Carter's 9 Month Well Visit

Today Carter had his 9 month well visit with Dr. Hulsen.  Carter was weighed, measured, and received his vaccine.  Carter weighed in at 21 pounds and 4 ounces, which places him in the 65th percentile for weight and measured 28 inches long, which places him in the 45th percentile for height.  Carter only received one shot today, so we had a good visit.  Dr. Hulsen said it is fine that Carter wants to only eat table food as along as it is smaller than the size of a pea when the food is not dissolvable.  Carter was happy with this news!!

Carter is such a busy little guy!!  He enjoys looking at himself in the mirror and clapping his hands.  Carter can now sit himself up in a sitting position.  He will also stand while holding onto something, and is even attempting to pull himself up on things.  Carter still isn't a fan of baby food, so we decided to try finger foods.  JACK POT!  Carter loves being a big boy and feeding himself.  Carter mostly receives puffs, cheerios, and other soft foods, but he sure does enjoy chomping on them.

It was a beautiful day on Saturday, so I had Bill help me take some outside pictures of Carter.  I love all those rolls!

Just a Swingin'

This morning Bill and I took the boys to the park, since the weather was beautiful!  Nolan took off like a mad man running all over the place, so Bill and I took turns hanging out with Carter in the stroller.  Nolan wanted mommy to play with him, so I took Nolan through the playground.  I heard a shrill screech that sounded like Carter coming from the swings, but I didn't pay any attention because I knew Bill had Carter in his stroller.  We met up a few minutes later and Bill said the screech was Carter and he loved the swings!  I started thinking and today is Carter's first time swinging!!  Bill being the great daddy he is, took some great pictures of Carter enjoying his first swing.

A Fun Father's Day Weekend!

Nolan and Carter kicked off Father's Day weekend with some fun in the sun on Friday.  I purchased a water table for Nolan, since he liked playing with the Keller's so much.  Nolan had a blast playing in water.  I filled the small turtle pool up for Carter to stay cool in and of course, Nolan wanted to join Carter in the pool.  Carter didn't seem to mind even though there was very little room for either of them to stretch out.

Carter enjoyed splashing in his turtle pool, while Nolan enjoyed making his "little guy" fly through the air and splash into the water.  Nolan liked to count, "1, 2, 3, 4........ blast off!!"

On Saturday Bill and I took Nolan and Carter to Grant's Farm.  Nolan kept saying, "We are going to Maddie and Grant's Farmer!"  Once we pulled up into the parking lot, Nolan kept asking for Maddie and Grant.  After about the tenth explanation of Gran't Farm, Nolan was bored with the explanations and wanted to see all of the animals.  Since the weather was so nice, everyone else decided to visit Grant's Farm too.  It was packed!  

Nolan once again was attacked by the goats and had to be saved by Bill.  One goat even started chewing on his shirt!  Nolan thought the tortoises were funny.  Carter was along for the ride and kicked back in his stroller.  

After feeding a few animals we decided to feed ourselves.  Carter was drooling like crazy while Bill, Nolan, and myself were eating.  Bill said we should mash up some french fries and let him try them.  Great idea daddy!!  Carter devoured the mashed potatoes.

Grant's Farm was offering camel rides!  Nolan and I rode a camel named Sheeba.  Nolan thought he was cool and enjoyed the ride.  It was very much like riding a horse.  After a couple of hours at the farm we decided to head home because it was starting to become too warm.  The boys enjoyed a nice nap the whole way home.

Today we hung out around the house and enjoyed each others company.  This afternoon Bill attempted to take Nolan to the movies to see Epic.  Bill said Nolan loved the previews, but once the movie started Nolan, "wanted to go home."  At least Nolan was allowed into the theatre at no cost.  Bill said we should only take him to short films. haha

Happy Father's Day Bill!! You're an amazing father and role model to our sons.  The boys are not only told they're loved by you every single day, but you show them how much you love them as well.  Thank you for being the foundation to our family.  I love you very much!

Frogger

Carter Lynn is officially on the move!  Only thing is, Carter doesn't seem to want to crawl on all fours quite yet.  Carter hops like a frog, hence the new nickname Frogger.  He is too funny!  Handsome and happy; I don't know of a much better combination!  Watch out because when Carter sees something he wants, he is on the move towards it.  I'm finding new things to baby proof every day.

 Frogger in action!

Carnival Fun

What better way to spend our beautiful Saturday evening than to attend a carnival.  A local church was holding an annual carnival and this year the weather was perfect to go to it.  Nolan had a blast going down the slide, riding the cars, shooting cork guns, and fishing.  Carter enjoyed the fun surroundings from his stroller and couldn't have been happier.  Uncle Joe and Michelle came for a visit and decided to join us as well.

Nolan jumped back and forth between the slide and the cars, the slide and the games, and the slide and well the slide!  Nolan's favorite was definitely the slide.  He became so adventurous, Nolan wanted to ride on his own sack by himself.  Bill or I made sure to hold his hand though.

Nolan and daddy shot the cork gun and won a picture with tractors!  Nolan wanted the picture of papa's tractors to take home.

While fishing, Nolan wouldn't touch the fish to take them off of the "hook."  I don't blame him.  They were slimy and smelt like real fish!  Oh well, he won a toy gun and had fun fishing.

Uncle Joe and Michelle took Nolan on the last ride of the night and had fun.

We all enjoyed the weather and had fun watching Nolan enjoy the festivities.