Toys

Carter is really starting to enjoy his toys. He is quite grabby these days, and loves to put things in his mouth. If he could, he'd put all his toys in his mouth simultaneously. Sometimes he seems to have forgotten that he can use his hands to pick something up and bring it to his mouth - instead, he just dives for what he wants with his mouth open!

So far, so good

In a strange twist, I actually had the day off for Columbus Day and Elizabeth did not. And because daycare closes for basically any reason, it, too, is closed today so Carter and I get to spend the day together.

I just wanted everyone to know that so far, as you can see, all is going well and Carter is having a fine day. I realize it is only 10am, but I figure this is a good start.

Hopefully the rest of the day will go as well!

UPDATE:

It's 4pm and we have been to Mom's office for lunch, Dad's office to pick up paperwork, and are currently napping again (thankfully). No more photos, but he is still pretty happy today. I think we all might just survive unharmed, just a couple of more hours!

UPDATE #2:

Mom's home and everyone survived, and I think even had an enjoyable day! Let's do it again soon.

Swing, Swang, Swung

[not for Ashley]
Park left this afternoon, but before he did, we had a final fling in the park, where Carter had his very first swing experience. Carter seemed indifferent to swinging at first, but gradually started to enjoy it.

P.S.

Just a few additional observations (also not for Ashley) on our day. As you can tell from the photo, Carter recognized the importance and excitement of Staten Island by promptly sleeping almost the entire trip.

It only took two years, but I finally made it to Elizabeth's office.

The bottom photo is the best representation of the "street cred b-ball cap face off" that Park and Carter had. After many poses and cap positions, I think it is clear that Carter has more street cred than his Uncle Park. It's a good thing I wasn't participating because we all know how my street cred would compare to these amateurs!

Our Day with Uncle Park

This post isn't for Ashley. This post is for the rest of our family and friends. No posts for Ashley until we hear from her. The whole "But I'm in Africa" excuse only gets you so much.

We had a great day today. After a lazy morning and a long nap (for Carter), we headed to the financial district. Park took the first shift carrying Carter.
After lunch and cocktails, we went up to my office and enjoyed the view on a beautiful day. Thomas had never been to my office, but Carter had.















Then we took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry. We were only on the island for about 5 minutes, but it counts. Carter has now done 4 boroughs, and Thomas and I completed all 5. Park thinks he's done 3, though he is not entirely sure where he went in his Phish following days...
Park did a lot of bonding (and horsing around) with Carter today. He picked out Carters (very fashionable) outfit, dressed him and assisted in the evening bath. He declined a diaper change.

Uncle Park! Uncle Park!

Aunt Ashley specifically requested that there be multiple posts to document Carter's first meeting with Uncle Park. So here's the first. Park arrived tonight, after only a short delay. In honor of the occasion, we got Carter back up when he first stirred around 10 so that he and Park could start to bond.

We really wish that Ashley were here! But alas, she's off having dinner with Madonna in Malawi. Well, she's in Malawi. We're not entirely sure that she crossed paths with Madonna.

Oh, and Ashley, if you are going to be making all these demands on our posting, we better see you post some comments from Africa!

Funny Stuff

File this one under Things I Didn't Know Until I Had a Baby - I'm hilarious. Seriously. I just made another human being laugh for an hour straight. Sure, it was a baby, but still. I like being hilarious to someone.

Sick Boy

I got the call from daycare around lunchtime yesterday that Carter had been throwing up continuously for about 15 minutes. So we had our first rush to pick him up at daycare and get him to the pediatrician experience. In all, Carter threw up for about 30 minutes straight, was listless for another 30 minutes, and then was back to his usual charming self. Of course, his return to charming conincided with the doctor coming in to see him. She didn't seem particularly concerned about his vomiting, but understood why we brought him in.

Our best guess is that the milk that I pumped on my business trip Tuesday didn't withstand the 14 hours in the cooler pack (even though it is supposed to last 24!). So, basically, I gave my child food poisoning. Or else he had a very short lived bug, or possibly he swallowed too much of the snot that is continually draining out of him. Regardless of the cause, he isn't allowed to go back to school today, so Thomas and I are each working a half day. Carter is feeling much better this morning (and he slept better last night than he has in weeks!), as evidenced by this picture I snapped of him this morning.

He wore his baseball pjs last night in honor of the playoff game that he was supposed to attend last night, but which he and I skipped because of all the puking earlier in the day.

Roll Over

He finally put it together - one way at least. Carter rolled from his stomach to his back a couple of times this morning! He's also getting more comfortable with being on his belly. 

Meeting Ben

I was in DC again today on a business trip and I got a chance to meet my friend Alissa's 5 week old baby, Ben. He is such a sweet baby! It was really fun to see Alissa and hold Ben. At almost exactly three months younger than Carter, Ben seemed so tiny!