Here's a picture of Carter that I took today. I think he looks so old in this picture!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Brian's Home
Brian has been in Boston since Wednesday for training and got back today. This was his second business trip since Carter was born. This one was a lot easier for me than the first one - it was also shorter. There are more on the horizon though.
Here's a picture of Carter that I took today. I think he looks so old in this picture!
Here's a picture of Carter that I took today. I think he looks so old in this picture!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Carter & His Exersaucer
Here's a video of Carter in his Exersaucer from tonight. I still have to stuff blankets around him because he's too small for it, but he seems to enjoy it. Tonight he couldn't decide though if he preferred to play or try to get his entire hand in his mouth.
If the video isn't working, you can watch it here (link).
Carter and I did some shopping today, and we found a bunch of new toys for him. They are all Infantino toys that I found at TJ Maxx and Target. I seem to buy a lot of that brand, but they always look the most interesting.
I don't know what has changed, but for the last couple of weeks, the days have been flying by. When Brian went back to work after the holidays, each day would drag by and I couldn't wait until he would get home. I could easily remember exactly how old Carter was in weeks because they went by so slowly. But now, the day seems to go so quick and the weekend arrives in no time. Maybe it's because we've gotten Carter on a bit of a schedule now with bedtime and when he wakes up in the morning. Or maybe I've turned a corner in getting used to being home and taking care of the little guy.
If the video isn't working, you can watch it here (link).
Carter and I did some shopping today, and we found a bunch of new toys for him. They are all Infantino toys that I found at TJ Maxx and Target. I seem to buy a lot of that brand, but they always look the most interesting.
I don't know what has changed, but for the last couple of weeks, the days have been flying by. When Brian went back to work after the holidays, each day would drag by and I couldn't wait until he would get home. I could easily remember exactly how old Carter was in weeks because they went by so slowly. But now, the day seems to go so quick and the weekend arrives in no time. Maybe it's because we've gotten Carter on a bit of a schedule now with bedtime and when he wakes up in the morning. Or maybe I've turned a corner in getting used to being home and taking care of the little guy.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Sitting in the Bumbo
Carter is starting to enjoy his Bumbo chair. He sat in while I made and ate lunch today. He does get fed up after 5 to 10 minutes and starts straightening out so that he seems like he's going to flip out of the chair.
A new JCPenney opened up here this weekend and we got a $10 gift card in the mail so I picked up some stuff for Carter. The best part of these onesies are the back sides.
Carter is starting to grow out of some of his 3 month size clothes, and he fits into more of his 6 month size stuff. However, his 3 month size overalls are still all huge even though they are the same brands as the other stuff he's growing out of.
A new JCPenney opened up here this weekend and we got a $10 gift card in the mail so I picked up some stuff for Carter. The best part of these onesies are the back sides.
Carter is starting to grow out of some of his 3 month size clothes, and he fits into more of his 6 month size stuff. However, his 3 month size overalls are still all huge even though they are the same brands as the other stuff he's growing out of.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Office Furniture
The office furniture we ordered arrived today! It took 3 weeks, but it finally made it. We ordered a bow desk, desk bridge, and lateral filing cabinet. Once we get those put together and in the office, we'll figure out what else we want to finish the room off. We definitely need some bookcases and probably another filing cabinet, but we wanted to see how this stuff fits before we ordered too much furniture.
I can't wait to have the office set up so I don't have to work at the kitchen table anymore! And it'll be so nice to have a filing cabinet again instead of using the boxes we put all our files in when we moved.
Here's a picture of the bow desk and desk bridge we got together tonight ...
I can't wait to have the office set up so I don't have to work at the kitchen table anymore! And it'll be so nice to have a filing cabinet again instead of using the boxes we put all our files in when we moved.
Here's a picture of the bow desk and desk bridge we got together tonight ...
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Hair
I noticed the other day that Carter has no hair on the back of his head! I think it's rubbed off from laying on his back with his head straight up so much. Also, I usually hold him against me facing out so he can see what's going on. He's also this way when he's in the Baby Bjorn. Hopefully once he's sitting up more and not laying down so much or needing support for his head it'll grow back in!
Carter's hair has thickened up just a little bit since he was born, but there's not a huge difference yet. It's still light but looks red in some lights.
Since I'm on the subject of hair, when I was pregnant, I stopped losing hair. I used to compete with Charlotte for who shed the most - she used to win easily though. In the last few weeks I've been losing all that extra hair I kept for 9+ months. I'm now giving Charlotte some real competition. It's insane the amount of hair I lose when washing and drying my hair - handfuls and handfuls and handfuls.
That's enough about hair. Here's a cute picture of Carter that I took after a family walk last weekend ...
Carter's hair has thickened up just a little bit since he was born, but there's not a huge difference yet. It's still light but looks red in some lights.
Since I'm on the subject of hair, when I was pregnant, I stopped losing hair. I used to compete with Charlotte for who shed the most - she used to win easily though. In the last few weeks I've been losing all that extra hair I kept for 9+ months. I'm now giving Charlotte some real competition. It's insane the amount of hair I lose when washing and drying my hair - handfuls and handfuls and handfuls.
That's enough about hair. Here's a cute picture of Carter that I took after a family walk last weekend ...
Friday, February 27, 2009
Playdate for Charlotte
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.
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.
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!
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