It's been a while since I posted some "stats" on Carter. Since we don't have to take him to the doctor as much as we did during his first couple years of life, we don't have as good of a handle on his height, weight, etc. But let me say this: We have a very healthy and happy big boy!
Carter just rounded the 2.75-year mark and will be turning 3 before we know it! He's the tallest in his class (of 2 year olds) and while we haven't measured him, he's at least 3.5 feet tall. He's hanging steady at the 35 pound mark and is out of diapers (thankfully, he was in size 6 and I don't even think they MAKE a size 7...). He's in mostly 3T clothing (although we have him in 5T PJs because he's so tall) and needs to be in 4T pants because he often looks like the flood is coming...
Potty training is nearly complete (still in overnights, since he's not quite ready physically for that), but he'll have the occasional accident if he's super-engrossed in playtime (he'll forget all about the potty...). Cutest part is when he washes his hands after going to the potty. He'll say "every time wash your hands?" Awww... Our little germaphobe - just like Mommy! :)
Last time the doc checked, his ear tubes were still in position and that's a big relief for us. I like to think we've avoided a zillion ear infections by having the tubes in. We've had WAY fewer colds this past year, which has been nice because every time Carter was sick, I got it. Then Matt got it. Then Carter got it again, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Carter has had a couple haircuts, but he's still mostly blond. It is a little darker than even a year ago, but not much. He tells me that his hair is "white," so maybe someday he'll tell me it's "brown" like Mommy and Daddy.
He still eats pretty much everything we put in front of him and eats very balanced meals. So we're pretty blessed that he'll try and eat pretty much everything and anything! He's permanently on soy milk since he's allergic to milk, but it hasn't phased him in the slightest. His current love is soy eggnog and fruit cake, so yes, Mommy is quite proud! :) Only food we've found that he would absolutely not eat was the chicken nugget meal from McDonald's. He tried a bite of "chicken," pushed the package aside, and said, "yukky!"
School is still wonderful and I think his development is right on target. He knows most of his numbers (to 10), his ABCs, days of the week, and he's got a pretty lengthy vocabulary. The kid is nuts about books and has his own personal library to chose from. We're going to have to start cutting back on book time at night, because he'll make us read 15 books before bed if we'll let him. Might have to start cutting that to about 5 books to keep him on a sleep schedule...
He's still a fan of Kansas and will often say "Rock Chalk Jayhawk, KU!" (Grandma C should be so proud!). Carter likes swimming, playing outside, running, and all-things-that-go. We have a zillion trucks, trash trucks, diggers, and cars. And lately it's superheros, so he's now enjoying Spiderman, Superman, and even Star Wars. Daddy should be so proud, eh?
And finally, I thought I'd post Carter's school pictures from November. They had a professional photographer come in and take photos of all of the kids, just like they do in elementary school. We had three shots of Carter to choose from and this one (below) is my favorite (and I have no idea why he's looking at the ceiling...):
This next one is also cute, but I guess he wasn't in the mood to smile:
And this last one makes him look like he's really pissed off (or constipated)...so it makes me chuckle:
Thanks for reading and hope you're staying happy and healthy too!
~kerrie
Their adoption of Leland Allen was finalized on December 30th! Can't wait to meet him and let Carter and Leland run wild (and no doubt talk, talk, talk about trucks and cars and things that go!)!
With that, a big, heartfelt congratulations from the Greenies to Mandy and Jamie! Here's to a new, fun life living with a little boy! Enjoy the ride, it's a wild one!
