Charlie's new trick

Nana and Papa watched both girls last Friday so Pete and I could go out to dinner with all of his family that were in town for the holidays.  While we were gone, my Mom taught Charlie how to stick out her tongue.  Now its ALL she does!!  She laughs every time she does it.  I think the thing that makes it super cute is her enormous cheeks.

Off the charts!

Today Charlie had her 2 month checkup. 

Weight: 14 pounds      98%
Lenght:  23.5 inches    84%
Head:     16 inches       88%

Christmas 2011

Think we have enough presents?!?!

 Pete and his Uncles

Cousins

2 months old on Christmas Eve

Done with pictures!

Christmas morning

I think Charlie wants Madison's makeup.

Santa brought Charlie sunglasses.

Charlie's new toy bin

Candy!!!!

Looking for the pickle on the tree to be the

first to open a present.







Growing too fast!

Charlie has officially grown out of her newborn pants!!

Baby Insomnia??

The past two days have been somewhat of an experience to say the least.  Charlie stopped doing one of the two things she was best at, sleeping.  (The other is eating, and there is NO problem there!  I jokingly told Pete last night that I might have to go back to work just so we can keep up with all of the formula this Lil piggy is eating.) 

Let's just say the daily routine was thrown out the window on Wednesday and Thursday.  Charlie slept for maybe 10-12 total hours between Wednesday morning and Thursday evening.  She was beyond over tired and we couldn't get her to sleep.  She wasn't fussy the entire time, as long as she was held she was fine.  Easier said than done!
By the time Pete got home from work on Thursday I thought for sure he would have found me a complete mess! 

It was the first time we truly didn't know what to do! 


The following has played out numerous times in the past 7 weeks including last night.

.............

Pete: "You've done this before, don't you remember?" 

me: "Yes, let me recall nearly 10 years ago!  I don't think so!"

............

So what do I do, I call my Mom!  If I can't recall 10 years ago, you think my Mom can recall nearly 30 years ago!  (Yikes...almost 30!!)


Well, luckily Pete had the magic touch.  He rocked her to sleep around 8:30 and she slept all night except for a bottle at 2pm. 
But the good news is she is finally catching up today.  She has been asleep since 10:15. 

SO Happy!!!!!!!!!

Pictures

As requested here are some more pictures........

Charlie and her "other Mother"

Life is rough.....

I love how the photo of Jack looks like it was
placed there just for this photo!

The shirt says it all.....

Sound asleep

Charlie LOVES being able to sit up and watch everything

"Do I stare at the pretty lights on the tree or watch

Guy on Diners Drive-ins and Dives?"

(I swear I'm not using "Target Wrapping Paper"!!  Just

haven't gotten around to wrapping yet!)  :)-

 

Charlie's new hat

 

Thanks Auntie Colette for this great shirt!

 

Bath time

 

This is Daddy's favorite shirt

 

All Pink

 

I absolutely love these Mary Jane socks!

No need for shoes.

Growing

Deliriously full

I think this is how we all felt after eating on Thanksgiving!

Hairstyles

After giving Charlie a bath one day I decided to try some different hair styles on her to see if her hair would do anything else.  Needless to say they all looked absolutely hilarious!  Plus we found out that no matter how we comb her hair, when its dry it stands straight up.

The Comb over

The middle part

Her "normal" hair

Photos of a sleeping baby

At this age, all of the pictures start looking alike!!  You can only take so many pictures of a sleeping baby!  Here are a few.

**In a few she is actually awake.

A sleeping smile

All ready for bed

Nap time

All Pink

Love the feet!

She always sleeps with her feet crossed like this.  SO cute!

She is actually awake!

Go Wild!

After looking at these pictures.....I think I have a thing for polka dots!!!  :):)

A Week in the Life....

Here are just a few photos from this past week......... 

Madison and Charlie watching Disney Channel

 Madison found the boppy!! 

 Charlie finally got to wear an outfit

 What a rough day!

Off to my first birthday party!

Happy Birthday Penny!

Charlie had her first trip "out west" and got to visit with her cousins.  They had a blast watching Charlie make all of her faces.

 Charlie and Ava

 Charlie and Elise