Carter's 9 month pictures

We got this one done for Al and Karen



I got my picture taken with Carter at 3 months so I wanted Chad to have some pics too!


Sweet and Innocent.........................biting and pinching.




Sorry for the late post. Things have kept us pretty busy around here. We got these taken on Mother's Day. They turned out pretty good considering the studio was an hour behind and Carter was tired and hungry. We also took him for his 9 month appointment and things looked pretty good. Carter was happy because it didn't involve any shots. He was 18lbs 14oz which only put him in the 25th percentile. Some other things he is doing is eating table food. He has now had cheese, turkey, chicken, hummus, diced pears, diced peaches, mandarin oranges, pita bread, crackers, cottage cheese, green beans, ham, and pasta noodles (which he isn't quite ready for). We have let him try quite a few things off our plates and he seems to like most of it. Chad of course gave him a bite of pudding which he loved. He is not crawling yet but has his own version on army crawl but it doesn't get him around fast yet. He will roll to get what he wants and spends a lot of time on his belly. He still rocks in the crawl position but hasn't done it yet. He can spin himself around on his belly to do a 180 if he needs to get something. His favorite toys are a spatula, an old remote we gave him as a decoy, and his busy ball choo choo. He is a lot more content on his own to play because he can move to get things. He spends a lot of time on the counter with me watching me cook or doing dishes. that is how the spatula became one of his favorite toys. He stands up on things we put him at and will do that for a while but will occasionally let go out of no where which only leads to tears. He has become a lot more interactive with the dogs and grabs for the chains on their collars. Both of the pugs will sit next to him and let him touch them until Carter makes a sudden movement, loud noise or grabs a fist full of hair. When any of those happen Nase retreats back to his bed or sits just out of his reach. We have been going on a lot of walks together as a family in the evening and Carter has really enjoyed that. We have also had some quality outdoor play time as well. He has been busy with lots of family and friends over the last few weeks. He enjoys being the center of attention.