Carter never ceases to amaze us with his energy level. He's 18 months old now and he is as active as ever. He's non-stop moving for the majority of the day. He will sit still for a few things, books (near bedtime), eating (only because we strap him in his highchair), and watching certain TV shows (Diego and Sesame Street are favorites right now). But for the most part he's running, climbing, getting into any cupboard, drawer, or door he can open, swinging his hockey sticks and golf clubs, and doing a lot of acrobatic type moves. We're going to start a swim class in a few weeks so I'm hoping that this will help get out some of this energy in a healthy and fun way.
He loves to crawl up on the couch and try to do somersaults and headstands. As much as I love that he loves gymnastics type tricks lately, we're trying to keep him more grounded on the floor with these types of moves. He's flipped off the couch a few times and even though he is as resilient as he is daring, I'd rather not take a chance.
This was a brief stop to read in his favorite book. Right after I took this picture he put his feet up the cushion behind him and did one of his headstands (I couldn't catch it on the camera in time).
Some of his acrobatic moves...
He also loves kicking up his leg and throwing his head backwards (I think this is the result of me helping him do back flips when he was little). He falls to his butt laughing hysterically. He also loves to do the bear walk all over the place (see above).
He also loves to practice his hockey moves (nice backhand!). He's getting better at actually hitting the balls with his sticks and clubs. We've had to set some ground rules about what he can and cannot hit and so far we haven't had any big catastrophes (although the dogs are leery during game time), hopefully this trend keeps up!
