This age has its trying moments, but overall, Carter is just a joy to be around. He loves to give his mommy and daddy hugs and kisses - and he especially loves the double hug (as do we). He cracks me up multiple times a day. Often times at dinner Adam and I have to cover our laughter to not encourage whatever silly thing he has just said or done. His teachers at school refer to him as mr. happy-go-lucky and I think that fits him just perfectly.
One of my favorite Carter pictures of the month...he was 'helping' with the laundry and ended up with this silly t-shirt hat on his head which he wore for quite a while...
Words:
"ah-goo" whenever Ben is awake
"Ben Calm Down"
"...are you?" for whatever he is looking for - "Mama car are you?" as we look for it in the parking lot
Lots of opposites - inside/outside, upstairs/downstairs, open/close
he is repeating lots of what we say - and we are trying to work on his pronunciation of words. He still needs his mommy and daddy translator. :)
Carter is now sleeping in his big boy (toddler) bed. More to come on that in a separate post.
He is still doing great at school. Most days when we leave he always wants to give his teachers a hug to tell them bye bye. He has started doing hand motions to songs that he is learning at school. I have no idea what these songs are - need to ask the teachers. He started pushing a bit. We are thinking he learned this at school. When it started we thought it was just a game. But then it happened a few more times and we decided it wasn't a good game. So we have implemented a "thinking spot" for when he disobeys.
He is still a fantastic Ben helper. He will bring me a diaper when it is time to change Ben; he likes to put Ben's paci in his mouth, or even his finger (as he has seen mommy and daddy do), he likes to help push Ben's stroller, and yes, he still ALWAYS wants Ben to be awake. Even when mommy tries so hard for Ben to take a good nap.
He has learned how to jump this month - there is actually a little bit of air between his sneakers and the ground when he jumps.
We are starting to see the first of his imaginative play. Especially with some animal figurines and his kitchen.
The beautiful fall weather has allowed for lots of afternoon walks to the school playground and lots of afternoon play in our front yard with the neighbors.
As always...looking forward to what the next month brings. :)
Whatever next month brings for you, I am sure they will be good things as both boys continue to grow and develop. And thanks for the Skype.
ReplyDelete