18 Months

Time sure does fly! Carter is now 18 months old and turns into more of a little person each day. Here are some highlights of what he is up to in his old age.

From his 18 month Dr check -up, here are his stats.

Weight - 24lb 9oz (note: this was fully clothed with a jacket on and holding a book!)

Height - 32-1/4"

Head Circumference - 48

Thankfully he didn't have any shots to get at this appointment!

New Room - Carter has moved into a new room. We are going to use his old room at the nursery for our new addition. I'll post pictures in a separate post but Carter made the transition seamlessly!

First Girlfriend - Carter has a lady friend at daycare, Audrey. She is an older woman (she'll be 3 in January). The love started when Carter wore his GT football jersey before Tech's first home game a few months back. Audrey wore her GT cheerleader outfit the same day. Over the past few months, Carter has chased Audrey around the playground many times and practiced his best "Whoa" for her. In return Audrey greats Carter with a hug and has learned to say his name (it's the only name she knows). The relationship was cemented on Halloween when both came dressed as cows. We'll see what the future holds for these two crazy kids!

School - Carter continues to really enjoy daycare. He has a blast playing with the other kids. He also has started frequently bringing home some of his daycare fun. 2 or 3 days a week he comes home with a new art project. Here is a picture of 2 of his Halloween creations: a trick or treat bag and a pumpkin.

Eating - Carter has a really good appetite. He eats most anything we make for him. He has his picky moments from time to time but he eats his veggies every night!

Sleeping - Carter goes to bed around 8 and wakes up at 7. He takes a 2-3 hour nap each day.

Teething - Carter's sleep schedule has been a interrupted recently as he has started teething again. We have had a nice 5-6 month break from the last round. Both his bottom two-year molars are coming in as well as one of his top canines. Only five teeth to go after those 3 so hopefully we are getting to the end soon!

Playing - Carter is a ball of energy these days. He loves running around, laughing and being a toddler. He has several new games and moves that we'll have to post videos of. One consistent activity is the Holden House nightly band party. Carter leads the band. Each night he pulls out his various instruments and assigns them to mom and dad. We then play as long as Carter wants and rotate instruments as he demands. This can go on for a quite sometime. Carter is a very serious band director!

Here are a few miscellaneous pictures from the past few weeks...

Carter does take a break from the playing every one in a while to snuggle up with dad. Being fall, the snuggle often happens in front of the TV in order to watch some football (often on Pajama Sunday).

Carter is very mischievous these days. On this evening, we caught him as he pulled out all the cutting boards and climbed in the cabinet. Here is a picture as he was climbing back out.

Speaking of climbing, Carter can get into just about anything he wants to these days. On several occasions we have watched him climb into his trike and then give us a look as he waits to be pushed around.
One of Carter's favorite games these days is running into things and knocking them over. Sometimes he uses mom and dad but most of the time he tackles his lion.