The Scribner Family: Trip to Linc Care

Our last two weeks has been pretty eventful around here. We had a birthday party for Erin and my Grandma and a bunch of birthdays on the Scribner side. We had a busy Sunday but is was a lot of fun. Then last weekend I got to go on my annual scrapbook weekend in Grand Island. It was so nice to get away and just scrapbook for hours on end. I did of course get sick but it wasn't too bad. Carter spent the first part of the week with high fevers from his immunizations and a cold. It didn't seem to phase him that much. That also meant he had his 15 month check up and it went very well. He was 23lbs 14oz which is in the 50th percentile. His length was 31.5inches which was in the 75th percentile, and his head was 48.5 which was the 75th-90th percentile. Dr. Davis said he is doing well and wants us to start working on potty training soon. :( yuck. I guess we will see what comes about. Some new things with Carter these past two weeks. He is really starting to copy what we say. It doesn't all come out right but you can tell he is trying. He is cracking me up every day with all his crazy antics. He will mimic what you do and try anything for a laugh. He has FINALLY realized what gentle is and is treating the dogs very well. He still has his occasional grab or hard pat but he now pets them and gives them *nice* hugs. He loves Nase the most in terms of petting and touching because he will sit there and let him. He loves Tatze when it comes time to play. They play tug of war and Tatze always walks away with the victory. He is also starting to say their names. I am also happy to report that biting is a thing of the past. Two weeks ago I would have said there is no light at the end of the tunnel and there is no way he will ever stop biting. But we cracked down and put him in timeout and I guess that worked. We felt a small victory when we realized that he was not biting anymore. There is still an occasional bite but all we have to say is "do you want to go to time out? no biting" and he stops. These small break throughs are few and far between in parenting so we are relishing in our accomplishment. He has found other things to replace the biting. He now likes to play in the toilet water or throw toys in the toilet. We usually keep the doors closed and the lids down but if you leave it for one second our little ninja has a sixth sense and will make a bee line to the toilet. He is understanding more and more each day. I asked him to go find his cup one day and he went and grabbed it and brought it to me. He has also done the same with his shoes. He proficiently waves and says bye anytime he thinks anyone is leaving or when we leave the checkout aisle of the store. He knows when Chad has his keys in hand, and jacket on that he is leaving for work. He will hear the keys jingle from down the hall while he is eating and he will stop eating and wave bye bye. He will do it until Chad is out the door. He also knows when Chad is home and he waits right by the door to see his dad. It is so cute! He also enjoys reading a lot! One day it was really quite and I looked around the corner and he was sitting in a pile of books reading. He will even talk out loud as he flips the pages. (this is what he is doing in the first picture) Then today I heard him go into his room and shut the door. I waited about 5 minutes and then I checked on him and he was *reading* sitting on the floor of his room. He got either his top right eye tooth or molar this past week as well. Last but not least he was able to show us how *boyish* he really is. On Wednesday night after dinner Carter tripped and fell and hit his head on the coffee table. He hit it just right to cause a cut above his left eye. It bled quite a bit in the beginning but then we were able to get it to stop and it was just oozing. Then we noticed it was pretty deep and the edges weren't together. My good friend Christy came over to take a look at it and said we should have someone look at it. So off we went to Linc care to get some dermabond put on it. (glue) He was a good boy and did well. It made for a little bit of a late night but over all it turned out fine.

Carter reading his books