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!

Wee Bit of Irish

The Meek trio packed up and headed to the Indianapolis Irish Fest on Saturday. It was a great day. We met up with the Bolles and Parker families. The dads drank pints of beer, the moms did some shopping and the babies played on the blanket. Here is a short video of Carter playing with his friend, Nate Bolles.

Melissa Bolles and the kiddos (they are 6 weeks apart in age)

Kyle and Chris enjoying some Irish music.

Happy Half Birthday

Carter turned 6 months on Saturday and he received a gift from the tooth fairy. Yep that's right, he cut his firth tooth. It's been a rough week, but baby Tylenol seems to be taking the edge off. Sorry no pics of his pearly white yet. He won't even let us take a quick peek in his mouth without screaming.