We had a friend over last night for dinner (he brought the pizza, we supplied the appetizers and drinks), and he brought his dog along to play with Charlotte. Danni used to work with Brian and he has a 100 lb Rhodesian Ridgeback named Zeus. It got into the mid-60s yesterday so we were able to hang out on the deck all evening without getting too cold.
Charlotte and Zeus played for awhile in the yard put spent a lot of time chasing each other around the table on the deck. Silly dogs. They did manage to wear each other out though. Danni told us that Zeus wouldn't move this morning, and we had trouble convincing Charlotte to get up and go outside this morning.
Carter did well when Danni showed up and was content while Danni held him for about 10 minutes, but he was tired and got really, really fussy after that. I put him down in the swing where he slept for about 10 minutes and then work up screaming again. I fed him and put him to bed early then and he was quiet the rest of the night while we hung out outside with Danni and the dogs.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Losing Weight
I'm not losing weight as fast anymore. I'm blaming it though on the fact that I'm putting on muscle from running because I'm starting to fit it SOME of my pre-pregnancy clothes (though not many yet). This morning I was at 136 lbs. So that's 34 lbs lost so far with with 9 lbs more to go to get to my pre-pregnancy weight (plus about 10 more lbs to get to my ideal weight). I can't wait to fit into more of my old clothes. I'm too big for most of them but my maternity clothes look ridiculously huge on me. I don't want to buy anything that fits me too well right now because I hope to be smaller soon and don't want to waste money. So right now I wear a lot of t-shirts and sweatshirts.
I do need to start eating better. I've decided to try cooking more instead of making so many packaged and instant sort of meals and so much pasta. It's hard with Carter though because he's usually fussy in the late afternoon until he goes to bed and I can't easily put him down to cook. Yesterday I had to let him scream for a few minutes while I finished getting the meal together (I made herb-crusted salmon and deviled roasted potatoes). This morning I put stuff in the crockpot while he was still "chill". I'll just have to make the salad dressing tonight which won't take long. We're having chicken a la king with french bread and a mixed-greens salad with red wine vinaigrette. We'll see how long I can keep this up though. I'd really like to become a better cook!
I do need to start eating better. I've decided to try cooking more instead of making so many packaged and instant sort of meals and so much pasta. It's hard with Carter though because he's usually fussy in the late afternoon until he goes to bed and I can't easily put him down to cook. Yesterday I had to let him scream for a few minutes while I finished getting the meal together (I made herb-crusted salmon and deviled roasted potatoes). This morning I put stuff in the crockpot while he was still "chill". I'll just have to make the salad dressing tonight which won't take long. We're having chicken a la king with french bread and a mixed-greens salad with red wine vinaigrette. We'll see how long I can keep this up though. I'd really like to become a better cook!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
More Mobile
Carter is scooting around more and more. This is how I set him down ...
And this is how he ended up ...
Carter slept really well last night. I put him to bed around 8pm and he didn't wake up until 5am. He's done that once or twice before, but that was over a month ago. We're moving his bedtime up 30 minutes which means doing his last feeding of the night at 7:30pm and then putting him down around 8pm. Daylight Savings Time begins soon so we'll see how that messes things up!
When we chose the name Carter, we'd never known or heard of any other Carters. I've been meeting more people though that know a child named Carter. We had checked the Social Security Association website when we picked the name to see how popular it was. In the US, Carter was number 80 in popularity in 2007, and in Tennessee, it was number 70 in 2007. It's a good thing we don't live in Saskatchewan, Canada because we would have had to pick a different name. Brian found today that it was number 7 in popularity in Saskatchewan in 2008.
And this is how he ended up ...
Carter slept really well last night. I put him to bed around 8pm and he didn't wake up until 5am. He's done that once or twice before, but that was over a month ago. We're moving his bedtime up 30 minutes which means doing his last feeding of the night at 7:30pm and then putting him down around 8pm. Daylight Savings Time begins soon so we'll see how that messes things up!
When we chose the name Carter, we'd never known or heard of any other Carters. I've been meeting more people though that know a child named Carter. We had checked the Social Security Association website when we picked the name to see how popular it was. In the US, Carter was number 80 in popularity in 2007, and in Tennessee, it was number 70 in 2007. It's a good thing we don't live in Saskatchewan, Canada because we would have had to pick a different name. Brian found today that it was number 7 in popularity in Saskatchewan in 2008.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Happy Baby
Carter was such a happy baby today. He smiled and laughed all day, as long as we were giving him our full attention.
Carter has slept the entire night in his crib the last two nights - I put him back in it after feeding him a little after midnight both nights. (I'm not sure why he's waking up for his overnight feeding so early right now.) Last night he woke up a couple of times and made a bunch of noise but never got upset. He was just "talking". He was able to get back to sleep on his own both times. He's finally learning to self-soothe himself some.
We got a little bit of snow overnight last night - maybe 1/4 inch. This has been the snowiest year we've had since we've moved to Knoxville.
Carter has slept the entire night in his crib the last two nights - I put him back in it after feeding him a little after midnight both nights. (I'm not sure why he's waking up for his overnight feeding so early right now.) Last night he woke up a couple of times and made a bunch of noise but never got upset. He was just "talking". He was able to get back to sleep on his own both times. He's finally learning to self-soothe himself some.
We got a little bit of snow overnight last night - maybe 1/4 inch. This has been the snowiest year we've had since we've moved to Knoxville.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Carter Rolled Over!
Carter rolled over this evening. Brian had set him down on the floor for some tummy time. He put Carter's arms out in front of him when he put him down - Carter can't really get this far up on his own. He looked around for about a minute with his head up 90 degrees and then he rolled over to his back.
Carter has been in the size 2 Pampers Swaddlers now for about a week. He's been having more blowouts lately, but these diapers still seem to fit better than any of the others I've tried. We still change him before every feeding (except for his middle of the night feeding). Sometimes Carter just fills his diaper with more poop than it can hold. Luckily, he still cleans up easily and his poop isn't really stinky. I'm still looking for the magic stain remover to get poop stains out of his clothes. He's getting close to growing out of his 3 month sized clothes though and is just now starting to fit into some of his 6 month sized stuff.
Carter has been in the size 2 Pampers Swaddlers now for about a week. He's been having more blowouts lately, but these diapers still seem to fit better than any of the others I've tried. We still change him before every feeding (except for his middle of the night feeding). Sometimes Carter just fills his diaper with more poop than it can hold. Luckily, he still cleans up easily and his poop isn't really stinky. I'm still looking for the magic stain remover to get poop stains out of his clothes. He's getting close to growing out of his 3 month sized clothes though and is just now starting to fit into some of his 6 month sized stuff.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Bunco
I played bunco last night with some of the women that live in our neighborhood. It's a really simple game and an excuse to get away for an evening, eat, and have a few drinks. It was good to finally meet some of the other people that live in the neighborhood. Most of the women have young children, though none are as young as Carter.
Brian had to put Carter to bed on his own last night, which included doing his last feeding, and luckily Carter didn't give him any trouble. He hasn't been sleeping as well at night this last week so we were a little worried. He did wake up at midnight after I'd only had an hour of sleep. I fed him and got him back to sleep, but he was very noisy and slept light the rest of the night.
Here are a couple of cute pictures from Carter's bath today ...
Brian had to put Carter to bed on his own last night, which included doing his last feeding, and luckily Carter didn't give him any trouble. He hasn't been sleeping as well at night this last week so we were a little worried. He did wake up at midnight after I'd only had an hour of sleep. I fed him and got him back to sleep, but he was very noisy and slept light the rest of the night.
Here are a couple of cute pictures from Carter's bath today ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Chewing His Hands
Carter is constantly chewing on his fists lately. And the last few days he's started to grab my hand and put it in his mouth to chew on.
Carter and I went to Baby Bookworms today. It was more chaotic today. The people that showed up were completely different than the ones from the week before. There were more wanders in this class. One little girl kept going up to the librarian leading the class and would try to pull the stuffed bear off her lap. Then she'd go through the bag of books and activities the librarian brought with her. The mom didn't seem to care. It was a little distracting.
We ended up going out to lunch at Panera after the class with two of the other moms and their kids. One mom has an 8 month old boy and the other mom has a girl about one and a half years old. It was good to get to talk to some other moms for a little bit. All the kids did pretty well through lunch. Carter got a little fussy right away so I had to hold him as I ate my soup. He was fine as long as I was holding him but I had to be careful not to drop soup on his head.
Carter and I went to Baby Bookworms today. It was more chaotic today. The people that showed up were completely different than the ones from the week before. There were more wanders in this class. One little girl kept going up to the librarian leading the class and would try to pull the stuffed bear off her lap. Then she'd go through the bag of books and activities the librarian brought with her. The mom didn't seem to care. It was a little distracting.
We ended up going out to lunch at Panera after the class with two of the other moms and their kids. One mom has an 8 month old boy and the other mom has a girl about one and a half years old. It was good to get to talk to some other moms for a little bit. All the kids did pretty well through lunch. Carter got a little fussy right away so I had to hold him as I ate my soup. He was fine as long as I was holding him but I had to be careful not to drop soup on his head.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
3 Month Checkup
Carter had his 3 month appointment today. He now weighs 13 lbs (42nd percentile) and is 23 1/4 inches tall (24th percentile). So in the last month, he has gained 1 lb, 10 oz and has grown 1 1/4 inches. Today they had us take a survey of what Carter can do to track his development. According to the doctor, he "scored" 4 1/2 months. Basically, he's developing as he should!
Here's a picture that shows why Carter is up to 13 lbs ... he has a bit of a pot belly right now.
Here's a picture that shows why Carter is up to 13 lbs ... he has a bit of a pot belly right now.
Monday, February 16, 2009
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