Sunday, November 17, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Eight Months
Well, here we are at eight months. Carter is fabulous, and aside from the constant runny nose and terrible dermatitis he couldn't be cuter...or maybe those make him even better because its so funny to see a snotty nose smile :) Anyway. We are up to two teeth now, both the bottom front ones, and a few more foods - I have made banana bread with soy milk and rice flour and we have made gluten and dairy free pancakes, both he could take or leave at this point. Also we made rice pasta with "Will" butter (a dairy free margarine that his cousin Will uses and now is loved by our whole family). Again, not in love with the pasta but didn't hate it. Carter is officially done nursing. It was a fairly easy transition, but in many ways it has been bitter sweet. It is easier on me but sad that we don't have that time everyday. But then I think, well really we still do (because I am still the one who gets up with him first thing and Jeff and I rotate in the evenings) but now I don't have to fret about how much milk I drank that day or if there was cheese on my sandwich and I don't have to pump everyday at lunch. He is drinking soy formula and playing with cups of water, which really means dumping water all over himself and the floor.
He is sleeping "through the night" which means going to bed about 6:30/7:00 and waking about 5:00 for a bottle and then sleeping another hour or two depending on the day and the amount of screaming Lily is doing that morning...
He is crawling everywhere, pulling up on everything, and really getting ready to move on two feet soon. It is crazy fun to watch and it is freaking Lily out because he can now get a hold of her things. We have been working very hard on sharing or making sure that if Carter gets something he shouldn't that she can replace it with something of his instead.
We don't go back to the doctor until next month so no weight or height update, but in my opinion he isn't growing as fast and is starting to look longer and leaner than he did. He is still big, many of his clothes are 12 month size already but most of them are still a little long.
Carter loves: Lily, snuggling when he just wakes up, Raf, warm bottles, playing in the bath with Lily, crawling, smiling
Carter does not love: being strapped in his car seat, having his nose wiped, cold wind, having a toy taken away by Lily, having his legs stuck out of the sides of his crib, the insane amount of lotions and creams we have to put on him every night after his "soak" in the tub to help his skin (yes this has been prescribed by his allergist and I know, it seems counter intuitive to put him in the bath everyday)
He is sleeping "through the night" which means going to bed about 6:30/7:00 and waking about 5:00 for a bottle and then sleeping another hour or two depending on the day and the amount of screaming Lily is doing that morning...
He is crawling everywhere, pulling up on everything, and really getting ready to move on two feet soon. It is crazy fun to watch and it is freaking Lily out because he can now get a hold of her things. We have been working very hard on sharing or making sure that if Carter gets something he shouldn't that she can replace it with something of his instead.
We don't go back to the doctor until next month so no weight or height update, but in my opinion he isn't growing as fast and is starting to look longer and leaner than he did. He is still big, many of his clothes are 12 month size already but most of them are still a little long.
Carter loves: Lily, snuggling when he just wakes up, Raf, warm bottles, playing in the bath with Lily, crawling, smiling
Carter does not love: being strapped in his car seat, having his nose wiped, cold wind, having a toy taken away by Lily, having his legs stuck out of the sides of his crib, the insane amount of lotions and creams we have to put on him every night after his "soak" in the tub to help his skin (yes this has been prescribed by his allergist and I know, it seems counter intuitive to put him in the bath everyday)
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| That's right, I am standing on my Marshmallow Chair |
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| You lookin' at me? |
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| Piggies |
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| A little blurry but check out that expression! |
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| You can see my teeth here :) |
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| What about me? |
Monday, October 28, 2013
jungle gym
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| Lily with tongue out |
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| Carter with tongue out |
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| Just taking in the sights up here! |
Apparently we can't ever both look at the camera!
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Tanner's Orchard
What could be more perfect than a fall day with the family at Tanner's? Maybe realizing just how chilly it actually was and wearing boots! Other than that it was wonderful!
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| feeding the goats |
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| imitating the goats |
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| playing in the school bus |
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| riding the cider barrels |
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| my loves enduring the cold wind |
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| clearly it is still fun anyway |
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tooth
Here is a picture of the first tooth that came in September 15th. It is a little blurry, but by the lower photos you can tell it was the best I could do...
Friday, September 27, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Seven Months
Seven Months
This month has been a big one for Carter. He got his first tooth on September 15th - the bottom right one. I think the bottom left will come through any day. He has been a terrific teether so far, aside from lots of drool and sleep, he still seems happy as a clam. He also was diagnosed with a boatload of allergies this month: peanuts and eggs, (like Lily) as well as dairy, wheat, and dogs. At his allergy appointment they added dust mites to the list but opted to wait on skin testing him since it wouldn't affect his treatment at this point. He has atopic dermatitis, which is like severe eczema and often a precursor to asthma. We are treating his symptoms right now, but until he is older we can't really do much about his allergies other than avoid the problems. The weirdest part about this whole thing is how it is almost identical to his cousin Will. The allergies themselves, when they became apparent, the symptoms, everything. Odd...apparently Erin and I are to blame. On a positive note, Carter seems completely oblivious to any skin problems/allergies and is still the smiliest baby ever.
After some crying spells that just about killed me, Carter is now sleeping through the night. He takes two naps a day, and does very well going down by himself. He has started to like his binky and loves Raf, his giraffe lovie like Lily's Zeke. We are continuing with fruits and veggies at meals along with nursing or soy formula bottles (he now loves bottles since they aren't dairy - no wonder he fought them so much before). But we haven't really started other foods yet since we have been figuring out what he can and cannot eat.
Also this month, Carter has mastered crawling. He had a modified push-up and flop version before, but now he is really moving. It is so fun to see and Lily is thrilled that Carter can finally come when she calls...
Carter loves drooling, things with tags to chew on, Lily, being outside, nursing, fruit, crawling
Carter does not love being put in his carseat, peas, waiting for food, long photo shoots (again see photo below - now he can escape them, too!)
This month has been a big one for Carter. He got his first tooth on September 15th - the bottom right one. I think the bottom left will come through any day. He has been a terrific teether so far, aside from lots of drool and sleep, he still seems happy as a clam. He also was diagnosed with a boatload of allergies this month: peanuts and eggs, (like Lily) as well as dairy, wheat, and dogs. At his allergy appointment they added dust mites to the list but opted to wait on skin testing him since it wouldn't affect his treatment at this point. He has atopic dermatitis, which is like severe eczema and often a precursor to asthma. We are treating his symptoms right now, but until he is older we can't really do much about his allergies other than avoid the problems. The weirdest part about this whole thing is how it is almost identical to his cousin Will. The allergies themselves, when they became apparent, the symptoms, everything. Odd...apparently Erin and I are to blame. On a positive note, Carter seems completely oblivious to any skin problems/allergies and is still the smiliest baby ever.
After some crying spells that just about killed me, Carter is now sleeping through the night. He takes two naps a day, and does very well going down by himself. He has started to like his binky and loves Raf, his giraffe lovie like Lily's Zeke. We are continuing with fruits and veggies at meals along with nursing or soy formula bottles (he now loves bottles since they aren't dairy - no wonder he fought them so much before). But we haven't really started other foods yet since we have been figuring out what he can and cannot eat.
Also this month, Carter has mastered crawling. He had a modified push-up and flop version before, but now he is really moving. It is so fun to see and Lily is thrilled that Carter can finally come when she calls...
Carter loves drooling, things with tags to chew on, Lily, being outside, nursing, fruit, crawling
Carter does not love being put in his carseat, peas, waiting for food, long photo shoots (again see photo below - now he can escape them, too!)
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| poor arm... |
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| Which will it be? |
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| green wins |
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| Bye! |
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| No more pictures, Mom! |
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