Baby Charlotte.....
Holy cow! My little munchkin turned 5 months old April 3rd! Time is flying! Before I know it I'm going to be getting the senior citizen discount at Denny's! ha ha My little Charlotte is growing, growing, growing, I feel like in just these few short weeks she's made tons of progress. This little girl is a rolling over machine! Pretty much, if you lay her down, she's rolling over. She even tries to roll over when I change her diaper and rolls over onto her tummy to sleep! I know I know, you're supposed to have your babies sleep on their backs but well.......I don't, I've actually put both my girls on their tummy's since they were a couple weeks old. Charlotte is pushing herself up with her arms really well and can rotate herself while on her belly and the girl scoots! We started cereal about 2 weeks ago and she's doing great! I'm not quite sure as to when I'll start baby food, but I'm sure we'll give it a try in the next couple weeks. Charlotte has recently started going to bed between 8-9 (which I'm lovin!) and for the most part sleeps through the night, she's not much of a napper during the day but thats fine with me as long as she sleeps at night! She loves her toys and loves to be talked to, it's her favorite! She's super smiley, very talkative, and I just love her! All in all she's a super happy easy going baby, I love watching her grown and I can't wait to see how much she has grown at her 6 month appointment!
Miss Gracie....
Gracie looks like a 4 year old and she's not even 3 yet lol! She's so big!!! Last time she was checked for height and weight she was 32.5 lbs and over 3 feet tall! She's talking a ton, like she is never quiet, seriously ha ha but I love it. She's counting really well, knows a ton of colors and pretty much blows my mind every day with how much she is learning, she's my little sponge! We were looking through a book together and I said "Oh look at the bird" and Gracie said "No Mommy, it's a parrot!" (It really was a parrot) Okay smarty pants! She sings and dances all around the house, pulls all the cushions off my couch, jumps on them, does somersaults off everything and jumps off all kinds of stuff. Gracie pretty much gives me at least one heart attack a day! She's a wild woman! She doesn't like her dolls or the cool new doll house I bought her, yep, she just likes trucks and pretty much anything that is for a boy! She does however like makeup and my deodorant. She hasn't been napping very well lately, it's a fight everyday to get her to take a nap and to go to bed. Those of you who know Gracie know that this is very out of character, the girl is usually like clockwork! She thrives off schedule and I have always been very regimented with her but with going back home 2 times in the last 3 months, it messed her up big time! So for now, especially with Jeff getting ready to go to Afghanistan, I've kind of thrown the schedule out the window and we'll get back on the train after he leaves. I still have not been able to potty train this girl!!!! Gracie has ZERO interest in the potty! I've tried everything to get this girl on the dang toilet, stickers, treats, potty charts, 3 different potty chairs, any kind of reward you can think of! I've tried being stern with her and just making her sit there, I've tried putting her in pull ups and panties awww...the frustration. I've set a timer and taken her to the bathroom every ten minutes, I mean I've tried it all! Folks, I have put some serious effort into potty training her and it's just not happening! (mind you I'm running around my house trying to get her on the pot with a baby on my boob!) It's insanity! So Gracie needed a physical for preschool (which she started about a month and a half ago and she loves it) and pretty much when I told her pediatrician about our potty training issues she told me that Gracie just doesn't want to do it and to lay off of it for a month or two then give it a go again. So for now, I've backed off and I will try again after Jeff leaves and when Gracie adjusts to having her Daddy gone :( At this same doctor appointment we learned that Gracie's tubes in her ears have fallen out, not wonder she had 2 ear infections in 3 weeks! So the doc referred us out to ENT and we have an appointment April 23 so we'll get the scoop on her ears then. With 2 ear infections so soon after her tubes falling out I won't be surprised if she has to get a second set put in, my poor baby :( Gracie has proved thus far to be one wild, stubborn little mama but I wouldn't have it any other way! I love her to pieces and I am so proud to be her Mommy!
Holy cow! My little munchkin turned 5 months old April 3rd! Time is flying! Before I know it I'm going to be getting the senior citizen discount at Denny's! ha ha My little Charlotte is growing, growing, growing, I feel like in just these few short weeks she's made tons of progress. This little girl is a rolling over machine! Pretty much, if you lay her down, she's rolling over. She even tries to roll over when I change her diaper and rolls over onto her tummy to sleep! I know I know, you're supposed to have your babies sleep on their backs but well.......I don't, I've actually put both my girls on their tummy's since they were a couple weeks old. Charlotte is pushing herself up with her arms really well and can rotate herself while on her belly and the girl scoots! We started cereal about 2 weeks ago and she's doing great! I'm not quite sure as to when I'll start baby food, but I'm sure we'll give it a try in the next couple weeks. Charlotte has recently started going to bed between 8-9 (which I'm lovin!) and for the most part sleeps through the night, she's not much of a napper during the day but thats fine with me as long as she sleeps at night! She loves her toys and loves to be talked to, it's her favorite! She's super smiley, very talkative, and I just love her! All in all she's a super happy easy going baby, I love watching her grown and I can't wait to see how much she has grown at her 6 month appointment!
Miss Gracie....
Gracie looks like a 4 year old and she's not even 3 yet lol! She's so big!!! Last time she was checked for height and weight she was 32.5 lbs and over 3 feet tall! She's talking a ton, like she is never quiet, seriously ha ha but I love it. She's counting really well, knows a ton of colors and pretty much blows my mind every day with how much she is learning, she's my little sponge! We were looking through a book together and I said "Oh look at the bird" and Gracie said "No Mommy, it's a parrot!" (It really was a parrot) Okay smarty pants! She sings and dances all around the house, pulls all the cushions off my couch, jumps on them, does somersaults off everything and jumps off all kinds of stuff. Gracie pretty much gives me at least one heart attack a day! She's a wild woman! She doesn't like her dolls or the cool new doll house I bought her, yep, she just likes trucks and pretty much anything that is for a boy! She does however like makeup and my deodorant. She hasn't been napping very well lately, it's a fight everyday to get her to take a nap and to go to bed. Those of you who know Gracie know that this is very out of character, the girl is usually like clockwork! She thrives off schedule and I have always been very regimented with her but with going back home 2 times in the last 3 months, it messed her up big time! So for now, especially with Jeff getting ready to go to Afghanistan, I've kind of thrown the schedule out the window and we'll get back on the train after he leaves. I still have not been able to potty train this girl!!!! Gracie has ZERO interest in the potty! I've tried everything to get this girl on the dang toilet, stickers, treats, potty charts, 3 different potty chairs, any kind of reward you can think of! I've tried being stern with her and just making her sit there, I've tried putting her in pull ups and panties awww...the frustration. I've set a timer and taken her to the bathroom every ten minutes, I mean I've tried it all! Folks, I have put some serious effort into potty training her and it's just not happening! (mind you I'm running around my house trying to get her on the pot with a baby on my boob!) It's insanity! So Gracie needed a physical for preschool (which she started about a month and a half ago and she loves it) and pretty much when I told her pediatrician about our potty training issues she told me that Gracie just doesn't want to do it and to lay off of it for a month or two then give it a go again. So for now, I've backed off and I will try again after Jeff leaves and when Gracie adjusts to having her Daddy gone :( At this same doctor appointment we learned that Gracie's tubes in her ears have fallen out, not wonder she had 2 ear infections in 3 weeks! So the doc referred us out to ENT and we have an appointment April 23 so we'll get the scoop on her ears then. With 2 ear infections so soon after her tubes falling out I won't be surprised if she has to get a second set put in, my poor baby :( Gracie has proved thus far to be one wild, stubborn little mama but I wouldn't have it any other way! I love her to pieces and I am so proud to be her Mommy!
