Genetics: Aren't They Great!

Friday, February 16, 2007

Small Boy

We just took Carter in for his two year appointment. We, along with most of everyone who knows Carter, know he's skinny. Well, his weight gain has been a little under a pound every check up since he was around 9 months. He did have one where we were surprised that he gained 3 pounds, but that was short lived. This appointment was no exception. He is now 22 lbs 9 oz (still under 5%). Jesse's looking at the bright side that he's over 22 1/2 lbs. Yeah, by a whole whopping 1 oz! With that we found out that he's also 35 inches long! That put him in the 75%. Yes, my boy is tall and skinny. The doctor even commented on how tall he had gotten since he last saw him. This was before he had seen his measurements. So, now when people ask how big Carter is, we put it in a gentle way by saying that he's like Andrae Kirelinko (don't know exact spelling) on a diet. He's tall and skinny and plays basketball for the Utah Jazz. That does give us even more reason to have Carter play basketball in the future. Not that wasn't our plan before. :D

Friday, February 09, 2007

First of the Year

It's natural that Carter would have the first birthday of the year, seeing as how he was born in February. The thing is we can't believe he's turning 2! These past 2 years have flown by so fast. I can't believe that I've been out of school for those 2 years!

People always say, "Uh-oh! Here come the 'terrible twos.'" Wrong! He's been a terrible toddler. He was an angel baby. Now he's this crazed child who climbs everything. If you want confirmation, just ask his nursery leaders and my former coworkers. He tries to climb up doors! He's throwing more fits than ever, and still won't talk. His baby gate is broken, along with some of his rather large toys. As parents, we're so frustrated by it. But what can you do? Maybe we'll buy him a spiderman outfit and some suction cup gloves and kneepads. It may not solve the fit throwing problem, but it might help with his obsession to climb everything. If not at least it could help wear him out faster. :D