Gender Prediction, Test 1

Little girls aren't always sweet. Extreme nausea means you are having a daughter.

Quite the opposite for me. I've felt so good that I had to ask Dr. Bell to listen to the heartbeat to confirm I really am pregnant. The two pee sticks were correct, there is a baby in there.

Tests...1
Boy.....1
Girl.....0

More June 2010

Landon is trying to teach Carter everything he needs to know about fishing. So far the only thing Carter has picked up on is "ish".

Driving Mom and Dad's vehicles must be the coolest thing ever. Until we have to pry his little hands off the steering wheel to get him out of there.

My momentary little angel.

Earlier this month Carter went through a quick little faze of putting his peanut butter and jelly hands in his hair. This is what he looks like after a wipe down with wet paper towels. The jelly has a nice hair gel effect.

June 2010

I know I'm biased, but he's such a good little boy. He takes a shower with Dad, grabs his books and a blanket, or everything out of the crib, has a drink of milk, then off to bed without a fuss. I guess his bedtime routine makes up for the trouble he causes during the day.

He's such a ham, a big boy ham at that.

He didn't want fish and rice for dinner, but dog food was just fine.

Not quite sure if line drying baby clothes is worth it. Do you know how long it takes to hang up all those little bitty shirts and shorts?

He climbed in on his own, I promise. We just shut the door on him, hee hee.

Bathroom Remodel, Phase 1-Window

We decided (last minute) to replace the window. On Thursday, Travis, a railroader that does construction on his days off and also comes into the lumber yard just to play with Carter, and Taylor, his son, and Jade, his Golden Retriever, came out to help put the window in. It only took about 3 hours without any major uh-ohs. The biggest setback was getting the window level. Do we put it in level, or with the slope of the house? I usually split the difference when hanging pictures and coatracks, but we went with level this time. Without the casing around the window you can really see how sloped our house is. We only had to frame in a little and cut a little siding off (Sorry, no under construction pictures or exterior pictures). We still have to finish the exterior with something fancy and the interior gets new sheetrock. So for now this is our new bathroom window. Our walls are 2x4's so we didn't have to worry about extension jambs. The glass is frosted so the mini blinds will come down and I'll probably just put up a valance to match the shower curtain, or just leave it plain, depending on the finished look.

Bathroom Remodel, Before

Here are a few before pictures of our bathroom. It's pretty gross right now. The vanity was replaced not too long ago (faucet replacement gone bad) so you can see it's not the same size as the original. It is also NOT what I would have picked out. But, beggers can't be choosers on a Saturday afternoon in Glasgow, MT. The real vanity, which is sitting in the garage, is much nicer looking. The outside wall and shower walls will be replaced, as well as the tub and shower surround. We're putting in a new toilet, new vanity-which includes a tall linen cabinet for the empty spot where the plant is currently. And a new light and mirror without a medicine cabinet, a new closet door (not photographed but opposite the linen cabinet), and new faucets and towel bars, even a fancy toilet lever.

My Busy Busy Boy

Carter loves to play outside. He brings us his shoes and coat and hat when he wants to go out. I've put locks on both of the gates and we haven't caught him climbing the fence yet, so he's pretty much on his own in the backyard. He plays in Abby's kennel and water dish. Walks along the fence when the neighbors are mowing, tears the clothes off the line, tries to get into the garden, gets into the flower bets...but one day I lost him. I searched the backyard and house (not panicking because we live where we live)only to find him...
hiding in the entertainment center.

May 2010

I think he just might be the cutest sleeping baby I've ever seen.
I leave Daddy alone with Carter for 20 minutes, and this is what happens. Of course it was our last box of wipes. I have to bite my tongue every time I need one because Landon didn't take the time to fold them neatly when he put them back-they are all wadded and mushed into the container.
When Carter is bad we make him do chores. I have several flower beds that need weeding and watering and a yard that needs mowing about twice a week.
We went to Billings for Mother's Day again this year. The trip down was great, home, not so much. Carter was only content if he had every book, toy, and blanket we had with us on his lap; and the bag we carried it in too.

The 20 Minute Babysitter

Note to self: Buy kleenex EVERY time you go to the grocery store. The boxes will occupy a 15 month old long enough for you to put away the groceries.

Easter 2010

We went to Watford City for Easter again this year. Carter and Cruz got to dye Easter Eggs and their bellies and hands. It was messy, but I think the manufacturers make the dye easier to clean up than they did when we were kids. They had a good time and it only took two baths to get the dye off.





















Carter isn't a very good egg collector. I had to help him get his single egg into his bucket. He was very giving though, putting eggs in everyone else's baskets. At the end they trade in their eggs for a goody bag full of candy that I got to eat.

No, he doesn't have blue eyes, he has black eyes

This is the current black eye. Carter thinks he needs to play on all stairs. Most of the houses in our area have concrete steps to the front door and Carter decided to summer sault down Carlson's. He had on sunglasses that smashed into his cheek causing this black eye. The scab on his forehead is from the concrete. He cried a bit and then got back up and headed back to the steps.

These black eyes are from mid-March, a day apart. The one above his eye came from standing up backward on a kids adriondack chair and leaning too far over the back, right into the corner of the wall. The black eye under his eye came from a fall, but we don't know what happened. He was home alone when he got that one. You can't see it in this picture, but he had another black and blue mark above his other eye.