Splish, Splash...Charlie's 1st Bath

 Charlie's first tubby!  He enjoyed the water, even kicked a bit.

Family Visitors

A new baby brings a slew of visitors.  Here are a few snapshots from Charlie's first couple of weeks at home.

Crafts and fun with Grandma

10 Fingers, 10 Toes

Our first day home, Elena's first time holding Charlie.  I am amazed at the love already radiating out of Elena toward her little brother.  Such a sweet big sister!

Hello, Charlie!

This post is Charlie's birth story.

On August 5th, I laid down to nap at 4pm and woke at 5pm.  Napping for an hour has become a daily necessity for me since starting my maternity leave.  It's hard for me to sleep any longer than hour even at night.  My stomach muscles are easily fatigued and seize up causing tremendous amount of pain (my belly was huge!)

38 Weeks + 2 Days...and counting

Well, I'm still pregnant with a very active boy.  Occasionally I feel like I'm going into labor but then all halts and we find ourselves still playing the waiting game.  I've had a lot of requests to see how big I'm growing--warning, I am big.  It's primarily tummy but a big tummy at that.  I've gone from a cute basketball to an over-sized beach ball.  It's hard to believe but I have put on less weight with this baby than I did with Elena and she was born at an earlier date.