Now I completely understand the plight of the second child who never gets any photo recognition. I always thought, however, that it was because the novelty had worn off for the parents, and the little things seemed less special for the parents by child #2. NOT TRUE! The little things are still sweet, special, beautiful, fun, and such a blessing. With the addition of another little one I just don't have any time to take the pics of those moments, and even less time to post them on the blog.
That said, here is a long over-due post about our littlest, who Blake calls "Baby CAH tuh." We love you Baby Carter.
This is one cute kiddo. I think the most telling fact is how his big brother reacts to Carter. Sometimes when Carter is having a particularly cute moment Blake just runs over to him and says "kiss him!" (and proceeds to plant a slobery kiss on Carter's forehead). Sometimes I find evidence of kisses that I didn't even know he had planted. And almost always, when he is in within kissing range of Carter's toes, Blake will kiss those baby toes. But enough words - see the cuteness for yourself!
I was hoping to write a post celebrating a completely healthy, thriving Carter. He is thriving - at 2 months he weighed as much as Blake did at 5! However, after taking Elecare for almost two months and finally getting the reflux managed with Pepcid, Carter still has some tummy troubles. The latest is the GI specialist thinks he has a c. diff bacterial infection in his colon and intestines, which we are treating with a pro-biotic after Carter reacted badly to the initial anti-biotic. He seems to be doing better (less diarrhea, fewer mucusy stools) but today he threw up nearly an entire bottle which I don't quite understand. Perhaps it is unrelated, but I am hopeful he is on his way to 100% healthy.
Carter is proving to be very vocal. He giggles with minimal provocation, and talks to himself happily in his bouncy chair with or without an audience (always prefers an audience, however).
Right now our schedule is that Carter wakes up around 7am (or 5am or 6 am) and Blake wakes up around 8am, so I get at least a little uninterrupted time with Cah-tuh. But it is also sweet to spend time together with my boys, so show Blake how Carter watches him, for Blake to laugh when I make Carter laugh. I love my little men. I am very blessed.
