Sunday, September 26, 2010

7 months old...



Yesterday, Carter turned 7 months old! Where has the time gone?! Each day with him has just gotten more and more fun. The amount of 'talking' he does now is INSANE! He is so loud...screaming, yelling, actual syllables...And he has learned to make that kind of noise to get your attention (like when he "throws" his cup during dinner & wants it back!). He laughs constantly...and he has several different laughs. They are just adorable. Of course eating ranks up there in his favorite things! But somehow he has discovered that he has the option of turning down things. For example, no peas. Nothing with peas in it. No green beans. Basically he is learning that fruits outweigh vegetables BIG TIME! So we are desperately trying to find veggie/fruit combos that he likes. There just aren't many out there! Have not tried anymore "real" foods after the banana debacle. He hasn't started crawling yet...but he rolls around the room to get places. Very resourceful! He actually doesn't like to be on the ground laying / rolling. He will sit up & play but he would rather stand. He is strong, pulling himself up! And the biggest news...he started to wave today. And sometimes, he doesn't lift his arm up. But he looks down at his hand & is opening / closing it or moving it like a wave, just watching it. Melts my heart! And (Tim is the proudest of this), he catches balls when you throw them to him. Video below. (Please ignore my screaming...I am so loud! GEEZ!) Oh yeah, and a second haircut! He sat up in this cute little chair w/ a steering wheel while it was being cut. He was perfect!
























Monday, September 13, 2010

Bananas make me twitch!

Last night, while I was getting Carter's dinner ready, I decided to put a few small pieces of REAL banana on his highchair tray. He has only eaten baby food up to this point...but the doc said we could give him small pieces of soft or mashed up fruits / veggies, etc. (Side note: He LOVES any baby food that has bananas in it!). So, anyways, he was picking the pieces up, but not putting them in his mouth, so I helped him out! The video below is hysterical...he acts like he was poisoned!! What's even better is that after I was done recording, he spit out the banana. So the little tiny piece was in his mouth throughout all of this...and he never actually ate it! Priceless...

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Carter's first Longhorn football game!

Carter experienced a very fun football season last year (still in Mommy's tummy!). However, today kicked off his first REAL Longhorn football season! He watched Texas vs. Rice over at Ryan, Jessy and Jackson's house. The Horns won 34-17! We can't wait to take him to a game in person. I'm sure he'll bleed orange just like Mommy & Daddy! :)