Carter at 5 months

i am so in love with this age. carter is interactive smiling and giggling but still doesn't move. it's awesome! he sleeps great (no teething over here yet) so it's a restful time that is also very low stress. we really like that combo ;) we have recently discovered that our little penguin thinks the wind is hilarious. the other day, i took him in the stroller on a walk and while we were out the lovely utah weather (read with sarcasm) completely switched on us. it started drizzling and a very intense wind came out of no where. it was blowing so hard it took everything in me to keep the stroller from flying into the street! i couldn't see carter because i had faced him out "so he could enjoy the world." i kept thinking to myself, how is this kid not screaming his head off yet!? we turned a corner and it felt like the wind's force doubled. i started screaming, "this is insane!" over and over. (i don't want to think about how this looked to the cars driving by). i jumped to other side of the stroller to cover carter who i thought was hating me by now. but to my surprise, there was no -how did i get stuck with you- look at all. just a huge grin.

the cover on the stroller was useless at this point. the wind was hitting his face so hard and his tiny hands were freezing, but there he was, looking like he was having the time of his life. since then, he has had more experiences with the wind and his reaction has been the same. he has also added a new sound to the mix. it's this squeal of delight that i've decided either sounds like a chain smoker or a happy monkey. not really sure which one yet but i am sure 
that i love the noise. i need to catch it on video one of these days. 

his dad and i laugh at his eyes trying to adjust to light after he has been in the dark. it's kind of sad but also so funny. i call carter my little giggle monster because of how much he laughs. he is a sucker for the classics like "peek-a-boo" and airplane but then sometimes doing absolutely nothing at all does the trick too! we are working on his rolling and sitting up. he still is very wobbly when trying to sit up all by himself. and to be honest, he still looks like he will never roll over. he's just my happy little lump of joy that stays put. and i love him more than i ever thought possible.