7 months

Carter was 7 months last Saturday and I'm amazed at how quickly time is flying!! He is just such a great baby. He's sitting by himself very well and can even pull himself into a sitting position in his bouncy seat. I have found this to be not so good because sometimes he pulls too far and can very easily fall out of his seat. He's still doing great at night, every once in awhile he'll wake up for a bottle but pretty much is in bed by 8:30 and wakes up around 7:30. Now eating, that's a whole other story!! He now drinks bottles all day long, about 4-6 oz at a time but has all of a sudden not enjoyed solid foods anymore. I can maybe get him to eat 2 jars a day which is why he's had an increase in bottles. I've tried table foods which he does good with some of them but still isn't at the point where they can take the place of baby food.

He wears 9-12 month clothes and size 4 diapers. He loves watching his brother and is an overall happy baby. He laughs and giggles and just takes in everything around him. Carter loves being in his walker and Trent loves pushing him around! He was cracking me up when I was taking his picture with his dog because he just kept laughing and giggling :-)

3 years old

Last Friday Trent turned 3 years old!!! Where has the time gone?! I took off from work and spent the day with him along with finishing up last minute preparations for his party on Saturday. He had his 3 year check up at the doctor that morning (don't worry no shots) and she said he's doing great. His words sound good for his age, 20/20 vision and great hearing. Here are his stats:

Height: 39 inches 75th percentile

Weight: 36.4 lbs 75th percentile

BMI: 16.8 75th percentile

After his appt I picked up some McDonald's and we headed to his first movie, The Night at the Museum part 2. David met us up there and Trent did really good at the theater!! During the action parts he would sit and watch and since there were only a few people in there he didn't bother anyone by walking along the row in front of us trying all the seats out. After Trent's nap we gave him his birthday present, a Car's couch that folds out to a little bed. Him and his brother were having fun playing on it!! That night my mom and Kelly came over to help me finish up with the food and decorations for the next day. Trent also helped us finish our Mickey jars. I think enjoyed putting the candy in the most :-)

The next morning was Trent's party at the park. We rented a pavilion for the morning and it turned out great!! Who knew kids would be so preoccupied with squishy balls, bubbles and rain! My best friend Marguerite made the most beautiful Mickey cake I have ever seen and it was a huge hit :-) We did our best keeping everyone busy with eating and coloring and cake. Overall, it turned out great and the most important part, the kids had a blast!

I really cannot thank all our family and friends enough for all the love and support we get on a daily basis. Raising a family is by far the hardest thing I've ever done and I could not do it with out all the people in our lives!

First Day of School

We have enrolled Trent into a Mother's Day Out program right up the road from my work. My sister in law took our niece there and loved it. We have him signed up all 3 days are are very excited. We have loved being able to avoid putting our children in daycare so far but have really been wanting Trent to get used to an organized school environment to help prepare him for school. I cannot tell you how nervous I was his first day but he did awesome! Ever since our meet the teacher night and he had a taste of the playground, he was all about going to school :-) He didn't cry at all or get upset when we left him and he received wonderful feedback from the teacher saying how he is a big helper and listens very well. He must have had so much fun his first too that he was exhausted; he was the only kid still asleep when we got there :-) I really feel like this is going to help him out on his social skills, help him learn more and get some time around kids his age.