Eleven Months...

Count down begins for our Little Bit turning ONE!  Eleven months and boy are we going to have our hands FULL.  Girlfriend is totally on another planet, yet so content...wish everyone were in this particular state!  Sounds amazing, eh?

She is the happiest baby [now that all her teeth are in] especially in the morning.  She has eight teeth and has taken a recent liking to Fruit Loops [thank you Sophie].  I honestly didn't think she could chew these yet but apparently Sophie knows best.  Besides, their BFF's so they tell each other everything, right?

She has kind of gotten in a crawlers stance but never actually does anything with it.  Normally she'll just fall on her tummy and get angry with herself.  She gets around a lot by scooting on her butt and can scoot all the way around in a circle.  [So funny] Still standing...anywhere and everywhere.  Loves to hold your fingers and walk.  The walker is her favorite or "speed-racer" as Daddy calls it.  Sometimes she gets herself going so fast she actually picks her feet up to coast before running into a wall or chair.

She's sleeping all night again...WooHoo...and knows when bedtime is.  She cries every night when asked to say "night-nite" to Daddy and Sophie.  She can drink from a straw! And is super proud of herself when she gets a drink.  She's been in her new front facing seat for a couple months now but I haven't posted a picture...so here she is!  What a big girl...

Hope everyone has a great week!  Love.

Ten Months...

Charlie is now 10 months.  So much closer to being a year old!!!  I'm such an idiot and forgot to write down her measurements but I know she grew 2 inches and she weighs 21 pounds.  Sister weighs 27...sheesh, when it's put that way...she's a little porker!

She has six teeth and two more cutting through.  She'll probably have eight by weeks end and THANK THE LORD! Hopefully her craziness will wear down a bit.  She's been biting EVERYTHING and rubbing her wrist across her face so violently...its really a terrible thing to watch.  Poor babies.

But on the bright side...she LOVES the cereal puffs...Gerber any flavor.  Bananas.  Mac and cheese.  She's got her "pinchers" down so we put anything in our mouth now.  It's pretty neat watching her try new things and seeing her reaction.  Peas...definite NO.  Who likes peas anyways?

[Spaghetti Night...]

Okay...still not crawling.  No tummy-time either.  Its just sitting or standing...preferably the latter.  And if we don't feel like sitting when you are, be prepared for a TINY monster to erupt.  And hold your ears, the sound could deafen a person.  Oh and she has been doing this head-tilt thing...kind of alarming  months ago but now we know its just to get your attention.  SO. HILARIOUS.

[Head-tilt, only she was checking out her spaghetti...]

She's starting to talk a bunch now.  She makes certain noises for Dad and each of the animals [Sam and Owen].  And she loves to be tickled.  With the cutest laugh and scrunchy nose its hard not tickling her!

Hope everyone has a great week ahead!

Love.

Happy Father's Day!!!...

Wishing all the Daddy's a great day!!  We LOVE our Dah!

Love, love, love.

Sophie Says...

New series I have to start to remember all the HILARIOUS things our Sophie says...

Sophie....   "Mom I have freakles..." [as she's in the bathroom on the potty]

Mommy....   "I know, Mom has freakles too, aren't the great?!?!  Freakles are AWESOME!"

Sophie...   "No they are not. I not want freakles."

Mommy...   "Well shucks....Mom wanted to be awesome. We could be awesome together!"

Sophie...   "MOM...I not talking about you.  I not want freakles."

Point well taken...she is TOTALLY her own person.

Sophie age 3
5.24.12

Nine Months...

Charlie girl Annie as Sophie calls her. She's nine months and she's still not interested in turning over or crawling but loves to stand. She's taken a recent liking to the activity jumper and likes to lay on her back and reach for toys overhead. So...with this being said, there's hope for future movement. She has 3 teeth! Two on the bottom and one "stray" randomly popped out on top. Not one of the front two but the one right next to a front tooth...weird. Her gums are super swollen up top so I'm thinking she's cutting all four upper teeth. And she's a little grouchy so hopefully they come out SOON!

She likes ice cream...not the first bite, it's a little surprising but once she gets the flavor she's like a baby bird.  Butternut squash and apple sauce is another new liking.  No more sink baths...we now LOVE splashing in the bathtub with sis.  And she's been swimming for the first time.

Hair is growing just barely but I'd venture to guess she's getting taller, and she's in 12-18 month clothes so I know she's packing the L.B.'s.  We'll see at her checkup in a week.  

Happy NINE months Little Bit!!

Have a great day everyone reading! Love.

Eight Months...

Charlie turned eight months a several days ago. She's our little beam of sunshine from the moment she wakes up. She's our social butterfly making everyone "oooh and ahh" over her cuteness and bashful smile wherever we go. Always happy with a TINY temper when she doesn't get everything she wants.

She's taken a fascination with hair. Mainly just pulling it right out of your head...poor Sophie. She's still trying so hard to open her hands to clap but can do the motion with fists. Loves music and her My First Madame Alexander doll [Thank you Nanny]. She even pats her baby when you tell her "Aww baby". [so cute]

She's eating SOLID foods! So far just rice cereal and oatmeal...go figure. She eats one of the two in her bottle everyday but at least she's getting the hang of a spoon. And rice COOKIES! Loving cookies. Not sure her weight but we know FOR SURE she's growing, little tank. She's a supported stander and LOVES her Daddy. Total. Daddy's. Girl.

So...eight months in a nutshell. Sheesh...wait, eight months, already. [sigh] Love, love, love.

Happy Easter!!!...

Easter Sunday...what fun! The girls woke this morning to Easter Bunny tracks and jellybean droppings. The bunny left a bucket with a single Easter egg in it on the breakfast table. Sophie opened the egg to find a picture clue and candy. [Each egg had candy and a printed picture as a clue to find the next egg.] Once she figured out where each picture item was located in the house she'd say "Come on guys!" and take us to the next egg. Super cute!!




[Bunny tracks...]


[Jellybean trail...]



Charlie was moreso along for the ride not really knowing what the heck was going on. She thought Sophie was pretty funny running around finding all the hidden eggs and guessing the clues. She just wanted to play [or chew on] the plastic eggs.



In the end, of course, the clues lead to their Easter buckets.



We went to church and had lunch with my family. Then, ran over to Pa and Ram's to show off our Easter outfits. Very relaxing day. Hope everyone had a great day as well.


[Only picture I got (on my phone) of the girls in their Easter gear...]

And here are the sock bunnies I made them this year. They were supposed to go in their buckets too but someone woke from her nap early and caught me making them. So, needless to say, they received their bunnies a few days early.





Happy Easter!!

Love, love, love.