Another Carter funny

I just thought this was too cute not to share. We had already had our morning routine of milk and snuggling on the couch...and Carter was playing with his trucks and watching Clifford so i decided to sneak in a little computer time while he was playing quietly. Well, he had a little bit of milk left in his cup and when i went to check on him and saw this:

Then he saw me with my camera trying to take a picture and said "Cheeeese!" and then said "Mommy, put your camera up there (referring to the top of our entertainment center) where Carter can't reach it!" "Come lay here and snuggle Carter!" "I play Mommy's hair."

Mom and Me Meme

Thanks to Kimberly for tagging me!

First, post a picture of you and your kid(s):

This is the best i could find!


1. How many children do you have? 1 boy and another one on the way

2. What are their ages? Carter is 2 years 5 months and i am 20 weeks pregnant with #2

3. What time do you start your day? Whenever Carter wakes me up, which is usually anytime between 7 and 8

4. What do you eat for breakfast? We're not big breakfast eaters around here, but usually we will have either toast with peanut butter, cinnamon toast, waffles, mini pancakes...

5. Do your kids watch TV? Yes, we always start the morning off with Sesame Street, Curious George, Clifford, whichever one is on when we wake up. Sometimes in the afternoon we'll put in a DVD of his choice.

6. What are their favorite activities? Playing outside!!! Playing with his trucks, wrestling with Daddy, going on walks and to the park

7. Do you get a break during the day for some you time? Well, IF he takes a nap i get a break during that, otherwise on the days i work i guess that is my "me" time. And of course when he's in bed for the night.

8. How do you end your day? I give Carter a bath, Brad and I wrestle him into his pajamas, and then put him to bed, after that we pretty much just relax and watch tv.

9. What's your best parenting advice or tip? Don't ever laugh at or judge another parent when you see their kid throwing a HUGE public tantrum, b/c it WILL happen to you!!!!

Okay, that was fun now it's time to tag some other mommies! Let me see, who hasn't done this yet?

Hmm i'm trying to see who hasn't been tagged yet...

1. Maria
2. Kaycee
3. Steph

"That'd Be Neat!"

LOL this is what Carter said to me this morning! I don't know where he comes up with this stuff but he cracks me up! We were doing our normal morning routine, laying on the couch with a blanket while he drank his milk and played with my hair, and he turned to me and said "Mommy, let's watch Thomas, now! Oooh, that'd be neat!" Haha it was just funny how he thought of that all by himself. He's been saying such funny things lately, but i usually forget when i go to write it down on here. I'll have to try to remember some other things he has said.

20 Weeks Today! (pic added)

Today I am officially halfway through this pregnancy!! I can't believe I'm already halfway there. It really has gone by fairly quickly. I know this last half will go by even faster though, with the Holidays quickly approaching! Now I need to start getting everything prepared... (i will update later with a picture after i shower)


**I chopped my hair! I don't like how the lady styled it though, so tomorrow after i wash and style it on my own i'll take a better pic of it, anyways, here's my 20 Week pic**

Shopping for baby!

Even though we're not positive if it is indeed another boy, i couldn't help myself from buying some outfits this morning! Target had all their summer clothes on sale and most of the onesies were only $.98! Of course, there wasn't much to choose from in the boy section, but i did manage to find a few outfits that i liked. Also, Carter was throwing a tantrum the whole 10 minutes we were there, so i didn't get to look around as much as i would have liked!!

Well it's a....

....we're still not sure!!! I am so mad with my whole ultrasound experience i just wanna scream!!! Brad and Carter went with me b/c i wanted them to be there to see the baby and to find out the sex. The lady was rude and my ultrasound was 5 minutes long! She just took quick measurements, and then only turned the screen around for me to see for about 1 minute. She asked if we wanted to know the sex and we said yes, so she scanned around a little bit. She said she thought boy but when she showed me on the screen i didn't see the pee pee she was talking about. What i saw hanging down was half the length of the baby's leg! There is no way that was a penis! I have thought all along that it was a boy but was staying hopeful for a girl and after seeing it on the screen i agree that it probably is a boy but i don't have any solid proof. She barely scanned down there and i honestly didn't see the penis. She said i will have a more detailed ultrasound in like 2 months where she will spend more time showing me instead of measuring. So for now i'm still thinking boy but still have a twinge of hope for a girl. We'll see in a couple months i guess. I really wish we just told her we didn't want to know the sex if i knew she wasn't going to actually take the time to show me some proof.

5 Days!

5 more days until the "big" ultrasound! I'm just so excited to see the baby on the screen and see how much it has grown since the last ultrasound i had at 11 weeks. I can feel the baby moving all the time now and am excited to get a better idea of "who" is inside me. I really have no feeling at all on if i think it's a boy or a girl. There have been days where i really thought it was a girl and then i've had days where i thought it could be a boy. Hopefully the baby cooperates for us and gives us a good show so i can start preparing! My plan is to drink a can of pop on the way to the dr. office to hopefully get it moving around in there!

What a morning

First off, my alarm woke me up at 7am, and i was sooo beyond tired that i just hit snooze...then again, then again until it was 7:45. I figured i still had time to take a quick shower and just be lazy with my hair today. I got up, took my quick shower, and then Carter woke up. Why does this kid always insist on sleeping in on the days when i have to get up early for work? Anyways, he woke up with a dry diaper for the 3rd morning in a row! I had him pee in the potty and continued to get ready for work. I threw on my clothes, splashed on a little make-up, put a little bit of gel in my hair, threw it in a ponytail and proceeded to get Carter ready. He had already had a cup of juice, so i made him pee in the potty again and then put on his pull-up and clothes. I put his shoes and socks on and got my shoes on. I grabbed my purse and made sure i had some change for the vending machine to grab breakfast. (yeah i know, i'm pg so i should be eating healthier but this morning i chose to sleep later instead) I got Carter's bag ready for daycare and grabbed my phone off the table. That's when it happened. I saw that i had a voicemail and a new text message. I checked the text message and it is the babysitter who says to check my voicemail asap b/c there is a problem. I checked my voicemail and it is her saying that she had to have an emergency appt. with her chiropractor this morning and therefore can't watch Carter. Ugh....so i had to call work and explain what happened. I tried getting a hold of a couple of back-up people i had in mind but couldn't get a hold of anyone. So here i am sitting in my work clothes still, and i feel horrible that i had to call off work today. I was supposed to be training people today, so i feel like i really let my bosses down. But there's nothing i can do about it, my babysitter didn't call me until an hour before i was supposed to be at work. The only good thing is that i get to be home with Carter all day.

Comparison Pics

Here is a comparison of my pregnancy with Carter and then with this one.

18 Weeks with Carter:
18 Weeks with this baby:

Another one at 18 Weeks with shirt over my belly:


I can't tell if i'm carrying differently or not with this one but i do know that i feel kicks really low and i can't remember if i felt kicks low or high with Carter.

Seriously?!?!?

Yesterday i was getting ready for work and Carter had grabbed my phone off the table. I was in a hurry so i just let him play with it while i was getting dressed. I had to run into the bathroom to grab my make-up and he followed me in there like always. I walked out and then quickly turned back around b/c i realized that he has an obsession with throwing things into the toilet and it was too late.....plunk, "Ut oh i put mommy's phone in the toilet" so i ran in and grabbed it out, knowing it was ruined. I took the battery out but it is done. I just got this phone for free like a month or so ago, but i made sure to get insurance this time!! I definitely learned my lesson the last time when Carter ruined that phone. I feel so lost without my phone! I'm just so glad that i sent all my pics to my computer last week!

Most Annoying Part of Pregnancy

I went pee, washed my face, brushed my teeth, went pee, checked to make sure the door was locked and windows were shut, went pee, made sure Brad's alarm was set, went pee, and went to bed. This all happened within 15 minutes last night. Same routine tonight, only i stopped to blog about it and now i'll go pee again and then go to bed. I just really hate waking up in the middle of the night to go so i really try to make sure my bladder is good and empty before i go to sleep.

A couple recent pics of Carter

I haven't posted pictures of Carter for awhile, mainly b/c i just haven't taken any really great ones. Here are a couple i thought weren't too bad. I really need to get back on it with the picture taking, though!

Being cute:
This one is funny. We were driving home and he was being really quiet but it was around naptime so i just assumed he had fallen asleep. Well, i turned around to check on him and he had gotten his travel sunscreen out of his diaper bag somehow and decided to lather up......not funny at the time...

Carter's New Loot

It is finally getting to be fall weather and we're breaking out the long sleeves, jeans and sweatshirts. Carter can fit into most of his jeans from last year, but his shirts and pj's are getting too small. So of course that means we have to go shopping! Brad's mom got Carter a few outfits and I got him a few outfits. Here's a pic of almost everything. Two of the shirts I got him he has already worn and therefore are dirty!


Now it's time to go through and put away all the summer clothes! If the new baby is a girl i will definitely be packing up all Carter's old clothes and taking them to the consignment shop. I'm in a spring cleaning sort of mood and just want to get rid of everything we aren't going to be using anymore! My closet will be next!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today's my birthday. I'm 23. Just another year i guess. There's nothing significant about this birthday except i'm hoping that maybe i'll look at least 18 now. Anyways, nothing big planned for the day. Carter and I went to Target this morning and i ended up buying HIM 3 shirts, a sweatsuit and a pair of shoes. He needs them though. Then we went and dropped off some winter coats and Halloween costumes at the consignment shop. Now i'm home and really need to be getting ready for work, i have to leave in 20 minutes. After work Brad and i are going to go out to eat. That's about the extent of my birthday this year.

Just for fun!

I saw this on my birth board on Babycenter and just decided to try it out. It does sound believable, my labor with Carter was only about 7 hrs. and they say subsequent labors are usually quicker. Brad has hazel eyes and i have brown, so that part could be true and Carter was born with a head full of hair. Not sure about the weight, b/c Carter was 8 lbs 3 oz but it would definitely be easier on me to have a 6 pounder! Of course i won't know if it's a boy or girl until the 22nd but we will see! Also, the little prediction at the end is true, i am not even thinking about names yet and it's starting to kinda bother me, that is what is kinda creepy to me. Anyways, it's just for fun!! Here it is!

Madame Zaritska, our resident clairvoyant, wants to help you prepare for the arrival of your child. Here she does her best to predict certain aspects of your labor and birth experience.

What she senses for you
The day you deliver, outside will be cloudy. Your baby will arrive in the afternoon.

After a labor lasting approximately 4 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and will be 21 inches long. This child will have light brown eyes and a lot of hair.

But there is more. I get the impression that there is something in your life that is not yet settled. Something about... something about a name? Ah -- a baby name. Why don't you look here for help with finding the perfect name for your precious child.

Scared me to death!

We were at the grocery store last night just getting a few things. I was at the deli counter getting ready to order a sandwich and Brad ran down to the frozen aisle for a couple things. Carter was in the huge truck cart thingy they have pretending to drive. I turned around to order my sandwich and after not even 30 seconds of doing that i turned back around and Carter was gone. He had gotten out of the cart and was nowhere to be found. Oh my gosh i didn't even know what to do i was completely frozen!! I looked around a little bit and started to panic. Then i heard "Mommy!!" and he ran up to me. He had gone to the candy displays and picked out a piece for himself. So basically he had just gone around the corner. I was so mad at him for running away but so thankful that i found him, or rather that he found me!!! That was probably one of the most scary moments i've ever had in my life!

16 Weeks

Here are a couple 16 week pictures. They were only taken like 4 days after my 15 week one but oh well. I actually had real clothes on instead of sweatpants and was feeling like taking a picture.