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Carter has been getting up earlier in the mornings. So we've discovered the magic of early morning Disney Channel. Carter seems to enjoy it, we get a few minutes to fix a cup of coffee. Everyone is happy.

Sleep, Sweet... Sleep??

Apparently, we spoke too soon.

I blame the weather. If it is going to fluctuate wildly between 40 and 70 degrees, how is a parent supposed to keep the household temperature regulated so that it is conducive to baby's sleeping? And how is a baby supposed to avoid getting a stuffy nose??

Damn weather.

Hard at Play

Carter was hard at play all day today! This afternoon, he figured out how to lift up on his hands and knees, and he is very close to being able to pull up to a standing position while holding on to something.

Sleep, Sweet Sleep

It's been four nights in a row, so I'm taking a gamble and telling you that...

Carter is sleeping through the night!

7:30pm-7:30am. We'll probably undo all this good when we move and upset his routine, but even if it doesn't last, the 8 hours of sleep we parents get is so very nice (and deserved, I think, after 7.5 months of getting up 2-5 times a night).

All this wonderful sleep required only one (very) painful night of letting Carter cry himself back to sleep. The boy catches on fast.

Scary Warm

It was so warm here today! It hit 70 degrees. While we were out walking around, Thomas was looking for the Mister Softee man, and I had to remind him that the ice cream truck probably isn't out in January - even though it felt like summer. Despite how much this weird weather freaks me out, it was a beautiful day. After running errands and doing some packing (thanks to Joo for watching Carter so that we could get some boxes packed!) we took Carter for a dusk swing. And we stopped at Tasti-d-lite for some ice cream on the way!

Lazy Morning

Just a fun picture that I took using Elizabeth's talent (for those who aren't quite sure what that is, I took it myself...of myself).

A nice morning with just the boys as mom slept in.

Self Portrait +1

Bully

You may remember that on Tuesday, Carter's teacher, Daisy, had lots to say about how happy he was at school that day, but today, she had a complaint. Apparently Carter made another baby cry by grabbing his hair and refusing to let go. I know all babies go through a grabbing stage, but Carter is known at school for his fierce grip. These are people who work with babies and children all day, every day - and yet, I rarely walk down the hall there without having someone comment on what a grip the boy has. Even teachers from other classrooms that I don't know will mention it to me.

We're so proud.

Back to School

I was a little bit worried about Carter going back to school today. He's been very fussy ever since we got back from Atlanta, and he is getting to the separation anxiety age, so I was concerned about how he'd do after 10 days off of school. I was planning to ask the teacher if he'd been fussy today, but I didn't have to. As soon as the teacher saw me, she volunteered the information: "Carter has been so HAPPY today!" He had just been delighted to see all of his teachers. He was laughing at the other babies all day. His teacher usually tells me that he had a good day and gives me some specifics - but today she was effusive about how happy and excited he'd been ALL DAY.

Apparently, being at home with boring old Mom and Dad for 6 straight days was a real drag.

Last Day of Vacation

It is back to work and school for us tomorrow. Today, we relaxed and enjoyed our last day off. Here are a few pictures that I snapped.

Happy New Year!

Joo came over for an early glass of champagne. Carter was entranced by it.

Thomas and I got ever so slightly dressed up for the adult portion of the evening. New blazer and new bangs pictured below.

Mike Kass and his friend Jackie came over tonight. Mike and Jackie both went to Rice, so even though we weren't with our usual Rice group, we were in good Rice-company. Here are Mike and Thomas looking manly in their slightly matching blazers.