I'm 7 Months Old

First Trip to the Cottage

Carter visited the cottage for the first time this weekend. Some of his aunts, uncles and cousins came up for a visit.

In the evening the family had a halloween party.

Carter in his skunk costume (our little stinker!)



Butterfly and Dilbert (Aunt Patty and Uncle Mike)


Witch and Scary Old Man (Nana and Papa Big)

Rasta Uncle Rick and Aunt Colleen

Wicked Witch of the Weeds (Aunt Jane)

Carter with his cousins Ayalkbet and Yacob

Pumpkin Patch

It's Story Time

For the last couple of weeks Carter and I have been enjoying story time at the local library. We invited Nana to come with us today.

Professional Pictures

Yesterday we met up with a great baby photographer, Rachel Vanoven. We had our photo shoot in the backyard. I think we all had fun trying to get Carter to smile for the camera. We were jumping, clapping, waving our hand in the air, singing and calling his name nonstop. I'm sure if our neighbors were home they got a real kick out of watching us!

Here is a sneak peek of the pictures.
http://rachelvanovenphotography.blogspot.com/

Picnic and Hike with Friends

Carter playing with his buddies Jonah Ragsdale and Nate Bolles
Dads ready for the hike

Cute picture of Nate and Jonah

Craig and James Kelker playing in the park

Carter enjoying the leaves on the hike

6 Month Update

Carter had his 6 month check up today. We knew he was getting bigger and the official stats are in to prove it.

Weight: 20 lbs. 8 oz. (88%)

Height: 28 3/4 in. (96%)

So what is Carter up to these days?

Well, he can sit up on his own. We still put a barrier of pillows around him just in case he tips over but he does pretty well. He has 2 bottom teeth and he loves to have his teeth brushed. Carter says bob,bob,bob,bob and ta,ta,ta,ta. He is always blowing raspberries and making high pitched noises that we like to call singing. Carter loves interactive toys. His bongos and the v-tech nursery rhyme book from Jill and Milt Anderson are two of his favorites. (Thanks for the half-birthday gift, Andersons!) We started putting toys in the big bathtub with Carter and he thinks the squirt toys are pretty cool. Some have even graduated from bathtub toys to everyday toys. Baby food has been a big hit. So far he's liked everything we've given him. Carter loves pears and green beans the best. 6 months is a great age. He is doing so much more now and his personality is really coming out. For the most part he is a happy baby - always smiling. However, sleeping through the night has still been a challenge for us. At 4 months we initiated "operation tough love". We got him down to one feeding a night so we felt it was a success. Once he started teething he was up 2-3 times a night again so we have to start all over again. Augh! We are bound and determined to have this kid sleeping through the night before he is 7 months old. Stay tuned on our progress!