While Flagstaff still sucks my Bugs is still awesome. He's my little dude and I love him completely. He is such a little lover it kills me. Lately he loves to grab a book and walk over to me and plop his little butt in my lap. The process of putting his tiny baby butt in my lap is so stinking adorable. He walks over, eyes my lap, does a half turn, looks back to check his placement, then plops down. It melts my heart each and every single time.
Speaking of books he has a new favorite. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. When I give him a couple book choices he always chooses this book. Then if I try to move on to a different book, he finds the very hungry caterpillar and insists we read it again, and again, and again. It's pretty cute.
For the most part Carter is a very active little boy. But one thing that he'll almost always sit still for is reading. We read before each nap and bedtime, after he wakes up in the morning and after naps and multiple times a day. He loves to read! I love it too because he is totally content to snuggle in my lap or lay with me in the rocking chair to read. It is a great thing for him to love and I loooovvveeeeeeee the snuggle time!
Carter is also full time walking now, and actually has been for a few weeks. Ever since he learned to get himself to standing without the aid of the couch or something to balance he has been walking like crazy! He chases the dogs around, runs from me, investigates everything, climbs, etc. He is active!
The other day we went to the park with our neighbors Allison and Julia. We haven't been there since he's been full on walking. He LOVED it! It was so funny to watch the differences between Julia, who is 17 months, and Carter. Julie is petite! She doesn't even weigh 20lbs. Aside from that watching the difference between boy and girl was so funny and so stereotypical. Carter went straight for the rocks and dirt and Julia preferred to keep her hands clean and climb the stairs and swing. Julia liked to stay close to her mama, and Carter was in full explorer mode. He has his moments when he needs to be cuddled and held but for the most part he's a pretty independent dude. My favorite part was when he'd see a dog. He'd walk/run towards it, pointing, saying "daaa!!!!" which a huge smile on his face. He loves daaaas! (dogs) Aside from the nana, dadas, dogs is his first "real" word.
Watching him walk around the park in his new little sandals, exploring and happy as a clam put a huge shit grin on my face. I couldn't stop! I mean look how cute this is!
Ever since our park adventure all Carter wants to do is explore outside. Today we took a walk down the street. He picked up this huge stick and brought it with him. Again he is such a little boy with his stick and love for rocks and dirt.
Carter also loves all things nontoy. For example, hair dryer, hand mixer, Joe's winter boot.
Joe got me some flowers for my bday and mothers day and Carter loves them! If one of us is standing by the counter where the flowers are, Carter comes over and pulls on us to lift him up, then he points and the flowers with the biggest smile on his face. It's so cute. We've taken a few of the flowers and given them to him and walks around with it in his hand forever. Here he is helping me pack with a flower in his hand.
We got a new ottoman for our living room for Carter to play on. He was taking his toys over to the kitchen chairs to play with them and he'd fall or bump his head on the table, etc so we got this nice soft ottoman for him to play on. Turns out he likes to play in it just as much! Again, reading a book. Normally he knows to turn the book right side up... not this time though.
did I mention he loves to read?
We got a new ottoman for our living room for Carter to play on. He was taking his toys over to the kitchen chairs to play with them and he'd fall or bump his head on the table, etc so we got this nice soft ottoman for him to play on. Turns out he likes to play in it just as much! Again, reading a book. Normally he knows to turn the book right side up... not this time though.
did I mention he loves to read?
Carter still loves to push things. Lately he is big into his ball popper. He got this for Christmas and always pushed it, but now he's walking and pushing it.
The love for pushing things includes the vacuum! If I pull this little vacuum out he goes crazy and gets so upset until I let him vacuum. He actually pushes it around the house, it is so funny!
One last random phone picture. Arizona has some of the best sunsets. If it was semi cloudy or especially the whispy type clouds, like in the picture below, we are guaranteed a beautiful sunset.
I promise to pull out my camera and take some real pictures soon. These crappy cell phone pics aren't really cutting it. Carter is getting his first haircut on Saturday so they'll be some pics from that I'm sure!
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