Our Little Performer

This past Friday our ward had a spaghetti dinner/auction for the Scouts. After the auction I saw Charlotte climbing the stairs to the stage. I assumed she was going up to play with the other kids and followed after her to make sure she was okay. I couldn't find her with the other kids behind the curtain and quickly made my way back down the stairs to see if maybe she had unknowingly wandered somewhere else. As my eyes swept over the cultural hall, I spotted her curly brown hair up on stage (front and center) with the microphone to her mouth. As I got closer to her, I realized she was singing (the microphone was turned off) the ABCs. I pulled her off the stage in her moment of glory and sobs broke out. She was crushed. I'm a dream crusher. To make up for it, we took some videos of her singing during family home evening.

23 Weeks

Here's a little picture of me at 23 weeks.
I'm now 26 weeks...so this picture is a little old, but I wanted it on here for the sake of documentation.

Two Down...Four More to Go

Whew! The month of May came and went in a sort of whirlwind. Adam left on yet another externship...this time to South Bend, Indiana. He took our computer with him again and that's why I haven't updated the blog in some time. The good news is that he's back and here for the rest of the summer! He got back in time to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend. Here's the month of May in a nutshell:

1. Charlotte and I both got a stomach bug (awful, awful stomach bug) two days after Adam left. It was bad news.

2. Adam had an entire extended stay suite to himself so we drove out for a little visit. It rained almost the entire time we were there...lots of thunderstorms. Charlotte and I spent a lot of time in the hotel taking care of her baby and reading Green Eggs and Ham.

Charlotte also thought that since we were in a hotel, everything was free game. Including the things she's usually not allowed to play with...like mom's glasses and dad's books.

It finally got sunny near the end of our trip and so we went to the zoo. Charlotte loved petting the goats.
3. We spent the two last weeks here at home. We visited lots of parks and had play dates with friends. We've been blessed with wonderful friends here who helped the time without Adam pass by quickly.

We're adding...

a boy to the bunch!

We are so excited (especially Adam)! It was so fun to go see the little guy today. He gave the technician a little bit of a rough time when it came to getting shots of his hands and feet. He kept his ankles crossed and liked to keep his arms up by his face. We did get this profile shot though.

My favorite part is always seeing the 3D picture. It's a little sneak peek...

Straight Hair

Today I was a little bored and a little curious. I've never straightened Charlotte's hair before, and I wanted to know what it looked like...so I found out. Adam and I both decided that we are glad she has curly hair. We also couldn't help but note how uneven her hair is, but it isn't noticable when it's curly. Maybe I should take her to a professional the next time we cut her hair. We had a difficult time getting her to hold still long enough to get a picture of the back of her hair because she wanted to turn around and say "cheese." So, this is the best shot we got...and it's got some motion.

You know you've been a bad blogger when...

your husband creates a post under your name because he thinks it's been too long since the last update (see previous post about my trip to GA).

I have a few excuses for not being on top of blogging:

1. I am pregnant and was sick during the first trimester. When I did actually feel good enough to do something besides sit on the couch and convince Charlotte that she really did want to read another book, blogging just wasn't at the top of my list.

2. By the time I got around to feeling better Adam took off for an externship to St. Louis leaving me computer-less. Luckily I did have access to the internet while in Houston, but didn't have a whole lot of time to blog. I was busy hanging out with family.

3. I've been back a little over a week, but life gets a little unorganized when you're gone for a month and lets face it...I'd rather organize than blog. Heck, I'd rather organize than do a lot of things.

So, here are some pictures of our trip to Houston. We had a great time with our family, and I am so grateful that I didn't have to spend a month here alone. Also, Aunt Cassie, Uncle Jonny and Hailey moved back to Houston so Charlotte had a bunch of fun playing with her only cousin.

A month away from home

In March, Adam was living in St. Louis, MO working at De Paul hospital for his first externship during his 4th year of podiatry school. Charlotte and I went and visited both sides of the family during that month and got to skip out on all of the bad weather here in Cleveland and got to enjoy the warmer weather in Atlanta for a week. Sarah and Easton Leavitt came to Atlanta with us and made the trip so much more enjoyable. We all spent a week there in Georgia before heading back to Cleveland. We got to spend time with my family and we had a lot of fun with uncle Nathan, Dito, Mamita and Papito. We were glad that we had the opportunity to spend time with my family while Adam was away. Here are some pictures from our visit down in Georgia

Charlotte got a present from Papito and Mamita, she loves playing with baby dolls so this was the perfect gift.

Charlotte and Mamita at the cabbage patch factory

Here we are at the Cabbage patch factory with some creepy old lady.

Charlotte with her uncle Nathan

Charlotte and Easton enjoying a romantic moment together on a bench at Bass pro shop.

Sarah, Easton, and Charlotte after bath time in Georgia

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hey, I love you!!!!!!!!!!