Fat Tuesday

Today is fat Tuesday..which only means one thing--I will be ignoring it and trying to stay away from any kind of "Fat Tuesday" type food, and stick to running.  Our church has an all you can eat pancake dinner tonight...if we didn't have a wedding in 7 months I would be there in a second!

I think Charlotte may still be teething.  It's really hard to tell with her, because she is a generally happy, content baby.  She has been waking a lot more at night and just talking to herself, which is unusual..and is still gnawing on EVERYTHING.  I guess more fussing then usual, but I hear most babies scream when teething (which she really never does) so I am just holding my breath for now.

I thought maybe a paci would help CG with her teething, but she had no idea what to do with it!  I tried to help her, but she would gag and spit it out.  Our little girl is a definite thumb sucker--but only at night.  I think I can handle that.  She then took the soothie and started using it like a teething ring.  She was going to town!



I think I mentioned she has been sucking on her bottom lip.  She was doing this about a month ago, and I thought maybe she was just exploring, but I think it  may feel good on her gums? It's pretty cute either way.

We started carrots yesterday.  So far...she hates them.  I am starting to wonder if she is going to want to drink milk forever...solid foods are just not going well right now.  Sometimes she seems interested, but most of the time she just wants to chew on the spoon, or gets distracted by her bib.  Maybe this has to do with teething too?  Any advice??

Happy Fat Tuesday everyone!!  I hope someone eats a big piece of King's cake for me :)

Little Church Girl-Back to Winter Edition

Today we woke up to freezing rain and snow :(.  After a few days of (rainy) 50 degree weather, I thought Spring had sprung!  Charlotte decided she wanted to wear a new spring dress despite the cold weather to church this morning.  Good choice!

It looks like she is reaching for me here, but she is actually reaching for a little ducky toy I was holding to get her to look at the camera.  Still so cute though, she will be reaching for me soon enough!

We think Charlotte may be at the beginning of teething.  She usually sleeps straight through the night, but last night she was fussing/talking in her crib most of the night.  I was up a lot of it with her, and she was sucking on her bottom lip and chewing on her hands more than usual.  She doesn't seem uncomfortable, but it was definitely out of the ordinary.  Hopefully she sleeps tonight...I am not used to sleepless nights anymore and it made for a tougher day today!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

First Date!

Today Charlotte and I met up with one of my oldest childhood friends Jake (Jacob) at our favorite restaurant of all time Sir Pizza.  Jake's sister recently had a baby boy, so the babies were able to meet!  Little Alex was sooo sweet.  I can't believe how fast Charlotte has grown..Alex is about 3 months, and Charlotte looks like such a big girl now!  Charlotte was all about him when we put them next to each other--she tried to hold his hand!  So cute.  I think it's safe to say this was their first date <3

Poor Alex wasn't so sure...right after this picture I think Charlotte may have scratched him, and he started crying.  We are going to have to work on her date etiquette ;)

It was fun to see Jake and Jess and catch up.  Come visit again soon!

Spring Fever...

This weather today is amazing.  Not too warm, not too cold, blue skies and bright sun.  It's making me think about the upcoming spring and summer.  The best part about that is going to be taking Charlotte everywhere outside, and being able to have an adult beverage at an outdoor cafe.  As sad as that sounds, it was something I missed out on last summer!  Spring fever for sure...

Ligonier Recap

This past weekend Andrew, Charlotte and I headed up to Ligonier to see Gramps and Granny.  As always it was a relaxing visit and we just love spending quality family time.  Here are a few shots of our very short visit:

Charlotte had an audience while eating her oatmeal.  She certainly was showing off for everyone!

Gramps with his favorite baby

Charlotte found this pasta box a million times more exciting than any toys we had.  She is very easily entertained!

Bath time!  Again, with a full audience...I'm not sure Charlotte knew what to think of everyone watching her every move!

Perfect night for a fire...we miss having a real fire in the winter time.

Granny's turn for playtime with Charlotte--by this time she was really warming up to Gramps and Granny. 

Our family. We don't have enough pictures with the three of us!

Every time we travel to Ligonier we come home refreshed and ready to begin another week.  Taking the time to visit Gramps and Granny brings us so much joy, and we are so happy they have been able to see Charlotte each month since she has been born.  We are very blessed to have family not too far away; Charlotte is one lucky girl to have amazing Great-Grandparents AND two sets of Grandparents who live just 10 mins away! It is nice for Andrew and I to have a little getaway--even if it is not too far from home.