Nadine and Carter-lookin' shifty. 

Carter can roll over!

This weekend we discovered-and Carter discovered-that Carter can roll over on his own from front to back. He is still working on back to front, but that one is definitely harder (gravity is not really on your side with that one). We have found him a few times in his bed when on his back rolled to his side-so we are currently working to make a safe sleeping arrangement (a work in constant progress),

All in all, things are well here. Carter seems to be able to do more every day-and Matt and I love to watch him figure it all out.

Enjoy the photos we have below!

Carter engrossed in a conversation, and Steve engrossed in Carter. 

Steve and Carter...who is the bigger star here? 

Pass off-From Karen to Kate 

3, 2, 1, ... ACTION. Carter caught in mid-roll. 

Carter showing off in his new fangled version of the jolly jumper 

Na Na Na Na poo poo! 

Here is a picture of my cousin's two kids who live in Calgary. Aidan is the meniacal laughing child, and Ethan is the fearful looking one on the left. You can see in our family we come by intensity honestly ;)

Ethan and Aidan's mother, Auntie E (or Erin, as she prefers)

"Whoah," (said in the Joey voice from Blossom, circa 1990) "I can't believe I am on Carter's blog!" 

Carter with Family and Friends

People have been commenting that they have not had their time and fame on the blog, even though we have pictures of them. Below are some pics of Carter with his family and friends.

Karen and Carter snuggle at the hospital. 

Kate and Carter, on his birthday. 

Corey and Carter at the hospital. Who has more hair, I wonder? 

Erik, Tante Kirstin and Carter in January-reading a book. 

Papa and Carter, cooing together.

Amma admiring her grandson, and Carter admiring Amma. 

Erik and Carter posing for play. 

Mr. Neil and Carter.

Miss Caroline and Carter---what a gift Caroline has for putting babies to sleep. If only Neil was so easy! 

Auntie Terri and her new nephew! 

Mr. Colin and Carter at Christmas time.

Grandma and Grandpa Heinrichs visiting Carter in January 

I'm awake, Mom and Dad-let me out of my crib now! 

Weekend visitors

This weekend Grandma and Grandpa Heinrichs came for a visit to see-well, they claimed it was to see all of us, but we know that really, Carter is the rock star, and they were here to see him. That is OK though, we love that people want to drive the distance to see him for a short visit (or long visit for that matter!) We get the appeal.

Carter is growing and changing it seems every day. I noticed today he is able to grasp things and pull at them, as well as look at them while he is doing it. What an accomplishment! He is also able to sit for longer periods supported (see the picture with Matt holding him up below).

The only change the past week has been Carter's sleep. It has been erratic, to say the least. He has been having more problems getting himself to sleep at night after a feeding, and he is waking at 5:00, which he never really has done before. We wonder if he is experienceing a growth spurt, but we really can't tell for sure. At last measure, he was 24 inches (vs. the 23 ½ he measured at the doctor's a few weeks ago).

On Friday, Carter went to his PT appointment. He definitely has torticollis, and they gave us a number of different exercises to do with him to improve his range of motion on the right hand side. A quote from the pamphlet we received states “Make sure the world happens for your baby on the right hand side.” That is more difficult than it seems, when everything is fascinating to your baby. We are doing the best we can though, changing many of his ADL's so that he is forced to look and concentrate on strengthening his right hand side.

Well, that is all for now. Enjoy the photos!

Dad = ab exercizes, Carter = balance exercizes

Grandma brings milky goodness to Carter this last weekendduring her visit.