Dear Carter,
Today you are 21 months old. You have become our constant entertainment around here lately. It's amazing to watch how fast you are learning new things!
You first looked in the mirror this month and instead of saying "baby" like you used to, you said "Carter". Well, actually you said "Carger". You've started referring to yourself in first person alot lately. "Carger's chair" "Carger's tractor".....everything now belongs to "Carger".
You have also started referring to your dad by his first name occasionally too. Just last night during your bath, Daddy came in and you said to him, "Kyle, shut the door!" Daddy still thinks I put you up to it, but it shocked me as much as it did him!
One of my favorite things that you are doing lately is saying "hug" then hugging me like there is no tomorrow! I love love love that one! We can play that game all day long if you want to!
Like your daddy, you have become an avid Walker, Texas Ranger fan. It never seems to be on when dad is at home, so mom thought she was being super thoughtful when she picked up the first 3 seasons on DVD for dad to watch from time to time. Little did she know that every night from that point forward would turn into a Walker Texas Ranger marathon! She also didn't expect you to love it quite so much. It must be all the action that gets your attention, because now all your big trucks are "walker's truck" and your puppy is named "Trivette" and you seem to be much more action packed after you get a little Walker into your system. You used to want to watch Diego every time we came near the TV. Now Walker is your first request.
You have mastered climbing into the kitchen sink. The sink is in the island and you simply push up a chair from the table and climb on in and proceed to "wash dish". Daddy suggested this week that we bolt the chairs to the floor.....
You mastered saying "thank you" a few months ago, but just this month started saying "please". You also sing and clap along to the radio, TV, or to the choir at church. You have started "simming" (swimming) in the bathtub on your belly which is completely adorable.
I'm thinking potty training is just around the corner because you are now very much aware of when you pee or poop and come to tell me immediately. You also reeeeally want to sit on the potty these days. Mom is hoping to put that off for a couple of months because it gets pretty heavy holding you up on the potty and carrying your baby sister at the same time.
You still never meet a stranger and have recently started introducing me or your dad to anyone you meet. You smile and wave "Hi" to them, then point to me and say "Carger's Mama" or sometimes just "Mama". It's so incredibly cute and never fails to get a smile or laugh from even the grumpiest looking people. I even had one lady tell me last week that seeing your sweet smiling face made her day.
You make my day every day, Carter. These have been the best 21 months of my life and I look so forward to watching you grow. I am so blessed to be "Carger's Mama"!
Love,
Mama
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3 comments:
What our children are learning at that age is truly amazing! They have such God blessed little brains! Treasure those moments!
Hayden was 3 when he first fell in love with Walker. When the show would come on he would run to him room and get the gun, holster,hat and boots on. For Halloween, He went as Walker and I dressed and painted Brian as Trivette.....no one had to guess who they were. It was so funny. Enjoy these times!
It seems just a few days ago we were sitting in the waiting room awaiting Carter's arrival. I will never forget the first glimpse we got of him. He was one of the most beautiful baby's I had ever layed eyes on. Here we are 21 months later and I still feel that same way about him. He does have a way with that smile.
I am so excited to get that first glimpse of that baby girl who will be here soon. I have a feeling she is gonna be just as beautiful as her big brother.
Tammy
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