Carter & the Cow

Milestones

Two very exciting things happened today!

First, Carter slept through the entire night last night! He made it to 4:30 am which is awesome for him. I probably just jinxed us by posting this, but I had to share!

Second, Carter can now grasp toys with both hands and he stuck his first toy in his mouth today! He does it pretty clumsily but we can definitely tell he's way on his way to perfection :) He is very partial to a certain little cow toy and we're having a ball watching him play with. I'll try to get it on video and share with all.

Happy Monday!

A note from the C-man...

Since Mommy is exhausted, I told her I would write her blog for her tonight. We had a long weekend. On Friday, I had a date at Pizza Hut with my girlfriend Hallie. Unfortunately, she slept the whole time, so we didn't get to play :( But I got to see Aunties Amanda, Stacey and Emily!

Yesterday I was a little grumpy butt and cried most of the day. I think Mommy was pretty frustrated with me b/c she had stuff she wanted to get done around the house. But I didn't want Mommy to clean house, I wanted her to give me all of her attention instead :) Last night, Auntie Brianna & Uncle Travis stopped by for a little while. I'm very excited to meet their baby in September! I hope we can be great friends like Mommy and Brianna are!

Today was a better day. Meema came over to see me and Mommy was able to finish the cleaning and doing laundry. Then when Daddy got home from work, Papa came over too! Mommy made cupcakes (I really wanted one but didn't think it was good idea since I don't have any teeth!) and her and Daddy grilled steaks for everyone for supper.

Well, Mommy says I have to go to bed now so we can get up early in the morning and go to work! Enjoy these pictures that Mommy helped me post!

Love,

Carter

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny came to visit last night! Since he's too little for candy, Carter received burp clothes, some cool new bibs, and an awesome cow toy. The Easter Bunny must have known that Mommy has been waiting for these cool Nike wind pants to go on sale at Babies R Us too, because they were even in the basket!
Today we went to Grandma B's for Easter dinner. Everyone enjoyed seeing Carter and we took a FIVE generation picture! Pretty cool, the last 5 generation pic was taken when I was about 2 months old too :)

Carter turned 2 months old on Wednesday! You know what that means....the dreaded first set of shots :( We went in Friday afternoon and I think I was more scared than he was! But he did awesome. He cried for a few minutes but by the time we got up to the front desk to schedule his next appointment he had completely calmed down. He even slept while I stopped and got diapers & formula for him! He was a little cranky Friday evening, but still did amazingly well.

Carter has been smiling more and more each day, but of course every time I get the camera he stops! His stomach problems & reflux seem to be doing better too. The gentle formula he's now on & his new meds seem to working out really well. He has been a happier baby this past week and hopefully this coming week will be just as good :)

Finally!

Check out more pics of Carter Bug smiling :)

Play time!

The Weekend Has Arrived!

Wow, what a busy week we've had again! I guess I should get used to it...I have a feeling things will just get crazier as time goes on! Here's a quick recap of the past week's events....

Monday 3/30...Carter had an awesome day at work. Hardly any fussing at all! Mommy even got quite a bit of work done! My first Avon order came in Monday so Brent helped me put orders together that evening. We then proceeded to try to smell 20 different perfume samples that I ordered...bad idea :(

Tuesday 3/31...We received saddening news that our cousin's fiance had lost his parents Monday evening. Our hearts go out to them and they remain in our thoughts & prayers. On a happier note, Carter gave me his first REAL smile! Man how I wish I'd had my camera! Spent the rest of the week trying to get him to smile again....

Wednesday 4/1...Carter's girlfriend Hallie finally arrived! Our good friends, Amanda & Andy, welcomed their first daughter, just a few days past her due date :) Still workin on the smile.... Carter took his first steps! April Fools!

Thursday 4/2...Stayed home from work b/c Carter was up all night crying, didn't get any sleep. Spent most of the day cuddling with my little man and napping. Carter smiled for Daddy (no picture). Went to Lawrence Thursday evening to visit Amanda & Hallie. She is so adorable! So tiny compared to Carter! When we got home that night, Carter was awfully cranky and felt very hot. Took his temp and it was 100.8. Called the doc on call and he said to give him some Tylenol. If the fever didn't break, bring him to the ER. Thank goodness his temp dropped to 99.2 within about 30 min. Stayed up with Carter most of the night, monitoring his temp, which thankfully remained about the same.

Friday 4/3...Stayed home again and took Carter to the doc. It was so nice that Brent was off too so he could go along. Friday morning his temp was still 99.2 and gradually went down as the day progressed. The doc ruled out ear infection and RSV (thank GOD!). Went ahead and prescribed him an antibiotic in case the fever came back, which it hasn't. She's guessing he just had a small viral thing, nothing serious. He seems to be feeling fine now! While at the doc, we talked to her about his reflux problems. Thickening the milk w/ rice cereal was working great for a while, but his spitting up is getting worse & worse and the Zantac isn't doing much anymore. She prescribed him Reglan, which should speed up the digestion in his stomach...let's pray it works. Also found out that our little chunk is now up to 11 lbs...considering putting less cereal in the milk! Meema & Papa B. came over last night. Mom brought Papa Murphy's pizza and we watched Marley & Me (so cute!). Lots of smiles for Meema, tried to get pics (ha!)...see below.

Saturday 4/4...Supposed to be cleaning house while Brent's at work, but haven't managed to get much done but laundry due to a little man who seems to require constant attention today! Tried putting less cereal in his milk this morning..bad idea. He spit up half the bottle, including his Reglan :( Spitting up = VERY cranky baby. Gave him a couple more ounces of formula w/ a generous amount of cereal in it...he kept it down! Full baby = happy baby! Happy baby = sleeping baby. The smile is getting better!!

Sunday 4/5...Tried to get this post done yesterday to no avail. Only got half the cleaning done yesterday but at least I got all the laundry done! Carter still seems to be feeling fine, fever has not came back so that's good! The new medicine when paired with the Zantac seems to work pretty well. The trick is finding a good time to give it to him so he doesn't spit it up when he eats. It is cold and nasty out today..sounds to me like a good day for napping! Carter and I read some books this morning and played on the floor...cleaning can wait! Apparently this wore the little guy out. Guess that's my cue to finish the cleaning :(