2008What happened:
· January
o We decided on University of Utah
o We got our 4D sonogram
o We sold the bug
· February
o Got maternity pictures taken
o We started birthing class
o We started our online scrapbook
o The Marie Antoinette Exhibit at the legion of honor
o Brook received her favorite Valentine’s gift ever, Juice!
· March
o 4 baby showers
o Maternity leave began
o We scheduled our induction· April
o Carter Pierce was born
o We got Carter’s newborn pictures taken
· May
o Carter went to church for the first time
o Brook’s first Mother’s day
o We got our cradle swing
o Emanuel turned 2 and Carter went to his birthday party
o Carter met his Uncle Jeff and Auntie Rachelle when they came for a surprise visit
· June
o Our 3 year Anniversary
o Carter started smiling at us
o Dave’s first Father’s day
o Mann family reunion
o Carter’s baby blessing
o Carter got his first immunizations
o Carter slept through the night
o Carter’s first flight
o Carter met his Great Great Grandpa Sabine· July
o Carter moved to his crib in his own room
o Carter switched to his big boy car seat
o Carter met his Grandpa and Grandma Huntington
o Dave turned 28 and Brook made his birthday cake
o Our kitty Atticus moved in with Brook’s brother
o Pele went to the Humane Society and hopefully found a good home
o The Philpott family welcomed 3 new kids into their family
o Dave left Ceramic Tile Center after 8 years
o Brook’s 24th birthday was spent packing
· August
o We moved to Utah
o Carter started watching his They Might Be Giants DVDs
o We got a 5 generation photo with Carter’s Great Great Grandpa on down
o A visit from Grandma and Papa Mann and Uncle George, and cousins Seneca and Emeric
o Brook went to her first Mom’s group
o We established a bedtime routine for Carter
o Carter got diagnosed with Reflux
o Dave started school
· September
o Fauxpa came to Utah for a visit
o Carter started hanging out with Scarlett
o Dave got a laptop
o Carter started eating rice cereal
o Brook and Carter went to the dinosaur museum with Stacey and Scarlett
o We went to Tracy Aviary as a family for the first time
o Brook and Carter went to Hogle Zoo for the first time with Stacey and Scarlett
o We had stake conference at the conference center and saw the Prophet speak
o We started having weekly family days
o We went to the zoo again as a family
o Carter stopped nursing
o Carter gained 2 lbs in 2 weeks
o The Pierce family came to visit and Jonathan entered the MTC
o Carter started eating fruits and veggies with a spoon
o Carter started rolling over
· October
o Fauxpa visited again
o Brook and Carter went to the Tracy Aviary again with Stacey and Scarlett
o Dave’s mission reunion
o Family day to the Salt Lake City Public Library
o We went to Gardener Village for Mom’s group
o Brook and Dave went to the dollar theatre for their first real date since Carter was born
o We had our first snow in Utah
o Brook and Carter went to This is the Place park with Liz and Max
o We went through the corn maze at Cornbelly’s with Uncle Jeff and Auntie Rachelle, picked out pumpkins and had our family pictures taken
o Family day to the Alpine Loop
o Family day to the Utah State Capitol
o Boo at the Zoo
o Carter started sleeping unswaddled
o Halloween Party
· November
o Scarlett’s first birthday party
o Carter went out in the snow for the first time
o We started babysitting Scarlett during the day
o We organized our closet
o We went to the midnight showing of Twilight with Rachelle while Carter slept at Uncle Jeff’s house
o Utah beat BYU in the “holy war”
o Carter got his 2 bottom teeth
o Carter started saying “Dada”
o The Philpott family welcomed 1 more child into their family
o Brook and Rachelle cooked Thanksgiving dinner and Uncle George and the kids came to visit
o Another visit from the Pierces
· December
o Brook started work with MGIS
o Dave finished his first semester at the U with an A in one class and a B in the other
o Carter met Santa
o Carter started sitting on his own
o Carter’s Great Great Grandpa Sabine passed away at 99 years old
o Carter’s first Christmas
o GG and Grandma Anderson came to Utah
o Grandpa Sabine’s funeral
o Lord of the Rings marathon with the Millers on New Year’s Eve
2009
Predictions:
· Dave will return to school in the fall
· Carter will start crawling by February
· We will go to California in April
· Dave will find a job soon
· Carter will start walking and talking
· Carter will have at least one cousin born this year
· Dave will finally finish Les Miserables and read at least 20 other books this year
· Brook and Dave will lose 20 lbs each and Carter will gain 10
· Carter will stop needing medicine for his reflux
We will have more family move to Utah and lots of visitors
A note to our friends and family who read this: We would love to hear your predictions for our family and/or any events that we may have forgotten or what you remember about the ones we wrote. Happy New Year to everyone!
I was WAY behind on this! I had only done 1,2,3 so it was hard to go back and remember what he was doing at 6 months. A special thanks goes out to my blog for helping me out.
I've learned my lesson about getting behind on these particular pages. I think it is easier to do 3 months on one instead of a page a month, plus I like to see the change on one page.
Ever since his first 2 teeth came in he started "talking" a lot. He says Dada more than anything but he does say Yaya (Mama) and Baba (binky). It's nice that he is learning how to communicate with us. We were playing around tonight and he started to copy the sounds I was making! For example: I said "Are you going to stay home and play with Daddy tomorrow?" and he said something that sounded like "Dada rrroar" then I said "Is Mommy going to take the car" and he said something like "da da are" (which I thought sounded close to "take the car"). I cannot believe that he will be talking soon. He is already so close to crawling and he will take steps if you hold his arms up. He's growing up SO fast!!!!
