C's new activity!

My sweet mother in law sent Charlotte this adorable jumperoo today. She LOVES it!! A new fun activity for this big girl to sit up in.

Mama this is FUN!



Happy Valentine's Day!

My little Love

We celebrated today by having a play date at my friend Heather's house. We ate lunch, played and had a little photoshoot for her company Mon Petit Tresors

My little model

 

 Drew came home with these GORGEOUS dozen long stemmed roses for me and Charlotte and Lupe Tortilla to-go. We are some lucky ladies!

Gorgeous!

My two Valentine's... they sure have my heart!

What a wonderful day we had! My heart is FULL. Charlotte's first Valentine's has been full of love. Hope all of you had an amazing love-filled day!

Charlotte rolls over!

This video was taken when we were in Corpus (see below post!) Charlotte had rolled over once before but I never got it on video.. this time I did. Sorry for me and my sister's annoying voices in the background... :)

South Texas Mini Vacation

Last Thursday, Charlotte and I hit the road and headed south to Drew and my hometown, Corpus Christi. We LOVE going to visit to see family and friends and we knew that this would be the perfect weekend to travel because so much was going on.

We arrived on Thursday and went straight to my sister's house. We unloaded everything and got ready for dinner. I met my good friends Natalie & Heather at a local sushi place. I hadn't had sushi since before I was pregnant... WOW... it was AMAZING! I didn't realize how much I had missed it until that first taste. Charlotte was a little fussy from the 3 hour car ride earlier that day but she was glad to see her "aunts." :)



Charlotte & Aunt Natalie

Friday was spent all day with my good friend Lizzie. She and I have known each other since high school and her baby was born in December and she is only 5 weeks younger than Charlotte. We've been on a constant text back and forth since her sweet girl, Genevieve, arrived talking non-stop about babies so it was so fun to get together in person and hang with our littles. We also did a little bit of shopping at some of our local baby boutiques and ate lunch at a CC hotspot, The Surf Club! Ahhh how I had missed their shrimp!

 

Already holding hands!

This is so fun Ginny!

Future BFFS :)

Backseat babes

Baby Bjorns

Saturday was a JAM packed day! It started with breakfast with my dear friend Kylie, her 5 month old little girl Annie and her 2 year old little boy Charlie. All I can say is that it was WILD!! At one point Charlie was under the table, and both babies were crying. Life has definitely changed since our normal hang outs, but all for the better. Kylie and I have known each other since high school as well. It's so fun to be reconnecting with some of my gals now that we are all mamas.. I just wish SO BADLY that we all lived in the same city :(

Kylie and me and our girls



After breakfast, Charlotte and I quickly headed over to the Carroll high school baseball field. This is Drew's old stomping grounds. For those of you who are Corpus Christians... Drew and I went to rival high schools. Carroll was King's HUGE rival and I never felt comfortable going over there to cheer back in the cheerleading days. But this was for a very special reason. Our dear fried, Cliff Pennington, (I mentioned in another post about him) is a professional baseball player. Before being drafted from college, he played ball with Drew. In fact, the boys have played ball together since they were little boys. The high school was having a special ceremony on Saturday to retire Cliff's baseball number. Drew didn't want to miss it and neither did any of his friends. It was incredibly special to be there for Cliff and it was really fun for Drew to show off Charlotte to his old baseball coach and all of his buddies.

All the boys and their baseball coach

The boys and their womens :)

Cliff, Missy & Brady Pennington



After the ceremony at the field, Charlotte and I headed back to my mother-in-law's to take a nap before the evening festivities began. Another one of Drew's buddies had a birthday party planned for that night. Nick was turning 30! I fed Charlotte and headed over there just as it was getting dark. They had two live bands and a catered dinner. So much fun!! It was so nice to have a little break from little C. I left after a few hours to go home and feed C again (I forgot my pump...) and then headed back over to the party. We had such a fun time! I know Drew especially did being with all of his good friends again... we really miss living in Corpus with everyone.

Me and Teresa.. LOVE this girl!

Happy 30th Nick!





The next morning was Sunday... we headed over to have church with my sister and her family and to hang out at their house for the Superbowl. We love that one of my sister's still lives in Corpus and we get to see them when we come home to visit. My niece and nephew are growing up way too fast... they loved being around Charlotte and hanging out with her (I loved seeing them with her too... when Kaitlyn is with Charlotte it's like deja vu of myself when Kaitlyn was a baby).

Kaitlyn and Charlotte

Dustin and Charlotte... OMG he's going to be 15 this summer! Ahh!







Monday was a fun filled day spent with my sweet sister. Amy had the day off so we shopped all day and lunched. I love spending quality time with her and although we are 12 years apart when we are together it's not like we are so different in age. She is one of my best friends and I just love her so much! Sadly, I didn't take any pictures of her with me and C :(

Charlotte and I had such a fun little mini vacation in CC! We can't wait to go back in a few weeks for one of my dear friend's weddings.

Me and my girl :)

Three Months

 

My little Valentine,

 Again I cannot believe another month has gone by so quickly. You are 3 months old now. WOW!

We've hit some big milestones within the past few days and you amaze me more every single day! Daddy and I are having the time of our lives with you. We are looking forward to lots of exciting events this month.. starting with visiting Daddy's family in Louisiana and meeting all of your cousins and Great Grandmother and Great Grandfather in a few weeks and of course celebrating your first Valentine's Day. We fall in love more and more with you little angel, keep on growing and making us smile.

 

Love,

Mama

 

3  month Stats

Weight: 12.11 (we measured on our friend's scale)

Length: not sure because we didn't visit the dr this month
Head: ?

Eating: still nursing exclusively and going 2.5-3 hours still during the day and a little bit longer at night (still not sleeping through the night!) You are however extremely fast now with nursing... 10 minutes max and you're done :)

Bedtime: we have consistently followed your bedtime routine with nursing around 6:30ish/7, bath, massage, swaddle and nurse again every hour until Mama and Daddy go to bed. We are hoping that it will tank you up and we can get you sleeping longer at night. The longest you sleep is occasionally a 5 hour stretch but consistently it's about 3.5-4 hours.

Awake: you are awake a lot more these days, about an hour to an hour and half after each feeding and then you start rubbing your eyes and get fussy. That's my clue to get you down for a nap or put you in your swing. You LOVE to sit up these days like a big girl. You like your bumbo and sitting in our laps facing outward. You also LOVE the baby bjorn. We've used it to go to the grocery store, target trips, or walking to get the mail.

Naps: typically will take 2 good naps, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with several little cat naps throughout the day.

Diapers: size 2

Clothes: 0-3 months and 3 months

Favorites: your swing, paci, being swaddled, snuggling with mama and daddy, your sister lucy, car rides and strolling in your stroller, your activity mat, being rocked, bathtime, sitting UP, your bumbo, facing outward in your baby bjorn, sitting in our laps facing out, and mama singing funny songs to you

Latest Tricks: smiling at everyone, sitting UP in your bumbo, rolling over a lot when we put you on your tummy (you just officially did it two days ago), cooing, "talking" and rubbing your eyes to let mama know it's time for a nap.

 



Weeks 9/10/11.. What We've Been Up To

Such a CUTIE

Well I've been MIA lately from blogging! I need to catch up on what Miss C and I have been up to.

Week 9 was actually for some reason the week of her 2 month bday and we were able to squeeze in some time at our friend's the Pennington's house. Our good friends Missy & Cliff Pennington are some of our best friends. Cliff played shortstop for the Oakland A's and recently after this season ended was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. During the off season they live in Houston and enjoy spending time with friends like us and seeing their family. They have one precious son named Brady who just turned 3 right before Charlotte was born. We miss them so much when they are away during the season so when they are home we try to see them as much as possible. We loved going to their new house in The Woodlands for dinner and watch some Texans football. OH- and I got my boot off permenatly from breaking my ankle! Praise God!!

Playtime with my baby girl



Week 10 was a LAZY week for Charlotte and I... we slept a lot, stayed in our pjs most of the days, and I got busy SEWING. I LOVE my new sewing machine that Drew gave me for Christmas and I've had so much fun making personalized burp cloths for Charlotte and some of my fellow mama friends. I also have gotten into making headbands. They are so easy and fun.

Here are some of the websites that I've used to help me out...
Felt Flower Tutorial
Felt Bow Tutorial
DIY Personalized Burp Cloths

Tummy time in our pjs :)

 

 

We also went this past weekend to visit my parents in Seguin. It was our first time to bring Charlotte to Seguin and to take her to my Dad's church (and it was her first time ever to go to church so it was super special). My Dad's birthday is January 21st so we wanted to spend some time with him and my mom anyway and be there for his birthday. We had a wonderful time shopping, visiting my grandmother and just being together as a family. Charlotte did AMAZING at church and I know my Dad was so proud to introduce her to his congregation. I can't wait to have him baptize her within the next month. So special!

Charlotte's first time to church

My sweet family

Just love this little sweet pea!

Week 11 is this week. How can Charlotte almost be 3 months old?? We've spent a lot of time again lounging around but we did have our first playdate! Yesterday we headed over to our friend's house The Miles for some baby fun. All of my bible study girls and their children were all there. With 5 women and 7 babies under the age of 2 it was pretty crazy but super fun. Charlotte loved seeing other babies and she kept looking around and was so interested in what was going on. It was also so nice to have actual converstions with adults and get out of the house. I think it was the first time I'd put on makeup in awhile and gotten dressed out of yoga pants :) I love these girls that I've gotten to know through our bible study, I just wish we all lived closer. We are all scattered throughout Houston... The Woodlands, Jersey Village and Cypress so it makes it difficult to see each other all the time or weekly. We are all SAHM but I'm really eager to find some fellow mamas in Katy. I'm going to try a mom's group at a church here in Katy that meets on Wednesday mornings next week. Hopefully Miss C and I can get connected.

This coming weekend Drew and I are planning to take Charlotte to the zoo if the weather permits. We need to get out of the house and do something fun as a family... I think this is the perfect activity to do! Oh and I think a friendship is starting between these two... just can't get enough of this sisterly love :)

Sisters :)

Come back for more updates on this giggly smily girl!

TWO Months

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My precious Charlotte,

Another month has come and gone and I still can't believe how big you're getting. You have turned into the cutest, smiliest, most alert little girl. When did my baby turn into a big girl?? You're constantly keeping me on my toes everyday with your adorable facial expressions and little personality. Speaking of personality... it's really starting to show! You LOVE to smile :) I love when you turn your little head towards me if I start talking when someone else is holding you. That completely melts my heart. You love your Daddy and instantly calm down the minute he picks you up if you're fussy. And, you've started to notice your future BFF Lucy. If only I could hear what is going on in your little brain. I have loved this past month and I can't wait to see you change more and grow as the days go on. I love you so much little angel.

Love,

Mama

2 month Stats

Weight: 11.8 lbs (my growing chunky monkey!)

Length: 22 inches

Head: 15 inches

Eating: nursing exclusively and going about 2.5-3 hour stretches during the day and about 3.5-4 hour stretches at night (still not sleeping through the night but we're working on that!) You also have become more efficient with nursing within the past week from 20 minutes on each side to about 10-12 on each side.

Bedtime: normally when we go to bed however we've started a bedtime routine where we bathe you, put you in your pjs, swaddle, nurse and then read a little book and rock. You'll normally fall asleep quickly and we put you in your swing while Daddy and I eat dinner, watch tv and have our time together. We've tried putting you in your bassinet in our room when we're still up but I think you know that you are alone because you wake up every time so that's why we've put you in your swing to nap until your feeding before we go to sleep. We will get there soon I hope! (I'm also not ready to have you in your own room yet... maybe next month).

Awake: after each feeding during the day for about 45 min. That is normally your "play" time and we will have tummy time or play on your activity mat and sometimes in your swing.

Naps: typically will take 2 good naps, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with several little cat naps throughout the day.

Diapers: size 1

Clothes: 0-3 months and 3 months

Favorites: your swing, paci, being swaddled, snuggling with mama and daddy, your sister lucy, car rides and strolling in your stroller (the little time we've used it this month), your activity mat, and being rocked and bath time :)

Latest Tricks: smiling all the time, laughing here and there, kicking your legs and moving your arms (we like to do the YMCA), cooing, and you actually rolled over 2 days after Christmas. I know... I know... it was a complete accident. You were having tummy time and you scooted forward with your arms and rolled over! I wish I had my camera!

You are wearing a very special dress that belonged to your Aunt Amy when
she was a baby and the sweater was your Grammy's that she wore when she
was a baby.