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!

Charlotte's First Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL!!

Charlotte's onesie says "All Mommy wants for Christmas is a Silent Night" and she is doing such a good job of providing us those. Well, except for the 1 or 2 am pacifier requests. That's ok though! We'll take 9-11 hours!!

Sitting in front of her very own pink Christmas tree!

Precious baby girl had quite the first Christmas! We were all over DFW and she LOVED every minute of it. Charlotte is so happy when we are constantly on the go. She doesn't nap very well while we're out and about, but thankfully, Charlotte is usually pretty content as long as she has faces to smile at and people to "talk" to. Baby girl is spoiled beyond belief! Santa and family bestowed lots of gifts!! Her very first cabbage patch doll, cute clothes to grow into, first Christmas ornaments, lots of snuggly stuffed animals (in her favorite black and white colors) and lots of light up toys that keep her attention for longer than five seconds.

Who doesn't want a miniature Toby the yorkie?? Charlotte definitely approved!

Smiling at her first purse! Looks like someone is taking after her momma!!

Hello Reese the Cabbage Patch. I loved my CPK dolls and I hope she shares the same love.

               

 Just chilling with Birdie. She makes a good pillow. And, she may or may not be watching the Cowboys game at this moment. Oh, stop judging...it was for like 1 minute. ;)

As many of you know, we lost our dear Gee, my grandmother, on December 18th. She battled cancer very, very bravely but our Lord had mercy on her and called her home just in time for Christmas in heaven. What a blessing and yet it was hard on all of those still here. We still celebrated at her home which she had decorated so beautifully. It was hard to open gifts that she had lovingly wrapped for us before she went to the hospital, but we have the promise that we will see her again (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). I'll thank her then. Praise the Lord!

I hope that each of you had a meaningful Christmas...one surrounded by those you love and keeping your eye on Him. Thank you Father for the gift of your Son!