Great Support Network!
Carter has such a great support network. One of the studio parents gave Carter an exersaucer to use at the studio. Gone are the days of Mommy having to hold him while she does work!
Solids!
Carter had his first taste of solids today! We were giving the OK to start transitioning Carter to solid foods while we were at his 4-month checkup. Of course this doesn't mean he'll be replacing every meal with what's on our plate, but at least we can do rice cereal a couple of times a week. The picture above pretty much says it all - not impressed. He pretty much spent most of the time trying to figure out what it was than enjoying. On the bright side, there were no adverse reactions!
Mr. Piano Man
Carter's mind halfway exploded when playing the piano.
Four Month Checkups
Carter had three doctor's appointments this week, and I think he enjoyed only one of them. Then again, what kid would enjoy any appointment that involves needles or rectum checks? It wasn't all for nothing. The GI appointment led to mommy being allowed to slowly introduce nuts, eggs, and gluten back into her diet - one at a time over the next two weeks. Carter also completed his vaccine shots for his 4-month checkup - even mommy and daddy got shots, too (for the flu). As always, he was a joy for the doctors to exam, giving minimal fuss, and maximum smiles. Carter even got to go on a lunch date at The Cleveland Museum of art with mommy and daddy between his two appointments on Tuesday. Maybe we'll actually get to see the art next time.
Everything is looking good so far; well, it's looking good if you excuse the sleepless nights and fussiness that came with getting three shots to his little legs. However, those shots did lead to some awesome Bugs Bunny Band-Aids. And yes, mommy and daddy got Bugs Bunny Band-Aids, too. He'll even be allowed to start introducing rice into his diet! How cool is that?
Halloweekend and Aunt Peggy!
Ok, so we're a bit late with this post, but we didn't forget! Although Aunt Peggy didn't say it directly, "Make the most of life," is best way to describe the parting wisdom from her visit. Her plane landed on Thursday, October 29, at Akron's airport (which is about 45min away), she helped us reorganize our house, and kept Carter with a huge smile on his face, joined Heather and Sarah for meal prep, and even relaxed long enough to watch a movie. Although we didn't move anything to storage as she would have liked, we did refocus how we approach our time with Carter. Since Aunt Peggy's departure, Heather has been able to enjoy dance again (both watching performances, and taking workshops), Carter has moved to the crib, and we're more willing to allow family to help us, so that we don't feel tethered to our son 24/7. We never got a chance to have date night while Aunt Peggy was in town, but we're still going to make that happen soon (sounds like time with Grandma Sheri is in order).
Sadly, we didn't get to partake in Halloween festivities, which is a shame, because it's one of Aunt Peggy's favorite holidays - but Carter did get to dress up as a Teenage Mutant Turtle :). The visit flew by; it felt like we were back on the road to Akron the next day, even though it was already Sunday morning. We put a close to the weekend with a brief visit from Big Josh, and November's family dinner, where carter got to play with his cousins.
