No!

Carter's in a really fun stage right now. He's finally starting to outgrow some of his "naughty" behavior that was a result of not being able to communicate very well. Now that he is talking more, or at least able to pull my hand and point to what he wants if I'm not understanding him, he resorts to biting, pinching, or pulling hair a lot less. :o) The funniest thing about him right now is that he answers "No" to most every question. Our typical conversations might look like this:

Me: Carter, would you like to go on a walk?

Carter: No

Me: Would you like to stay inside?

Carter: No

Me: Would you like to play with toys?

Carter: No!

Me: Would you like to read stories?

Carter: NO!

Me: Carter, it's time to get ready for bed.

Carter: No

Me: Let's go take a bath.

Carter: No

Me: Would you like to stay up really, really late and play?

Carter: No!

Me: Would you like to eat lots and lots of candy?

Carter: NO!

The more questions I ask, the more emphatic his "no" becomes. I can no longer joke around with asking silly questions for my entertainment, however. In an example like the 2nd one above, when I asked him if he wanted a treat instead of dinner, he said, "Otay" with a big smile on his face.

On more than one occasion, I've heard Carter talking in his crib late at night. I've put my ear to the door to listen to what he was saying to see if he was awake. Instead, he was dreaming and calling out "No" over and over in his sleep. It makes me chuckle.

Here he is at about 20 months. I took this picture this morning, so you can see that it is a balmy 78 degrees right now. I just arrived home from Utah yesterday (post to come) and got made fun of for one of my dressy outfits I brought to wear; it wasn't winter attire. With the warm winter I'm experiencing right now, I forget what appropriate winter attire includes! I tried to capture a picture where Carter was displaying his teeth. He has all his teeth except for the two next to his upper front teeth. It's so strange as most toddlers get those teeth right away!