Mother's Day

Well, I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day. It started Friday night when Todd took over "baby duty" for the weekend. This included waking up with him and changing diapers.

Sunday morning I woke up around 7:30 (that's sleeping in these days). Todd made me breakfast, eggs and bacon. Carter gave me a card, in which he and daddy came up with a list of 43 reasons why they need me. It was super sweet and made me feel very loved and needed. We then got ready and headed to my parents where we met for lunch. We then spent a few hours at my parents house, where Carter crawled all over exploring a new territory.

On our way home, Todd bought me a DQ Blizzard. It was a nice relaxing day and all I had to do was relax and play with my son. It was a fantastic first Mother's Day.

So fast

I can't believe how fast my munchkin is growing up. In seriously a matter of a month, Carter has learned how to sit up and lay down by himself (going from laying to sitting), crawl, and now pull himself up onto everything and cruise. Where did my tiny little baby go? With all of these new achievements, the separation anxiety is getting much better. He does alot more independent play and can crawl to where I am, so I dont have to be holding him and carrying him all the time.

We had his 9 month pictures done this past week (I know I know, he is almost 10 months). We used Portrait Innovations this time instead of Sears and I was MUCH happier with how they turned out! The price was about the same, if not better, and they actually took their time with us and got the right shots. Lots of props, back drops and toys for him to stay busy.

Well that's about all for now. This is my first Mother's Day with an outside baby (I was pregnant last year). Looking forward to what Carter has in store for me (grin).

Not much new

Well not much new has been going on around the Frank household these days. Carter is full fledge crawling now and yesterday while sorting through boxes of clothes, Carter pulled himself up on a box from sitting to standing. I can't believe my munchkin is growing up right before my very eyes. Where did my little newborn go? Although I dont miss sleepless nights at all, I miss my lil man who slept most of the day and stayed where I put him. Now, I set him down and he is on the go! We are also dealing with separation anxiety now, I can't leave the room without him screaming until I come back. He just likes to see me (or daddy) at all times. Luckily he is still napping and sleeping at night.

Todd, My brother in law Brian, and our neighbor Doug and his little boy Trent, pulled 6 huge bushes out of the front of the house. They were the old big square bushes that dated our house. Todd liked them, I hated them. My mom is a landscaping guru so she said she will help me with plants and shrubs. I am looking forward to having it all done, right now it's a big pile of dirt. I have the mulch ready and waiting for the planting to happen. Can't wait! It will give our house a great new look!

Easter

We had an awesome family filled Easter. We started the morning around 6am when I started getting ready for 8:00 mass before Carter woke up. He woke up around 7 and we let him play with his easter basket. He got new sippy cups, sandals, bibs, binkies, a hat and sunglasses. He enjoyed pulling everything out of the baskets! We went to 8am mass, followed by the annual Frank Family easter egg hunt at Todd's aunt and uncles house. We left there by 10:30, and headed south to my parents where we had an awesome lunch with the Grimm and Rozsa sides of the Family. Carter got to see the Easter Bunny "helper" and enjoyed a few pictures with him.

We got home around 6:30 and were all pretty tuckered out, but had a great Holiday!

Growing up TOO fast

Carter's new thing is standing. He always wants to be standing, either holding on to our fingers or the couch or the coffee table. He can finally stand while holding onto the couch or coffee table without assistance. I guess this means he is one step closer to standing alone, and then walking.... YIKES..... He is still not crawling, unless you count scooting backwards. He gets up on all fours and rocks, and then scoots backwards, but hasn't figured out the forward motion yet. He gets super frustrated, but I am still happy he's not that mobile. He rolls all around to get where he wants, but it's slow enough I know what he is up to before it happens....

Where did my baby boy go??

What a weekend

So, Todd and I got to get away this past weekend. One of Todd's good friends from college got married (HOORAY Dave and Andrea!). My parents stayed at our house with Carter. My mom came around 10am so I could go get my hair cut. I had a little bit of time to pamper myself. Todd and I left around 1:30 sat afternoon and went to the wedding and reception and stayed in a hotel. It was hard to leave him, especially overnight, but I knew Todd and I needed a night away. We enjoyed ourselves, I called and checked in 3 times (That's all my mom would let me call, I had 3 tokens haha), and we had a great night. I think it helped reconnect Todd and I, and it made me a better mom to have some time away.

When we got home on Sunday morning, the smile across Carter's face when I walked in the door made it all worthwhile.

Another not so dull day

So I had to take Carter in for a follow up with his doctor. He has another ear infection and his breathing and coughing has gotten worse since yesterday. It turns out he has a severe broncial infection with the start of pneumonia. So we started breathing treatments today and will continue them every 3 hours for 5 days.

I then had an apt with my doctor. I have broncitis and an ear infection that just isn't going away. I started meds and an inhaler.... AWESOME