The Very First Thanksgiving!

So our first Thanksgiving is behind us. Wow, did that come quick. We spent our holiday with family. We left for Bucyrus on Wednesday mid afternoon and stayed there until Friday afternoon. Then we headed up to Michigan and stayed there until Sunday evening. We were all exhausted by Monday morning. Carter did not do very well with sleeping at other houses. He has a cold and runny nose so he had a hard time breathing while he was sleeping. This would cause him to wake up often and Bob and I would take turns each night sitting up in bed holding him upright so he could breathe. He slept through the night one night out of all those. Poor little dude. Many people tell me that is this a sign of teething if so I feel like any ailment he has we chalk up to teething and this kid doesn't have one yet. Bob and I say a little prayer each night that he will sleep through the night so we have enough energy for work the next day. On Monday we both felt like puddles of skin. I felt sick because I was so tired. He is now eating "real" food 2 times a day. In the morning he eats with Becky the sitter and then at dinnertime with us. He is doing so well with this! He has had all of the veggies and tonight was the first fruit encounter. Needless to say it wasn't long before a big blowout happened. That's what fruit will do to you! He is eager to try new foods. Peas had me worried because made some funny faces the first couple times but then it grew on him. About 2 weeks ago we got new carpet in our living room. It is "green" carpet made from corn. It is so soft and we love it. Carter is a big fan. He is really trying to crawl on it or at least get a rug burn on his forehead from trying. Check out the Thanksgiving photos and soon we will have our Christmas pictures posted.