It's official! Carter officially slept through the night last night. He went to bed at 10 and woke up at 4:15. I'll take it! Yesterday, he also rolled over on his side, and he'll hold his "keys" and shake them when we put them in his hand.
Tonight was a big night, too. It was the first time we left him in the nursery at church. He did just fine!

10 weeks 2 days

5 Hours! Carter slept more than five hours straight last night! Someone at Bebe's work told her about the lavender bath wash working well, and we happened to have some in the cabinet that we had never used. I turned down the lights in the tub, and Carter smiled and laughed during the whole bathtime. Afterwards, he was too sleepy to finish half his bottle, so I swaddled him and put him down. Mom and baby are very happy this morning! Looks like Carter is going to get a bath every night now.
I have a feeling someone is going to discover their feet very soon....

10 weeks

I just put Baby-No-Sleep to bed and it's 9:30 at night. He couldn't have had more than an hour total of naps today. How can a growing baby need less sleep than his parents? He is doing well in that he is less fussy. We were even to able to meet with our small group book study last night, and Carter was an angel the whole time. However, I think we are both getting run down from the lack of sleep. Carter can go up to 5 hours between feeds at night, but that doesn't mean he's sleeping the whole time. The pediatrician suggested we could put rice cereal in with his formula, but there's controversey whether this could cause allergies if given before four months. So for now, we'll just hang in there. I am sure restful nights are in our future!
His sitter commented today on how much he "talks". He does have quite a bit to say, and it's awfully cute! The other three kids she keeps have been sick in the last 48 hours, so hopefully Carter will not catch anything.

9 weeks 3 days

Yesterday, we drove up to Conroe to visit Steve's grandparents. It was the first time Carter met his great-grandmother, MawMaw Hightower. Unfortuntely, Papaw Hightower is still in the hospital, so they weren't able to meet each other yet. We had a nice lunch with the Hightower family, and Carter did well at the restaurant. So far, Conroe is the farthest Carter has been from home.
Today, we all left for church on Easter Sunday church service 45 minutes early. We managed to get all 7 off us out the door on time (getting ready had been a bit of a circus!)- Steve, myself, Carter, PopPop, BeBe, Lindsay and Scotty. Turns out there was a major wreck on 610 that workers had been trying to clear for 5 hours, so we ended up sitting in traffic for an hour! By the time we would have made it to church, it would have been over, so we headed over to the restaurant. We had a lovely Sunday brunch at Seco's Latin Cuisine. Carter slept perfectly the whole time. Back home, we opened Easter baskets. Yes, Steve and I still get a basket even though we are 31...Carter had two baskets! He got diapers, bottles, a bottle warmer for the car, rattles, stuffed animals. Joan monogrammed him a beautiful blanket and some precious burp cloths. It was a very special first easter, and he looked precious in his sweet easter outfit Bebe bought.

One month

Happy St. Patrick's day! Carter looked ravishing in his green polo romper! Yesterday, we took one month photos, but Carter made sure not to smile one time. We managed to get a pretty nice family photo out of it, though. We'll try again later for some smiley pictures. We did buy one pose of Carter by himself - it really captured how auburn his hair is.

Today was the two month checkup, and the fussiness started before we even left for the doctor. He got his shots, poor baby. He was so pooped afterwards that me and mom were able to go to Pronto Cucina for lunch because he slept the whole time. We are going to try the Prevacid twice a day now. She said we can even consider adding rice cereal, but we'll see how the Prevacid works.

8 weeks 2 days

We had a MUCH better week since we started treating the reflux. He is much more content, eats better, and sleeps better. We are very hopeful he will continue to improve. We even went for our first walk outside around the neighborhood this week.

He still wants to be held all the time, and insists you stand up to hold him most of the time. He's enjoyed visiting with BeBe, PopPop, and Tia this weekend. He is starting to show interest in his toys, and loves to stare at his yellow cat chime. He loves to look at himself in the mirror and see how handsome he is. His favorite place to play is his changing table!

7 weeks 5 days

We had a nice weekend with Aunt Lindsay ("Tia"). Carter was pretty fussy with all his meals, and has a lot of signs of acid reflux. We tried Mylanta, which seemed to help, and tonight is our first trial of Prevacid. As my dad says, we know there is a good, content baby in there just trying to get out. Hopefully, beween the Prevacid and the special formula, we can really get Carter comfortable so more of his true personality can come out.

He's still waking up at least every three hours at night. I think he is waking up even more frequently than he was! Steve and I are trying to keep from being too cranky with the lack of sleep! Now we are letting Carter sleep upright in his bouncy seat to see if it helps the reflux.

Today was a beautiful day, and we took our first walk outside around the neighborhood as a family. We are going to have to get a jog stroller! Carter did fine, and even dozed a little. He is just such a cutie - I can't wait to get home to him each day!

7 weeks

I am back at work now. Today was day #4. It's so hard being away from him for that long! 6 weeks is much to early to go back.

Today I went and picked Carter up for lunch with Jaclyn and Kelly. It was Carter's first restaurant trip - sushi at Cafe Japon! Fortunately, he ate right before we went, so he snoozed the whole time. It was my first time to work his stroller contraption. I had to call Steve from the parking lot to figure out how it collapses! I looked pretty silly out there, but we got it done. We're looking forward to Aunt Lindsay's visit tomorrow!