Free Teef

Over the past several days Charlie has had his first real illness. We all came down with a stomach bug while we were away. As Ted said, "at least we're all stuck here together in a small hotel room with only one bathroom." We survived and are all feeling better now. Just in time for Charlie to cut a new tooth. Top right.
It's not big enough to capture on camera yet, but when it is... well, this is going to be funny.

A Jolly Cholly Christmas...

First- congrats to Jessica and Sean! They heard their baby's heartbeat for the first time this week. We can't wait for the cousins to meet.

Here's Charlie's Christmas Schedule:

1. Open April Mommies Secret Santa gift from Simone and eat it.

2. Practice for the talent show.

3. Take lessons from Max on sneaking out of bed. (Christmas Eve)

4. Wake up with some wicked bed head. 5. Open stocking. Eat toys. 6. Go for a ride with Violet. Enjoy the beautiful weather.
7. Get dressed up. Hang out with Auntie.
8. Practice drinking from a big boy cup.

9. Open presents with Gatlin's help. Laugh. A lot.
10. Fall asleep on Mama.
Merry Christmas, everyone!

P.S. He did crawl this morning, too, but I didn't get it on camera. He's still honing that skill, so we'll get some video of it soon. By then Ted should be able to help me upload it.

new pictures

In case you didn't know that Lisa is an awesome photographer...

Who's got

big bue eyes and refuses to nap?

This guy!

Last night I was holding him thinking about how much he looks like Ted. Don'tcha think?

First Snow...

and we missed it!

We got a dusting of snow overnight that did stick. But Charlie slept until it had melted, so I could not get pictures.

This does give me hope that we will get some cute snowy pics this year, though.

He Wears a Lot of Hats

Here Charlie is looking ever so cute in Big Daddy's cap. This smile is the one he reserves just for Big Daddy.

Here he's a sleeping model for the new Sheepy Pants that I made him

And this sums up his mood lately- crabby. Teething is no fun.

Swim Lessons

Charlie had his first swim lesson today. He loved the water. He's already kicking, reaching for toys in the water, and holding himself up on the edge of the pool. Not too keen on floating on his back yet.

Also, a belated note to Daddy: "Hey, Daddy, happy birthday! I made you a present but I left it in my other pants!"