Big Events in The Whigham House!!!

Our little boy is all grown up... walking... teething.... this is all too much for mama.He started walking about two weeks ago one step here and one step there... and then all of the sudden he was off... walking across the living room all by himself ... unsupported. He tends to walk best when he is mad. And then it is at more of a run. He has his first three teeth in his bottom middle came in on wednesday of last week and his top left just broke through today. He will be eating steak in no time at this rate. He is such a spunky little guy.. full of life.. always jolly, and very proud of his new teeth.He is going to be a heart breaker... he is just as handsome as can be bright beautiful blue eyes that are always sparkling like he has a secret to share... and gorgeous baby fine blond hair that curls just slightly when it is wet, and cute little dimples on each elbow. :) Jessi is living with us for a bit.. it has been fun... like having a sister again.. Carter has become very attatched to her.. when she left for school today..she was very sad... he cried for Jege for about five min. Along with his new teeth he has a new sense of independance...he dosen't want anything to do with rocking or cuddling... he likes to do things himself. It breaks my heart to see my little boy all grown up... what will I be like when he goes to school...or on his first date... or on his mission or gets married,..... a mothers life is full of heart break. Maybe this feeling of not being needed anymore is why people have their second baby. Now don't get me wrong I am so excited for him to be walking and growing up.. it just seems all too fast it seems like only yesterday that we were comming home from the hospital... completely lost but with this teeny little bundle that stole our hearts and has become the very center of our lives. And in a month and a half he will be one, and before I know it he won't need mama anymore. (tear)
I am going to go sob into my pillow
Love always
Mama

A Day With Carter

I skipped out on the second two hours of church today to go upgrade the
Monroe building computer. And Carter came to assist! He was so good.
We don't usually spend this much time alone together because he's a
Mamma's boy; besides, I'm usually working.

Before going to church, Carter got a bath. He's figured out how to pull
the plug on our tub so the water will run out. We try to tell him no.
But, he heeds "no" like his aunt Jessie treats yield signs. But, I told
him to put it back this morning. Guess what, he did! It was upside
down, so I told him to turn it over. Obediently, he turned it over and
plugged the hole. So, he pretends to not understand "no" while he does
understand "put the plug back in." Yeah, right, Carter.

I realized today that he knows how to throw a tantrum. He also enjoys
other kids. He was fascinated at the kids playing soccer after church.
He crawled in the gym and sat on the sidelines, spectating for almost an
hour. The Galbreath and Mahady boys were playing and they stopped and
played with Carter, too.

We ended up staying in Monroe for about 6 hours. :( When we called
Racheal, I put Carter on the phone. His eyes lit up, he said
"hiiiiiiii", then tried to kiss the earpiece. He got fussy and started
crying after that. So, I put him to sleep and he slept in my arms for
over an hour while I reloaded the computer.

We also got to see Zach, Jennifer and the boys, Nathan and Garrett.
They hoped Carter could run with them and play. He took a stutter step
for them. Maybe next time.

Brownie the dog!

Good Morning,
It has been a great morning, Carter has been really happy, we had wheat pancakes for breakfast which were really really good! And until about 10 minutes ago we have been playing in Carters room. Yesterday Grandma and Kimberly were visiting us... we spent the morning working on the house as Brian took off from work. The office floor was water damaged and had mold growing on it :( gross!!! So we had to rip that one up. Brian I hung sheet rock and put down a new floor yesterday and did a mighty good job at that!!!! It was lots of fun! Brian always said that the best dates are ones spent doing something productive together. He is right, working together is great! Grandma and Kimberly helped us paint (as the walls were a bright teal.... with pink flowers). We are going to paint the tops of the walls a light gray and the bottom a darker gray.. with white trim.. I think it will look great. And it is about time I came through on my birthday promise :)
We took some great pictures of Carter in the tub today!!!! Here are a few!
Yesterday evening Grandma, Kimberly, Carter and I went shopping! It was lots of fun! We went to the thrift store behind the Crowded Closet (where we also went) and that is where Carter met him! Brownie the Dog is an adorable, chocolate brown stuffed dog. Carter saw him up on a shelf and started doing his"ooh..oooh.ooooh. " and squirming, trying to get out of his stroller. I got him down for him and he was so cute, kissing him eating his eyes and nose, and hugging him. I would say it was love at first sight !!! Anywhoo.. that is our newest addition to our family.. that and a fly named George Mc who met a tragic end yesterday evening in an apple juice bottle.
Love to everyone.
Mamma

9 Month Dr. Visit

Good Morning,
Carter had his nine month well visit at 10:30 this morning. He was wonderful!!! Usually at the dr, we have to fight to get him to sit still... he sat very still and listened to Dr. Shani, she kept saying how wonderful, sweet and charming he was! go Carter!!!!
Everything looked good at the visit...
He was 20.14 lbs  in the 60th percentile... Shani said that about the time that they start to get really active  they stop gaining weight so quickly, so she said his weight looks great
He was 30 inches long (as long as the tape measure what are they going to use now???? )
90th percentile for length. He is going to be a basketball star!!!
His head circumference was 44cm. Average size :)

I asked her about the white bump on his penis. She said that is an inclusion scar. Sometimes when a circumcision is healing a small cluster of cells forms . She said that sometimes it goes away, but if not it shouldn't bother him at all... she said that it is pretty common and shouldn't cause any problems.

His heart and lungs and nose and ears and throat and stomache all looked great. He is a very happy, healthy growing boy. With a lot of supunk that " is going to wear you out " - Shani.

All in all it was a great visit!
Shots next visit (12 month)  :(

Mamma

Overview of the last few months...

We keep meaning to sit down and write this ... we have missed so much, it is sad to think that our little baby is all grown up... or at least he thinks he is! Lets see momentous events......
1. February 19th Carter rolled over for the first time... early in the morning wearing just his diaper he rolled from stomach to back.
2. Carter sat up and started crawling within a weeks time... we don't remember the exact date but he was doing very well at this before his 6 month check up ... Dr. Sprayberry was quite impressed!
3. Saturday 07/07/07 we have this fun little play center for him.. it sings songs when he pushes buttons and spins wheels and has a ball shoot where the ball rolls down little ramps and out. Carter figured our how to put the ball down the shoot himself.... he did it over and over for about 30 min with Grandma!!!! We have one smart little guy!
4. For the fourth of July 07 we went to Hurricaine shoals with Gran and Papa and fam. Carter really enjoyed the water... he would crawl out when he got to cold and then right back in he went. He didn't like it much when it got too deep but other than that we couldn't keep him away from the water... maybe we'll give the beach another shot. We went down to the beach the first week in June and Carter hated the water.... screamed and cried :( although he did enjoy eating the sand). After a while he warmed up to building sand castles ( as long as we kept a succer in his mouth the sand castles we later found in his diapers weren't to big. :)
We got carter a little wading pool we put about an inch of water in it and he loves it... maybe that is why his is suddenly so fond of water. And we got to start blowing bubbles, he is just amazed by them .. I think bubbles is a momentous event... it is half way to playdough :)
I know I have missed tons... he does something new and exciting every day.... but just for the record he said MaMa first! that was a while ago... now he is the babbling king! He says MaMa, DaDa, PaPa, BaBa, Ball, He knows what a fish says .he is deffinatly a mamma's boy, and has recently rediscovered his cuddly bone, he loves to give kisses and blow rasberries, he blew rasberries on my chin this evening :)
Anyhoo... being mom to such a little treasure is amazing! He teaches me something new every day, I am so thankful to have him! he is a joy!

Dance, Dance, Dance

9 months, 10 days old, Carter started dancing today!  We were all in his room playing.  I brought in the laptop, which was playing a random song from shoutcast.com, and he just started moving to the beat, unprovoked.  It was soooo fun to see him.  He had a ball.  Of course, when we brought in the video camera, he was done.

I put him to bed.  He was especially agreeable this evening.  I tickled his feet and we listened to the rain and thunder.  He has a boyish laugh now.  I expect him to just start talking to me as if he were ten.

He does speak to me, just not in words.  I know that he wants about three sips of his bottle before sucking on his binkie to catch a breath.  Then, he wants the bottle back.  When he's tired of rocking and ready to sleep, he stretches and half-heartedly tries to climb out of my lap.  When he whole-heartedly tries, he just wants to play and not sleep.  He's good about picking which books he wants us to read to him.  He especially likes Five Little Ducks, an Elmo book about stars and bedtime, and Scuffy the Tugboat -- oh, and a board book about animal patterns.  Carter stands up and holds his arms out when he's ready to get out of the tub.  He holds his lips tight when he's done eating and swats the spoon.  He cries and rubs his eyes when he's tired.

And, he started waving bye and hello about six weeks ago.  Sometimes, he'll say 'ba' as he waves.  He almost always waves goodbye now.  He also likes to wave in the mirror.  He is fascinated by the mirror and his hands.  The other day, while we were in the Primary room at church, he waved bye, crawled half-way to the door, turned and waved again, and out the door he crawled!

He's just a blessing.  I just can't explain how much I love him or why I think he's the cutest kid in the world.