Blog Challenge, day 25: Pedialyte type of day

Today, Carter is 11 months old. However I do not foresee me taking his 11 month picture today and posting it. That is because he is sick. After sleeping in until 8:33 this morning, he violently threw up all over us both while I was trying to feed him his bottle. Completely makes sense why he was so finicky taking his bottle and after 20 minutes still hadn't finished it. Also explains even more why he didn't really want it in the first place. Completely unlike him. He is a big eater. Other than this mornings episode of being sick he is happy, active and taking naps. Today is going to be a pedialyte type of day. Sure wish the hubs wasn't out of town on business on today of all days. Did I mention I am also trying to paint our dining room. Hard with a very mobile & active guy and a traveling hubs and now add under the weather baby. Love my fun and regularly hectic days the more mobile Carter continues to become. As for the past few days of missed posts. It is what it is. I underestimated how difficult it would be with the hubs gone on all these business trips and our little man occupying all my hours. Not to mention how exhausted I am when he goes to bed I am soon to follow right after when it's just me all day. Although I never want Carter sick and makes for a less productive day, I enjoy every minute of the extra snuggle time he wants. Here is a picture taken so far today. Like I said, happy and active so pictures don't show a sick boy. Makes me happy.

Blog Challenge, day 19: Snow

We have had quite a bit of snow the past week. With some very low temperatures (-7). Thankfully the low temps were only around for one day. Other than that it has been mid teens to high 20's/low 30's. Today however was 42. I felt like busting out my flip flops, tank top & shorts. Not really, but close enough. Remember we are closer to the sun here in Colorado, so as long as the sun is out & shinning bright, a cold day can seem much warmer than it should. This AZ native however is learning that doesn't mean there still isn't ice on the ground among all the leftover snow on the roads. Thank goodness for 4 wheel drive vehicles!

Here is a picture of little man looking out at the snow Monday. Temps at the time were 6 degrees outside. Brrr it didn't get warmer than 10 degrees that day so the only place we made it to out of the house was the gym and that was all I could handle for me and little man.

Blog Challenge, day 18: Trip to AZ for two

Carter & I took a trip to Arizona for a few days beginning of November. There was a very important and big reason for going, my dad, Carter's Gampa was in the Country!!! Prior to this trip, we hadn't seen him since Carter was just over three weeks old. He has been dearly missed and we were very excited to get to see and stay with him for a few days. Gampa was trying to make it out to Colorado to visit our family of three however his reasoning for being in Arizona continued to be prolonged so he flew us out to see him. 

There are possibly close to 50-75 more photos from our five days with Gampa, but they are on his camera and computer. Once he shares them with us (Internet connection is not the best where he currently is), I will do a post of photos that he captured. Wish I had them on my camera to share now because I captured so many wonderful shots of Carter & Gampa together. And Carter getting away with too much while he was visiting Gampa too. While there we also got to see Jeff's parents, Grandparents and brother, as well as my Grandma Vi. Carter had five days of family fun and getting loved on by grandparents and Great-Grandparents.

Thank you dad for flying us out and treating us to such an amazing and wonderful time. You are missed more than words can express. We are looking forward to seeing you again in January, this time in Denver when we celebrate little man's 1st Birthday! 

Love and miss you & see you again soon!

Carter asleep on my lap during flight to AZ

Gampa & Carter having fun

Carter's 1st time playing the piano and both guys enjoying it

Carter all smiles getting ready for a day out and about in AZ

Carter & mama

Carter and Nana

Asleep at Nana & Papa Johns while all of us hang out and catch up

 

Carter's last nap at Gampa's in the rented crib 

(thanks dad for renting a crib for his stay)

At Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on way to CO

Phoenix Police Bear given to Carter by Gampa

UPDATE: Found another photo from our trip and it's too precious not to edit and include in this post

Carter snuggling with his Gampa!!

Blog Challenge, day 17: Goodbye infant carrier hello Convertible Car seat

We have said goodbye to our infant carrier recently and hello to our stage 2 convertible car seat for young Carter. Although it was beyond heavy carrying him in his infant carrier because the two of them combined weighed a lot, I loved our infant carrier. And have now realized how EASY it was to not only switch between cars because of the base that stayed in each car but also the convenience of being able to carry him into places without having to take him out if he was asleep.  That is no longer the case since I cannot just take him into a place in his stage 2 car seat and the base is attached to his new "big boy" seat so to switch between cars has become a lot more difficult and somewhat a pain. Oh well. I still love it.

Adios Peg Perego infant carrier and hello Recaro convertible seat!!

Carter Grey - 1/14/11, leaving Hospital and going home

November 2011 - one of the last times in his Infant Carrier

Hello Big Boy Recaro seat

He loves it!!!

Blog Challenge, day 16: In-n-Out Burger

Today, Jeff and I were both talking about how we would like a burger for dinner. When discussing where we should go for a burger, the only thing I kept thinking of is my all time favorite, In-n-Out Burger! We used to frequent their various locations in Arizona, possibly as often as once a week. Needless to say we did not get a burger tonight but I am still wishing we could have driven a few miles grabbed an In-N-Out, like we did back in Arizona. 

Below is a picture of my In-N-Out burger from a recent trip to Arizona (more on that trip to come in a post soon).  I enjoyed In-N-Out, three times while there for five days last month. How I order my In-N-Out burger....

Double Double, Protein style, no salt on patties, no onion, light mustard instead of sauce and extra lettuce! So delicious and oh how I miss that burger. 

Blog Challenge, day 15: Friday fun

Tonight the three of us had a night out downtown. Friday fun! It started off at the Pepsi Center for a Colorado Avalanche game. This was not the first time at the Pepsi Center for Jeff, but it was for Carter and I. Jeff had a work meeting and event and Carter and I got to be his plus one. :) Experiencing a sporting event, new location or anything for that matter with a almost 11 month old and very observant little guy is so much fun. You notice so many new things through their eyes and see everything so differently because how they react or notice things. For example, I actually noticed all the pictures of past performers and big games that are displayed as framed pictures on the walls of the club level because Carter noticed and pointed them out as we would walk by. Otherwise I probably would have walked by most, completely unnoticed.

It was a fun night out for some Friday fun with my boys. After the game in the high 20 degree weather we decided to grab a bite to eat at a favorite downtown spot, Osteria Marco. Carried a sleeping Carter in on dads' shoulder with a big blanket and laid him down on the bench next to me. Carter slept while we enjoyed a great meal.

Friday fun night was fun for me because I got to do something different, had the chance to meet and talk to new people, experienced everything through the eyes of a child and had a fun filled great night with my two guys!

Happy Friday to you & yours. Wishing you all a fabulous weekend.

Here are pictures from tonight:

Our 1st Hockey game in Denver

Our bathroom picture - sorry about the flash

Posing at the game

(favorite wallpaper in restrooms at Osteria Marco restaurant)

(Carter asleep in booth - doesn't even know he is out to dinner after the game)

Blog Challenge, day 14: First words

Carter has a few words in his vocabulary now. As a parent, every milestone is exciting. Every new word is thrilling. I shriek like a teenager who is seeing Justin Bieber in person whenever something new happens with Carter. New word, I shriek. New tooth or teeth, the same reaction. I find it all exciting and wonderful.

Carter's 1st word was back on Sunday, August 7, 2011. Jeff, Carter & I were shopping for things for our house all day and while we were at Bed, Bath & Beyond, it happened. I was pushing a cart, Jeff was pushing Carter in his stroller and Jeff told me to come over where they were and listen to Carter. I heard him as I was walking up and became overly exciting and acted somewhat hysterical. Carter of course kept  quiet whenever I would walk up and as soon as I would walk away, he would start again.  His first word....."mama"!! Yippee.

Carter's 2nd word was spoke a day shy of six weeks later, on Saturday, September 17, 2011.  His second word was "dada"! So cute.

He actually knows which of us is which and will say it when he wants one of us. If one of us walks away while playing with him, he'll say "mama" or "dada". When he wakes up. When one of us walks up to him, etc. Carter's first two words were the most thrilling and mean the most to us both. Melted my heart when he said, "mama" and again when I heard him say, "dada".

Since those two first words, he now says, "ya" and "no". We think there are a couple others he somewhat says and is trying to say right now but not enough to share. He is definitely a talker and excited for when it all makes sense to us one day. Until then, enjoying the few words we know and all his baby talk.