Life.Is.Good.: Carter's 6 Weeks, Halloween and other "happenings"

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Carter's 6 Weeks, Halloween and other "happenings"

Carter's update from my previous "One Month!" post: we had his one month check-up appt. this past Monday, Nov. 5th, and received some great news! Our boy is getting big!

Weight: 10 lbs 10 oz = 75th percentile (he's gained about 2.5 lbs since birth)
Height: 22" long = 75th percentile (he's grown an inch since birth)
Head: 39 cm = 50-75th percentile

So far he is proving to be big and tall! And I should have known...he'll be 6 weeks tomorrow and he is already pushing the limits of his 3-month clothing. So different from Kinsley who, even though she was born in March, wore 3 month clothing throughout most of the summer. But you'd never know it now - she is busting the seams of her 2T clothing and is now wearing 3T (and sometimes 4T)! We've got some growing kiddos on our hands!

And although Carter is battling his first cold, likely from the one that Kinsley had last week, he is also showing the first signs of SMILING! Love it!

And as for Halloween: this year, we celebrated Halloween with a pretty pink princess and a little orange pumpkin. :) We met up with our neighbors, and Kinsley got to trick-or-treat with her bestie, Eloise (a.k.a. the "lion"). In keeping with tradition, Philip carved the pumpkin the night before Halloween and I roasted the pumpin seeds. Kinsley had a fun day at school, with a Halloween party and all of the kids in costumes. She went as a UGA cheerleader to school since I was a bit unsure as to how her $14.99 internet-deal princess dress would hold up. She loved trick or treating, and really seemed to understand this year what we were doing! She had no problem with ringing the doorbells, saying trick or treat, saying thank you, and then was off to the next house! I made it halfway around the neighborhood with my lil' pumpkin Carter in the Baby Bjorn before heading back to the house to hand out candy to the nearly 50-60 trick-or-treaters that came by - I love living in a neighborhood full of kids! We were out of candy with the front porch light turned off by 9pm.