Major Update!!!!

So life has been extra busy with the holidays and I must admit that Facebook has taken over my blogging time! I missed my Thanksgiving post so I will give a small update and then I will move on to Christmas.

Just a random picture of the family. Thanksgiving was really nice. Charlette's Grandma Traci came home and we had a long weekend to spend with her. We had my moms side Thanksgiving and then that Saturday we had Joe's King side Thanksgiving. This was the first BIG holiday with all the family get togethers. She got a pretty fall dress to wear for the special occation and she was very good for all the busyness going on around her....and being passed around!!!

Our family photo before Thanksgiving at Aunt Kelli's house!

Charlette liked the turkey....lol!

Charlette and her Uncle Lee at Thanksgiving after her blowout...she had two :(

After Thanksgiving we went and picked out our tree....Charlette's first!

Then the real busy time started. Daddy has been working 7 days a week and so I was at home with Charlette (when not working) getting ready for Christmas. It is very difficult to keep everything up...my down time is when Charlette naps and this is when I clean and get my self around. Luckily Charlette has a pretty steady routine. Christmas has just passed and the New Year is here. I am excited to start the New Year with the baby and I am hoping Joe will be able to slow down at work soon and spend some more time with us. During December daddy did get to go to the Christmas parade with us...Charlette's first!!!

Well....she didn't stay awake while waiting

But she woke up to see all the lights!!!! A little frightened by the looks of it :)

And he also got to be Santa for my work daycare party!!!

Christmas was the craziest time for our little family. We had 6 Christmas parties to attend!!! And I thought this was a lot before I had Charlette. No matter how good she is (she was great at all of the parties) it is a lot of work and alot of energy for Charlette to deal with. I want to thank everyone for the nice things they all got Charlette. She is so little still and she was SPOILED rotton...lol!!! It is so hard not to buy her stuff...I told myself I would not buy her alot but that didn't happen....she was spoiled by her mama and daddy too...oh and Santa!

Family photo Christmas Eve!

Grandma Traci playing with Charlette Christmas Eve at Aunt Kelli's

Gift from Grandma Traci Christmas morning!

Aunt Joni playing with a tired Charlette Christmas day!

First and so far only picture Charlette has with both Grandpa Chris and Gandma Traci!

Sarah playing with Charlette Christmas day!

Charlette and her friend Baelyn's first Christmas together! BEST BUDS!!!!

Christmas night at Grandma and Grandpa Lewis' house! HAPPY GIRL!!!!

This Christmas was so special! Having a child makes the Christmas spirit 100 times stronger. During our Christmas break Charlette got to meet quite a bit of her family that was not able to see her before. Her Grandpa Chris, Aunt Joni, Uncle John, and her Porter side of the family, and some of her cousins on the King side are all the poeple she got to meet. As she gets older I hope everyone can see her more often. We also got Charlette blessed on Sunday. She was so good she allowed them to hold her...without crying...as long as she had he thumb. Then right after they blessed her we sat back down and she fell asleep on me. She was tuckered out.

This is the Blessing

12/27/09

After Church.....12/27/09

The New Year is here and I am going back to work tomorrow. I hope Charlette will be able to get back into the routine easily. She might have got a little used to her mama giving her 100% of her attention all day long. Well...at least she gets to come to work with me....even if I am not always the one taking care of her she is in the same place as me :) I am so blessed to be able to do this.

Charlette has also started cereal. She is doing great with it. She has moved up from rice cereal to single grain oatmeal and I think she likes it better. She has been eating this for almost a week now and in a couple more weeks I am going to start her on veggies!!! She is the funniest and MESSIEST eater ever. She will not make a sound while I am getting the spoon full ready and then as soon as that spoon is in her mouth she will jibber jabber a whole story :) I laugh and tell her she needs to learn not to talk with her mouth full!!!

Charlette's first cereal feeding!!!!
12/17/09

We went to the doctor today because Charlette is sick. She is ok...just a cold with a very bad cough. It is so sad she coughs when she is sleeping and haas to keep putting herself back to sleep. She wines for a couple seconds and then is asleep again :( She also is in the beginning stages of an ear infection. We caught it early and got her meds so it should be gne in a couple of days. My poor baby girl. Daddy was a trooper today too....he woke up and went into the doctors office with us with only a couple hours of sleep...my poor hubby :( Anyway..we found out the cereal is helping her gain weight..as if she needed too...lol! She now weighs 18.10 lbs. She will be 5 months in 4 days and I can't believe it! We have to go back in a couple weeks for a check up and we will see if she is any bigger then.

Alright I think I have updated enough. Hope you enjoy the pictures I posted!!! Oh and I just realized I posted all pictures of my side of the family...I will post pictures of Joe's side next time :)

4 days before 5 month birthday and the day after her first tooth came in!!!!!
1/04/10