Carter Has His Own Language

Just a few funny things that I want to remember Carter saying....

• "Mom, I need a bitamin (Vitamin). My belly is killing me." 
• I let Carter call his dad on the phone one night and it went to his voice mail. It is the lady that says, "You have reached the voice mail of _______." Carter gets a disgusted look on his face and says, "I cannot talk to that. It isn't my dad! It's a girl!" 
• "Ohh mom! You just scared me to crap!" (I think he meant you scared the crap out of me...) 
• "Mom, how is this baby going to get out? I need to see the hole."
• "Mom, can we listen to Talkin' Bout it?" (Funkytown by the Chipmunks)
• Carter will ask me a question and if I take more then .5 seconds to answer, he will say, "Mom, you are not using your ears. Can you talk?" 
• "When my brother gets out after your belly opens up, I am going to hold him and wrap him in his own blanket. He can have his own. Not mine."
• "Hey Shane, should we wrestle?" 
• "Hey mom, what in the hell is that smell? I think I pooped." 
• Me: "Carter you need to help pick up these toys. This is ridiculous." Carter: "Mom, I can't pick up these toys. I am sick and it is ridiculous." 
• "Mommy, you are my best friend. I love you."
• "Hi, my mom is Kelsie. My dad lives in Utah and he does not love my mom." (He said this to a few of my upper management co-workers....)
• "I am so glad that when Boston gets out, he is going to live with Grandma Leslie."
• On Christmas, well two days before, I had to drop Carter off to be with his dad. I seriously cried my eyes out. I was so sad. He said to me, "Mommy, are you crying because Shane is mean to you?" (The irony is, he has never seen Shane ever be mean to me and make me cry. That is merely an assumption of a 3 year-old.)
• January 4th, 2012..."Hey mom, I am so excited for Santa Claus to come and see me and my little brother Boston." 
• "I have a Grandpa Craig. Mom, did you know he is your dad?" (The kid wants to analyze everyone and their siblings, parents etc.) 
• He sings the Luke Bryan song, "Country Girl" as follows: "Country girl shake it for Shane, girl."
• He said to me the other day as I was holding him on my hip, "Mom, I just love boobs."

He is seriously a spitfire. (Wonder where he got that from?) I would be bored to the extreme without him around.

Look at that face... I couldn't possibly love him more. Flipping goofball.

Sometimes, not very often, I feel bad for Shane. Carter climbs all over him at all times.

Carter looking at the river. Me being a NERVOUS WRECK. Water makes me so nervous.

The men playing basketball

Carter just being a boy

If I never have anything else in my life.... I have this. Every single day. Sigh. I am so lucky.

Let's Talk About The Growth

For this entire pregnancy, I have felt completely different than I did with Carter. I mean, I was sick as a dog for the first part, had raging hormones the entire time, measured small from the get-go, had contractions on and off from about 15 weeks, had a toddler to chase, a job to maintain and I have been a walking zombie for 9 solid months. I am happy to say, it is almost over. We are full-term and I am ready to not be pregnant. So whenever he decides to show up, I am going to be beyond excited about it. Everyone keeps asking about my belly. They want to see pictures of how the belly has grown and changed. Let me tell you.. I have some banging hot love handles and I have gained (Respectfully) 18 pounds. So here is the growth...Those of you that think I look small, lets do some comparing. I feel like a small building.

21 weeks

25.5 weeks

27 Weeks

32 Weeks

35ish Weeks

36.4 weeks

 

Christmas 2011, Our First Christmas Together

Decorating our very first real Christmas Tree

Carter enjoying our sugar cookies

One very overwhelmed little boy

"Papa Shane" and Carter playing with Christmas stuff

Christmas was really hard for me this year. I missed my family like crazy and Carter was with his dad... Double WHAMMY. However, I have been completely blessed to have such awesome in-laws and a great support network. I was also fortunate enough to have my dad come up and be with me for my first holiday away from Utah.  Carter most definitely did not go without. Neither did Shane or I. (: Hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas. I figured this post was better late than never. (:

Christmas in Utah 2011 and Temple Square

We spent a weekend in Utah to celebrate Christmas with my family. It was my first year not being home for the holidays. However, I am so lucky to have fallen into such a phenomenal family here in Idaho.

It has been a different experience having a man in my life that doesn't mind doing the small things with me.. He is such a trooper. (He puts up with me, and then he puts up with my son and family.) We went to the Salt Lake Temple to look at the lights and went to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory with my family. I mean, my entire family. It was really fun to be around them and just relax.

All Bundled up and ready to walk around

Carter, Aunt Katie and Grandpa Rand

Yep..

My boys with my sister Katie and cousins Ellie, Laynie and River

Our little family

Carter was ready to go home!

My family

Carter and Shane being boys

Our family, and Carter was D.O.N.E being cold

One of my best friends, My Grandpa Al

Carter opening presents at Grandma Leslie's

Opening presents

His favorite..

Special Place in my Heart

Carter had an obsession over the summer with waking up and going outside first thing. He loves to be outside. He threw on his hat and took a ride in the Cozy Coupe. Words cannot express how in love I am with my little 3 year-old. Honestly...How did I ever live without him?

4D Ultrasound

He most definitely has Shane's lips

Not a very good ultrasound picture, but look at those cheeks!

Shane really did say to the ultrasound tech, "Oh my gosh is that his sack?"

His little face is smashed here, but I love that his hand is on his face. 

 

 

We decided as part of our Christmas present was to get a 4D Ultrasound of our little man. So we did. Hold on.. it wasn't that easy. Our appointment was at 12:30. He wouldn't move so we could see his face. They tried everything. After 30 minutes of trying, they sent us to get a soda and come back and try. No luck. He still wouldn't turn. The kid loves to be face down in my left hip. It is crazy. So we had to re-schedule for 5:30 that evening. We went back and he was facing us and even showed off a little by sucking his umbilical cord, opening his eyes and sticking out his tongue. I must say, he is pretty cute. He looks a ton like his dad.

Thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving 2011 was spent in Utah with my family. Oh how I have been missing my family...

We ate dinner at my Grandma Hansen's. (Welcome to the family Shane, it is always hectic over there!) It was delicious and I loved the company.

Sydney, Whitney, Shane and I decided to go Black Friday shopping. We hit Wal-Mart (Holy smokes, bad idea) and then Old Navy. We waited in line FOREVER at Old Navy, but got so many cute things for Carter and Boston.

Our Little Family, Thanksgiving 2011