Happy Birthday MamaDu!

We hope that your day is great!  I admit that this picture is very old, but it is the only one I can find of you too!  Look at how little Carter was!  Thank you very much for all that you do!  Carter is very lucky to have you in his life and we are lucky too! 

Carter Update

It has been a long time since my last post and I know that everyone is starving for some new Carter photos.  It is amazing how fast life starts to pass by and then it has been another month.  Carter is now over 7 months old and is so much fun!  He is so funny and he thinks the world is here just to make him laugh.  It is so cool to watch him learn things like how his Jumper works  and how to play peek-a-boo.  Carter makes the best motor-boat noise in the world and he is getting one beautiful head of hair.  He is so curious and interactive and happy.  Here are a few pictures of the past month or so.  

Sitting Pretty...er...Handsome

Wearing my Emmie's Hat

Sleeping Angel

Tickling the Ivories with my Dad

Carter's First Independence Day

Carter celebrated his first 4th of July, though he was a little too young to watch fireworks.  We hung out by the pool all weekend and Carter squeezed in time to pose for a few photos.  What could be cuter than a six month old, a patriotic quilt and a flag!  

Carter...excited about liberty or about getting to hold a stick with a pointy end?!?

Red, White and Drool!  

Carter goes Black Tie

I am finally getting around to posting some pictures of Carter in his tuxedo.  It is hard to see, but it was the cutest thing ever.  We all had a great time at the wedding...even Carter.  He was a great sport and even fell asleep in his tux.  Congratulations, Aunt Jess and Uncle Beau! 

Carter with his Aunt Jess and Uncle Beau, the handsome wedding couple! 

The DuBrocs dress up--Carter with Me and Vaughn

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!  

Six Months

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.  

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!