Reno Pics

Here are some pictures from our after-Thanksgiving trip to Reno. Thanks, Mom, for sending them to me!

Playing with Grandpa looking on

Carter showing that he still has no teeth (although he does now!)

Carter got to hang out with Grandpa while the rest of us went bowling

Apparently watching all that bowling was exhausting!

Carter with his Great-Grandma Suzie

Carter with his Great-Grandpa

Carter loves to grab faces!

Playing with Grandma Cyndi

My parents, Carter, and us

Carter with his grandparents

Carter is 6 (1/2 now...) months!

Oops! I'm a little late! Carter had his 6 month appointment a few weeks ago and he's doing FANTASTIC! He's such a big boy! He was 28" (90%), 18 lb 2 oz (70%) and his head is 85%. Whatever happened to our little baby? This kid's a big boy!! He's getting more and more fun, too. He's incredibly antsy (hmm I wonder where he gets that from) and always wants to be on the move. He thinks he's more mobile than he really is. He now does this wiggle-bum thing when he's on his tummy, apparently thinking it'll get him somewhere. It won't be too long before he's crawling! I tried to catch it on camera, but he doesn't do it too much:

Carter has also started to get his first teeth! They've officially broken through the gums and we can see and feel 2 little sharp teethlings. They're not enough that I can officially say, "He has his first tooth!" but we're getting there.

We also brought Carter to the craniofacial specialists at Children's Hospital a few weeks ago and they said on a scale of 0-4 with 0 being no problem and 4 being majorly deformed, his skull is at about a 1 1/2, which is pretty borderline for needing a helmet. We further discussed it with his pediatrician at his 6 month appointment and he said he was really pleased at how Carter's skull was rounding out, and that he wouldn't suggest getting a helmet anymore. We think it's gotten a lot better, too, and should continue rounding out as he gets older. So he is officially NOT getting a helmet! Woo hoo!

We've been pretty busy getting ready for Christmas and can't wait to celebrate Carter's first Christmas ever! Merry Christmas everyone! Here's a few recent photos:

Sitting in the Bumbo waiting for dinner! He's almost outgrown it and DEFINITELY won't sit still in it. Guess what he's getting for Christmas...a high chair!!

Carter got to meet Santa at the church Christmas party. At first he freaked out a little but then he's like, "Meh, whatever..."


Carter likes to sit on Daddy's shoulders. He LOVES to feel Daddy's hair. It's really funny! He will sometimes laugh and laugh while he strokes his hair.

Funny happy boy. He loves to stand and bounce.

Carter in his church clothes after a long day at church. He was glad to be home!

Carter at the Beach

I was finally able to download a video!! This is Carter's first time at the beach...he doesn't do anything incredibly interesting, but at least it's something!

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving Tyler and I took a long road trip. We first went to San Luis Obispo, CA to visit Tyler's family. Carter got to meet some new family members, including his newly arrived cousin Milla! Here they are together...Milla at 1 month and Carter at 5 1/2 months.

Carter also met his Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Wallo for the first time. He had a blast playing with them and they were nice enough to have us over for dinner one night.

We spent Thanksgiving with Tyler's family, then went over to visit his Grandma and Grandpa Andrus and Uncle Danny and family, and then I finally got to go see New Moon! I thought I'd hate it, but like the rest of America's teenie-boppers, I loved it.

We spent a lot of time around the house spending time with everyone. Here's some of Carter's fun with his Grandpa:

On Saturday we brought Carter to the beach for the first time! It was a little cold and windy, but a lot of fun. Carter enjoyed playing in the sand and looking at the water. Really, he had no idea what was going on but we enjoyed the moment!

Carter with Grandma Kim and Grandpa Dan

...and cousin Milla!

Milla in her mommy's cool MOBY (I think I want one!)

3 generations of Wallo men

After the beach, Carter's grandparents graciously offered to watch him while Tyler and I went off on our own to the Melodrama in Oceano. They did a trio of plays/skits in a Holiday Extravaganza. It was a lot of fun, and as always, nice to get out baby-free!

On Monday we went to spend a little more time with Carter's Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Andrus,

then drove out to Morro Bay.



On Tuesday we drove out to Reno to visit my parents. Unfortunately I didn't get out my camera, as Carter's Grandma Cyndi always takes an ample amount of pictures. I will get them from her one of these days. We had a great time visiting with them, and went bowling and miniature golfing, as well as visiting the world's largest sporting goods store. My grandparents also came out on Thursday and Carter had a great time getting to know them better.

Overall, Carter drove in the car for 38 hours (what a trooper!), saw 2 sets of grandparents, 3 sets of great-grandparents, 1 new cousin, 3 aunts and uncles, and a whole bunch more extended family! By the end of the trip Carter was so ready to be out of his car seat and all 3 of us had bad colds, but it was well worth it.