Pool Days

All summer Craig has heard about how much Charley likes the pool, so he decided to take the day off to see for himself.  He got to see her play in her baby float that Gramma got her earlier in the summer, kick, splash, blow bubbles and put her face in the water.  Its hard to believe that our pool days are just about over until next year.  It has been so fun spending a few hours one day a week at the pool with Charley and Gramma.  Here are some of the Pool Highlights....

First trip to the pool

Blowing bubbles/Drinking the water :)

Happy Baby after a swim, a bottle and a cat nap!

Swimming with Daddy

Aunt Rachel Is Having a Baby!!!!

I have literally been about to burst at the seams for the last few weeks knowing that my best friend is going to be a Momma!  Rachel and Garner finally made the big announcement last night that Baby G is due March 12, 2012.  I have been beyond excited knowing that I am going to be an Aunt to that precious baby, and that Charley is going to have a new best friend.  AHHHH....the excitement gets me just thinking about it!!!

Charley and I went shopping for Baby G's first toy!!!  (It's as close to Charley's favorite toy as we could find...in gender neutral colors, of course!)

Rachel clearly has the touch...Charley obviously adores her!

I couldn't talk her into a "side-shot" or "belly-touch" picture...so I settled for the two of us with Baby G's new toy!

Dinner at Cheddars to tell Courtney the exciting news...I guess its safe to say, 2 down-1 to go???

My mind has been spinning since Rachel told me the news!!!  After all, I am the ultimate planner!  We have 29 more weeks to talk about all of the pregnancy symptoms, emotions and side effects, shop for the perfect nursery, plan the baby shower, and attempt to mentally prepare Rachel for how her world is about to completely change!  I have offered to her and Garner some hands-on, overnight practice with Charley...but Garner declined!  Can't say that I blame him, but he will have the real thing before no time!

5 Month Photo Session

Charley's favorite trick this month has been to roll over onto her belly!  She loves to play and sleep on her belly.  I was a little worried about her sleeping that way at first, but after a few nights of watching her on the monitor and running in her room a few times to check if she was breathing, I decided that she was fine....besides, she sleeps WAY better that way.  After her 4 month check-up, we started doing cereal and some baby food.  It has been so cute watching her learn to take a spoon and see how she liked the different foods that we gave her.  She's tried sweet peas, sweet potatoes, apples, green beans, carrots, and peaches.  The peaches were by far her least favorite, and the carrots are definitely her favorite! Since we didn't go to the doctor this month, I had to measure and weigh Charley myself.  I came up with 26 1/2 inches long and 16 pounds.  She was actually 15 1/2 pounds, because we sat her on the scale at Mailboxes Plus...a perfect little package, if I say so myself!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

We recently celebrated Craig's birthday in Kentucky at Texas Roadhouse, which is Craig's new favorite place to eat.  Charley was, of course, the center of attention!  Dad was up to his normal tricks, and he spent the entire lunch sneaking peanuts into Granny Martha's purse!  We all cracked up the whole time, because we knew what he was doing and she didn't.  She didn't figure it out until we got in the car...I won't repeat what she called him, but it was hilarious...blog inappropriate...but hilarious!  We came back home early to spend Craig's actual birthday, July 31, just the three of us.  We went to church and Cheddars and just laid around the house.  Craig said it was a perfect day with his favorite girls!

Its so funny how much things can change in a year.  It was last year on Craig's birthday that we made our big announcement that we were expecting!  I said, "Craig has another present that he is probably the most excited about, but it can't be delivered until the first of March!"  Such an exciting day for us!

(Thanks Court for capturing a picture of us that day!)