DuBlog: June 2008

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Happy Birthday SheShe

This is Carter and his aunt, SheShe (Shelby) hanging out. We hope that your birthday was great! Sorry this is a day late...Carter has a hard time reading a calendar! We love you!

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Carter is officially six months old today. Vaughn and I both took him to his six month check up at the doctor this week. This was Vaughn's first time witnessing the horror of shots! Actually Carter did very well and recovered quickly after the shots were over. Carter continues to prove his determination to be a tall, skinny kid. He is 27 inches tall and 15 pounds, 11 ounces. Now that he is six months old, we have begun to add vegetables into his fast-expanding diet. He had some green beans yesterday and did very well until he actually stopped to taste them. He then decided that he liked to push them back out more than swallowing them. Carter is just so fun and he is doing more and more everyday. He is just days away from sitting on his own...I can feel it. He can do it now, but there is no predicting how long it will last and he will just fall backwards at will. He is so curious and wants to touch everything. Carter is also very into Clementine, our dog. He stood holding onto to her kennel (with help) for 20 minutes yesterday, just waiting for a glance or a lick. I am pretty sure that he thinks that Clem exists only to entertain him. I can't wait until they can play together. Carter has two teeth that are through the gum, but only one is really visible from afar. He laughs a lot and says "ma ma ma". We (meaning Vaughn) are working on the "da da". Now that Carter is six months old, I guess that means that Vaughn and I have survived six whole months of being parents. Both of us have really settled into the roles of Mom and Dad and we both have so much fun with Carter. It sometimes catches me off guard how much our lives have changed and how it seems to have happened so naturally. Our priorities have shifted and the things that used to seem so important, just aren't anymore. I am totally aware of how cliche that sounds, but it is true too. Being a parent is simply amazing and Carter is simply wonderful.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Father's Day

Yesterday was Vaughn's first Father's Day and we celebrated with both sides of the family. It has been really cool to get to see Vaughn be a dad...the role truly suits him. Carter has a great dad. It is so cool to see Vaughn's face light up whenever Carter does anything cute or new or well, just anything. Here are a few pictures of fatherhood, Vaughn's way:

My boys are just too cute! Happy Father's Day, Vaughn!

The lonely photo from the Wedding

Beau and Jessica were married on June 7, 2008 and we all had a great time. Carter wore a tux (thanks to Jack for letting us borrow it) and he was a trooper all night. I think he finally called it quits about 11:00pm and went home with Emmie and DV. We will post more pictures when I get them...I was too busy having fun to take any photos myself.

Carter looks at ease surrounded by all of Vaughn's cousins...what a ladies' man!

Catch Up on Carter

Well, life has been super crazy lately...In the past month we have celebrated my birthday (29 years old!!), Beau and Jessica's Wedding and Father's Day! There will be pictures to come from the wedding and father's day, but here are a few photos to catch everyone up on Carter's latest adventures. He is growing up so fast and is cuter everyday (if you ask me). Carter is so curious and interested in everything that comes near him and, of course, he tries to put it all in his mouth. He has one tooth and one very much on the way, so we will have pictures of teeth as soon as he will let me get a good shot.