Young Love

My darling friend Anna had her little baby just 4 days ago. We went to visit her at the hospital, and she did an amazing job! She also wore some pretty attractive pajamas....(see picture above). Carter was so excited to meet a new friend, but didn't necessarily like being back in the hospital setting- brought back a few sensitive memories. In fact he was SO excited he couldn't stand it, and slept right through the whole thing. Anna named her little gal Susie Ann, and she weighed 6 lbs 13 oz.  She is very cute, and Anna is a perfect little mommy! But as a new mother myself, I have to say I wasn't prepared for what happened next....
Carter fell in love. He is smitten! And I think Susie is fond of him also, but sometimes she plays a little hard to get...

See that little smile Carter wears when Suz has her head turned? It's SO obvious isn't it?? He's not good at hiding his true feelings yet..

He sometimes tries to sneak up on her and grab her hand. She will have none of that till she's 16 though. Good thing Carter is so patient......wait...

Sometimes Carter gets tired of Suz making him work so hard for her affection, but he won't give in. This is love people! Did Romeo decide to quit when he saw that Juliet wouldn't remove herself from the silly balcony??? NO. He climbed! 

They pretend like nothing's happening when they see mom and dad looking..

But they love to sit and talk. Or hiccup in unison. Both good.

These are some pretty cute kids. We love them so much!!!!

Soothing Suds

 My sweet baby boy has had some pretty sad acid reflux lately. He cries and cries, and sometimes is completely unconsolable. But no matter how sad he gets, nothing can ruin his sink time for him. He was crying so hard yesterday so I stuck him in his warm water sink bath, and the moment his little body hit the water, he was silent. I let him sit in there sometimes for almost 20 minutes because he is just so content. I usually have to pull him out when I see his eyes get droopy and know he's so cozy he's gonna fall asleep haha. He's a doll. And I love the little man.

Ahh sweet contentment!

We are Patriotic!

Wait for it...

WAIT FOR IT.......

TA DAAAAAA!!!

Happy Fourth of July!!

Zoodles of Fun!

First off- I enjoy coming up with cheesy post titles :) I hate to say that I find myself the least bit humorous...but when you're home with no one but a wee babe to amuse you...well never mind. This is a little story of a great adventure!!

One evening, Carter was thinking very hard.... he wasn't sure what could possibly be missing in his little life! He had parents, plenty of hugs and kisses, lots of creamy milk to drink at his leisure, a diaper to dispose in whenever he liked, soft blankies, and plenty of amusement from the faces and voices people use when talking to him. But it seemed that something was incomplete. There was something more. He tried telling Dad- but he didn't understand...

It was FRUSTRATING.

It was boring....

                                                                                                 And it was exhausting...

What could be the solution for this discontent! Of course. MOM!! She always knows. And I did of course. What Carter needed was a little excitement thrown into this daily routine. And this excitement could come from no one and no where, but the zoo. Yes. The zoo. 

Carter was thrilled! He'd never been to the zoo! So with Grandma Kelli, Aunt Erin & Rochelle, Uncle Dylan & Matthew, and cousin Maddox- we set off for a great adventure.

We walked around in earnest to see as many animals as we could..

Grandma Kelli had a hard time letting Mr. Moo ride in his stroller. He was just too cute.

Uncle Dylan does NOT use any illegal substances..

Mom probably looked like a crazy for bringing this little guy in public. To the zoo no less. But when your son wants to go and looks at you with THAT face- tell me how you could say no?

These guys are cute too. Except Aunt Erin- she's bee-ay-ute-aful!

Cousin Maddox teaches us all about how to be awesome. Obviously.

We loved the giraffes so much. 

Don't touch the giraffe Carter! Goodness....

Mommy wore her tiger shirt for the special occasion.

And the little elephant baby made carter pants feel more at home. 

What a trip! Now that Carter feels at ease knowing he made it there, he can eat, sleep, poop, and spit up in peace :)

Bath Time!!

Initially, Carter dreaded his little sponge baths. It was hard for the little guy to not be able to fully emerge in the water, and waiting till his cord fell off was just plain hard on him. But once it did fall off and real bath time began...he loooooves every minute! I have let him stay in as long as he likes because he is just so content. So here's a few darling snapshots of Carter in his blissful sink bath!

He's always modest!

This is the face of contentment!

Sometimes it's hard to refrain from kissing this little face right off!!! I love my little guy VERY much. 

Carter's Many Faces

Our little guy is stinkin' cute. Atleast we bias parents think so :) So since we are wrapped around his little fingers and smitten with his baby charm-I am posting a few pictures I've taken of his many faces.

  

 Carter has this crazy thing with his hands. He loves his hands by or on his face at all times. Even in ultrasound pictures we have, his hands are on or by his face! When he was being birthed instead of coming just head first he decided to sneak his arm out simultaneously-of course so he could keep it close to face. He also flails his little arms when he gets upset, and since they are on or by his face always, he tends to whack or scratch himself which generally doesn't make him too happy (aka mad as a hornet). And when he's eating or drinking a bottle he frequently confuses his hands for the milk source and shoves them in his mouth. Crazy boy. But an endearing trait for sure.

 

These are his crazy eyes :) We're still learning how to use and control them

His face that I like to call "Mr. Moo". That pouty look...Means he's hungry.

Getting Tired...

His "crazy for the camera" face.

He loves to stretch out and snooze!

"Look at me I'm cute!" face.

Complete Boredom...

One night while awaiting the arrival of our son... we were soooo bored. I walked in the kitchen to find my bored partner carving what he thought looked like a donut out of an apple. Doesn't really look like a donut......










So I decided to join the fun. Donut making became animal fruit art. I made the mice, and nathan made the pretty stinkin cool apple owl. But come on. Give me points for my scenery!

Come on, the poo-poo sprinkles!? Adorable right??

Tails of Ramen :) Way clever

Seriously way cool right!?

Of course Nate made an owl when i made mice. So his fruit animal would be dominant and intimidating. But my mice fear no one.

Thank you sweet boredom!!