5 Months!!

I can't believe Charlotte is 5 months old already! I know, I know, such a cliche thing to say. Everyone says to enjoy every moment because it goes by so fast, yada, yada.  I kinda thought they were talking about older kids. Like, once they are in elementary school or something. Nope, let me tell you, it's every age. Charlotte (maybe just to me and Ryan) is such a big girl.

Here's what she is doing now for memory's sake:

1) Smiles and giggles at the doggies all the time. She loves her little furry playmates, but is that a surprise since her Momma and Daddy have to be surrounded by canines at all times? :)

2) Rolls over onto her tummy from her back now. She's been rolling over from her tummy to her back since she was 5 or 6 weeks old (often times though she still cries though until we roll her over). In the past week or so, she has enjoyed playing with her toys on her tummy and just this morning, she rolled over. Go girl!

3) Sticking her tongue out while playing, giggling, talking, smiling or even getting mad. Unless she is being serious or sleepy, she is playing with her tongue. Cracks us up.

4) Reaches out for people to hold her. Melts my heart everytime!

5) Finally enjoying solid foods. I tried for a while with rice and oatmeal to no avail. Stage 1 baby foods were only ok and then she had enough after a couple weeks. If she saw the spoon, chills went up her spine and she gagged. Poor baby. Then, one day, I just gave it to her cold. SUCCESS!! Baby likes her food cold...don't even think about warming it up. :)

6) Sleeping pretty well. She does wake up once or twice and I usually feed her one time a night because I know that will put her right back to sleep quickly. If not, a quick paci re-insert will do the trick. She is doing sooooo much better than waking up 10-12 times a night. Yes, 10-12 times a night. Horrible. We were zombies.

Some recent pics of the little boogie:

Her new trick and she's so proud of it.

My little brown-eyed girl!

 

 

 

Sporting her TCU socks and TCU purple clothes!

She spotted Isabelle...

which makes this little picture taking session in comparison no longer fun...

 

 

and she's out. The End.

A girl and her dog

Anyone that knows us, know that we love, love doggies, specifically, Toby the yorkie, Isabelle the choodle and Birdie the labradoodle. These are our first babies and we couldn't imagine life without all of them. I can't wait for Charlotte to really be able to play with them and I'm not sure the little dogs agree since she is already starting to pull on their hair.

Charlotte's favorite dog is actually Isabelle, the silly white choodle, but Birdie has claimed Charlotte as her very best friend. Who can blame her though? :)

Precious girls doing a little tummy time.

Mmmhmm, that's Birdie stealing a kiss. Oh, and some Charlotte drool.

Just sharing a few secrets. 

Snow Day, Errr, Snow Week! Hooray!

We have been cherishing all these moments at home. Even though our normal busy schedule is really fun, it has been just as fun being snowed in. I'm such an old lady about driving on ice, so braving the weather was not even close to an option. Ryan even got to stay home two of the days this week which made it even more special! No cabin fever here at the Craig house! :)

These photos are actually from a snow day last month, but they were too cute not to post!

Charlotte's first snow! She didn't mind the cold at all and she enjoyed looking out the window to watch the snow fall.

While not watching the snow fall or shortly walking in the snow, we've been snuggling by the fire and hanging out. So nice!

Interesting outfit you might say? Charlotte had just woken up from a nap (she wears her hats to bed when it's cold outside) and right before I put her down, I noticed that she had soaked her cute little smocked dress with lots of drool (very much teething), so I quickly threw on a onesie. Who cares when you're snowed in, right? :)

 So excited to be up and at 'em after her late afternoon nap!

Now, when we say "kisses," Charlotte opens her mouth up just waiting for that kiss. Love it!

Vintage

While my Mom didn't save a ton of my baby clothes, I luckily did. You see, I have a horrible habit of not throwing away anything. I have hoarding tendencies that I hope Charlotte will some day appreciate. As much as I would have loved to wear my mother's incredible 1970's flowy dresses from her sorority formals, she didn't save A THING! So, now, I have tons of boxes of all my old prom dresses in hopes that vintage is cool in about 16 years. We'll see. I mean, who wouldn't want to wear a lycra two piece, white dress with silver glitter down the front in 2027?

The good news though is that I never would let my Mom give away my old dolls and some of these old dolls were wearing my own baby clothes. Success! Charlotte has vintage baby clothes and she looks oh so cute in them!

See, Mom? Now, do you see why I threw that hissy in 7th grade about keeping all my stuff for my someday daughter? ;)

Daddy and Baby

It's no secret that Charlotte looks just like her Daddy! They are so cute together! To prove their preciousness...

I mean, really? So stinkin' cute!! I love seeing these two peas in a pod together.

There's just something about Charlotte's Daddy that always bring a smile to her face. She thinks he is soooo funny.

   Daddy and Booger

Helping Charlotte ride Birdie around the house. So fun!

Helping Dad e-mail. Must be very serious.

Hi! This is fun! Thanks for helping me play.

We can't even believe that Miss Charlotte is almost four months old. She's been keeping us on our toes this month...a mix of what we think is teething, a growth spurt and tummy aches has made most nights a little sleepless. That's ok though, baby girl, we are happy to come visit you during the night to give you back your paci, but what if we make it like twice a night instead of five or six times a night? :) 

Charlotte's Reflection

I always read that babies love to look at their reflection, so one day we showed Charlotte her precious little face in the mirror during "wake times." When we first started when she was six or so weeks old, she had no interest in herself, she only wanted to look at Ryan and me. She would smile at us and just glance over at herself. But, now....

Ta da! My little brown eyed girl loves smiling and talking to the baby in the reflection!

 

Hi baby Charlotte! Some people say they don't recognize themselves until they are nearly two years old!? All I know is that Charlotte sure thinks looking at the mirror is fun! 

 

Can we please talk about the bald spot? It was so cute and small at this moment and now it is nearly double this size! We crack up watching her rub off all her hair on the video monitor while she is stirring in her sleep. I have to restrain myself and not run in there and stop her. I know, so vain, right? The bald spot is officially huge! :)

The Past 3 Months...

...have been incredible, life changing and more than anything, very blessed. I've enjoyed soaking in all of these fun and at times, challenging moments. Here are a few of my favorites caught on camera. To think, this time last year, I was so very pregnant and had no idea. What a difference one year makes...thank you sweet Charlotte Jean-Claire for making us smile!

  

Family of 3! I'll do a post on Charlotte's birth story soon!

Charlotte's first trip to the beach at 5 weeks old. So thankful we captured this moment!

What in the world do babies dream about?? So cute!

 Here's Miss C when she was nearly two months old. She loves her baths!

Thanksgiving Day!  Gee was "stealing" her paci from her. Charlotte thought it was very funny. :)

Someone loves smocked dresses. Me! I can remember wearing them when I was little and I'm so glad they are back in style. So stinking cute!

This was just the other day. Charlotte loves talking to her Daddy. They crack me up with all the goo's, oh's, and keh's (this sound is hard to spell out phonetically but a Charlotte fave!). Love them.

Happy New Year Everyone!