Halloween costume/Almost over croup...

School Halloween Party

Carter's Elmo Pumpkin

Little man's been sick this week, spending his days lounging in his jammies. We've been blessed with lots of family help. Can climb into the bathroom sink apparently. Saw his first snow last week!

Baby's first..... PINK EYE!

Pink eye is expensive!

25$ doctor copay....66$ eye drops......3$ Thomas the Train flashcards to keep CWH occupied while the drops go in....

The good news is he's gained a pound in a month! I am one of those annoying moms that constantly worries her kid isn't eating enough/growing enough.

Our trip home is postponed a day, will reassess the situation in the morning.

Happy Thanksgiving anyway!!

22 Months - It's all about Thomas!

Go! Go! Thomas!

It's all about Thomas the Train. A $10 wood train goes with CWH everywhere, including bed. Today he is decked out in his Thomas shirt. New sayings: "Ready, set, go!" before pushing his cars. "Bed?!" when we try to rock him to sleep - he doesn't want to be rocked anymore :(
My favorite - hug attacks! Likes books, watches way too much TV. Went pee pee in the potty a couple of weeks ago! Apparenty, he does that from time to time at school. I don't think we are ready for that....Maybe when he's two...

He's still our biggest joy.. 22 months later, it still feels like Christmas each morning as we go into his room to say good morning. What a great way to start the day!

20 1/2 months

Here's a few pics - one of Steve and me since we never take pics of ourselves anymore, just CWH. The other are of CWH's first Astro's game.

Since the last post, I am happy to be home for a while after trips to Palm Springs, CA and Cleveland, OH. CWH is bonded more to Steve due to my absence, so it's time to set things right again :)

His big things now - always wearing the Cars backpack, learning to "pick up" his toys before bed. Matchbox-type toy cars are huge for him right now. Used to spend forever in the tub, now he hates it. Feeds the cat - gets the huge tupperware container out of the closet and everything. Got a couple head bumps at his day care, which made me sad, but didn't bother him much. Praying for protection from H1N1. Glad autumn is here - looking forward to spending some time outside!

19 1/2 mos Family Picture Day!

Here are some pics of picture day with my family and Carter's aunt Linz's family. Uncle Scotty took the kids for ice cream while we picked out the pictures.

We bought Carter his first potty this past weekend. He's a little young, but the day will be here soon. I came home to find Steve already took it out of the box and let him play with it. I missed his first moment seeing his new potty! It's now in the bathroom for him to get accustomed to it, it just needs batteries (so it can cheer for Carter after he goes!). It even has a fake handle to flush.

19 1/2 mos Catching up on photos!

Carter had fun at the Hermann Park Splash area this summer. He's hanging on to his Cars sippy cup in the middle pic- he has a Cars couch, Cars push car, Cars shirt, Cars sippies, Cars punching bag, Cars matchbox cars - he really should watch the movie at some point.

19 months...and 1 day

Just a short and sweet update....new words today - "nana" (banana) and key. loves the old-school blow up bopping bag (the one with sand in the bottom). Likes to shake his finger at us and say " No, no no!" and fusses at us, although we can't understand the details of the fussing. Had a good time this past weekend with his Granny/PawPaw while Steve and I went to Austin (I kayaked for the first time - usually not the outdoorsy type but it was fun!). CWH still tortures the cat and the cat allows it. He usually is a good sleeper, but has some bad nights (I've been up since 2:30 am!). He's gaining proficieny with spoon/fork. LOVES "gogurt" - will eat two a day or more. Loves Sonic drinks...

I've got cute pics on my camera that I need to upload soon!