My Little Man: 15 Months of Carter Michael

Carter Michael, 15 months!

You are so much fun, kid.  We so appreciate some little gifts you've given us like SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT and WALKING.

Snooze away little one!

You've got some words now like Bath, Duck, Door, Done, Dada, Dog, Mama, Nanana (banana).  Your favorite songs are Old MacDonald (you do the cutest e-i-e-i-o) and If You're Happy and You Know It (you recently figured out the 'stomp your feet' part).  If you don't know what something is you say "Diiiis?" over and over to try to commit it to memory.

You love when I turn the shower on at bath time and you stick your face in it to drink water (just like your mother).

Finally, you are interested in books!  Your most favorite is Noisy Farm (spoiler alert, your Christmas gift from mom and dad are the other books in the series).  You also like your Old McDonald hand puppet book.

Reading with Dada

Around 13 months you decided to transition from two naps to one.  You sleep right now from 11:30 to 2:00pm most days (sometimes more, sometimes less).

You also got another tooth!  That brings the count up to 7 chompers!  Your hair also decided to finally grow.  You're a blondie so far with a hairline that basically resembles President-Elect Donald Trump's (yes, THAT happened in your first years of life...it's historic, it's good and it's completely terrible all at the same time, we'll tell you all about it when you're older).

What's up with that hairline dude?

At the table you eat pretty much anything.  I'm not sure you have a 'favorite' food per se, you just kind of put away whatever we put in front of you.  Good kid.  You're a little (LOT) tough at restaurants, so we do quite a bit of eating at home these days, but that's ok.

You're not too sure about any kind of childcare.  It's a good and bad thing.  Good, because you are home with mom and dad all day every day and not in day care.  Bad, because when you're not with us you get upset and cry.  This makes doing things like going to church or life group tricky, but we're figuring it out and just keep trying!

Being in the car is your favorite way to spend your time.  Not in your car seat, but crawling all over a parked car and pretending to drive.  You and mommy have spent HOURS on road trips to nowhere.  When we're not in the car, we're running around the backyard picking up dirt, playing fetch with the dogs and climbing on things that are dangerous.  Inside, you love your legos and playing "tent" where mommy hides with you under a blanket.  But, your FAVORITE thing is turning on and off light switches over and over and over again.

Your favorite outfit is your bathrobe

Let's Go....nowhere!

Being your mom and dad is a joy.  We get so excited with each new step of independence that you take, We love seeing you go from baby to sweet little boy.  You are such a lovey guy. You give "cozys" aka snuggles...you are quick to come in for an unexpected hug while you rest your head on our shoulder or leg and pat pat pat your little hand on us.  It's hard not to positively flood social media with your adorableness, but we try not to be too annoying with it.  We just know we have the cutest kid that ever was!

Adorable Kermie for your second Halloween