Carter's 1 year Checkup

Even though Carter turned 1 on July 16, he just had his 1 year check up this past week. Everything checked out great and he had the nurses oogling over him as he kept smiling and waving at everyone. He was a real flirt until they held him down and gave him 4 big pokes in the thighs. :( He didn't cry long, but after that he refused to look at the nurses and would immediately start bawling if they even looked in his direction.

Weight= 21 lb, 5 oz (25%)
Height= 30 3/4 inches (75%)
Head= 46.8 cm (50%)
(His stats are still almost exactly the same as Sam's at the same age. So even though he's a bit of a light weight now, I'm not too worried because Sam is now in the 90% for his age! Both boys are already eating my cupboards dry!)


Carter is such an active and curious little guy. I'm pretty sure if you look up "busy" in the dictionary, there will be a picture of him posted right next to it! He really doesn't play with toys, instead he just explores the house all day and is even starting to climb on furniture and chairs! Here's a pretty funny example of what it's like living with Carter...Yesterday while I was cleaning up breakfast, he first dumped over the entire garbage can. Coffee grinds went flying all over the floor. So, while I was attempting to clean that up, he went wandering off into our bedroom (I forgot to close the door AGAIN) and he dumped over Murphy's full water bowl (this happens at least twice a day). As I ran to clean up the water mess, he ran into the bathroom. Samuel had just finished having a #2 and hadn't yet flushed. Carter ran straight to the toilet, threw his Elmo phone in and then as soon as he saw me running toward him, quickly started splashing his hands in all the poo! Disgusting! Mind you, this all literally happened in less than 2 minutes!




He's also able to scale the stairs in about 20 seconds or less and is starting to figure out how to get back down on his own (luckily he seems to have a little fear of doing it without me right next to him...phew!) Let's see, what else? He waves bye-bye, does "so big", says "dada", "hot", and sometimes "mama". He loves to bark like a dog and lately has been making the cutest monkey sound.


Turning one has also brought on a new spirit of independence...basically that's the nice way of saying he likes to have his own way and throws a temper tantrum when we take something away or tell him "no". He screams at the top of his lungs and throws a pretty good fit. I'm hoping this phase doesn't last long?!

Now, I don't want to end on a negative because he's really a very happy, silly & curious little boy. So, to end, here's a pic of him "jumping" on the tramp. (I call it his outdoor play pen...I can actually water all the flowers around the house while he runs wild around the tramp and literally bounces off the walls!)


Carter, you are such a joyful, happy, and spunky little guy! You are so much fun and we love watching you grow and learn everyday. I love your crazy mullet curls, your big blue eyes, your goofy 6 tooth grin, & wet open mouth kisses! Our familiy is so much more complete now that you've been here for one whole year! We love you to pieces!
Love,
Mama, Dada, & Sammy