Family Photos

Courtesy Of Meagan Fitzgerald

Back to Boston

Karter, Lionel and I took a work trip with Craig to Cambridge. We stayed at the Marriott in Somerville... Lionel was an additional charge - not sure why they thought he was the problem. Karter peed on the floor right before he broke the glass in the tub. I guess they deserved the $25 regardless who it was for.

We stayed in a one bedroom hotel room. You get very creative when you need your son to sleep and you still want to stay up past 8. We tucked karter in the corner behind the curtain. He went to bed no problem and we got to watch AI!

I didn't realize how much I missed Boston. Craig and I had so many great memories. Life was so different when you had no one to be responsible for but yourself. We plan on taking many vacations here. I got to see my GCT friends, Julie and Sandra. We all had a dance party in Sandra's apartment to Micheal Jackson's greatest hits dvd - so much fun!

Trip out to the burbs

Beck and J's visit

Ramapo Reservation

Boys day out.

Talking

Megan the speech therapist has come over to work with Karter about 6 times and he has been saying more and more words each week. He seems to really enjoy the time they spend together playing on the floor 2x per week for 30 mins. His vocabulary is:

Mama, Dada, More, Bubbles, Nana, Bye Bye, Hi, Oh Oh, Sit and Boat ... he says these words spontaneously

He repeats or should I say attempts to repeat almost anything you ask him to say. I would say 50% of the time he says it correctly or it sounds similar and the other 50% is a very good attempt but sounds nothing like the word. Megan is impressed with his receptive language and how he can get his point across with his gestures and signs. She said she never saw a child put together a string a gesture together to form a "sentence". Usually kids do just one sign but Karter puts 2 or 3 together to get his point across. Now if he could only use his words to form a sentence.

Since he has felt more comfortable talking he has become so much more social. He doesn't cling to me as much anymore and is so much happier. He gets very proud of himself after saying something!!

David Gray

We drove to CT to see David Gray. He put on a great show as usual. Live music is worth any trip prego or not. There really are nice people out there... I got offered an aisle seat by this random guy. I must of looked really uncomfortable.

The Albany boys

Easter weekend

FL

Look at those faces!!

FL in March

Karter and I went to FL with my mom, dad cousin Jodi, Noah and Julia. Karter had so much fun having other kids around for 5 days straight. Julia and Karter played so nicely together! Julia loved taking care of Karter - and Karter loved imitating Juilia and parallel playing with the both of them. This tells me Karter is READY for a brother or a sister!

Lion Counrty Safari

Karter's love for animals made this car ride so exciting. We did a driving safari tour at Lion Country. The kids got to get out of their car seats to look out the window while Papou drove us around.

The Wetlands AGAIN and the Park

We also went to Sugar Sand Park in Boca Raton. This was the best (free) park I have ever been to. They have a HUGE multilevel wooden play structure. I had it easy with just one kid to look after but Jodi on the other hand had a difficult time keeping track of hers.

It doesn't get better than running free with the birds and animals for Karter. We went to the wetlands 2 times while in FL this time. It never gets old!

Baby Season

Between Craig and my circle of friends we know 13 women who are pregnant or just had their baby- baby fest!

• Joe and Johanna - welcomed Claire in Feb
• Jay and Kate - had a baby boy Aiden in March
• Judd and Collen - Karter was born on Judd's birthday and their baby is due on Lionel's birthday. (their baby could only be so luckily!)
• Mike and Liz
• Jon and Kerry
• Nick and Christin
• Jim and Shelly
• Dina and Anthony
• Cheryl and Don
• Maura and Rich
• Danielle and Brian
• Shawn and Kelly
• Jon and Melly

D's baby shower

I drove out to LI to Danielle's baby shower. First of all you forget how much stuff you need for a tiny baby. Anyway while I sat there watching D open all her gift I was enjoying all the food (beacuse when you are pregnant that is what you induldge in) the waitress offered me a punch. I happily accepted and enjoyed my drink. After drink #1 I leaned over to Candice and asked if there was alchol because I felt "it". She said no. I then ordered a second and thought to ask the waitress just in case. She replied "yes"....