I blinked and woke up six months later

Oh dear, I haven't blogged for 6+ months.  I'll blame life because it has been crazy, instead of blaming my lazy writing self.

Carter just turned 1 1/2 on Monday.  I'm not sure how it happened so quickly.  He is very much a toddler and while I love him to pieces, I'm not so much looking forward to the terrible twos.  Here are a few things about Carter now that I love:

1) He sleeps 11-12+ hours a night.  Bedtime is 8:00 pm ish and he sleeps until 7:30 am or later.  I love it.  I know I probably complained on this blog a hundred times about how horrible of a sleeper he was.  And he was.  Until he was about 13 months old and I couldn't take it anymore.  I finally broke him of waking up for a bottle in the middle of the night.  It took my lying on his floor and letting him hold my hand when he woke up, but it worked!

2)  Carter tells fascinating stories that I'm sure would be even more interesting if I could understand what he was saying.  The kid babbles constantly.  Occasionally I will recognize a word, or I will think that I did.  I'll come home from work and Brett will say something like, "I swear Carter said thank you, but then I couldn't get him to say it again."  It happens all the time.  I swear yesterday he said "All Done" and then grabbed his shoes and walked to the door.

3) Speaking of doors, Carter loves to go outside.  Not much gets him happier faster than asking him if he wants to go outside.  His eyes light up and he runs toward the door.  He will occasionally grab his shoes and bring them over to me, obviously indicating he wants to go outside.  We have started taking nightly walks together while Brett cleans up after dinner.  I love walking around and C holding my hand.

4)  One of the strangest things Carter does is how he cannot let me lie on the floor in peace.  Anytime I lay down he will run over and throw himself on top of me.  Sometimes he will grab a blanket and hold it over his head and free fall on my stomach.  I don't know why he does it, but I find it hilarious.  Not much is more terrifying than lying down and seeing Carter's huge toddler head coming straight towards me.  This usually results in a very slobbery kiss/lick.

Carter is great and I love him to pieces.  He is also extremely frustrating at times, but I'll keep this post happy.  Until next time...