Merry Christmas

Charlotte wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!

Two Months Old

Believe it or not Charlotte turned two months old on Sunday.  (I am a little late posting because of a super annoying virus on my laptop that won't let me get on the internet.) In just the last few weeks she has been doing so many new things. One day she was quiet and the next she was gooing and gaaing at us. We have some interesting conversations this way. The other great development was of course the smiling. It is definitely getting more common. The other day she was looking so cute and silly making faces that I started laughing pretty hard. Apparently she thought my laugh was pretty funny and started smiling so big. We can't wait to hear her own laugh.

We had her two month doctor's visit on Monday and she was declared perfect! She now weighs 11 pounds 5 ounces and is 23 inches long, in the 75 percentile for both. The worst part of the visit and maybe her life so far (for both Charlotte and Mom) was her shots of course. Her face turned beet red and she screamed bloody murder. Ugh it was awful. At least we have two months before having to do that again!

Things Charlotte enjoyed in her Second Month:

Of course meeting Aunt Tessie, Aunt Katie, Uncle Jon, and Morgan and Zachary and having a fabulous Thanksgiving.

Picking out and decorating her first Christmas tree.

Saying goodbye to her limited wardrobe of newborn clothes and hello to her vast selection of 0-3 month outfits.

Starting to talk- favorite word is gaaaa

Laying on her playmat and looking at herself in the mirror attached to it.

Swinging in her swing and looking at herself in the mirror above her (Are we seeing a theme here?)

Staring at the ceiling fan is still her favorite pastime (besides eating). The obsession with Mr. Fan, as it's called these days, is sometimes the only reason I am able to get dressed some days.

 Things Charlotte is looking forward to in month 3:
CHRISTMAS!!!

And because this post is late here is her 9 week picture.

First Smiles

Todd and I were waiting impatiently to receive our first smiles from Charlotte. We had some previews of her adorable smile while she was sleeping but nothing on purpose. Finally one morning Todd got the first smile when he was kissing her goodbye before heading to work. While still few and far between they are slowly becoming more frequent, mostly coming right when she wakes up from a nap (if she doesn't wake up crying that is). Here are a few that I managed to capture. The quality is really poor because they were taken on my non fancy phone.

6 Weeks Old

Charlotte's Room

 Todd and I spent a lot of time on Charlotte's room. We started early before we even knew if she was a boy or a girl but somehow we still didn't completely finish until after she was born. We had decided that we wanted green walls with accent colors depending on if we were having a girl or boy. So the accent colors ended up girly pink and purple. We bought I think a total of 5 or 6 various green paint samples. We painted squares on the walls which I am glad we did because I haven't regretted the color we went with at all and I ALWAYS regret the paint colors I choose. The one we picked was Cucumber by Sherwin Williams.

We decided on white furniture and a crib that can eventally convert to a toddler bed. Because I couldn't stand paying a ridiculous about of money for the dresser/changing table that matched the crib I went online to try to find a changing table that looked okay with the crib. I found out that the manufacturer of the crib makes a more affordable line of furniture sold at Target and Wal-Mart. So was able to get a very similar style changing table for very inexpensive. Woohoo.  

For wall artwork we bought a book of nursery rhymes and cut out and framed the illustrations.

The comfiest chair ever.

This dresser has been in Todd's family for a long time. It had several layers of paint, the most recent being bright primary red and blue. Todd spent hours and hours stripping the paint and repainting it all white. He then cleaned up the original handles. I think it turned out so good. I love it.

Her purple and pink closet with tons of adorable clothes.

I love these bookshelves from Pottery Barn Kids so much and they hold her books perfectly. We hung them low so we could reach them from the chair and when she is older she can reach them too. :-)

Cute pink fan!

Hooray I'm One Month Old!

Charlotte is one month old already. We have her one month Doctor appointment on Monday so we will find out then just how much she has grown in the last 3 weeks since her 1 week appointment when she was down about 2 ounces from her birth weight.

Things Charlotte loved in her first month:
Swinging in her swing
Snuggling and Sleeping on Daddy's chest when he gets home from work
Going on walks with Mommy (Taco Bell was her favorite destination of course)
Causing Mommy and Daddy to use multiple diapers during one diaper change
Getting to know Grandmame and Grandpa, Grandma and Papa, Aunt Cyndi, Uncle Brian, and cousin Tyler
Learning to follow Mommy and Daddy with her eyes
Staring at the lights on the TV (Ellen is her favorite show)
Lying on Mommy and Daddy's bed and looking up at the contrast between the dark.ceiling fan blades and the white ceiling. It's extra fun when daddy slowly makes it rotate. (Unfortunately Mommy is too short to play this game.)

Things Charlotte can't wait for in month 2:
Meeting Aunt Tessie, Aunt Katie, Uncle Jon, and cousins Morgan and Zach
Thanksgiving

3 Weeks Old