carter's 6 month update

our little buddy is six months old today! He is weighing in at 18 lbs. 4 ounces, I now know why my back is hurting so bad! he had to get four shots today and emerson was so sweet. she said, "mommy i want to sit by carter and hold his hand." he is crawling all over the place...very slowly but definitely makes his way around the room. He is still a sweet little cuddle bug, which just melts my heart. We can see his bottom teeth and hopefully they won't take too long to pop through because he is very fussy. He eats anything any everything...babyfood that is. we are going to start cheerios and other soft foods, which will be fun and messy! He takes two great naps during the day and sleeps 12 hours at night (some nights he wakes up and needs his pacifier). carter loves being in the middle of it all...he doesn't want to miss anything.

Preschool open house today!

sitting on the front steps of preschool


playing with the animals

it's official...emerson is starting preschool! I just can't believe it!!! She is growing up so fast. We went today to meet her teachers, see her classrooms, and meet some of the kids in her class. When we got her up this morning she was so excited and wanted to get dressed right away and said, "i'm ready to go!" When we came downstairs she went right over to put her shoes on, but we had to remind her that she needed to eat breakfast first! She was a little shy at first and stood very close to me and after about ten minutes she was ready to play and talk to the other kids. She loves her teachers and told one of them, "when i come back next week i'm going to wear my green dress...okay?" (we took her shopping last week and told her she could pick out a special outfit for the first day and of course she picked a dress) oddly enough there is another little girl in her class named emerson, what are the chances? thankfully she goes by emmy.
the other night nick and i were watching her play and just couldn't believe how big/old she is. she seems so tall and speaks so well. my little girl is growing up right before my eyes and i am enjoying every minute of it. emerson starts preschool next week by herself. the first couple of times may be hard for her because it takes her awhile to feel comfortable, but we are so excited for her and think that she will love it!
we are going to be very busy this year with preschool twice a week, singing class, and gymnastics. it's going to be so fun to watch her grow and learn this year, just can't believe how fast it all goes!