visit:
We got some family portraits done this weekend by Jenni up at Quartz Mountain. They turned out awesome, but Alex wasn't being too cooperative, so we went to her house today to get some of just the boys :) Thank you Jenni! Keep up the awesome work!
We went to Walmart yesterday (shocker I know..those of you living in Altus will understand) to get some cookies for our church Lifegroup potluck. As we are leaving the bakery section, I notice Alex chewing on something. I am thinking, 'Oh Lord...please don't let this be something off the ground!' I ask Alex what he's eating and he says 'Mmmm, apple Mama!' So we trek back to where the cookies were, and across the aisle, there are big shiny apples within my toddlers grasp...and one of them is missing a chunk. Yup, he took a bite of an apple, and then put it back before I even noticed he did it. A sweet woman watched the entire thing giggling, but the cashier didn't think it was as funny.
All in all, Alex was happy camper as he ate his apple on the way home, and I am thankful that God is still answering my prayers, even those muttered under my breath.
....it's been a while, I am posting a cute video. Carter has mastered the copy-cat technique. :)Here he is in his finest:
I can't stop myself from comparing Alex and Carter...they are complete opposites! Not in a bad way, but I guess I never expected them to be completely different. I had all these visions and thoughts in my head about how much Carter was going to be like Alex, and how I wouldn't be able to tell them apart....and it just hasn't come out that way at all! I am just amazed ;)
The biggest thing is their size...
(yes, same outfit...Old Navy 6-12 month sleeper)
Next is temperment, Carter is quick to smile and giggle, but we really had to work hard to get giggles out of Alex. He was a happy baby, just didn't like to show it all the time. Alex would let me 'schedule' him...not strict or anything, but I could feed him any time of the day and he'd take it no matter if it had been 20 minutes since he last nursed (which makes it much easier to go places), and Carter will have none of it. He'll eat when he's ready, his schedule during the day is all over the place, and there is nothing I can do about it!
Then we have motor skills. Carter will only roll from back to belly (which he is really getting good at BTW), but that's it! No belly to back, getting up off the belly, sitting. By the time Alex was 5 1/2 months old he was rolling around to get places, on all fours attempting to crawl, and sitting unsupported.
I am not saying one is better than the other at all, because I love them both for what they bring into my life, I love them just the way they are, and I wouldn't ever change a thing about them...but am I horrible for comparing, or is this just a normal thing that mothers do? Please don't tell me I am the only one!
Here are the boys in their costumes:
Angie gave me my first tag, so I guess I had better do it!
1. I have 3 drafts in the making, hopefully I can get these done and posted soon, I know you are all dying to know what's been going on here lately ;)
2. Carter is going to wear the cutest crocheted pants for Halloween that a friend made me, I can't wait to show them off!
3. I loved going camping when I was a kid at Cass Lake and Potato Lake in MN, I hope this is something we can do with our kids soon!
4. I should be playing with Alex, but he is being so nice and quiet watching Imagination Movers while Carter is napping, that I don't want to bother him (oh yeah...I heart Imagination Movers!)
5. I wasn't a fan of chocolate until I got pregnant with Alex, now I don't know how I survived so long without it.
6. I am kicking my husband's butt in our Fantasy Football league...and my team name is Hotpants&bnanahamocs.
7. I wanted to be a marine biologist on the ocean when I was a kid...seemed fitting since I grew up in North Dakota, eh?
Hopefully I didn't bore you to death! Here are the people I am gonna tag:
Stephanie
Bobbie
Natalie
Lauren
That was fun Angie, thanks! :)
Last week my mom, dad, sister, and neice came to visit from good ol' North Dakota. It was a short visit, but I enjoyed every single moment!
Happy 4 months Carter! I so thought he was going to be bigger, but it turns out Alex was such a peanut at this age (ok...he's still a peanut), that it just makes Carter seem ginormous in comparison! This picture was taken during lastnight's bath...I just love his curly mohawk!
Alex had his first encounter with firetrucks yesterday. It was fire prevention and safety week and they ended it with a parade of firetrucks and police cars through base housing. He, of course being the 2 year old boy that he is, absolutely loved it! We went to the open house at the firehouse on base and he got to sit and 'drive' in a firetruck. He was so impressed, that is all he's been able to talk about since. I even won a $20 gift certificate to the flower shop on base...all in all, a good time :)
Carroll, Ralph, and Midge came for a visit on their way to a wedding in Arizona on the 7th & 8th. Alex took to 'PaPa' right away and climbed in has lap for breakfast and to watch a little TV:
While Carter warmed up to Great Grandma Carroll right away. I think he really liked her kisses:
