January 2013

Here is what we have been up to so far in 2013:

Charlie is teething like crazy which for a while affected his eating. For about a week he refused any solid foods which is very uncharateristic of our little "tub a lub, Chub." He normally eats anything in front of him and still nurses 5-6 times a day. What's hysterical is that while I was on the phone with the nurse at the Yukon Clinic, Brandon came running in our bedroom to tell me that he finally ate his rice cereal! Luckily, we are back on schedule, but still have not cut a tooth. You wouldn't know it from these pictures, but this was one of the fussiest weeks Charlie has ever had-- still smiling though :)

Another first for Charlie in January 2013 was school. He goes one day a week at Second Pres. I now get one day a week off with no kiddos. It's amazing how much you can get done with an empty house. I did ok when I dropped him, but cried a little later to my mom and sister. He' getting so big!

My nieces came in town after to Christmas and Abby loved every minute of their visit. Shelby got sick with the stomach bug the last day that they were here, so I took Elle and Abby to lunch, and then to get our nails done. After, we ate cupcakes at Muddy's, which is a big treat. Abby started back to school, and was excited to have Charlie go with her. I cannot believe that she will be 3 in just a few weeks. Her only request--a Hello Kitty birthday party! If you didn't know by now, Hello Kitty is everywhere! She is obsessed to say the least.

So right now... Charlie is sitting up, almost crawling, and chowing down on all of his food. His eczema is gone for the moment, so we are going to keep washing everything in free and clear, slather Aveeno lotion on him, and continue to hope for the best. He wears 12 month clothes and a size 3 diaper. We guestimate that he would weigh about 20lbs or so. Wowzers :) Abby is sleeping through the night now (for a few weeks before and after Christmas she was waking up in the middle of the night and having trouble going back to sleep) but is trying to give up her afternoon nap. Right now I have them both napping at relatively the same time which gives me some time to pick up, do laundry, etc, without kids. She is eating a lot, which makes me think that she is about to have a growth spurt. In the mornings, she is usually up by 6;30 or 7, and asleep by 8 or so. She loves her pizza, yogurt, cous-cous, buttered noodles, chicken, and any fruit. Abby loves to watch Max and Ruby, and play on the Wii. We bought Just Dance 4, and we play it like crazy- It's too cold to go outside, so this at least burns off some energy with all the jumping and dancing. Abby is getting so big, and I cannot believe that she will be 3 in a few weeks.