Trip to the Zoo

It was a short trip to Columbia, but the weather was so nice my mom and I decided to take the girls to the zoo (my sister was not feeling well so we gave her a small break.) The main attraction was the carousel. We saw about 4 animals before they requested to go back on the carousel. We got to see the elephant eat his 'Valentine.' The girls and I headed back home after that. It was a fun filled two days and we had a great time.

I meant to post this picture separately, but oh well! This picture was drawn and photographed by Charlie. It was the first picture (that I have seen) that resembled something. It is a portrait of my dog, Lake. The little squiggle in between the legs is his tail!! What a big girl. she has since drawn many more portraits, one was of me and what I clearly thought were ears on the side of my head...when I asked her, she said "no mommy, that is your cell phone and water bottle!" Unfortunately it was another sidewalk drawing and it started to rain, so fittingly the only camera I had around was my cell phone and it is now my screen saver. (She can also write about 6 letters!!!)

My Grandma turns 90!

My Grandmother turned 90 on February 8th and we went to my Aunt's house to celebrate. It was the first time they all met Camden and it had been awhile since they had seen Charlie. Susana and Charlie were a little shy at first but it did not take them long to get comfortable and make themselves at home! They ran around the house like they owned it ~ the only thing that slowed them down was cake. They also had some Christmas presents to open, but they did not really slow them down either! It was great seeing everyone and we hope to see them again soon (Charlie keeps asking when we can go back to Aunt Patty's house!)

Welcome Harris!!!

Congratulations Meredith, Chad and big brother Fischer on the arrival of Harris Parke.
He was born yesterday afternoon and he and mom are doing and looking great.
He weighed 7lbs 15 ozs and was 20 1/4 inches long.
We can't wait to see you next month!!!!

Thanks for all the phone calls and emails about my "condition." I am feeling much better and am all back to normal. Carson has been out of town and I have had both girls on my own, so I still can not seem to catch up. Once Camden is asleep she is a great sleeper, but she is very hard to get down. She will be sound asleep and the minute you lay her down she wakes up and you have to start all over again, so not many free moments! Anyway, I will post some pics tomorrow while Charlie is at school.
The Big News...Charlie and Camden will have a new cousin tomorrow and we can't wait to see him. We hope Aunt Mimi's pain level stays to a minimum and that everything goes great. We can't wait to meet him and we love you all!!!!

OK so I know I said I would post some new pictures soon, but I have aquired an infection from nursing...NOT FUN AT ALL!!! I have been a little out of commision, so as soon as I feel better I will post. Sorry for the delay.
PS Spell check on my blogpage no longer works for some reason, and I am NOT a good speller. If you are and you notice all my imperfections, sorry!

Camden is 3 months!!!!

Camden was 3 months old this past Sunday...I can't believe how fast time has gone by. I thought I would be prepared, but I never expected life to go by even faster after your second child. She has grown so much in size and personality. She is on a pretty great schedule now including two good naps and @ 10 hours of sleep at night!!! When she is not sleeping she is ALL smiles. Charlie is still her favorite person in the house. There has not been a slow moment in the house since her arrival.
I have been very busy latley and had very little time to post. Charlie's school is holding an auction and each class is making something to donate. I was the only parent to volenteer in Charlie's class, so Camden and I have been at school every morning for a week and then I come home with both girls (I have always appreciated the "working" mom, but it has hit a whole new level now!!!) I have LOTS of pictures to post and I hope I can catch up (I am back to taking 100 pictures a day!) Check back in the next few days for more pictures from this past weekend and more.

Charlie knows when her birthday is! That may not seem like a big deal to some, but it is pretty exciting for me. Ask her the next time you are around her, she loves to tell people. Now if she could only comprehend time!!!

Bowling!

Two Saturdays ago we took Charlie bowling. She had never been before and I wanted to get out of the house. My plan was to go to the alley down the street around 4 and be home by 5, eat,bathe and be in bed early. For some reason the be in bed early part never works for me!! We go into the bowlling alley and even though the place is empty they have no lanes until 9pm...yikes. Of course by this point Charlie REALLY wants to go bowling (even though she does not know what it is ~ you think I would have learned not to say anything until I know it is a done deal by this point! Especially after the whole fair incident!!) So we proceed to drive to another bowling alley and decide to call first and sure enough they are booked too. Sooo we call the alley in Mt. Pleasant and they have about an hour wait, but they will not hold lanes. So we rush over there and put our name on the list. We played some video games and ate some junk and picked out her ball and played some more video games and then it was our turn. So instead of being home by 5 we started bowling at 6! My original plan would have worked perfectly because Camden slept right up until is was our turn! Since she still won't take a bottle I had to feed her in the bathroom. So, that was fun for me! By this point the bowling alley turned all their lights out, except for the neon ones and turned up the techno music really loud!! This only reconfirmed my age, because back in the day that was really cool, now I am thinking "great my baby is going to go deaf and blind!!" And I probably should not even bring up the fact that the ONE time I got to help Charlie bowl I stepped over the line that they wax and fell and honestly could not get up. As Carson describes it...I looked like Bambi trying to walk on ice...Thanks!!! So all in all a really fun night!! Bed early did not happen!!! But really, Charlie loved it and it was a fun time. She took bowling very seriously and wanted to do it all by herself. We have decided her 4th birthday party will take place there! I hope to go again soon and actually bowl, but I will make sure to call ahead first!

I just thought this was a cute picture of Camden in her swing. As you can see she enjoys watching the butterflies flying around! I have a lot of pictures from this past week of the girls that I will try to post this weekend, so check back on Monday!!!

I forgot...

...to post these pictures a while back. They are about a month old, but still worth posting. My girls love each other and it is so fun to watch. Charlie has about 10 kisses a day and they are all for "Cammy Doddle" (Charlie tells us how many kisses she has left and who they are for. We can usually steal a few that were not included in her original amount!) Anyway, having two girls has been wonderful! My only complaint is that life seems to be going by twice as fast than it did with one child (and it was going way to quick then too!)

PS For thoes of you who know about it ~ I am happy to report that Charlie's "black" tooth is gone (you can see it in that last picture)

OK So I don't care who you are...this baby is BEAUTIFUL!!! Just had to let everyone know that

Pics from last weekend

We made our first trip to Columbia since Camden's birth last weekend (I am a little behind.) Of course it was full of fun and laughter (Really, really loud laughter!) Susana and Charlie had fun together and Camden had an excellent trip. Grandma babysat while Aunt Phoebe and I took the big girls to Leapin' Lizzards. It was actually somewhat of a break for me since Charlie and Susana had each other to play with. We took the girls for Ice Cream afterwards and then Charlie, Camden and I were off to meet William. It was a jammed packed weekend and we wished we could have made a few more visits to friends, but we promise we will not wait so long to visit again.

Camden Discovers she has a hand!!

While hanging out on Aunt Phoebe's lap just smiling away Camden suddenly noticed this thing (aka her hand, just in case you are slow!) waving around her face. She could not figure it out and one week later she still has this look on her face and thinking ~ what is that thing, where did it come from and why does it keep following me. I have many minutes, maybe going on hours of her looking at her hand. Learning is so FUN!!! (I was taking video and this is the only picture I shot, she is not actually looking at her hand, I know, but you get the point!)

Grandma. GaGa, GaGe (whatever her name it today) and Charlie

Susana and Camden

Camden smiling at Aunt Phoebe!

Meeting William

This is our trip to Caroline's house to meet William. Charlie would not say his name, but for anyone who has not heard of Angelina Ballerina (I highly recommend you stick to the books and not the videos) they are British and one of the characters name is William, so Charlie says it with a "British" accent. It is really funny, but I think I embarrassed her and she would not say it around Caroline, but the second we got in the car that is all I heard!! Anyway, Caroline looked fabulous, but why wouldn't she, she has a beautiful healthy boy that her hormones have let her enjoy. We hope to see them again soon. (PS Thanks Caroline for letting Charlie run around you house!! ~ Hope it did not drive you crazy!)

Charlie had fun playing in Caroline's house, although she was a little concerned that there were no toys in the house...Hummm imagine that no toys in a house, enjoy that while it lasts!!!

The babies both look much cuter in person.

Private or Public??? I can't decide.

Ok I put a post about going private and thought maybe not, but now I am thinking I should...please comment if anybody thinks this is a good idea or not. I have tried to keep our city and personal info off of the internet, but that is getting harder and harder. Does anyone else have concerns or am I being paranoid???
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Splish, Splash

Camden has grown to love her bath as all babies do. Unfortunately I have to miss most of them, because Carson does it while I put Charlie to bed (this is one of the sacrifices I have to make with two children!) There is nothing cuter than a baby in a bath!!!
She also went to the doctor the other day for her two month check up and everything is great. She is already 11.5 lbs. She's a growing girl!!

Is your time worth $4.95???

Mine is! How much do I love Harris Teeter. I heard of this a long time ago, but never tried it until today. For $4.95 you can shop online and 4 hours later they bring your groceries to the car. This might be the greatest thing for any mother of two or a mother of one toddler. I think it saved me about $30 in pointless purchases just because of hunger. Unfortunately in the state of SC it is only offered at the James Island HT.

Cammy Doodle

Our little Camden is getting so big and I have hardly included her in the blog world. The first two months of her life were jammed packed with holidays and visitors. It was all fun, but having your second child in the middle of it all was a little chaotic (more than normal!!) She will be two months old tomorrow and all is well. She has been a good baby, and I have noticed a huge change in her in the past few days. She is defiantly sleeping less during the day and more at night. She is sleeping a good 6 to 7 hour stretch at night (if not more) which is wonderful, but I will say the less sleep thing is much easier to adapt to with the second child. She is also smiling and cooing all the time. There is nothing greater than your baby smiling at you for the first time. Charlie and I run into her room every morning because we love to watch her wake up and start to focus on us and then give us the biggest smile ever (my two girls smiling at each other is the greatest way to start the day!) Charlie adores her and wants to give her kisses all the time. She gives her a new nickname every week, this week it is Cammy Doodle (another favorite of mine is Cam Ham.) Everybody recommended that we have alone time with Charlie when the baby got here, but every time I offer she insists that Camden come too. Camden is still having trouble drinking from a bottle, so we are working on that. I am ready for a little time off without having to worry about feeding her. I forgot how fast this all goes by and how fun it is to watch them grow. I promise to post more pictures of her, so everybody can see how darn cute she is. She goes to the doctor on Friday (shot...yuck!) and I will give an update on her stats. She is a little chubby monkey so I am curious about her weight.

We were all playing outside today and here are a few pictures I took of her. Don't you just want to pinch her cheeks!!

I lied...tomorrow!!! I promise

Pictures to come tomorrow

Charlie went back to school today after two long, but great weeks off. It was an overload of activities, but it was fun to have her home all day with us. Carson had a week and a half off too, so we had some good family time together. She went to Grandma's Thursday to Saturday which allowed us our first one on one time with Camden. I love having Charlie home, but it is also nice to have a few hours just for Camden. Since Camden has been born it has been one thing after the other, it has made 8 weeks go by fast. I fell like I can get on some sort of a schedule now and catch up with things (Ha! Ha!)

For Sale

I wanted to point out that I am selling my Pathfinder. I have a picture and a little blurb on the right side of the page there. If anybody is interested or knows someone who could be give me a call. Thanks!!

I had to share...

Charlie just stubbed her toe and said that she needed a band aid to make it feel better. In in the process of putting on the band aid she said her finger hurt too (I am assuming so she could get another Hello Kitty band aid) I told her she was in rough shape and she looked up at me and said "Yeah, I am just getting old!"

New years past...

I remember the days (long before blog) when I dressed Charlie up for EVERY occasion and emailed her picture out to everyone...Boy how times have changed!! I did not even really realize it was new year's eve until about 7:00 that night. The thought of going out to buy "decorations" for the girls to adorn for a picture was out of the question. I did manage to take a shot of Camden on her first day of the new year just so I can say I took one. Unfortunately I have not gotten off my camera because the battery died and I have yet to recharge it. Charlie on the other hand is back to boycotting photography, not only of her but of the baby (she will lay on top of Camden just to prevent me from taking a picture!!) Anyway, I hope everyone has had a great start to the new year. I hope 2008 brings as much love and laughter as 2007 (a little sanity and a decent picture of Charlie would also be nice...) Happy New Year everyone. ~ By the way that is Charlie not Camden in that picture! I wanted some kind of picture to post, I will post some new ones of Camden soon.