Carter: Updated Month Progression!

Our month progression is starting to get really cool as Carter is getting older!  Here's month 1 through month 7!

Month 1 to Month 7

1 Week Old vs. 7 Months Old

1 Month Old vs. 7 Months Old

Carter: 7 Months

Your Dad and I read somewhere that parents should do their kids a favor and get them an email address so that when the billions of other kids with their same name grow up and want to get an email address, it's already taken.

CarterBruce was already gone...so CarterMichaelBruce it is!

Dad and Mom are getting ready to write your VERY FIRST EMAIL!  We can't wait for you to receive it and we plan to write to you often as you grow so you can read what's gone on in your life throughout the years when you're old enough!

You're now SEVEN months.  Say what?

Much smilier for your 7 month photoshoot :)

Crazy hair, don't care

You've really blossomed into a determined and strong boy this month.  You're one cool dude!

You started crawling everywhere but have quickly discovered STANDING! is way more fun...walking is even better.  You are standing up and hanging on to everything you can and love to hold our hands and stomp around.

Little man, standing tall!

You go BOOM! often...mommy tries to keep you from crashing on your head...she does just an OK job at this so feel free to blame me if you have issues when you're older.  I probably should have given you a helmet.

You visited the pet store for the first time and LOVED all the animals, just like mom and dad.

Must love animals

You've started new solid foods, real foods...you've had banana pieces, avocado pieces (yuck), "puffs" (YUM), mandarin oranges (SUPER YUM) and tonight...real broccoli which you enjoyed very much!

Proud after eating a puff!

You're continuing in swim class and even sitting up on your own in the bath tub!  You also make a really cute face where you tuck your lower lip under your upper one when you're concentrating...Turns out mommy makes this face too when she's working out....You also have a favorite toy...it's a FREE CUP from the local BBQ joint, Dickey's.  Go figure.

Tucked Lower Lip and Your Yellow Dickey's Cup

Hellllooooooooo

In just a couple of weeks we are moving to our new state and new home.  This is where we think you'll grow up, time will tell!  We've chosen to move largely because of you.  We want you to have a nice big house and yard to play in, good schools and mommy and daddy around all the time.  You're moving away from your Grammy J and Grandpa, but we'll see them once a month for a couple of days when mommy comes back for work.  We're moving closer to Grami Pam and Poppy.  They're excited to be around even more as you grow.

Your new house is almost finished!

Baby Feet

Is there nothing in this world sweeter than little baby feet?  I just couldn't resist a few pics as Carter rolled around the other day on the bed...

Carter: 6 Months

It seems that things have gotten a bit chaotic and your 6 month post didn't get created until now!

Your 6 Month Photoshoot wasn't a very smiley one ;)

Six months, half of an entire year, how can it be?

First time in a shopping cart!  Kind of a fail....

Obligatory nekkid baby pic, you're just so cute

You are becoming a very big boy Carter Michael!  You're eating your baby cereal and purees and love to make your "scrunchy face".

The infamous scrunchy face

You've started to figure out crawling and are on.the.move!  You even started SWIM LESSONS!

You love the water and swim lessons seems to have made you enjoy bath time even more too.

We've had a few "moments" as you're growing and finding your emotions...for better and for worse.

Someone didn't read their jumper this morning!

You aren't sleeping through the night anymore, lately you've been waking up 2-3 times a night to nurse which is tough on mom and dad, but we love you and don't mind too much.

You even celebrated your very first Valentines Day.

Not really an eligible bachelor...mommy for life!

Carter this first year with you is flying by.  We're trying to enjoy every single minute of it though as you grow, learn and play.

I love the sweet blue stripes on your PJs

We love you,

Mommy and Daddy

And Then There Was None

Carter Michael, when you were just a few months old a very sad thing happened to our family.

We lost a very special member who had been around for 9 years.  Pongo was with mommy before Daddy, before Louie, before Gunner...but not before Peanut, he wanted to make sure I let everyone know.

Pongo, mommy's horse passed away on February 17th, 2016 because he had many problems with his feet that there was no treatment for.

You only met Pongo a few times, but before you arrived he was a very big part of mommy's life.  She raised from a yearling and taught him everything.  They had a lot of fun together and adventures.  They went to horse shows and even won some blue ribbons!

On Pongo's last day we went to be with him as a family.  You guys sniffed each other out and you even had your very first horseback ride on him...bareback no less!

He will be very much missed and mommy is sad you won't remember him when you grow up.  But she's thankful you got to meet and even if just for a short while, two of her favorite souls were around her to love on earth at the same time