TV Fire and Carter's 7 months

Carter..7 months old

It's been another crazy weekend around here. Friday began with our TV starting on FIRE...no joke! We're still not sure how it happened (although I like to tease Brian that it's very convenient that it occurred while I was at work and he just happened to be looking at TV's on internet a few days ago!) According to Brian, the story is he turned on the TV, heard a crackling/popping noise and saw smoke coming out of the back of the TV. He ripped off the back panel off and saw 2 small fires which he unsuccessfully tried to blow out! Then he attempted to use the fire extenguisher, which he quickly discovered DOES NOT work! So, he resorted to throwing an entire glass of water into the back of the TV! Got the fire out, but needless to say, we spent all of Friday evening and most of Saturday searching for a new TV. Happy Valentine's Day! :) We eventually found one and so far love it, especially the LCD feature which eliminates that annoying glare from the sunlight. Brian used to shut the blinds and cover all the windows with blankets in order to watch TV...not anymore! :) Also, the new flat screen creates more room in our crowded little livingroom...yeah! The downside... there goes most of our tax return money. It's a blessing though that we had the extra money to spend.
Sam playing Wi baseball on the new TV

Other than that, Carter turns 7 months old tomorrow. Friday night, after all the chaos from the fire and spending the entire evening shopping for a new one, I had just settled down to relax with a nice glass of wine when I heard a strange banging noise coming from Carter's baby monitor. The picture below shows what I discovered!

Yep, our little mover and a shaker was STANDING up in his crib! It freaked me out and I made Brian lower the mattress immediately. We sure do love this little guy, but he's already a handful. I have to shut all the doors in the house, close the baby gates to the stairs and keep a constant eye on him because he's crawling all over and pulling himself up on the furniture too. He's also starting to babble and say "da da da". Mostly, he just brings us tons of joy with his melt-your-heart smile and contagious laughter.

Carter pulling himself up on the couch

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