Good Weekend

We had a great weekend. Carter ate avocado mixed with bananas and milk and he really liked it! He practiced sitting up a lot. He is really getting good at it. We are still working on trying to crawl.

He put himself to sleep in his crib for the first time today for his nap and stayed for about 35 minutes! This means all the struggles we've had are paying off, just gotta keep with it. He's currently asleep on his belly in his crib.

He really is growing up, and does something new everyday. It brings me such joy to watch him. I fall in love with him more everyday, it's amazing!!!!

9 months

I can't believe my baby boy is NINE months old today! The last nine months have been the most incredible experience. I fall in love with him more everyday. He should be up any second to have his "midnight" snack. He's been on a pretty regular schedule for a while now.

He still hasn't slept in his crib as well as he did the other night.

His rash is better for today. It comes and goes.

We tried avocado yesterday, he's not sure what to think about it.

Today we are just going to soak up one another and practice sitting and crawling. He still tries to crawl, he just needs to figure out his arms. Taking his hands out of his mouth long enough is challenging. :)

Best night yet!

Carter slept in his crib from 9-2. He even woke up, chewed on Sophie (his giraffe) and put himself back to sleep, twice!!! He did it all sleeping on his belly. What that means for him, he's finally learning to self soothe and is getting more comfortable in his crib. What that means for me... NO SLEEP! He likes to bury his nose when he's on his tummy so I sit up watching him constantly. He did great last night, didn't bury his nose except for a couple of times. I'm so proud of my little guy! Praying tonight is the same! I'll go without sleep if he can figure out how to sleep in his crib.

Rash

Carter has had a rash under his chin on his neck and chest for a while. It's because he drools so much. We try our best to keep it as dry as possible, but it's not easy. Today it's pretty bad. We washed it really good, as gentle as we could be. It's really red and looks like it hurts. Tomorrow that will be my priority.

He's doing great sitting up, and continues to try really hard to crawl. He babbles a lot and has started 'squealing' a little louder. He's finding his voice! Yay!!!

Good day

He had a great day today! He ate a lot of oatmeal. We tried bananas last night and he was not a fan. He made some really funny faces.

He's sleeping right now, and I'm getting ready to move him to his crib. Hopefully he does better than last night.

Eating better

He's really starting to like sweet potatoes! I think we will try bananas next. He slept in his crib until 1am without crying the other night! I was pretty excited!!! Then last night he was back to wanting to sleep with me, we were up late....

His little girlfriend Elly is coming for a visit in February and we couldn't be happier! We haven't seen them since the day we left. We talk everyday, but it'll be nice to give them hugs!!

The last two days we've enjoyed somewhat good weather. Mid 50's yesterday and 65 today so we took advantage and went on a walk both days.

Enjoy the pictures! I HAVE to include a couple of Elly so you can see how beautiful she is.

Sweet potatoes

We decided to let Carter try sweet potatoes this morning. He's not so sure about them!

Last night was rough for me. He decided he didn't want to sleep in his crib at all, and cried every time I laid him in his rocker. So.... He finally went to bed in his rocker at midnight. He woke up at 4 to eat, and decided he wanted to play!!! He was up till about 5:30 playing and squealing in his crib. He cried as soon as he got tired and went back to sleep in his rocker.

He is jumping now and having fun. If the weather is nice we may go for a walk. Being stuck in the house all day gets old after a while.