Sneak Peek

On Sunday, we had a photographer come out to our house and spend about an hour with us to get Charlie's one year photos done and some family shots. We haven't seen all the photos yet, but here are a couple that she posted on facebook.
Photos courtesy of Lightning Bug Photography.

Falling for Toys

Charlie loves getting toys out of this little ottoman in our living room. Unfortunately for him, he occasionally reaches for something at the very bottom, resulting in his feet lifting straight up into the air and his head going into the toy box. This, of course, makes him cry. I would be a mean mom if I tried to take a picture of that rather than rescue him, so I'll leave it to your imagination:)

SuperBowl XLV

Watching the big game tonight was pretty fun. Sam was actually interested in watching and was asking Peter all sorts of football questions. He and Daddy decided they were cheering for the Steelers, while Mommy and Charlie were going to cheer for the Packers. After the Pack scored two touchdowns, Sam decided he no longer wanted to be a Steelers fan and moved to my side of the room. As he did this, he said to Peter, "you are the loser, Dad." The game is still on as I type this, so we'll see....!

Sam danced during the ENTIRE half-time show. Watch him below!

Yum!

Oscar doesn't get enough attention here on the blog, which is probably how he feels in general at home too! I have to post this picture - caught just as he was licking his lips taking a break from his chew stick.

Let Me Hold You Longer

My sister gave Sam a book when he was a baby called Let Me Hold You Longer. This books makes me cry because it is all about a baby boy growing up and going off to college and how, as parents, we document all of their "firsts" (first smile, first step, first day of school, etc.), but we rarely document their "lasts," (the last time rocked to sleep, last time cuddling with a book, you get the picture) and then, too quickly, they are all grown up. I think Sam thinks I'm a little weird when I cry as I read him this book. I don't care though:)

Because of this book, I try to pay attention to these little things, specifically when I know they are the "lasts". Charlie is now one year old. He no longer takes a nuk when he goes down to sleep, he no longer holds still while getting his diaper changed (ahh, such a hassle!), he no longer drinks a bottle. It's all sippy cup for this little guy. I cuddled and held him tight last week as I fed him his very last bottle. Though he didn't think much of it, it was very bittersweet for me as my little baby took a big step towards toddlerhood. My little boys make me very emotional. Peter can vouch for that:)

Making Cookies

Sam and I spent yesterday morning making some Valentine's day cookies. Or as Sam says, "Balentime's" day cookies. At one point, I left the kitchen for a minute and told him not to eat any cookie dough. When I came back, he was licking his fingers. When he noticed me, he said, "my hand accidently fell in the bowl". Riiight. Can you tell which cookies he decorated?!

February Already

Charlie's third tooth FINALLY broke through today! This is a very good thing because he's had a lot of trouble with this tooth. He's been very clingy, sad, and in pain. The top gums were so red and swollen, and it was affecting his sleep. The last day or so he's been very, very happy, so it looks like we have our smiley little Charlie back. He doesn't show much interest in walking quite yet, but he's getting better at standing unassisted (by getting better, I mean he's done it for 3-4 seconds a handful of times!). We don't think he officially has any words yet, but he randomly says something that sounds like "hi, Dad" all the time. It's pretty funny, and we like to pretend he knows what he is saying. Just this week, he started playing with Oscar by throwing a ball for him. Oscar will actually bring it back for him to throw again...I definitely have to catch that on video.

Whenever we give attention to Charlie, Sam must get a little jealous because he says "how about you saw another baby that......" and fills in that sentence with whatever Charlie is doing. Sam then does the same thing, looking for the same attention. Below, it was Charlie crawling through the kitchen, and Sam showing that he can do that too.


On the way home from daycare today...
Sam: Jesse and I got to sit at the green table today.
Me: How does Miss Lisa decide who gets to sit at the green table?
Sam: With her brain.

Tonight Sam mentioned (again) that he will marry Bella when he grows up. Then this was the conversation:

Me: How many kids are you going to have?
Sam: Five.
Me: What are you going to name them?
Sam: (with no hesitation) Sam, John, Grandma Carlie, and Maxine.
Peter: That's only four. What about the fifth one?
Sam: (again, no hesitation) Cha-Chi.

Seriously, kids are just too funny!