Almost Two and SO independent

Carter playing "Elmo" games


Carter puts on his John Deer hat first thing in the morning



Dancing machine with his Wiggles guitar


Carter, Noonie and Pop-Pop make a snowman this weekend. Carter had so much fun out in the snow!

Technically, he will not be 23 months till tomorrow, but hey...I have the time right now to blog, so here I go! Well as I sit here and write this blog entry I can't help but be sad my baby is growing up so fast. He has turned into a little boy who definitely has likes and dislikes and a mind of his own. Everyday he amazes me with something new he says or does. This past month in particular he has really found a love for a few new things. They are as followed:

His Green John Deer ball cap. Can't leave the house without wearing that! I laugh when I look back at him sitting in his car seat wearing it because not only does it remind me that Carter was born into a small town/corn field family, but also how much he reminds me of my father. No other city kid sports such a cool hat or knows how much significance it has to us.

He loves the Wiggles. "Fruit Salad, yummy, yummy!" "Do the Monkey" are his two favorite songs. He loves to play his Wiggles guitar and "boogie" to the beat. He also recently has grown very fond of Bruce Springsteen and apparently danced to "Glory Days" during half time at Super Bowl. Other songs Carty can't live without are "Old MacDonald" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider." Those two songs are on constant repeat in the car!

Carter's favorite thing to say now is "I DO!" Even if technically he really can't do or it isn't safe to do! He always wants to do whatever mommy or daddy is doing. Whether it is cracking an egg in a bowl, washing our hands, pressing the toaster buttons or getting the mail.

Carter has a passion for computers just like his daddy. His favorite website is http://www.sesamestreet.org/. or as he refers to it as "Elmo!" He could play "Elmo" all day long if it were an option.

Playing dress up and pushing around the grocery cart. Carter loves to pull all of mommy's clothes off the hangers and put them on. He also likes to take all his clothes out of his dresser and throw them all around the room. And it wouldn't be a Carter day without doing the average 100 laps around the condo pushing his shopping cart around! My little Energizer Bunny.

Carter still loves waving bye-bye to all the semi trucks when we get off on exit and pointing to all the trains that go by.

Going bye-bye in grandpa's truck. Call my child spoiled because my parents will sit out in the garage in their car's with Carter and let him "drive." He loves to beep the horn, press all the radio buttons and pretend to turn on the car with the keys and blare the music!

Like I say, each day is something new and adventurous for us. Although it can be physically exhausting chasing him around every hour or every minute, I wouldn't trade it in for the world. I am so grateful to my husband for working as hard as he does so that I can stay home with our son. I am so excited to be having another son so that my boys will have each other to grow up with and play with and be best friend with like my husband had. I am forever fortunate to have such a loving family that loves my child just as endlessly as I do and Carter has so much fun spending time with.
Happy 23rd month Carty. I can't wait to celebrate your 2nd birthday with you!!! xo Mommy~