Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Carter's first Thanksgiving came and went with a blink of the eye. It started with a lazy morning filled with tummy time, naps, bath time, and ended with dinner at Grandma Sheri's.
Not to be left out, Carter brought his own solid food with him to dinner. This time was a much better success than the last time. After a messy beginner, Carter was able to open his mouth with anticipation, and even sucked the rice cereal off his little spoon!
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.
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