Last week Carter took his first trip to Amarillo. The trip started off kind of rocky with Carter scream crying on the flight from Dallas to Amarillo. It was 55 minutes of utter hell to us and everyone else on the flight. It was hard for him to nap since there is no direct flight and we had to deal with taking off and landing 4 times. I think his poor ears were killing him and he was so worked up there was no way he would eat or suck on a pacifier. Once we got to Adam's parents house Carter was in the best of spirits. He was laughing and talking more than he ever has for us. It was such a great way for him to greet his grandparents who he hadn't seen since he was two weeks old!
It was hard to schedule time to see everybody, especially since we only have 1.5 hour long windows in between naps to see people. Things we did get to do:
See Harry Potter
Hang out with the Worshams
Hang out with Bek
See the Davis' awesome new restaurant, Fireslice
Adam got to hang out with Ryan
Learn how to play Gin Rummy
We didn't get to do or see everything we wanted to but we are excited to go back in November. Here is a quick snapshot of all of Carter's adventures in Big A:
Today was a big day for Carter. He did three things for the very first time today!
This morning he FINALLY rolled over from his back to his stomach. He has been on the cusp of this for WEEKS and we knew it would happen at any moment. I actually missed the first official roll. He was playing on his mat and rolled onto his back. I watched him for a moment then went back to watching TV. When I looked back a second later he was playing on his stomach! I was sad to miss it but was lucky enough to capture the third one on video:
The second first was kind of scary. He was playing in his saucer and I noticed him gagging on something. I picked him up and one quick finger swipe found a big chunk of plastic in his mouth. It gave us a pretty big scare but he went right back to his happy babbling self within second. It reminded me that I have to keep an eye on him at all times. It turns out that it was from one of his toys! It was a plush toy that he always sucks on that has a lamented part on it. Needless to say that toy is now in the trash!
The most exciting thing for HIM was his first taste at solids. He ate some delicious rice cereal for dinner. This kid was definitely ready for food because he opened wide and ate everything in the bowl. He didn't even shudder at the texture or the taste. I guess I probably should have started him on solids earlier. Next food: carrots. I am hoping his takes after his mom and gives us some good "tasting faces" with more flavorful foods! Here is a video of him eating. It's kind of long but you get the gist of it after about 10 seconds. It's mostly for the grandparents anyway. If you listen closely it almost sounds like he "mmmmm's" the first bite!
Sunday was Adam's birthday. It was a pretty leisurely day, which was nice. I woke up with Carter to let Adam sleep in. I decided I wanted to make Adam a strawberry birthday cake that he likes so I started it first thing in the morning. We had brunch at Z-Tejas and took a nap when Carter napped. After the nap I starting on the icing. As I was making it I noticed it wasn't the right consistency. Reluctantly I began icing the cake. As I was slopping this weird pink runny goo all I could think was that it looked like strawberry shortcake threw up on it. Then I started thinking how weird it was that I was making Adam and pink cake. Then I tried the icing and it. was. terrible. Adam was a trooper and tried the cake. It was pretty bad and we both knew it was going to go straight into the trash can. It's the thought that counts, right?!?! As we were choking down the pink cake I asked, "Adam, do you even LIKE strawberry cake?". The answer was no. Sigh. Then it occurred to me that I have made this awful cake not once, not twice, but THREE times on his birthday. Next year, will someone please remind me NOT to make this cake ever, ever again?!?!
Despite the cake, I think Adam had a pretty good day. Happy birthday, Adam!!! Oh, and I PROMISE, not weird pink cake ever again.
This first week of July marks a lot of birthdays in our house (and our family!). Wednesday was my birthday and Sunday is Adam's birthday. Adam sure knows how to make a girl feel special. It started out with flowers on Tuesday and getting to get a manicure/pedicure. I woke up on Wednesday morning to this cute site:
What you might not be able to tell from the photo, Carter IS a gift surrounded by my other gifts. Adam stuck him in a birthday bag with a bow stuck on his chest and tissue paper all around him. It was the best gift of all!
Here is Adam and Carter preparing to wrap the gifts:
I was a little worried about turning 30, but so far it feels just like 29. Adam and Carter and I had lunch and then Jason, Kate, Lucy & Lemon came by to watch Carter sleep while we went to dinner at Fogo de Chao. Adam and I had been mentally prepping all week for a LOT of meat. It was as delicious as we hoped it would be. They brought out a dessert with a candle for me
The "icing" on the cake of my day was the surprise at the end of the meal. They have us the check and I opened it up to find THIS instead of the bill
How did they do it? Adam and I think they are more of a James Bond couple than Jason and Kate. It was very cool and we were SO surprised.
The night ended with wine at Max's Wine Dive. We (well, I) had plans for this late night out and lots of drinking but I pretty much turn into a pumpkin around 10:00 so we headed home.
The IDEA of turning 30 wasn't great but my family made it wonderful. I am so lucky to have a sweet husband like Adam who surprises me with flowers and my sweet son all wrapped up as a gift for me. Who urges me to get out of the house and pamper myself even when I think I should stay home. A brother and sister in law who not only drive way up north to watch Carter but surprise Adam and I to a romantic birthday dinner by treating a la James Bond style. To have a niece who demands they drive home when they are already on their way to my house because she forgot the sweetest birthday card she made for me. To have family and friends who called and emailed me all day to wish me a happy birthday. Thank you everyone for making 30 pretty great so far and for reminding me how beautiful family and friends are.
Sunday was Adam's birthday. It was a pretty leisurely day, which was nice. I woke up with Carter to let Adam sleep in. I decided I wanted to make Adam a strawberry birthday cake that he likes so I started it first thing in the morning. We had brunch at Z-Tejas and took a nap when Carter napped. After the nap I starting on the icing. As I was making it I noticed it wasn't the right consistency. Reluctantly I began icing the cake. As I was slopping this weird pink runny goo all I could think was that it looked like strawberry shortcake threw up on it. Then I started thinking how weird it was that I was making Adam and pink cake. Then I tried the icing and it. was. terrible. Adam was a trooper and tried the cake. It was pretty bad and we both knew it was going to go straight into the trash can. It's the thought that counts, right?!?! As we were choking down the pink cake I asked, "Adam, do you even LIKE strawberry cake?". The answer was no. Sigh. Then it occurred to me that I have made this awful cake not once, not twice, but THREE times on his birthday. Next year, will someone please remind me NOT to make this cake ever, ever again?!?!
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