Sundays

I am beginning to love Sundays. Why? Football season. Weird, right? I hate football. However, Carter loves watching football with his Daddy and that gives me the day off. Not that I ever get much done anymore. I can't imagine going 5 more weeks with this pregnancy. I am so uncomfortable and this baby boy is so active all the time that I feel like he is trying to break through my ribcage every night. Ugh. Dave sat next to me on the couch last night and watched my stomach as it literally rippled up and down. Looked like something from a Sci-fi movie. This baby moves more than Carter and Grayson did combined... hope that doesn't mean this boy will be crazy rowdy and hyper all his life!

Carter has learned to say "touchdown" whenever he sees a football game on TV. He also says "nice!" all the time in regards to the football plays. Not sure if he learned that from Dave or my brother but it is pretty funny.



This last video is what I heard when I thought Carter was supposed to be napping. No such luck--his daddy is just way too funny for him to want to take a nap. (How cute does he look snuggling with his zebra? Thanks Auntie Harmony!)

Pump-KIN!

So I am obsessed with all things pumpkin. It's not that I don't always love pumpkin things but since being pregnant with this baby, I CRAVE pumpkin everything. I seriously think about pumpkin all day and what new recipes I can try. I am currently hooked on pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cheesecake and baked acorn squash (which is not technically pumpkin but close enough). I am planning on getting up early tomorrow to get some pumpkin bagels and pumpkin cream cheese. I have pumpkin scented candles in my house that I stop to smell a few times a day. The smell is so comforting to me--makes me think of fall and cozy, snuggly family time. I may have to bring a few of these candles or pumpkin-scented things into the delivery room with me to ease me through labor! (Which by the way... happens next month! I can't wait to meet my new little boy!)
My very sweet friend Lori came to visit me and brought me a fancy pumpkin bread pan:



Isn't it the cutest thing ever?! I plan on making my first fancy pumpkin bread this weekend.

So Carter too, is in love with pumpkins. Not so much the actual food items but he wakes up every morning and can't wait to turn on the glowing pumpkins in our kitchen:

And for some reason, when Carter says the word "pumpkin" he says it very excited with an emphasis on the KIN! I have no idea where he learned this (maybe from my overexcited daily outbursts regarding all things pumpkin?) It is so stinkin cute though--check it out:



First Haircut!

Eating chicken and guacamole for dinner!

Today has been a crazy day. Dave and I attempted to get a lot done around the house but it seems like there are never enough hours in the day. We did, however, manage to get one big chore done--cutting Carter's hair! We have been wanting to do this for awhile as his hair was growing into a rat-tail/mullet just down one piece in the back. At first we thought it was pretty cute but lately it has just been getting a little out of control. I am surprised we managed to get to almost 2 years old without ever having to cut it (probably because he was bald for the first 1.5 years of his life!) So here's  a glimpse of Carter's first haircut:

And lastly--I love how smart my child is, but certain things drive me crazy. Carter knows how to start the washer and dryer. You have to turn it on first, then select the setting, then push start. He saw me do it a few times and now he is a pro. There are many times where I find the dryer running with nothing in it. Watch how fast he is:

Random Updates

I have been way too busy to blog much lately as we are still (yes still) unpacking and cleaning and doing work on our new house. I am also trying to wrap my head around the fact that we will have a new baby in two months. However we have managed to have some fun events lately. Today we went to the OC zoo at Irvine Park. Josh, Parker, Griffin, and Dave's aunt Marsha joined us. We had a blast. Out of all the animals, I think Carter was in love with the tiny baby goats. They were really cute.

We have really been enjoying our house lately. Dave bought a 3D TV and they even got to watch a BYU game in 3D. I wake up every morning and am so appreciative and thankful for our health, my family, the fact that I am still pregnant (even though I am starting to feel pretty miserable!) and that I have a lovely home to live in. I couldn't ask for more.

Watching the BYU game in 3D

Trying to sneak up on me and say Boo! while I was working in my office.

The Little Tyrant

Carter has been sooo naughty the past two days. Everything sparks a tantrum and he gets frustrated over the most ridiculous things. Yesterday was the first time ever that we had to take him out of a store (Target) because he was being crazy. Thankfully Dave was with me and took him outside while I finished shopping. However, he is still the cutest little stink in the world. He is fascinated with cameras and taking pictures of himself. I took the first two of him, he took the second two. He loves to scream "Cheese!" for every picture.

Oh and did I mention I LOVE living in my new house? I wake up every day and still feel like it's a dream come true.

28 Weeks

I am 28 weeks pregnant. This is when I gave birth to Carter and Grayson. It's all very surreal. I can't imagine what I would do if I went into labor right now. I am so mentally, physically, and emotionally not ready to have this baby yet so he needs to stay put for another 12 weeks so I can clean, organize, and prepare for his grand arrival. I think a lot about Grayson lately. I keep wondering if this new baby is going to look like him and I am torn on whether I want that or not. Part of me wishes yes so I can see what he would look like as he grows up but part of me wants to treasure Grayson as special and different and I don't want to feel like this new baby is a replacement. I have clothes and toys that were meant for Grayson and I still don't know if I want to keep them boxed up or let his new baby brother have them. I guess only time will tell.

This week has brought about many changes--we are living in our first house! It was really one disaster after another but we managed to get through it and are very happy here. I promise to post pictures as soon as I feel our house is up to par. Right now it looks like a war zone.

The other night Dave and Carter and I were eating dinner together as a family and I realized that in a few months it will never just be the three of us. That makes me excited but I also want to cram in as many fun-filled memories as I can of just the three of us, as I know that once this baby comes, Carter is in for a shock that he is not the absolute center of everyone's world. He is growing up so fast and he talks all the time now. He is so much fun to be around and is such a wonderful little boy. His new phase is being obsessed with all things naughty. He loves to read stories about kids being naughty and he has now started biting and pinching us (which I am NOT happy about.) He doesn't do it to be mean or out of spite. He does it with this sly smile on his face where in slow motion he will reach out to pinch me and say, "Ow." He finds the things that are off-limits and says, "No, no no!" or "Naughty!" and then proceeds to continue doing them. Sigh. He tests my patience daily but I guess that is the life of a toddler.

Here are some pictures from tonight. (You can get a mini sneak peak of my new kitchen and my giant belly!) Dave was using the vacuum to clean and decided to try it out on Carter's hair. It left him with a crazy mohawk!

Bubbles!

Carter is obsessed with bubbles. If he finds the bubble container (which I sometimes try to hide) he yells out "Bub-BUUUULS." It is so funny to hear the way he says "bubble." I tried to get it on video and although he wasn't completely cooperating, you can kind of get the gist.