Just Standin' Around

Last Thursday when I picked Carter up from school, one of his teachers told me that after his nap, he pulled himself up in his crib. Not just to his knees...no, to a full-blown standing position! Sure enough, he started doing the same thing in his regular crib (which we've since lowered down two notches)!

So I captured a few photos of him standing up in the pack-and-play this weekend - starting with the "Nothing out of the ordinary here, Mom..."
Then the "busted" look (and just SO guilty looking, eh?):
"Nothing to see here, folks, nothing at all...."
Other fun developmental news - looks like Carter is allergic to penicillin... Had 5 days left of his 30-day course of "maintenance" antibiotics and well, he started to develop a REALLY bad rash on his face. First it was just a small spot on his lower jaw and Matt and I just thought it was chaffed from the car seat shoulder pads.

Then it moved to his cheeks. Matt and I thought maybe it was just from the cold weather (of which he's exposed to about 2 minutes a day...). Then maybe it was from sleeping on his front...

And then it got REALLY bad at school and the girls were all worried, as it was BRIGHT red and bumpy and was starting to peel. So, Carter was pulled off the antibiotics (and got to wear some shiny face cream all weekend!) and we're happy to report he's on the mend.

Poor dude, eh? Never bothered him a bit; he just looked like he sat in the sun or something a little too long...

In the next couple of photos you can see the redness fading (click to enlarge) and you can tell how much the rash was affecting him...
CLEARLY distraught by the whole thing... (and yes, the mobile has since come down - he was ready to devour it while standing in the corner a mere 3 minutes after the photos were taken...)
But, back to the standing...yeah, the "easy" part of this parenting gig is over. It's only a matter of days before we're chasing him around the house! Hope you're staying warm, it's supposed to snow a couple inches here over the next few days. Brrrrr!!
~kerrie