Sunday, December 23, 2012
It's Santa!!
Charlotte got a very special visitor today - Santa Claus! He even brought her presents! What a wonderful, fun surprise. Thank you so much Uncle Sid!!!
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Letters to Charlotte: 3 months!
Dear Charlotte,
Three months old? Say it isn't so!! This month has been so fun and filled with so many new things! You are so smiley and laugh a lot. It's so contagious, your smile get so BIG! You are truly such a happy little girl, it just warms my heart and makes my day when you give me that big toothless grin.
The very day of your two month check up you rolled over from your stomach to your back for the doctor! You only did that for me once prior to that, and you did it so quickly. I tried to get you to do it again so your Daddy could see, but you would just get frustrated and cry anytime we tried to show him. It took a few weeks but then you rolled over for him too! Last week you rolled from your back to your stomach for the first time with your Granny! She captured it on video and sent it to me at work - I can't believe you're getting so big! Now that you have that first time out of the way, you roll allllll the time. Just yesterday you were on your activity mat playing while I wrapped presents next to you, and you rolled in a circle. It's no wonder you're always facing a different direction when we go to get you out of your crib! You pull those legs into the air and throw them to the side almost every time we lay you down on your back. It makes changing your diaper interesting, that's for sure!
You took your first road trip this month to your Grandaddy and Mamaw's house. With just your Daddy and I, it would normally take us 5 hours and 15 minutes or so, because we don't like to stop much. With you and the puppy, it only added 15 minutes! You were SO good, you woke up once halfway there and we fed you, burped you, changed you, and then you were good to go again. Back to sleep in the car seat.
Mommy went back to work this month, which was really hard. A lot harder than expected. Luckily we love your day care. You are definitely one of the favorites there (of course!) - all the teachers and staff know who you are. One of the directors told me that they all like to go in and just hold you. Ms. Roxy is your main teacher, and she just loves you. She sends home little comments on your baby gram, and she loves your smile almost as much as Mommy does! The first few days we had a few hiccups. Day 1 they sent you home in someone else's diapers! They were the same brand, but a different type. I told them as long as they didn't send you home in Huggies I wouldn't be upset. We tried Huggies and they gave you a little rash almost immediately! Day 2 you didn't have enough changes of clothes, and they sent you home in someone else's socks. After that it's been smooth sailing! They swaddle you there, which I think you like as long as your arms are free. You tend to sleep with your arms above your head. Being away from you all day long has been really hard for me, but we're finally settling into a good routine. I definitely prefer the days you don't have to go into day care!
You've been growing so much this month, I can't keep up. We bought you some socks a few weeks back, and they're already too small! You're wearing mostly 0-3 month clothes now, and we officially retired ALL of your newborn clothes! You wore newborn clothes and diapers until around the week you turned 2 months old. There were still a few newborn outfits you wore into the month of November, but everything is officially retired now. You're up to drinking close to 5 ounces now too - still both formula and breastmilk.
You also sleep in your crib now. We moved you over right around 7 or 8 weeks. You transitioned really well, it was no big deal to you. In fact, the first night we put you in there you slept almost 8 hours straight! I think that was reinforcement that you were ready to sleep in your own room. It helps us sleep better too, and it's kind of nice to be able to actually use your room now. We started out keeping you covered with a couple of blankets that we tucked into the edge of the crib. No more though, you move too much! We can put you down on one end, and by the time you wake up you're on the other end turned the opposite direction. Your little hands get so cold too, so you wear socks on your hands at night to keep them warm. We picked up a few sleep sacks on Babysteals.com these past couple of weeks - and it's a great solution for you. They zip up over your pj's and take the place of blankets in the crib. Now you can roll all over the place and you'll stay warm. I think you like them, so far every night you've worn them you sleep at least 6 hours straight. I never thought I'd be so happy to get 6 straight hours of sleep!
You love to play now too! We bought you a little activity mat and you just love it. You stare up at the monkeys and laugh, and you'll bat at the toys that hang down too. It's so entertaining to watch you play and figure things out. Once you lock in your gaze on something, you stare for a while! Recently you play with your octopus and bumblebee by Mama's and Papa's all the time. They have lots of little things for you to pull and chew and stare at. You are the happiest little baby, you just love to play. Even the teachers at school commented on how chill you are, you are perfectly content and often entertain yourself!
You like to try to stand up a lot. Your head control has really improved, and this week you've been trying to sit up. Pretty soon you're going to be going all over the place! We're definitely going to have our hands full because you are one very curious little girl!
More pictures to come soon!
Love,
Mommy
Three months old? Say it isn't so!! This month has been so fun and filled with so many new things! You are so smiley and laugh a lot. It's so contagious, your smile get so BIG! You are truly such a happy little girl, it just warms my heart and makes my day when you give me that big toothless grin.
The very day of your two month check up you rolled over from your stomach to your back for the doctor! You only did that for me once prior to that, and you did it so quickly. I tried to get you to do it again so your Daddy could see, but you would just get frustrated and cry anytime we tried to show him. It took a few weeks but then you rolled over for him too! Last week you rolled from your back to your stomach for the first time with your Granny! She captured it on video and sent it to me at work - I can't believe you're getting so big! Now that you have that first time out of the way, you roll allllll the time. Just yesterday you were on your activity mat playing while I wrapped presents next to you, and you rolled in a circle. It's no wonder you're always facing a different direction when we go to get you out of your crib! You pull those legs into the air and throw them to the side almost every time we lay you down on your back. It makes changing your diaper interesting, that's for sure!
You took your first road trip this month to your Grandaddy and Mamaw's house. With just your Daddy and I, it would normally take us 5 hours and 15 minutes or so, because we don't like to stop much. With you and the puppy, it only added 15 minutes! You were SO good, you woke up once halfway there and we fed you, burped you, changed you, and then you were good to go again. Back to sleep in the car seat.
Mommy went back to work this month, which was really hard. A lot harder than expected. Luckily we love your day care. You are definitely one of the favorites there (of course!) - all the teachers and staff know who you are. One of the directors told me that they all like to go in and just hold you. Ms. Roxy is your main teacher, and she just loves you. She sends home little comments on your baby gram, and she loves your smile almost as much as Mommy does! The first few days we had a few hiccups. Day 1 they sent you home in someone else's diapers! They were the same brand, but a different type. I told them as long as they didn't send you home in Huggies I wouldn't be upset. We tried Huggies and they gave you a little rash almost immediately! Day 2 you didn't have enough changes of clothes, and they sent you home in someone else's socks. After that it's been smooth sailing! They swaddle you there, which I think you like as long as your arms are free. You tend to sleep with your arms above your head. Being away from you all day long has been really hard for me, but we're finally settling into a good routine. I definitely prefer the days you don't have to go into day care!
You've been growing so much this month, I can't keep up. We bought you some socks a few weeks back, and they're already too small! You're wearing mostly 0-3 month clothes now, and we officially retired ALL of your newborn clothes! You wore newborn clothes and diapers until around the week you turned 2 months old. There were still a few newborn outfits you wore into the month of November, but everything is officially retired now. You're up to drinking close to 5 ounces now too - still both formula and breastmilk.
You also sleep in your crib now. We moved you over right around 7 or 8 weeks. You transitioned really well, it was no big deal to you. In fact, the first night we put you in there you slept almost 8 hours straight! I think that was reinforcement that you were ready to sleep in your own room. It helps us sleep better too, and it's kind of nice to be able to actually use your room now. We started out keeping you covered with a couple of blankets that we tucked into the edge of the crib. No more though, you move too much! We can put you down on one end, and by the time you wake up you're on the other end turned the opposite direction. Your little hands get so cold too, so you wear socks on your hands at night to keep them warm. We picked up a few sleep sacks on Babysteals.com these past couple of weeks - and it's a great solution for you. They zip up over your pj's and take the place of blankets in the crib. Now you can roll all over the place and you'll stay warm. I think you like them, so far every night you've worn them you sleep at least 6 hours straight. I never thought I'd be so happy to get 6 straight hours of sleep!
You love to play now too! We bought you a little activity mat and you just love it. You stare up at the monkeys and laugh, and you'll bat at the toys that hang down too. It's so entertaining to watch you play and figure things out. Once you lock in your gaze on something, you stare for a while! Recently you play with your octopus and bumblebee by Mama's and Papa's all the time. They have lots of little things for you to pull and chew and stare at. You are the happiest little baby, you just love to play. Even the teachers at school commented on how chill you are, you are perfectly content and often entertain yourself!
You like to try to stand up a lot. Your head control has really improved, and this week you've been trying to sit up. Pretty soon you're going to be going all over the place! We're definitely going to have our hands full because you are one very curious little girl!
More pictures to come soon!
Love,
Mommy
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
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