Carter loves music and will bounce and wave his hands whenever he hears a tune. He has become proficient at pulling up on things and has taken a few shuffle steps while holding onto furniture and his walker. He hasn't really had the gumption to let go yet, but we're certainly o.k. with that! Carter's sleeping habits haven't been so great the past week or so. Now that he can pull himself up, he often does so in his bed if he doesn't feel as though it is time for him to sleep. He has been more difficult going down and has woken up around 2:30 the past three nights. Those early morning wake up calls aren't something I had missed and hopefully won't stay around for long. Even his nap schedule has been disrupted this week. We know that Carter is cutting teeth and he was recently sick with a cold and ear infections. Those issues are probably having an effect on his shut eye. Hopefully we'll get back on schedule very soon.
In the food category, Carter remains to be a pretty picky eater. It appears that Carter not only inherited Derek's looks, but his taste buds as well. Great, if this is indeed true it means meat and potatoes for most meals and another Culver's fan. I only hope that Addy continues to be a foodie and is always willing to try other types of foods...she appears to be my only hope! Carter now has five teeth--two on the bottom and three on top. At his last appointment the doctor gave us the go ahead to give him any of table foods, as long as he could handle them with his few teeth. This week we have started offering him gummable table foods. Carter is a huge fan of scalloped potatoes--surprise, surprise! At first he wasn't crazy about green beans, but warmed up to them fairly quickly. This evening we gave him spaghetti with sauce. He pushed most of the noodles back out with his tongue, but didn't act like he hated it.
Addy continues to surprise us with the things she says and does everyday. We took a big step this week and officially enrolled her in preschool. A few weeks ago we found out that our school district is lucky enough to still have their pre-k program. Since our district is on the small side all students who like in the district are eligible to attend. I was (and still am) nervous about the thought of taking my little girl to school everyday. I cherish my days with her and didn't want to give them up so quickly. However, after talking to many people I realized that the program has an outstanding reputation in the community and I shouldn't keep her from from this opportunity for my selfish reasons. The program is free of charge and runs with the school calendar. She will be in the morning class which runs from 8:15-10:45. Derek's remarks when I was having a hard time deciding whether or not to enroll her were--"Hold on, it's a better program and it's free?? Tonya, it's a no brainer!"
I had to take her to school for a few screenings during the past few weeks. The other day when we arrived at school she saw the small school bus and was upset that we didn't hitch a ride on it to school:) An when we were sitting and waiting for the teacher to meet with us, we watched the students go to the cafeteria for lunch. I explained what they were doing and Addy said, "Wow I didn't know schools had restaurants! I want to eat at that restaurant sometime!" Addy did very well at the screenings and was told by several people that she is ready for an academic environment. I know that she will love school. I just don't know if mommy will love her going to school!
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| Admiring the cookies we made for snacktime |
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