Wednesday, January 31, 2007

a week of firsts

This week has been very busy and exciting!

As previously mentioned, Rob & I went on our first BIG date since Charlotte was born...

I was so excited to see Wicked at the Hippodrome in Baltimore and also just to spend the evening with my handsome husband.


It was great to spend time with some of our old friends as well- like Owen and Laura... congrats to Laura & Peter on your engagement!

Also in the past few days,

*Charlotte has learned to roll from her tummy to her back. I'm afraid she's going to be mobile before we're ready for it... we better finish that childproofing stuff!


*I accidentally cut Charlotte's finger while trimming her nails. I realize it's about impossible to see in this picture, but it was traumatic- more for me than for her I think. She was over the pain fairly quickly but I made frantic phone calls to both my sister and Rob and apologised to Charlotte for about 24 hours afterward.


* And last, but definitely not least, Charlotte slept last night for SEVEN HOURS in a row!!! This makes for a very happy mommy.

Friday, January 26, 2007

In other news...

While we were being Wicked in Baltimore, Charlotte had a play date chez Hancock...

http://nathanielandfelicity.blogspot.com/2007/01/baby-test-drive.html

Saturday, January 20, 2007

1-2-3 months old!

Yeah, sometimes we aren't happy about getting older either... but we sure are enjoying all of the expressions that Charlotte makes now! Whenever she gets that lower lip WAY out there it just makes Rob and I laugh- which I'm sure is not the desired effect, but oh well.

Charlotte is generally a very happy girl these days- although she seems to spend a lot of time thinking about things and studying people's faces. She loves to show us how strong she is- standing (with our support) or lifting her head up when she's lying down on her back. And I suspect she is starting to teethe, as she chews on everything she can get her hands on.

Happy Birthday little girl! :)

Monday, January 15, 2007

Thursday, January 11, 2007

update

Charlotte has fully recovered from her illness, yay!! Since she is a well baby again, she finally had her two month check-up and shots this week. She is 12 weeks old today and weighs 11 lbs 10 oz and is 24 in. long. She'd also like to show you some of the neat things she's learning to do...

This is Charlotte doing yoga- her cobra pose is awesome.

She likes to talk to her friend Lambert while she exercises.

She has come up with her own original method of using a pacifier- apparently it's very soothing to hold onto the handle while you suck on your hand. (We just love those big brown eyes!)

Thursday, January 04, 2007

There's no place like home!

Well, what a week.

On Monday we had planned to go to the Spiveys' to watch football, but Charlotte had been fighting this nasty cold since Saturday and we didn't want to get Josh sick, so we decided to stay home. That was a good decision! Charlotte got much worse on Monday evening and it became clear that she was having a tough time breathing, so Rob gave her a blessing and I called the doctor's office. I left a message and the on-call physician called me right back and told me to take her to the hospital right away, which we did.

The emergency room was amazingly empty for New Year's Day we thought, and we were able to be seen right away. They determined that Charlotte had RSV (http://www.rsvinfo.com/) which is basically a common cold that in an infant has attacked the lungs and made a great big mess since they are still developing. They gave Charlotte 3 "breathing treatments" but she still wasn't getting enough oxygen so they admitted her around 2 am Tuesday. We just got home from the hospital at 6 pm today.

While at the hospital, Charlotte had an IV and oxygen and received breathing treatments (Albuturol) and steroids periodically. She was a trooper! She smiled at the doctors and nurses and managed to sleep a little bit in the crib there- but definitely preferred to be held. She also gave both Rob and I nasty colds- but oh well. We are just glad that she is well enough to be home now and that we get to sleep in our own beds. :)

Here is Rob giving her a breathing treatment at home tonight...



Anyway, we hope that you are all well and had a very happy New Year! Kris & Lindsay- we will get together someday! And Linda- we are glad to hear that you are home from the hospital as well- take care of yourself!