My Baby is 18 Months

Been a while since I have updated you all on the Edwards Family Happening. We have been SO busy! (to say the least) As I sit here tonight Chris is still at work and it is 9:23pm and he got there at 8am. That is just the beginning. Today was the 6th day in a row that I worked. Thankfully I am off tomorrow, but I am dreading Thursday when I have to make the 45 min drive to the hospital again.

I do not mean to complain, We have just been extremely busy and this mom is tired. On the bright-side...from the 24th until January 5th I am off work. We will be heading down to Florida for Capital One Bowl Game where the Michigan State University Football team will face Georgia. So the pay off for Chris' long hours is worth it in the end. We just miss our daddy when he is gone!

Just some updates on some recent happenings: Thanksgiving was spent at Chris' families. Thanksgiving morning Carter went bowling for the first time. He had fun running down the lanes and playing w/ his cousins. Carter Also enjoyed some whipped cream on this special occassion. Since he has the egg allergy there weren't many options for desserts, but he was JUST FINE eating the whipped cream as you can see.

Carter has discovered the snow and loves playing in it. When ever he sees it he yells at the top of his lungs "NOOOOOOO" At first I thought he was just saying NO, because that is a regular word he likes to use. But when I listened to the tone in his voice I realized what he meant was SNOW.
We Also has been preparing him for Santa and Christmas. He has learned how to say santa and snowman. He looks at santa and knows what he looks like. I thought this was very cute until we were at the playplace in the middle of the mall and a man was sitting across the play place who just happened to have a white beard, wearing a green vest and red shirt with a big round belly. Carter took one look at him and YELLED "SANTA!" I had to laugh because the resemblance was so close, however this man was watching his grandson play and he was not trying to be santa at all!!! I giggled about that one for days.

Carter turned 18 months on Dec 7th (and is in nursery). It seemed like that day and ever since, he has grown up si much. It seemed like it happened overnight. He is doing some interesting things and definitely has an opinion and wants to be heard. Here are a few things from Carter's world....

-Dr's appointment Dec 10th weighed in at 22lbs 3/4 ounces, 32-3/4" long, and head circumference 18". 15%tile for wt and 50%tile for Ht.

-He has learned so many words now that I cannot name them all. Each day is a new word. Yesterday he said "Todle" for TURTLE, Chris is trying to get him to say Hospital it usually comes out as "os-bi-ble" or something like that. Also when I ask Carter, "Where is Daddy?" He responds very quickly "Fooball". Carter is putting 2 words together and gets his point across very well.

-He is climbing everything, including the pack-n-play at the babysitter. The other day he climbed up the computer desk. He truly is a monkey.

-He has also learned how to take off his own pants and does so when he wants. We try to stay away from elastic bands just for that reason.

-He is almost ready for the potty training. The baby sitter who has a son that will be 2 in January just broke her son and he is wearing big-boy pants and Carter watches him using the potty. So Carter asks to use the potty and pulls at his diaper. I let him sit on the potty and usually he just "holds" himself, but he is interested. The goal is after vacation and holidays we will be on that potty!!! I think he can get it! I will keep my fingers crossed.

-Carter is going to nursery now that he is 18 months...his first day was great. He left my side without even looking back. When we left church he was asleep before we even left the parking lot! He was pooped, but mom was happy. No more wrestling, for now!

-He loves to watch "Elmo's World" and "Little Einsteins" as much as I am anti watching television, sometimes that is the only way I get dinner made and on the table.

Gosh, I could gush about Carter all night long, but I won't bore you. He just makes me melt and giggle, while other moments he has so much energy I don't know what to do with him. He is just so curious and determined.

Last pic I will include is one of Carter and Chris looking at a Tiffany's catalog. Chris is starting him young! I had to laugh but he insisted on having daddy read this book to him that night.

We will keep everyone posted on our Florida vacation and job opportunities for Chris. Yes, Chris defends this Thursday and then he will officially be done w/ his master's degree!!! Yeah, we are so excited. We are on the job search, so hopefully something will come soo.