Look Who's Talking

It's been an exciting week and Carter wants to tell you all about it!


No, we're not sure what he's saying either, but he is talking to us a whole lot more now.

"Heeeyyyy! Get that camera out of my face. I hate paparazzi!"

Guess I put the "Papa" in Paparazzi. :)

Speaking of papa, this past Sunday was Father's Day, and we celebrated by taking a walk on one of Charlotte's Greenways, linear parks that link different neighborhoods together. It's a pretty cool idea!

Carter's neck muscles are powerful enough now that he can be frontways in the sling, enabling him to see all of the sights and know where he is headed. Of course, that doesn't prevent him from getting sleepy...


We also spent the week learning about our new piece of equipment here at the baby gym... the Jumperoo!

Both the body and the brain are getting a great workout. He's learning to bring his hands together and use them to play with each other if there isn't anything else to explore.

Bye bye until next time!

Hoosier Family Visit

We have never been so popular! It has been fun having so many visitors these last three months. The last crew through was Mimi (Grandma Baer - her 4th visit!) with Aunt Kaelie (her 2nd) and Uncle Krin (his 1st since he just returned from Spain).

Carter is changing every day and we proud parents enjoy hearing all of the comments and compliments. If we put $5 in a college fund for every time the word 'cute' was used to describe him, he could have college paid for before he even hit pre-school!

We spent the week chatting (cooing), cooking, visiting, touring, and playing games. Carter celebrated his 3 month birthday at the Cajun Queen restaurant in Charlotte - I can't imagine what fried oyster flavored milk must taste like, but he doesn't complain!







"What are you doing interrupting my snuggle time with that stupid flashy thing?!"

Betcha can't wait to have siblings to goof around with like Krin and Kaelie....

Carter loves reading already, especially with Aunt Kaelie :-)

Uncle Krin brought some great gifts including this musical octopus that we named Phil(harmonic).

He's too young for an iPod, but this shirt fits just right

Uncle Krin gets to know Carter...

This is the first time in the jumperoo - his feet don't touch the floor all of the way, but he's already getting the hang of it!

Chincoteague Island Beach Week

Howdy Carter Fans! This is the lil' man himself. Just got back from a busy week chillin' on the beach at Chincoteague Island. Here I am relaxing in the shade in my personal beach casita while everyone else runs around getting fried to a crisp in the noonday sun. Ha, eat it, nerds!

After my nap, I did get up and enjoy the fine feeling of sand between my toes. I even got my feet in the surf! Notice the wide-rimmed sun hat. People, this is a must. Don't forget, not only is your skin the biggest organ in your body, it's also the most viewed by far. I've got to live in this thing for a long time. Let's keep it pretty!

Time with the family means Dad apparently gets to pretend he's athletic for the benefit of those of us who don't know him well enough to sniff out the truth. He joined a tennis game, then the first ball he hit flew off the court, bounced off a bench and landed right between my legs. Hey, be careful down there, I might want to have children I can disappoint myself one day!

Seriously, Dad tries to play it off all cool, saying "Oh, I'm just trying to get Carter in the game!" Okay, first, I'm asleep over here. Second, kinda strapped in right now. Third, and perhaps the more obvious one, I'M A BABY. Why don't you move one court down and quit messing with my nap?

Dad also got to participate in beachfront frisbee, a sport I could get into... nobody looks down on you for getting your pants wet... and he juggled the soccer ball quite a bit with the other guys, inventing two signature moves, the "flailure" and the "suck-cess". Should be a matter of months now before I can beat him in most major sports... and I've started a training regimen to that end.

Here I am with my trainer, Uncle Freeman, practicing a little tummy time, which strengthens my neck muscles. This is a core exercise when you've got a head as big as I do. Freeman's head isn't as big as mine, but check out that nose... he can hold that shnozz up all day! I totally want to grow up like Uncle Freeman one day, well maybe minus the giant nose.

Uncle Sawyer was also around and he jammed on this thing called the guitar while I stared at the magic hole where the sound comes out. Can't wait until I'm big enough to steal that thing away and see if there's any special milk in the six metal nipples at the end of the neck.

This old guy smells like bug spray and gumbo and kept hanging around saying "Grandpa" with a dopey grin. Whoa, fellow. Some of us are still young enough to make time with the ladies and you are definitely going to mess with my game.

Overall, though, a pretty good trip, even though I picked up my second cold and was feeling pretty rotten on the way back, I still managed to sleep through the 10 hours in the car each way it took the parents to drive it. Slowpokes, I can't believe it's going to be more than 15 years before I can drive.

Here I am with Dad again. Notice once more the giant head and oversized proboscis. Jeez, Genetics never seemed more scary. I better go practice my neck crunches.

Well, that catches you up with last week, I'll be back soon with an update on this week and the visit from the Hoosier side of the family, you know, the ones that look more like Mom, or as I refer to her, "The Milkerator". Here's a preview....

Simple Baby Tricks

Hey Mom, look what I can do! Carter is smarter and stronger by the day. He's been holding his head up off of the playmat for long periods during his tummy time, but on Monday Carter discovered that his head is such a large percentage of his body weight that he could perform a new trick just by turning it to the side.

We've had a pretty ho-hum week here at the Tabony household. Got a brand new stack of books at the library along with a gift book from friends of the family, so we're reading to Carter every chance we get.

Cierra's been working more this week to make up for our vacation next week, so I've had more time with Carter... and on Wednesday we had our first outing together, to a baby massage class that Cierra's been taking for the past couple of weeks. Carter likes his massages. He smiled up at me the whole time and when he peed, he just got his pillow wet and missed me completely.

Of course, I can't be too sure that was intentional. Just this morning during a changing, he let loose with the ol' firehose and hit himself square in the face. There was an initial moment of shock for the both of us... I reached in to block the stream with my hand and grabbed for a towel to wipe off his poor face and there he was, smiling back up at me with pee all over his face. You can't help but laugh at moments like this....

Slight Delay

Due to heavy rain in the area, our weekly update was diverted to Albuquerque and will not arrive until tomorrow. Please await further instructions by baggage carousel C.