9 months old AND First Thanksgiving...

On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, Carter turned 9 months old! WOW. Hard to believe. (He weighs 22 lbs 4 ounces and is 28 1/4 inches tall). He has had a busy month. Along with getting his first 2 teeth (by the way, the 3rd looks to be soon making its appearance), he is crawling all over the place, pulling up to standing on anything and everything he can, and walking holding onto furniture. I fear real walking is coming very soon! Let's just say he is BUSY. Into EVERYTHING.

Clearly he is still very vocal. He says "mama," "dada," "baba," and considering he will mimmick ANY sound or word you say, we have gotten him to say "apple" and "duck." Random, I know. And the video below is just a little taste of one of his hilarious laughs. Yes, he has SEVERAL.

He is still eating like a champ. He will be trying Stage 3 foods and more and more table foods during the next month. And (sorry to say), he now loves real bananas. But no fear, those of you who love the banana video. People are already begging me to try more and more new foods so we can try and get priceless video # 2, to go along with "Bananas make me twitch!" :)

His first Thanksgiving was awesome. On Wednesday, we got to spend the day with Tim's side of the family. Carter got to see all his cousins & have a fun-filled day at Uncle Cole's house. And on Thursday, we make another trip to Houston to spend time with my side of the family. Carter got to play with Cousin Alex, they had so much fun! AND we even went to the Old Time Christmas Tree Farm, where we got to pick and cut down our very own Christmas Tree for Gigi's house! So fun!

Trip to Houston...

We took a trip to Houston last weekend to visit Gigi, Pappy, Grandma and Uncle Scotty. We had a blast! Let's start by saying that this car trip with Carter was a LOT better than the first trip (when he was 10 weeks old). The last hour of the drive each way was still a bit painful...but what else could you expect from having an 8 month old sit in a car seat for 3+ hours!

Carter had lots of fun playing with Cousin Alex's baby toys. (We even brought one home!) He had his first popsicle (what a treat for his sore little gums). We had lots of fun eating at our favorite restaurant El Rincon (twice!). We went to the Pumpkin Patch & took lots of pics, got to pet a GIANT very aggressive goat and took a hayride! A jam-packed weekend & overall a great trip! :) Can't wait until Thanksgiving!!!

8 months old...

Carter is 8 months old today! He has had an eventful month. As mentioned in the post below, he can pull himself up to standing now and (get this!) TWO teeth are coming through. I mentioned the first one, but sure enough, two days later, the one right next to it is making its appearance as well. This second tooth is REALLY getting the best of him too. Breaks my heart :(

This month, we went to the State Fair with DD and Pops (Tim's parents) and got to ride the Dart Train! Carter was an angel on that entire trip. Too bad the lines were SO long that we didn't get to do any kid-friendly activities at the Fair. :( Also, this weekend, we are also making a trip to Houston to see GiGi (my Mom), Pappy (my Dad), Grandma and Uncle Scotty! We have plans to visit the Pumpkin Patch, where we will take a hayride, a ride on a train and even get to pet some goats! So stay tuned for more pictures. He has gotten to / is getting to spend LOTS of time with friends and family!!!

Also this month, Carter experienced 2 HISTORIC events in baseball. He watched (I use that term loosely) Roy Halladay throw the 2nd no-hitter to ever be pitched in the postseason! AND he has witnessed the Texas Rangers not only win their first (and second) post-season series, but they are now going to the WORLD SERIES! Go Rangers!

No new updates on the food situation. Carter seems to be picky about his food's texture. So he's still eating TONS of baby food. (Gigi SWEARS we are giving him another banana this weekend to see what happens!) I need to upload a video of him talking these days. So many different sounds, syllables, noises. It is GREAT! Oh yeah! And everyone keeps asking how much he weighs now...21 pounds! Our adorable little chunky monkey :)

Milestones...

Two major things happened for Carter yesterday...

His FIRST TOOTH made its appearance! It is BARELY through the gum, just a tiny little white speck. But it's there, to be seen AND felt!

Also, we got a letter from one of his teachers at school yesterday (actually a "Happy Gram"). Apparently while he was playing yesterday, he pulled himself up to standing ALL BY HIMSELF using the toy box.

More pics of all this fun next week, when he turns 8 months old. :)