6 months old...

Is this a joke? Our Little Man is half a year old?!?! Oh my gosh...I don't even want to talk about it! Makes me so sad that he is growing up so fast.

Anyways, Carter is doing awesome! He is loving school at Primrose. He has actually been spending a lot of time on the "older baby" side (where the kids are already crawling / walking). He does great! (No, he is not crawling yet. But as his teachers say, "He can sit up ALL DAY LONG!") He has also been going to church with us every Sunday. He is in the Little Village Preschool room with the babies who already crawl /walk, just like at school. And I swear he is the most well behaved one every weekend! :)

So other than being a master at sitting up now, he of course is still LOVING eating. Anything & everything we give him, he loves it! Although we think peas may be on their way out the door as of last night...we'll see! Also, his speech is developing so well...he makes so many noises & has started repeating sounds (like "da"). And we're pretty sure he says "hi!" Other than sitting up & eating, it appears jumping is now on the list of favorite activities too! Doorway jumper, stationary jumperoo, people's laps...wherever he is, he loves standing up & jumping. Oh, and he found his feet! And I LOVE it! It is too cute...

Oh...and did I mention that we gave him a sippy cup last week...and he knew how to hold it & what to do with it?! And he even got juice out! One more thing I don't want to talk about...see first paragraph.

We go to the doctor for his 6 month checkup next Monday. So I will post any new info. then.

Playdate with Brayden!

Stephanie, Misty, Kristen and Brayden came over on Friday to spend the day with us. We had so much fun hanging out and loving on sweet little Brayden. Crazy how you forget what a 2 month old is like in such a short time! Now that Carter has started school and spends several hours each Sunday with other babies in the nursery at church, he loves babies! He is so intrigued by them. You can see that he wanted to grab Brayden (especially his face). We thought they were trying to hug ;) And how cute are their TX/OU outfits?! We couldn't resist...

Starting school!

Carter started school at Primrose School of North Plano this week. He is doing so great, we are so proud of him! The first day was super rough on Mommy, but he did wonderfully. However, I think he is setting records for shortest naps in the history of daycare! (One nap on Tuesday afternoon was 15 minutes...really?!?!). So other than the lack of napping (not that we are surprised) he is having a wonderful time. The directors & teachers are awesome...they love on him so much (and don't get annoyed when I call all the time to check on him). He is making lots of new friends. And apparently his favorite time of the day is story time! Above is a pic of his first trip up there to meet his teachers. And why did I include pictures of him sleeping? Because this was at the end of his first FULL day, Wednesday. And the pic was taken at 6:30! No bath that night...no bottle before bed...we couldn't wake him! He was OUT! And slept until 8:30 the next morning!! Hopefully the naps will start working out a little better for him so he isn't THAT exhausted each day.

5 months old...

Carter is 5 months old today! I cannot believe it...he is growing up way too fast! (As you can see below, he already had his first haircut). He is sitting up more and more on his own these days, and loves standing when he is being held. He is super strong. He loves books...especially books with bright colors, touch-n-feel animals & he really loves his newest book, Noisy Vehicles (thank you DD and Pops!). Being outside is still one of his favorite things...mainly in his swing, of course. But he also loves going for walks and has even been swimming a few times & loves the water! And of course his other favorite thing is EATING! He still loves oatmeal & has now had (and enjoyed) squash, green beans, carrots, apples, pears & prunes! We figured this little chunk wasn't going to turn down much!! ;) He has also enjoyed spending time with his extended family: Gigi, Grandma (his Great Grandma), Uncle Scotty and Cousin Alex all have visited from Houston. And he even had an evening with DD and Pops to allow Mommy & Daddy a long-deserved night out. :)

First haircut!

Well, we finally did it! Carter got his first haircut today!!! He did SO well, we were very impressed. The stylist kept saying over and over again how well he was behaving for his first haircut :) He did have a meltdown at the end though. But don't they all?!?! ;)

Before & After