Second Haircut

I took Harrison to get another haircut this past weekend, and NO tears this time! He acted like such a big boy. What might have helped is that I let him have a lollipop for the first time. He was pretty intrigued by it, but I guess Mommy's sweet tooth still hasn't kicked in. He sucked on it for a little while, but then handed it back to me very nicely, saying thank you! So I guess he was done!

I took this picture with my phone because I didn't have my camera with me, but you can see the first lollipop experience!

MORE Birthdays!

Today is Nana Carter's birthday! Happy Birthday Nana/Mom!!

We also celebrated Anna Almstedt's first birthday this weekend! We had fun at her party. She did a great job with her chocolate cupcake!




Harrison, Lauren and Anna had a good time playing together, as always. Harrison and Anna also competed to see who could shriek/scream the loudest - that was fun for everyone else!




The birthday girl in one of her hip birthday presents! I asked, don't they make those in mommy sizes??




Later on that night, Harrison was so sweet, laying down by the tree before bedtime.



The Almstedts gave us this picture holder, and we are proud to display our first picture of Baby Girl Carter at our house!

Baby Girl Carter!

Jason and I went to my ultrasound on Wednesday and we found out we are having a perfectly healthy baby girl! We are so thrilled with the news. She was very active during the ultrasound, twisting and flipping all around, just like her brother did. She could also be stubborn about moving her hands out of the way (also like her brother!) and the nurse joked to us that we were going to be in big trouble with this active, stubborn little girl! The coolest part was when she seemed to very clearly wave at us, and we got a great view of her little hand. We waved back and said hello! Now it's time to start thinking of names, decorating a nursery, and doing all sorts of fun girly stuff!

We told Harrison he was going to have a baby sister and showed him her ultrasound picture. He pointed at it, but that's about it! He's real good about seeing pictures of babies and signing "baby", but when I point to my stomach and do the same thing, he doesn't quite get it! He'll have a few more months to get used to it.

Here's my first belly shot with this baby. I am DEFINITELY bigger at this point (19 weeks) than I was with Harrison! And she's quite a kicker already!

Another Birthday Weekend

I celebrated my 31st birthday on Friday night by having dinner with my two boys and Will and Megan at our house, and then watching Ocean's Thirteen! It was a wonderful night in, good food and a good movie.

We then went to Montgomery on Saturday for Nana and Papa Carter's Living Christmas Tree performance at their church. It is a spectacular show, we have enjoyed it every year. We celebrated Nana's birthday while we were there (hers is next weekend). We also took Harrison to get his Christmas portraits taken. Like last year, it was quite an experience! But I had a lot of help this time with Jason, Nana and Papa there. Harrison was very good the whole time, despite the long wait.

I made birthday cupcakes and let Harrison lick his first beater! He enjoyed it, but didn't want any more after he was done. I don't think he inherited Mommy's sweet tooth!



Helping Mommy AND Nana open birthday presents!





He's in his spiffy Christmas duds, waiting to go get his pictures made.



I love my Nana and Papa!!

'Tis the Season!

We got our tree up and started decorating the house yesterday, it was Harrison's first real experience with it all. We got an artificial tree for the first time this year (SO much easier and cleaner - pre-lit! - and better for Harrison's allergies/sinuses) and he had fun watching Daddy put it together and looking at the lights.



Where does this go? I hope I don't get any coal!



Watching NFL with Daddy.



I lost my ball under the tree, but was able to find it. Whew!



We decided to wait and put the ornaments on until after he went to bed. But here he is "helping" by sitting on the box!