We've taken it down a notch after all of our trips in June and the beginning of July. It has been HOT for the past several days. We spent Saturday afternoon wallowing in the pool, and were happy to have our friends Doug, Nevan, and Sue come join us. Carter often goes swimming after day care and enjoys splashing around. He can go underwater without taking a mouthful, but he doesn't really seem like he likes it much. We're working on the back float, but its slow going.
Carter continues to grow and change almost daily. On Friday he had his 9 month visit to the doctor -- clean bill of health and almost 22 lbs. (The graphs at the bottom are updated.) He's an enthusiastic eater, everything from fish to hummus to asparagus go happily down the hatch.
He's not crawling forward yet, but he scooches himself backwards and can spin around on his belly to face any direction. He can roll both ways, but is fairly unmotivated about it. He much prefers to be sitting up or better yet, standing. His favorite new thing is to stand holding on to a low table or ottoman and just hang out.
The big news? Today we found a tooth! We could barely see it, but it made the tell-tale click against his glass at dinner tonight. He's been a little fussier for the last few days, now we know why...
