Took Carter to the doctor today for his 6 month check-up. The first words out of the doctor's mouth, "WOW, look at those thighs!"
Stats:
Weight: 23lbs, 1oz. (off the charts)
Height: 28 1/4 in. (95th percentile)
Head Circumference (75th percentile)
We love our big, chubby boy!
This past weekend we had Carter baptized at church. It was a beautiful day and both of our families came up for the day. We have been very blessed to be a part of First Presbyterian Church for the last 6+ years. This is the church where we met, where we were married and now where Carter was baptized!
Our Pastor Doug and us on stage.
Doug baptizing Carter. We couldn't really see it from where we were standing, but I guess Carter gave him a pretty funny look as the water was dripping down his head!
Uncle Adam and Carter.
The Longhurst clan (Dad, Mom, Carter, Me, Matt, Joy and Matthew)
Cute family shot.
The Vance side of the family (Carter, Tom, Kathy, Me and Matt)
6 months ago our little boy was born. 6 months. Crazy. Tonight Matt and I were thinking back to that day (well days as my labor was VERY long). It's funny how you can remember every little detail. How quickly these last 6 months have gone, how quickly our lives were turned upside down, in an instant. How quickly we learned to adapt to changes in our sleep, work, social life and marriage. It has been an amazing 6 months.
This past month we have especially noticed huge milestones in our baby. Every day he seems to turn into more of a little boy and less of a baby. He is now sitting up on his own, starting to scoot backwards and in circles, eating solid foods, smiling and laughing constantly, saying "Hi dada" over and over and over again (I'm endlessly working on "mama" but he's just not interested!). He has learned to love (and expect) his bedtime routine, rubs his eyes when he's sleepy, tugs on Yoshi's tail, puts everything in his mouth and has a favorite new game of dropping every toy on the floor from his highchair (actually the fun part of the game for him is watching mama pick up his toys over and over again - not so fun for me!)
Carter is such a joy in our lives. From the moment he wakes up (at 5:30am!) grinning from ear to ear to the last snuggle at night before we lay him down he is simply a happy, happy baby. We couldn't be more blessed and are so excited to see what the next 6 months hold. As we prepare for a major babyproofing session, we will thoroughly enjoy these last few weeks with a non-mobile baby
Every Memorial Day weekend Bellingham hosts an enormous relay race. It consists of 90 miles, 7 courses and sports and include professional athletes, ex-Olympians and ordinary people around town. This year 464 teams competed. For the last 3 or 4 years we've headed down to Fairhaven to watch the kayakers come in at the end of the race. It is always an exciting time to see an entire community come out to support those who are racing. And, you are always bound to run into a friend or two! 
Karlie, Carrie, Carter, Sarah and Kairi
Karlie, Carrie and Brandon
Carter and Kairi. Kairi is 10 months old and so stinkin' cute. She was wanting to flirt with Carter the whole time (and steal a few toys). Carter just gave her the cold shoulder, he was much more intested in chewing on our water bottle!
Finally, Carter gave in and checked her out. I don't think they were too impressed with each other!
After a small meltdown due to the cheering from the crowd, Carter perked back up to his happy little self. All in all, it was a fun day spent with great friends. Happy Memorial Day!About a week ago I discovered that our little man could sit up all by himself. I turned around to grab a new toy for him and noticed that he wasn't taking a nose dive to the floor. Since then, that's all he wants to do. We are so proud of him but can't believe how old he seems now. Even though he's only 5 1/2 months, he seems like a one year old now (well, he does weigh that much - 21.5 lbs!). 
Do you think he has enough toys???
Showing off his classy comb over. At least the picture doesn't show the impressive mullet in the back!
Carter has become quite the little reader the last few weeks. Whether it's magazines or board books, he loves them!
Checking out the latest issue of National Geographic - he's so cultured!
Guess it's time to start bedtime stories!
