Henry Vilas Zoo Trip

Mommy & Daddy took me on my first zoo visit! We went to the Henry Vilas Zoo over in Madison. It was also my first trip to Madison! It was a day of firsts, I seem to have a lot of firsts!! :)

Even though I slept the entire time we were there I had a good time. Mommy and daddy kept telling me all about the animals that were there. I got to see a giraffe, bears, penguins, rhino's and a whole lot of other animals. Daddy said something about mommy's relatives being there. I didn't see anyone except a bunch of chimps so they must have left before my eyes opened.

During the day, I kept hearing daddy complaining about not being able to see the kitties. At first I thought that Milo & Otis might have ran away but I guess he was talking about the big cats that live at the zoo! He drove all that way to show me the big cats and they weren't out. Oh well, that's ok daddy! Next time we go to the zoo I'm sure they'll be out and I'll be awake!

First Menards Trip!

I hear Daddy and Grandpa Carter's favorite place to visit together is Menards. On Sunday daddy took me there for the first time! Mommy was tagging along on this trip and guess what...she had her camera again and made us pose for a picture. :)

The next day daddy took me to what he called a real Menards store. He said that the Janesville Menards store doesn't count and that my first official visit was up at the Johnson Creek store. Plus it was just daddy and me when we had our father/son day so it was more special. It was so much fun! I actually stayed awake to see all of the fun things that daddy bought to go into my first tool box.

Meeting Harley!

Grandpa Flack loves his doggies and over the weekend I got to see him again. This time mommy took her camera along so she could capture the moment for my baby book.

Big Jon & Little Jon

Anyone that knows my mommy and daddy know how much they love to take self portraits! Daddy was being silly one day and took some of us together under my activity gym. Aren't they fun shots? :)

My First Smile

Well...ok so this isn't technically my first smile but darn close! :) This is one of the few that mommy has been able to capture. She sure enjoys being behind that machine that flashes a lot!! I am starting to get used to that thing they call a camera and from what daddy tells me, she uses it a lot...grrreeeat!

I'm officially 7 weeks old now and I am so much more active and alert! I really enjoy the mornings like my daddy. This is the time when I really smile a lot, talk to my mommy and daddy, and do all kinds of exercises. I want to stay awake all the time so I can observe all this world has to offer!

My first smile was actually at 6 weeks but when my smile button is pushed (I hear it's called my chin) it makes me do funny things with my mouth. Sometimes these weird noises come out too!! Mommy likes it because she does the same thing with her mouth! I must be entertaining her!

Carter's First Homecoming!

Auntie Kim & Uncle Brandon came down for U Dub Dub's Homecoming. From what I hear this is an annual tradition! Daddy got me all bundled up for a day over in Whitewater. The weather was perfect for Whitewater's victorious win over UW-Oshkosh (I also heard daddy and Uncle Brandon calling the team UW-ZERO a lot through the day)!

This year parking seemed to be quite difficult from what I observed while I was in the back seat. It sounded like daddy made a new friend. After finally finding a supremo spot, our first stop was the parade where we all caught lots of candy! It was great!

After the parade we headed over to the bookstore where daddy filled my tummy with good food and everyone else shopped...did I have good timing or what?! Uncle Brandon surprised me with a super cool-looking UWW stocking cap with matching mittens! They will keep me WARM this winter! It wasn't cool enough for the mittens but mommy made sure my head was kept nice and warm.

We finished off the trip to Whitewater with ice cream at the Double Dip Deli and then headed back home. It was a GREAT day and I'm so glad that my Godparents could come to visit! I know mommy and daddy had a great time and I'm looking forward to actually making it to the GAME next year!! :)

Pumpkin Patch Adventure with Cousin Colette

Auntie Jennifer suggested that we meet for a fall outing at a pumpkin patch. So we loaded up Mr. Carter and drove to Caledonia, IL to the pumpkin patch. The day was perfect!! Miss Colette ran around enjoying everything from her first pony ride to picking out the perfect pumpkin. Little Carter just snoozed and enjoyed the day riding up close to daddy. Daddy had been to Kansas earlier that week so he especially enjoyed all that snuggling time!!

Bath Time!

Bath time is a lot more fun for everyone now days! Carter got his first tub bath last week and has been a happy bather ever since! He still isn't too happy when his head gets wet. We'll take that compared to the crying fits he had when we were still giving him a sponge bath! I guess I can't blame him too much for not liking sponge baths...I wouldn't either if I was naked and exposed to the world all while laying on big cold sponge!!! :)

Grandma's Blankie

Grandma Carter made this blanket for me so I can enjoy all of these tummy time moments that mom makes me do daily. I started off on my back but as you can see I got a little tired of this tummy time session! Nothing makes me happier than cuddling with mommy!

Nap Time

This is my favorite picture!! I love it...I snuck into Carter's room to check on him and this is how I found him.

Tummy Time!

We've been slowly introducing a little tummy time each day. Here are a few pictures of our latest attempts!! Carter does well for the first few minutes and then he's had enough. We are getting better with each tummy session!! :)

First Walk

My First Bath

Bath time was a little traumatic for momma! Carter cried and cried and so did Mommy!!! Thankfully Jonathan was the more emotionally sound one of the two of us!! We got home on Monday night and on Tuesday little Carter had his first official bath at the house. I guess this was the 2nd bath...daddy gave Carter his first official bath just a half hour after he arrived into the world!