Mr. Independent

This little man is getting more and more independent every day. His favorite, most used phrase these days is either "Carter do it" or "I do it." And, honestly, it doesn't matter what "it" is. He wants to try to tackle it on his own. He continues to make us smile and laugh. So far, I am very thankful that the "terrible twos" seem to be staying away.

Carter also might be the most polite almost-two-year old that I have ever been around. He LOVES to say thank you and excuse me. He makes me so proud. He is mostly willing to try new things, though sometimes he is a bit stand-offish. His vocabulary grows daily and Nick and I find ourselves looking at each other wondering where he learned some of them (not that they are bad words, just words we either can't remember using around him or don't use on a regular basis).

We bought him a book last week about becoming a big brother. I think it has really helped him understand a little bit more about the little one who is about to join our family. Though, I am not sure that he has any clue as to how his life will change! He is precious with the book, though, he will hold it and say, "Big Brother book, Mama read it, please!" Let's just hope that he loves the baby as much as he loves the book! ha, ha