Carter has become a really fun kid to be around. He likes to play with his toys and he even likes to dance to music. As you can see, he's sitting up on his own really well now. While sitting, he will lunge forward to grab something, and often times he'll fall on his stomach/face. Sometimes he's OK with that and just hangs out on his stomach, but other times he'll cry because he's stuck. I think it's that lunging movement is the start to him learning how to crawl. He just needs to learn to put his arms out to break the fall!
He also has two teeth on the bottom now and his top teeth are coming in. Teething hasn't been that bad of an issue and I probably stressed reading about more than I stressed about it when it was actually happening. This just goes to show that you can "over read" parenting books!
Carter has also been going out on some hikes in his new Kelty carrier. The front carrier is OK for short walks, but he's getting too heavy. He loves the back carrier because he can see really high and it's ultra comfortable. The carrier is like his Cadillac.
During January Carter got his first cold. It's been lingering still, but it's probably also because he started day care. Every kid in day care is sick, so it's probably a shock to his immune system. It's so hard to hear him cough, but he seems to somehow sleep right through it. Amazing! Carter really enjoys day care. There are usually five other infants at day care, which means many other babies to play with. We thought he might cry when we left him, but he barely even noticed that we left. It's only when we pick him up that he wants to be picked up right away. If we linger and talk to the teachers a little too long, he'll give a good shout out to us. He's also learning how to reach for us, so it feels so good to pick him up and have him hold his arms out for us!
Carter's personality is really coming out these days. He's a real chill baby. If we go somewhere new, he'll sit down and take a while to observe things. It's like he's just taking everything in and you can almost see the wheels in his head turning. He's also talking a ton these days. His favorite sounds these days to make are "ga ga ga" and sometimes we'll hear a mama and dada. Such typical baby babble!
