Carter's new trick

Well, Carter's a toe sucker now.. he started putting them in his mouth this morning! So gross! But cute at the same time! I was able to get a couple good pictures of him! Ikaika says between his hands and his feet he'll always have something in his mouth now! :)

Ikaika's Gone :(

Well, Ikaika left for Georgia at 5:00 this morning. He's going to be there until Wednesday late afternoon. So, that means 2 nights by myself with Carter! Pray he's a good boy for mommy! & Pray that Ikaika is safe! He went down there to train someone, so hopefully he'll get them trained by Wednesday and won't have to stay any longer. I have to hand it to single parents, especially of little ones. I don't know how they do it! It's so difficult doing it alone. The last time Ikaika left, I don't think I slept but a total of 9 hours that whole week! Thankfully this time, my friend Caroline is staying one night to help me out & of course I'll get some help from Mom before she leaves for work in the morning. :) I don't know what I'm going to do without her!! I'm definitely not ready to leave her. I don't see how Ikaika does it, being away from family for 6 years now. BUT, we're trying to get Hawaii!! That is definitely our 1st choice. Hopefully next time :) Well, I need to run and do some laundry while carter is taking a nap, or I won't get it done! LOVE you!

Yay for Carter!

Carter's a big boy now! He can roll over onto his back! He just rolls and rolls everywhere! He's also holding his bottle better and better everyday now. We bought him a big boy sippy cup today & he is EXTREMELY excited about it. He's so used to putting things into his mouth and nothing coming out of them. It was so funny. He pulled it to his mouth and got a drink and then smiled so big! :) He's adorable! Everyday it seems like he's learning something new.
On another note, we found out we are definitely moving to Cherry Point, North Carolina. It's about 5 1/2 hours more towards the coast than where we live now. There was a question whether or not we would possibly go to Camp Lejune, but it's officially Cherry Point now. Now, the house hunting begins! Only a month and a half before we leave! So, time to start packing & looking for a house to rent. From what we here base housing has a 2-4 month wait, so we're keeping our options open! Pray that we find somewhere! :) Love you all & miss you all tons!

Carter's Getting SO Big :)

Carter is getting bigger by the minute now. He's 5 months old already! He can roll to his stomach easily, and is now learning how to roll onto his back. He's only done it a couple times & we've missed it! He's just been on his stomach one second, then you turn around and he's on his back again! Speaking of, as I'm writing this, he did it again! He's in the stage where EVERYTHING goes into his mouth, it doesn't matter what you give him, he pulls it right to his mouth. He's getting better at holding his bottle. He fights sleep, so when he's fighting it, he'll pull his bottle out of his mouth and push it away so he won't go to sleep. He's also starting to sit up. He's never been a baby who likes to lay down, but now he's getting stronger at lifting up off of his back. He'll be sitting up pretty soon & crawling! I can't believe how fast he's growing up. You always here how fast they grow up, but never quite grasp it until you witness it firsthand.