Happenings.

We have been doing some fun things since the weather has been warming up (thank you Jesus). Carter has played in his splash pad and baby pool on our back deck, we have been to the Zoo a couple of times, we have gone to the park, and strolled up and down our street in his red car buggy. Last weekend we went to Grandma and Grandpa's lake house and it was so warm that Carter was able to play in the sprinkler Great Grandma had bought for the babies. We did not come prepared with his bathing suit so we just let him play in his diaper (but he did have spf on)! Later on he was naked in the front yard, but I'm not going to post those pictures all over the internet. Let me just say, he was quite content with no diaper on. Below are some pictures of him playing with his sand toys and sprinkler...

That evening, after Kevin and Liz got there, Carter and Avery got to play together...and it looks like Avery has the right idea!

This is a separate occasion at home. We have a new obsession and that is coloring. Anything that remotely resembles a crayon or pen, we pretend we are coloring. So I went to the dollar tree and bought a coloring book and Daddy went by K-Mart and bought some Crayolas and here he is loving every minute of it.

Oh, and he pitches a fit if either Chad or I try to color with him. It is HIS coloring book and HIS crayons and you can forget helping or trying to color a picture yourself! You'll see below I colored Pluto's tongue...well that's as far as I was able to get before I was caught!

He also loves to destroy the pantry any chance he gets, which usually happens while I'm making supper.

Item of choice: Spices

Chad and I were cleaning up the kitchen and we hear banging coming from down the hallway...shortly after, in comes Carter dragging this. My laundry basket from my closet.

Daddy driving Carter through the house in the laundry basket.

Tubes

Carter got his tubes on Wednesday morning at 6:45 and I am so glad it's over! For 3 weeks I have been worried about keeping him well so he doesn't turn up with a fever the day before or the day of surgery. As some of you read in previous posts, our insurance is changing as of April 1st and we NEEDED to have this surgery done on March 31st. Praise God that he was well and just fine to go through with the surgery. The Dr. said that Carter had some fluid in his ears that he suctioned out and everything looked great. It was a breeze and we were home within 2 hours.
One change I have noticed is that Carter no longer wakes up from his naps (or in the morning) crying. That used to be an everyday thing for us, and I was never really sure why he was so upset when he woke up. I thought it might have been because of fluid in his ears but I wasn't sure...now I'm sure! I love waking up in the morning to hearing him chatter to himself in his bed, rather than bloody murder screaming, it's nice :)
I took some picture at Children's South while we were waiting for him to be taken back. It is so kid friendly there and every one who worked there was fabulous. So, if your baby needs tubes, tell your pediatrician to send you to a doctor at Children's South, they will really take care of you!

The picture above is after they brought him back to me. He was pitiful, but the nurse said when they are coming out of the anesthesia they are confused so sometimes they get a little upset. After about 10 minutes and cartoons in the car he was much better.

Thanks for all the prayers!