A tribute to Carter

Our little Carter turned one on March 28! I really can't believe that a whole year has passed! When did this sweet newborn:
















...turn into this bright-eyed ball of fire???
















Here's a look at how it happened...without further adieu...a tribute to Carter








At one month, Carter had already rolled over! In fact, he was only 2 weeks old...and it wasn't just a fluke. He did this at least 10 times over a period of 2 weeks. He has always been very active and on the move, even before he was born (remember my C-section because he had suddenly flipped to become breech?)...so he would just kick and kick his legs until he rolled from tummy to back.


From the very beginning, Carter has loved and admired his older brother. He is always trying to be like him. It's so fun to watch them interact!


















Carter has always been a little smiler. His second month was full of smiles and park days in the sun. He was always ver content to be outside while we watched Mason play.











At age 3 months we could always count on our baby boy to brighten our day.













Four months was a great age! Carter was aware of his surroundings and always wanted to be involved. He began trying to sit up at this age.













Having a 2-year-old brother often meant that Carter spendt time in his carrier while Mason played and had fun with his cousins during our various outings. At 5 months, Carter was still happy to sit and be entertained by his mommy. He especially loved this pig toy that Mason got from the dollar store when he was 1. This was just a foreshadow of how much Carter would love balls in the coming months.









Carter's eyes seemed to become brighter blue right around 6 months. I love all of his many different expressions.













At 7 months, Carter had to say goodbye to his Daddy for what would turn out to be more than 4 months. Carter and Daddy (and Mommy and Mason) tried to spend as much time as possible together in the time leading up to our separation.





(Daddy is holding him in this picture)








At 8 months...Carter and I spent many long days packing up the rest of our townhome (Thanks to Diana who watched Mason for me!) He was still relatively easy to entertain at this point, but always needed a watchful eye because he was all over the place!








At 9 months...Carter, with the help of Mason, perfected the art of escaping through the doggy door. I love the look on his face here...it's like 'what? I'm just hanging out, not getting into trouble!'











Here is another 9 month picture that I just couldn't leave out. Carter loved to pull himself up on anything and be a big boy with Mason. This was taken at a museum, and Carter is leaning on the rail, looking at the exhibit.














At ten months, Carter was unstoppable...he loved to get into mischief and his winning smile and gleeful laugh kept a smile on our faces while cleaning up the messes.











Here is Carter at 11 months, doing one of his favorite things...eating! He can usually out-eat his brother and once ate a fruit cup from Chick-fil-A, along with SEVEN chicken nuggets! He is still on the small end of the weight percentile so I just figure all that food goes to fuel his non-stop energy.













Which brings us to our current condition-happy and full of life! Carter sure keeps us on our toes and we love him so much!