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Showing posts with label Birthday Letters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birthday Letters. Show all posts

Thursday, July 11, 2013

10 Months Old!

Charlotte Grace! How are you 10 months old already? You will be 1 before I can blink my eyes!
According to my at home measurements you weigh about 23 pounds and are about 27 inches long. You wear mostly 9-12 month clothing, but there are a few 18 month things that fit also. You're wearing a size 3 diaper still, but when this box is gone I think you'll be moving up to size 4.
 You are still sporting 2 teeth on bottom and 4 on top. You're going strong with your two words, "dada" and "bye bye". You don't have any "tricks" but it's not because we haven't tried! We've worked on arms up, waving, and saying mama and juju among other things, but you just look at us and laugh.
You are the speediest crawler I've ever seen. You can get from point a to point b in no time! You are pulling up on everything and cruising around the furniture. I would be so shocked if you are not walking by the time you turn one.
 Your favorite place to play is in the bottom drawer in the kitchen where all of Julia's plates and sippy cups are. You empty it out and bang all the plates on the floor and try to drink out of all the sippy cups.

"Hold on Mom. I think there are some crumbs here."
You are a champion eater just like your sister was at this age. You will eat anything we put in front of you. You are eating almost all solid foods. You eat 3 waffles for breakfast! You love quesadillas, one day last week you had 3 for lunch!
You pretty much think your big sister is the coolest thing ever. You follow her around all day and she is usually pretty good about playing with you but I do hear "Char Char, no!!!" sometimes.
You had your first real beach trip last weekend. You were kind of indifferent about the water, but you loved playing in the sand. Every inch of your little rolls was covered in sand when we left! You crawled all over the place and let the sand run through your little hands.
No more pictures, please!

We put you in a big girl car seat before our beach trip this weekend. You had so much more room and kept turning your head side to side and looking out at everything.
Another big first this month was the first time Daddy and I went out of town without you and Julia. We went to NYC for a long weekend to celebrate our 5th anniversary. You stayed with Nonny and seemed to not even notice we were gone! :)
Yay! I'm 10 months old today!
You sleep through the night in your bed with the occasional wake up calls for a lost paci. You sleep with your baby doll under one arm and your turtle under the other one. You like to go to bed around 8:00, but lately we haven't been home that early! You were in the habit of waking up around 5:30, but you've gotten better. In the past few weeks you've been waking up closer to 7:00 or 7:30 and even slept until 8:30 Tuesday!
You were not feeling the basket pictures today!
You have the sweetest little smile and demeanor. Everyone who is around you says you are just the sweetest baby. You go with the flow and are almost always happy as long as you aren't hungry!
You always have something in your hands. Some of your favorites are Julia's Belle wand, the flutes from your bath instrument set, one of my baby toys from when I was a baby, your hairbrush, and your toothbrush. When you find something you attached to it for the day. Sometimes you even bathe and sleep with it!
 You bring so much joy to our lives and Daddy, Sissy and I love you so much!
Julia and Charlotte at 10 months old

Happy 10 months!

Love,
Mommy

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Happy Birthday, Julia!

Happy third birthday, Julia! We started the day out with candles in her sweet roll for breakfast while sissy and I sang her Happy Birthday.



Then we got dressed and headed to school!


After Charlotte and I dropped Julia off at school we headed to Wal-Mart to get cupcakes for Julia's class. Charlotte go to ride in the front of the buggy all by herself like a big girl!
When Charlotte and I left Wal-Mart we went home so I could address Julia's invitations for her classmates while Charlotte fought her nap.
She's not actually asleep in this picture!

At 10:00 we went up to Julia's school to take her cupcakes to her class. I dropped Charlotte off in Tracy's office so that it would be all about Julia! They were only four of the nine kids in class today and Mrs. Nett was out but they ate cupcakes and sang Happy Birthday anyway!

When we left we got the May newsletter in her backpack. Julia is student of the month for May!

 After school we met Daddy, Granddad and GranDi for lunch at Julia's choice, "the pig's house", also known as Larry's.
 Then we went to get ice cream at Suggaberries with Nonny, Nanny & Pop. Julia had strawberry with sprinkles, gummy bears and "jelly beans".

 After ice cream and naptime we met Nonny, Uncle Blake, Granddad, GranDi, Nanny, Pop, Aunt Robin, Natalie, Tracy, Hollye, Jared & Megan for a birthday dinner at McLin's.




 blowing out her candles
 After cake it was time for presents! She was so cute opening them and so grateful. She said "I love it! I'm so happy! It's just what I wanted!" or some combination of those phrases after ever present.
 A beauty salon set and clothes from Granddad and GranDi

 A beach dress, swimsuit, towel & season pass to Miracle Strip in a sand bucket from Nanny, Pop, Nonny & Uncle Blake

 A princess puzzle from the Johnsons
And we can't forget the tutu and dance barre for her American Girl dolls from the Wynne's!
Julia & Natalie looking at all the animals on her birthday card.
When we got home and got Charlotte changed into her jammies I put her on the floor in the living room. When I looked back she had the aliens and astronauts from Julia's space ship and a big grin on her face! Julia usually doesn't let her anywhere near them!

Sweet sisters!

Tonight when Julia was saying her prayers she said "Thank you for Mommy, Daddy, Charlotte and the best birthday ever!" I hope it was sweet girl. We love you!