Last Saturday I went to a Creative Memories scrap day at my church…I was gone about 4 hours and so far that is the longest time I have been away from Carter! I called Matt lots to check on him, but it was nice to spend the afternoon with my mom and friends from church and I got lots done on Carter’s baby album. The next day I had a horrible sore throat and by Monday Carter was coughing and sneezing…I think it was just a little cold since we didn’t really have any other symptoms. The doctor just suggested giving him saline nose drops and then using the nasal aspirator to suction out his nose…poor baby, he acted like we were trying to drown him and would scream and cry!
He laughed out loud for the first time last Wednesday…it was the most precious sound! : ) He also likes chewing on his hands lately…we were thinking he might be getting a tooth, but there aren’t any yet.
We put him in his room to sleep for the first time last night…and he did wonderful!!! He has never gone to sleep on his own, I usually always nurse him to sleep or rock him…so I was really worried about how he would do! When he’s upset he can get out of control quick…I call them meltdowns…so that’s what I was expecting last night! But after getting him settled, he only cried for about 15 minutes before falling asleep! Then he slept for about 5 hours straight…we were so proud of him!!!
I think those are most of the highlights since I last posted a journal. Carter is such a precious baby and we thank God for him every day! He brings us so much happiness! I only have about 2 weeks left till I go back to work so I’m trying to get in all the snuggle time that I can! A friend got me a wonderful book after Carter was born called “Let Me Hold You Longer”…I bawl my eyes out every time I read it to him! Instead of only focusing on their “firsts”, it reminds you to pay attention to their “lasts”…so even when I’m totally exhausted I treasure every moment and remind myself that these days are so short…it just makes me want to hold him a little longer and a little tighter!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Carter Update
Sorry again for getting behind on updating the website! It is amazing how much Carter has changed lately! He is getting so big and it seems like every day he does something new or notices something new! He went through a very sensitive stage and would cry if anyone made loud noises, but luckily that only lasted about a week. He has also been very needy and clingy the last couple weeks…usually I hold him most of the day because he gets so upset if I put him down anywhere. I’ve gotten pretty good at doing most things one-handed! : )
Carter is also smiling so much now…he loves when you sing to him and just talk to him. I read him books all the time and so far his favorite is The Little Engine that Could…he gets the biggest smile on his face everytime I say “I think I can, I think I can”! : ) He still loves standing and bouncing on his feet and is now fascinated with watching them! We took him to have his 3 months pictures made at Morrison Photography a week ago and they managed to get some awesome pics of him…we were surprised since he was watching his feet almost the entire time! : ) They also took some really great family pics! They will still be available online for a while, so if you get a chance to look at them go to http://www.morrisonphotography.com/ and click on Login at the bottom of the screen, then type Baskin (with a capital “B”) in the box at the bottom and click Login again, then click Enter Carter’s Three Month Portraits.
Since the flu is so bad this year we haven’t been getting Carter out very often…just to the early morning service at church, Shanda & Matt’s house, and occasionally we’ll ride with Matt in the car if he needs to run an errand. Carter & I ventured out to see Matt on Valentine’s Day also…we picked him up at work and took him out to lunch…Carter was really happy that day and was so good while we were out! Since he had been such a good boy, we decided to stop over at Nana, Papa, & Joy’s house to visit with them and Mere Bear…it was a lot of fun and Aunt Lori and Uncle Gary even stopped by. Them and my mom can’t wait to start keeping Carter…I’m not looking forward to going back to work…I’ve been home with him for so long that it’s going to be really hard, but at least I know he is going to be safe and will have the best care!
Carter is also smiling so much now…he loves when you sing to him and just talk to him. I read him books all the time and so far his favorite is The Little Engine that Could…he gets the biggest smile on his face everytime I say “I think I can, I think I can”! : ) He still loves standing and bouncing on his feet and is now fascinated with watching them! We took him to have his 3 months pictures made at Morrison Photography a week ago and they managed to get some awesome pics of him…we were surprised since he was watching his feet almost the entire time! : ) They also took some really great family pics! They will still be available online for a while, so if you get a chance to look at them go to http://www.morrisonphotography.com/ and click on Login at the bottom of the screen, then type Baskin (with a capital “B”) in the box at the bottom and click Login again, then click Enter Carter’s Three Month Portraits.
Since the flu is so bad this year we haven’t been getting Carter out very often…just to the early morning service at church, Shanda & Matt’s house, and occasionally we’ll ride with Matt in the car if he needs to run an errand. Carter & I ventured out to see Matt on Valentine’s Day also…we picked him up at work and took him out to lunch…Carter was really happy that day and was so good while we were out! Since he had been such a good boy, we decided to stop over at Nana, Papa, & Joy’s house to visit with them and Mere Bear…it was a lot of fun and Aunt Lori and Uncle Gary even stopped by. Them and my mom can’t wait to start keeping Carter…I’m not looking forward to going back to work…I’ve been home with him for so long that it’s going to be really hard, but at least I know he is going to be safe and will have the best care!
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