Carter's weekly top 20

Here are Carter's current favorite things...

20. grabbing his bottle with both hands

19. "Ducks Like Rain" by Raffi and hearing mommy quack.

18. sounds: whistling, blowing raspberries, whispering

17. Being brushed in the face by hair

16. stuffed zebra and mobile at naptime

15. bathtime

14. Watching mommy play with long pieces of food in her mouth like pretzels and green beans or saying Ahh while opening her mouth to eat

13. noticing Willie and grabbing Willie's fur (down this week from number 5)

12. Patty Cake, This Little Piggy, Charlie Chaplin, Asserin Asseran, and Ride a Cock Horse rhymes

11. our dining room

10. his hands and feet

9. standing up after I say one, two and three

8. peekaboo and other versions of peekaboo.
8. tied with Daddy lifting him up high and then making a Karate sound as he lowers him

7. I'm gonna get you games involving tickling

6. The frog in the Rainforest Jumparoo

5. play mat with dangling toys and rattles

4. Me raising a beach ball over his head and moving it toward him and then quickly away from him while saying weeeee!

3. Visiting Grandparents

2. Milk

1. Mom and Dad

Traveling with Carter

Over the fourth of July weekend we went to stay with Aunt Patty and Uncle David. Carter did not sleep much in the car on the way up to their house and once he got there, he did not enjoy trying out the portable playyard crib, but boy did he like those cows and the wide open vistas! Unfortunately we didn't get a picture of all that good stuff because we were enjoying talking so much, but we did remember to take pictures at the end.

Carter's Comedy Hour

Carter's laugh has developed from a short "huh huh" to the beginnings of a chuckle. Here he demonstrates his new ability.

Bad parenting

Years from now when my son is addicted to cartoon network, I won't think this is so cute, but I had to agree with Damian this time.

Mommy and Jenka get Carter ready for his four month checkup

This morning I took some pictures of him waking up from his nap. He was smiling and whenever I smiled back and talked to him, he would bury his head. Later, Jenka and I snapped some shots while getting him ready for his Dr. appointment. We tried on the shoes that Alison gave him just to see what they looked like even though we knew they would be too big. Carter has grown a lot. He now weighs 14.6 lbs (50th%tile), and he is 26 and 1/2 inches long (90th%tile).

Willie- A Compassionate Cat

My cat is the best ever. He is so personable. He is even friendly to Carter who grabs his fur tightly and tries to pull it off his back. Every time Carter and I sit in front of the mirror, Willie comes and joins. Well, today I discovered he has a new resting spot- Carter's playyard behind the sofa. I was surprised when I first saw him jump in. I wasn't sure how he was going to get out, so I took him out. Later in the day when Carter started to cry while playing on his mat, Willie comes bounding out of Carter's playyard, jumps over the sofa, and runs to Carter's "rescue". It was so sweet. Luckily, the feeling is mutual between those two. Carter enjoys looking at me make faces in front of the mirror until Willie comes rolling up on us, then it's "forget you mommy, I want to grab the cat's fur, collect a good wad of it and then try and put it in my mouth."

Carter's playdate

Carter had a pretty lady friend named Casey come and visit him today. Even without her nap, she was still very sweet. She is nearly six months old and already starting to crawl! Carter was fascinated with her. They just stared at each other for awhile. He showed her his toys and bopped her on the head with his zebra and they had a good ol' time.

Carter has been having difficulty settling down for naps this week, but this morning I told him that he would have to change all that so he could be sociable for her and he did! He slept for 2 hours in the morning and was in a good mood when she got there.

Thank you Jackie for taking pictures!