17 weeks tomorrow

Tomorrow (or actually in a few hours) Charlotte will be 17 weeks old! Today was just a lazy day around the house until Daddy came home from work and surprised us! (he was supposed to be gone all weekend) He took us to dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant and of course Charlotte was the highlight of night. She got a special tour of the kitchen, everyone there just loves her. Then we walked around and saw some planes at a nearby airforce base, it was in the 50s and quite chilly, despite it being the end of June! (crazy). Today Charlotte also held her own bottle for the first time! We only let her do it for a few seconds. It was pretty adorable though!

Rolled over!

Charlotte just rolled over for the first time today! She is 16 weeks and 1 day old. Her Auntie Staci was watching her while I was in the shower, wish I didn't miss it, but I am sooo proud of her! Hope she does it for me now! I can't wait to see! (Staci took some pics for me of her right after she rolled over, I will try and get those up soon.) Also.. as I am writing this, she just blew a spit bubble. lol. (I think that was a first too).

Need to start blogging about miss Charlotte Jane

I haven't posted on here in quite a while, I hope I can change that as I would love to just put quick little notes and pictures of Charlotte as she grows and changes everyday. It will be great to have this to look back on and great for our family and friends to "see" her who are far away.
Charlotte is 15 weeks and 2 days old today. She is quite the little chub chub :) Eating is her favorite pastime. She is very sweet and loves to smile alot. We were in a gift store the other day and a few strangers walked up and said hi to her and she gave them the biggest excited smiles, (which I think probably made their day). She "talks" now and her little baby noises are the cutest, I have tried to get them on video, but she goes silent in front of the camera, and just stares the camera down. She is most talkative when she first wakes up, a few nights ago she woke us up by her talking to herself, so adorable! She likes to talk also when she is getting her diaper changed. Tummy time is still a time that is hated so she has not rolled over yet. She will endure it for a few minutes, then its screaming with her legs and arms stretched out, she doesn't like being set down. She is very much a people person and enjoys being in someone's arms constantly and getting to see whats going on. She is very curious. She loves to look at lights. Going to new places lights are one of the first things she notices and they hold her attention for a while. She has no stranger wariness yet, we went out for some thai food and the owner of the restaurant was so enthralled with her he asked to hold her while we ate, we let him and she was just super interested in everything. He walked her around the store and she just took it all in. Although she doesn't seem to mind strangers yet and loves to give them smiles and be super charming with them, she does notice if you walk away from her. She loves to swing in her swing but if you walk away from it, she will start crying, she wants you there! Staci was dropping me off at a doctors appointment and I was sitting in the back by Charlotte, when I got out she gave a few cries and then calmed down once she realized Staci was still with her. She doesn't want to be left. Her biggest news for this week is she has started to sit up! When she is in my lap and laying her back against me, she actually pulls herself forward! I have to make sure to keep my hand on her tummy or I am afraid she would face plant down. She has realized she has hands and feet and they are super interesting! She loves watching them move and putting her hands in her mouth. She rejects pacis recently but wants her hands in her mouth almost constantly, so there is lots of drool all over the tops of her shirts now, some become soaked within minutes of putting them on! I have lots of pictures to add, hope to get around to that one of these days!

Baby Girl

Baby Girl at 17 weeks 6 days! She is upside down and hiding her face! Her spine and back of her head are at the top of the photo. This is the day we found out she was a girl! Her heartbeat was at 146 bpm.

ITS A GIRL!!!! Her cute little legs and butt :)

This ultrasound was done when she was 9 weeks and 4 days old. Her head is on the left and her legs on the right. This is the best pic we have of her I think and it was the first time I saw her and heard her heartbeat, which was 165 bpm!

The beginnings of a nursery...

The idea for baby girl's nursery is a vintage, antique theme. So far, we have been able to find some amazing pieces that are going to work great in the nursery, and for great prices too!

I am in love with this sign.. we found it at an antique store and immediately fell in love with it, especially the colors and the bunny, and the wording- too perfect! And to make it more perfect, it was only $5!

 We loved these mirrors and thought they would look great in the room, and also found this shadowbox which we are planning to fill with little keepsakes, a few photos of her once she is born, and a pair of little baby booties. These were all from the antique store as well!

 And our final (so far) antique store purchase was for these two beautiful paintings by Arthur J Elsley. I'm loving the dogs and little girls in these paintings.

This is the type of fabric that we are wanting to have for her crib bedding. Love the pattern, the simplicity, and the old-fashioned-ish-ness of this!

The Travel System

Tara is very interested in this new big thing we brought to the house. At first she was a little scared of this big thing with wheels inside the house, but she's warmed up to it and wants to follow it around whenever it moves now. I personally think she is very excited to be getting a baby girl too ;) She was being so just ridiculously adorable when I was taking pictures of the travel system, that it was actually quite necessary to take some pictures of her first.

And then I had to post these pictures because, well, she is just the cutest thing ever and I adore her. She loves to do "paw" now... such a smart girl! :)

The travel system! I love the colors- pink, brown, green, and blue.. so cute!

Can't wait to see a little baby girl sitting in this! :)

All covered up... love that there is a transparent plastic panel on the top by where you push the stroller that you can see through to keep an eye on baby.

The stroller part, without the infant seat

The very, very cute infant seat :)

Tara loves it :)

We got the whole Graco travel system (including the car seat base for the seat to clip into in the car...I didn't get a pic of that though) for $80... we bought it used, but it is only eight months old, doesn't expire until 2016, and is in perfect condition. And the style is pretty adorable. Ahh, I can't wait til she's born! Only 146 days until her due date...

I love being an auntie (to-be)

Auntie Staci here, posting about all of the lovely baby essentials and just fun stuff that baby girl has accumulated in just the past few days (yes, days). 

And the very best part? garage sales. I seriously adore garage sales even more than ever before. Plus, do you know how many of the garage sales around post have baby stuff? Try like every. single. one. I love this. And I love good deals, cheap prices, and awesome stuff. I'm pretty sure I am having way too much fun helping to prepare for my niece's arrival... :)

 

Baby Rocker... found at a garage sale for $4.

Diaper Changing Pad (okay, maybe not the most exciting thing, but essential, yes?)... grand total of $1.

 Lots of little toys, most of these were 25 cents each and the occasional few were 50 cents or a dollar for a set. So awesome! Tara was very interested in checking them all out too.

 Cart cover, came in a bundle for an awesome deal!

 The ergo and the baby bjorn... we had bought the ergo a while back at a thrift store when we saw it for only $20 and just couldn't pass it up. Then we were offered the baby bjorn in a bundle with the cart cover (above) and the infant seat cover (below) for a total for $15 for all three... amazing. Oh and I am so beyond excited to get to carry baby girl in these!! I may or may not try them on for fun to just imagine when she is finally born and able to go in them... :)

 Infant seat cover for when it's cold outside... since baby girl's due date is March 1st (March is such a great month to be born :) ...we thought this would be very useful. Plus, it was the final item of the $15 bundle, pretty sweet!

 Ok, so this wasn't from a garage sale, but seriously, how could I walk away and not buy this once I saw it on sale at Walmart? The entire set is beyond adorable, as you can see in the pics :)

The adorable girl outfits we bought while garage sailing... some of these were 5 for $1.00, others 25 cents, and some up to 50 cents or $1... such good deals and everything is so super cute and in perfect condition.

 More to follow :)