Tummy Time

Carter is starting to lift his head up a little higher during tummy time. I am starting him off in this position, but he can hold his head like this, drop it, and lift it again to this height.



Brian, Carter, and I went to Salsarita's for lunch today and we survived without too much fussiness. I had to take Carter out of his car seat when I was almost done eating because he was getting hot and a little fussy. He only got really fussy near the end when he was getting tired.

Next time ...

Next time we are not going to have a baby at the beginning of winter! I am going crazy being at the house so much. It seems like it's been colder and wetter than most winters, but that's probably only because things are different now with Carter. I really want to get out more, but I'm limited on what I can do because everything has to be inside. I can only go shopping so much (especially now that we're down to essentially one income). And Carter is still not a baby that will chill on your lap or in your arms or in his car seat when you go out to eat or somewhere else (like a sporting event). I don't mind if he fusses or cries a little, but I can't stand to disturb everyone else the entire time that we're out. If it were warmer, we could do more outside where he wouldn't bother people as much with his fussing.

But for my sanity, we're going to have to get out more. Carter is getting a little better each week with his fussiness so hopefully he'll be a lot better soon. I'm going to try to do lunch with Brian later in the week and see how that goes. Hopefully it won't be too stressful.

And hopefully we'll have a warm, dry weekend soon! We really want to take Carter on a hike. Just something local and short.

He Found His Thumb!

Carter found his thumb for the first time today. He's been sucking on his fist some the last couple of weeks, but today he found his thumb for a couple of minutes.

Some More Smiles and a Huh?

Smile

Mr. Blue Eyes

Carter has beautiful blue eyes right now. And long eyelashes which he gets from Brian.

Decorating

I've been working on decorating some over the last week. We've reorganized the family room by moving the desk to the foyer, removing the big leather ottoman (it's now in the bonus room), and making more open floor area by pushing the loveseat back. Now we need a rug and new coffee table. I wanted more open space and a rug so we could play easier with Carter on the floor downstairs since we don't have any carpeting on the first floor. We hung a mirror and added new decoration to the mantle. And hung some canvas prints on one wall.


I also bought a rug for the foyer. We moved the Mac to the desk we moved to the foyer as well. I really like the foyer area now and it doesn't feel like wasted square footage anymore.



I ordered a bunch of prints from Shutterfly this weekend so I'll be hanging more pictures up soon.

New Favorite Toy

Carter's new favorite toy is a big truck meant for much older infants. But he loves when its on its side and he can spin the wheels by punching them.


Carter slept well again last night. I fed him at 9:30 pm and not again until 4:15 am and then again at 7:45 am. He did grunt a lot during the night, but didn't wake up until the times I fed him. Carter also had a really sleepy day. I got a lot of work done - 3.5 hours!

Good and Bad

It always seems that the good and bad even out with Carter. He had an amazing night last night - went almost 8 hours between feedings. And he had a great morning and early afternoon. He wasn't fussy at all and was content chilling in his swing. We got so much done! He's making up for it now. He seems to have a bit of diarrhea and an elevated temperature - though it's not a fever yet. And he's been fussy with a painful sort of cry. He just passed out in Brian's arms, but I don't see that lasting too long. Hopefully I'm wrong!

The new thing Carter has been doing the last few days is sucking on his hands. His hands are usually in fists when he brings them to his face, and he'll suck on the index and middle finger of his fist. He's been sucking on his fist during tummy time for a good week, but he's now bringing his fists up to his face while on his back.

Carter Cooing

Here's a video of Carter cooing at the mobile above his changing table last night. He's cooing a lot more and social smiling a lot.



If the video isn't working yet, you can view it here (link).