This boy could not be sweeter or more handsome. He really loves his mama, and that makes me feel like the most important person in the world. He always wants to hug me. I hope he never changes!
Anyway, here are some fun Carter facts:
- He has the cutest little voice, and he's really become a talker in the last few weeks. Here are some of my favorite Carterisms:
- "Come on, es go!"
- When he calls for Aubrey, he often says it twice--"Aubrey Aubrey"
- If he sees a lid open--to the syrup or the parmesan cheese, for example--he says, "Close the door!" until we close the lid
- "Okay, great!"
- "Pee a mass" or "P M S" for "PJ Masks"
- "Wow, amazing!"
- "Bruabays" for "blueberries"
- "Oh, so beautiful!"
- "Aubrey's sharing!" (when Aubrey has something he wants)
- "It's going a airport!" (whenever he sees a plane going by... and sometimes when he sees trains going by, too, haha)
- "Bockasol" for "popsicle"
- "Waffle time!" when the toaster pops
- When he wants me to do something for him, he says, "You gotta _____!" (Example: "You gotta scooch me!"
- "There it is the [noun]" (Example: "There it is the trash truck!")
- When he does something bad and gets scolded, he says, "Oh, sorry!" and then does a little "heh" laugh
- "Mmmm, love you, Mommy" (He says this a lot... because he's the best ever)
- For awhile, when we were reading books and he saw something he liked (like a lollipop), he pointed at it and said, "Mine!"
- "No thunders! No lightning!" when it's not stormy outside
- "Peek-a-doodle" for "Peek-a-boo" (he mixed it up with Daniel saying "bonk-a-doodle")
- "Carter bone" for "collar bone" (He pointed at mine and asked what it was. Then he heard me wrong, and it stuck. I absolutely love it.)
- "See up" for "syrup"
- "Hug the legs" when he wants me to hold him like this:
- He says hello to everyone he passes. A lot of the time he waves, too. He's so friendly and sweet it kills me.
- For awhile there, any time he got hurt he'd come running to me and say, "Aubrey hurt me!" Sometimes she had hurt him, but a lot of the time he had simply tripped or run into something himself. Smart little brother blaming his big sister! Too bad Mom and Dad caught on...
- Bedtime is a fun time. He always wants to brush his own teeth, and when I say it's mommy's turn, he throws his toothbrush in the sink. I retrieve it and go to brush, and he says, "Bed!" We go into my room, he climbs on the bed, and then he immediately starts to crawl away while laughing. I then have to drag him across the bed by the feet and trap them to brush his teeth. Then we go to his room to read books. He always says he wants to sit on the stool, but the second I lift him onto it, he says, "Sit a lap!" We read, I turn out the light, and he insists on playing "Peekadoodle." This involves him hiding behind the dresser and waiting for me to pretend to cry and say, "Where's my Carter?" Then he jumps out and runs to me, and I give him a big hug and kiss. After a few times, we sit in the chair and snuggle. He always asks for a billion songs; sometimes he asks for songs that aren't actually a thing, like "the truck song" and "the fan song." I do my best to sing songs that relate somehow, but he doesn't always approve of them. When I finally decide I need to get him in the crib, he freaks out and says, "Chair! Chair!" and cries a lot when I leave. It doesn't matter how long I spend with him. Like I said, he loves me! And I super love him, too.
- He loves babies. He is very gentle with them and puts his face right up to theirs. I hope he's that way with his little sibling (whenever we have another)!
- He currently loves the book Put Me in the Zoo. He also loves a library book about a little train called Big Choo, Green Eggs and Ham, and anything Curious George. At bedtime his favorite songs are "Give, Said the Little Stream" (which he calls "the water song"), "You're a Grand Old Flag," "Splish, Splash, I was Taking a Bath," "I Love to See the Temple," and "Freight Train" from Mother Goose Club. (The flag song came about because he asked for a song that sounded completely incoherent but sounded like "grand flag," so I went with it.) His current favorite shows are PJ Masks and Daniel Tiger. He also loves the movie The Incredibles.
- He is full-blown obsessed with syrup. I hate it. He literally drinks the leftover syrup off his plate when he's done.
- He loves taking walks and seeing bunnies. He's so sweet with animals!
- After he eats a frosty from Wendy's (or any ice cream from anywhere), he says, "Here a go!" and hands me his spoon so he can drink the melted remains.
- He has started making flying sound effects with his toys, particularly Owlette from PJ Masks.
- He really like The Beatles! I'm so proud. He asks to listen to them in the car. He especially loves "Drive My Car" and "Back in the USSR." (he calls it "the airplane song" because of the airplane sound at the beginning).
- When I get hurt, he says, "Hug? Kiss a better?" and immediately comes over to comfort me with hugs and kisses. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this about him. I hope he keeps that empathy/sympathy forever.
- Aubrey has gotten him into High School Musical! He loves the song "All For One" from the second movie. Daniel is thrilled, haha.
- He mixes up "on" and "off" pretty much every time.
- One of his favorite games is rocking on his bike and pretending he forgot the keys. He'll do it over and over again!
And now, just for fun, a cute video of Mr. Sir being confused about carrots...
