22 Months

My baby is almost 2. And he really isn't a baby anymore. Still has those baby cheeks though!

Carter at 22 months loves:

His daddy. They are best friends. Carter and his daddy love to play in the field and go exploring. If I get Carter out of bed in the morning he immediately says "go get daddy." So daddy never gets to sleep in anymore because once Carter is up, Daddy needs to be as well. Mommy just doesn't cut it anymore:)
Second to Daddy is Carter's love of milk. I personally think Soy milk tastes a lot like wet cardboard but Carter loves it. He would drink a gallon a day if I let him. Even when his "milkies" are gone, he carries around his sippy cup to remember it by. I finally found a TV show that will keep his attention for more than 2 minutes. Super Why! He will now sit on the couch for up to 20 minutes and watch this show. So now I can go the bathroom in peace without being reminded to wipe and flush.
Still Loves Swimming. Don't mention swimming unless you plan to take him that instant. This night we told him we would go swimming and he ran and took his pants off and brought me not 1, but 2 swim diapers. Then he brought me his swim suit. After we swim he talks about it for days and recounts the highlights of the swim.....jumping to daddy, jumping to mommy, and of course, water basketball. And he always mentions that he gets to be "nakies" when he swims. (just from the waist up!)

He loves my headband. His new word is CUTE and he uses it so wonderfully. He is always telling me how cute I am and how cute he is. Even while I was putting on my underwear one day he told how cute "my pants" were. Like I said, I have no privacy anymore.

Carter's speech amazes us everyday. He is now talking in 4 or 5 word sentences and uses such abstract words. Today as the garbage truck was pulling up, I told him to run to the window to see it. He ran to the wrong window and missed it. He came back to me and announced "I didn't see it Mommy." I have no idea where he learned that but he used it perfectly. He gets us all giggling with the things he says like "oh my gosh" (oops-that's from me) and he will even sing "Pants on the Ground." Neil is convinced he is a genius and I am just glad that he isn't behind on his speech like he was in his walking! I don't need more worries.

Carter's Dislikes Include:

The Vacuum! He is fascinated by it but scared at the same time. He can now tolerate being in the same room with it, as long as he has the couch as a buffer. Doesn't his face just show the concern and worry? He's smart about it though and never lets the vacuum out of his sight while it is in use.

He also dislikes having his hair fixed and his mouth or nose wiped. If it were up to Carter he would look homeless.

He keeps me so busy during the day but I love being his mom and spending every day with him.

Happy Easter

Carter's Easter was a success. Because the Easter Bunny had to bring his presents in a suitcase to Seattle, she went kind of light this year. The Easter Bunny brought Carter bouncy balls and candy. And he couldn't have been happier.

He didn't care much for the eggs until he realized that there was candy inside!

I took Carter to his first Easter Egg Hunt and it was a bust-at least for him. He didn't understand why he couldn't run out there before the designated time.

Once the hunt started I told Carter to "get the eggs and put them in his basket." 2 things you should know: 1) anything semi-round is a ball to Carter. And 2) a basket always means basketball. And this hunt was held on a basketball court so Carter grabbed his first egg, and went for the basket and tried to make a hoop. Poor guy was getting so frustrated that the hoop was so high.
Needless to say he only got a few eggs. I showed him that there was candy inside and he got excited. I then realized it was all candy Carter couldn't have because of his allergies. So then he was mad because he couldn't eat the candy. I ran back to the car to grab some fruit snacks. Fruit snacks ALWAYS save the day for Carter. This was no exception.
Here he is crying before the hunt because I was containing him behind the line.

We attempted to get a few shots of Carter in his Easter outfit but he kept getting distracted and we got no good ones. Stanley couldn't be left out and so he made himself at home. And there happened to be a plane flying overhead and Carter can hear a plane from thousands of miles away. But at least Stanley is looking at the camera!!

Semi-Annual Seattle Trip

We took a trip to rainy Seattle to visit my sister and her family. Carter and Mitchell are 8 months apart and had a great time together. They would definitely feed off each other.

We visited a great Children's Museum where things are that are normally off limits for Carter, were encouraged here. Here he is splashing in the big pool.
Carter and Mitchell enjoying the giant train table. Mitchell had even more fun that Carter did in the water!
This place was absolute bliss for Carter. Buttons, switches, you name it. And Carter could touch and push every single one of them.
Mitchell taught Carter how to turn his one man rocking horse into a tandem horse. At first Carter was scared of it(shocking, I know) but soon he loved it.
They then learned how to jump off one side to make the other go flying!
They even enjoyed the same cartoon, Dora the Explorer.
The only pic of the 5 kids and no one is even crying. An Easter Miracle!
Carter got to hold Mitchell's one week old puppy and he was a little scared at first(there is a pattern here). Soon he kept wanting to pet it, as long as Grandma would hold him.
The semi-annual tub bath together. How many years can we pull this off??
I love this picture. Here is Carter "wrestling" with Mitchell. They both loved this game, only when they were the one on top. They cried when the other did the tackling.
Sideways pin. Carter 2 Mitchell 0. Win for the blue/car team.

Thanks Mitchell for the great time. Can't wait til you come to Logan and we can return the favor!