Monday, May 30, 2011

Every Little Detail

Part of building a house is picking out the details; things like the appliances, the kitchen sink, the flooring, the faucets, the light switches, and even the door handles. The past few weeks the house is really starting to shape up. Here is a picture of the exterior of the house. They started adding on the front porch last Friday so it already looks different!



We load up into the car most evenings after dinner to go to the house site and see the progress. Charlotte is usually content to sit in the car with the windows rolled down for a breeze, but Trey likes to come inside and walk around with us.








This past weekend we made out good on some Memorial Day sales and bought all our appliances. We took the kids with us and they were so good! Living far from town we don't have time to go back and forth looking at things and trying to make a decision. After watching the ads for a few months we decided the prices were good and they had what we wanted, so we went ahead and got everything we needed. Plus the cabinet makers needed the specs for our appliances ASAP so they could start building the cabinets. Here are some of the items we purchased on Saturday.





It has not been as overwhelming as I thought it would be picking out all the details for the house. Jay and I usually agree with what we want (except for the time he wanted to go with these fancy toilets that had 2 different flushing options!) and I would say overall the house building process has been very smooth. Mainly because we have such a great contractor and all we have to do is just pick out things. For now we hae finished picking out the kitchen, all the way down to my dream farmhouse sink.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Playtime

We have a had a lot of playtime lately, especially fun playtime outside. We spend most afternoons and evenings outside. It leads to a much cleaner house and more tired children :) Trey really likes it when we eat dinner outside and Charlotte loves her bumbo seat anywhere so being moved from the kitchen table to a blanket outside is fine with her.

Laughing at her daddy.



And her brother.



She endures so much from her sweet big brother.



As Trey is yelling, "No Mom, No Mom!" meaning "No more pictures Mommy!"



Such a happy baby :)

Independence

I realize that as parents our goal is to train our children and to love them so that one day that can be independent adults. However, Trey has decided to embark on this independence a little early. He can be a little, shall we say, clingy, so this independence is not necessarily a bad thing- just one that requires a lot of patience. He has decided that HE needs to be the one to pick out his clothes, put on his shoes, carry his plate over to the sink to clean up, and now, sit at his own table during meals.

Yesterday as I was trying to get him into the kitchen for dinner he decided to bring in his play table and chairs. He wanted them right by the big table but he wanted to eat on his own. During breakfast he started at his table, but when Charlotte sat on the table in the bumbo he wanted to be near her so he moved to his seat at the table. Plus the syrup was on the table and if he wanted to get syrup on his pancakes he decided he needed to be at the big table.





Friday, May 13, 2011

Charlotte Rose at 4 months!



Charlotte turned 4 months old on Mother's day. I can't believe how quickly she has grown and is no longer my little newborn! She is such a social girl who likes to be up looking around and watching people. If you look in her direction she will just smile and coo at you. Her new favorite thing is sticking her tongue out and licking anything around her. She will grab onto toys and her clothes and everything heads straight to her mouth. Charlotte can get bored these days without a toy or person to focus on. She likes interaction and gets plenty of it from her big brother!





At her checkup yesterday she weighed 13 lbs and 14 ozs (a little above 50%) and was 25 1/4 inches long (a little above 75%). Her head is still only in the 5% range, but it is growing steady so she may always just have a small head. This mama was thankful her small head at birth!





She took her first road trip and despite her usually dislike of the carseat she did very well. This past month she has moved in Trey's room. I was so nervous about this transition, but they both do so well!! Even if they are both awake when I put her to bed (Trey goes to bed first) they are content to fall on asleep. Trey often sings to her and she flings her legs around in the crib and 15-20 minutes later they are both asleep with no help from us. She is sleeping from about 8pm-6 am most nights and takes 4-5 short naps a day. Unless she is in the swing she doesn't like to nap for longer than 45 minutes.



Charlotte holds her head up so well and rolls onto her side to reach for toys. In the past week she has really started drooling and pulling on her mouth so I thought a tooth might be in the works. Sure enough the peditarician said she felt something on her bottom right side so we may be into the real teething stage before too long!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

This past weekend was a busy one! We got together with some friends on Saturday evening and Trey had a great time playing with his buddy. While they didn't exactly interact a lot while playing, it was cute to see how they responded to one another and observe their distinct personalities.





Sunday was Mother's Day and Charlotte's baby dedication. We were so glad to have Charlotte's grandparents and Uncle Mark come to church to help us celebrate her dedication.







We also went over to the house site Sunday evening to get pictures of the second floor. They are putting the roof trusses on this week. Being able to see the sizes of the rooms (and closets!) and visualize furniture and finishes makes this project seems real.