Holy crap! We have just over THREE WEEKS left on the island! I seriously can't believe it...even more so I can't believe just how much we still have to do to prepare. Moving was so much easier before a baby was involved. I think my biggest anxiety comes from trying to figure out how I'm going to entertain Charlie our last week on the island while stuck in a hotel room without the help of Yo Gabba Gabba and all of his toys...and a baby gate to contain him! Not to mention, we just FINALLY got him in a routine of sleeping in his room by himself, now after the movers come, we're going to have to go at least a month and a half before we get his crib back! But, if we were able to survive dealing with crazy Charlie up until this point, we can survive anything...even a move across an entire ocean and continent!
Charlie has a mouth full of teeth now! I think 5 broke through in a matter of a week. I hope that when the time comes that we decide we want another child, God helps me to forget this teething process.
He's still not walking, although he's been cruising for a couple of months now. I honestly don't think he'll ever walk...as soon as he figures it out, he's just going to start running. Even when he's pushing his walker, he takes off like he's starting off in a marathon. But... he's never done anything slow so why am I even surprised?
We had family photos taken by another photographer on the island. I figured that maybe someone else would be able to grab his attention long enough for us to get a decent family photo. Who was I kidding? Charlie was all over the place looking everywhere but the camera. Here's a sneak peek of our session:
I've also started obsessively planning Charlie's first birthday party. I kept going back and forth about whether or not we'd even have one because we will just be settling in Connecticut and not knowing anyone. Ultimately, I decided that we've already missed entirely too much this last year (baby showers, friends and family meeting Charlie, etc) that we need to have a party, if anything just for Dennis and I to celebrate that we survived. That being said, what better theme to celebrate Charlie turning one than to have a monster-themed first birthday party! Our plan is to drive down to Virginia Beach on a Friday night when Dennis finishes at work, have the party that Saturday afternoon, and head back to Connecticut on Sunday morning. It's going to be crazy, and we're going to be exhausted...but he'll only turn one once!
Here are a few photos of Charlie I took a few of weeks ago..
and one that Dennis took:
Charlie has a mouth full of teeth now! I think 5 broke through in a matter of a week. I hope that when the time comes that we decide we want another child, God helps me to forget this teething process.
He's still not walking, although he's been cruising for a couple of months now. I honestly don't think he'll ever walk...as soon as he figures it out, he's just going to start running. Even when he's pushing his walker, he takes off like he's starting off in a marathon. But... he's never done anything slow so why am I even surprised?
We had family photos taken by another photographer on the island. I figured that maybe someone else would be able to grab his attention long enough for us to get a decent family photo. Who was I kidding? Charlie was all over the place looking everywhere but the camera. Here's a sneak peek of our session:
I've also started obsessively planning Charlie's first birthday party. I kept going back and forth about whether or not we'd even have one because we will just be settling in Connecticut and not knowing anyone. Ultimately, I decided that we've already missed entirely too much this last year (baby showers, friends and family meeting Charlie, etc) that we need to have a party, if anything just for Dennis and I to celebrate that we survived. That being said, what better theme to celebrate Charlie turning one than to have a monster-themed first birthday party! Our plan is to drive down to Virginia Beach on a Friday night when Dennis finishes at work, have the party that Saturday afternoon, and head back to Connecticut on Sunday morning. It's going to be crazy, and we're going to be exhausted...but he'll only turn one once!
Here are a few photos of Charlie I took a few of weeks ago..
and one that Dennis took:
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