Charlotte is 4 months old!! And she got some Ear BLING!!

Charlotte turned FOUR months old on ST. PATRICK'S DAY. She weighed in at 15 lbs 11 oz and is 26 1/4 inches long. She is the "RUNT" of all the girls. She is such a SWEET baby girl and is very mellow. She LOVES her sisters so much and loves to "talk" to them. She is rolling over in both directions and does "the worm" across the floor to get to things (or the dogs!) that she wants. Her big blue eyes and amazing eyelashes still fascinate me.

In other news, Charlotte was diagnosed with mild/moderate unilateral hearing loss. It is in her left ear. It's been a long process of tests (and there are more to come) and an emotional rollercoaster for Mom! But we have done a lot of research and have a lot of resources and support that are helping us through this process. We made the decision to get her a hearing aid to help her with her language and speech development.

This past Friday, Charlotte got fitted for her hearing aid (Ear Bling!) and she is doing soooo well with it. Adam and I see a difference already as she is trying out new sounds with her sweet little voice and is really looking around and checking things out.

ENJOY the pictures!! The big sisters LOVE their baby!

She's FINALLY here!!!!!!

Our sweet Charlotte Ann was born on 11-17-10 at 3:05 am at The Baby Place, weighing in at 9 lbs. 6 oz. and 23 inches long. She really wanted to make sure she was ready before she "officially" became part of the family and those 2 weeks past my due date were full of anticipation and anxiety. But I am thrilled that I was able to have a successful VBAC and have the natural childbirth experience I have always desired (I know, I'm crazy!! But it was amazing AND intense AND, yes......a wee bit painful. But the recovery has been incredible!) I had contractions sporadically for 2 days and FINALLY and ALL of a SUDDEN, they became closer together and BAM!!!! at 1am, I was in transition and barely able to wake up Adam, call the birthing center, our neighbor and get in the car. When I got to the center, they said "It's time to push!!!" and 35 minutes later Charlotte was in my arms!!

Charlotte is an absolute doll and her big sisters adore her. Adam has been sooooo fabulous taking care of all of his girls! We are so blessed. Friends continue to bring us meals and stock our freezer and pantry. Did I mention we are so blessed?

Adeline is TWO!!!

Our sweet and spunky "little" Adeline is officially TWO YEARS OLD!! That is hard to believe!! She has her own unique personality but still wants to be just like BIG SIS!

We haven't had her 2 yr. wellness appt. yet, so I'll keep you posted on her stats, but SURPRISE SURPRISE, she is getting taller and taller and taller!! And more BEAUTIFUL everyday!!

Adeline request pancakes for breakfast. She opened lots of gifts. She loved the cards the best! Ella helped her make, bake and decorate the cake! It was a fun, messy day!!

We love you PRECIOUS ADELINE MARIE!!

Our "Summer Home"

We spent many, many, MANY days at our water park, Roaring Springs this summer. It's such a great way to spend the summer. The girls LOVE it and one of these years, I will be able to move beyond the kiddie pool portion of the park!! I FINALLY remembered to bring my camera the last day we went. The photos don't show all of the excitement of the entire place, but enough to see how much the girls enjoy it.

Ella's First Day of Kindergarten

Ella's first day was so great. I was so worried and she did a fabulous job. She got right on the bus, the first kid on! Made a new friend right away and held her hand from the bus to their classroom. When Ella got off the bus she told me "Kindergarten is EASY!!" Adeline gave her a BIG HUG!! and then Ella pushed Adeline home in the stroller and we chatted about her first day. She told me that it "wasn't very challenging", but I assured her she would be learning more and more as the school year went on. Ella and I went to Souper Salad (her fave place to eat!) together to celebrate. We are sooooooo proud of our "baby".

WOW! It's been a while. Summer update.

SO in my last blog, I said "Easter pictures will be next" and now it's July11th!!! That means I've missed blogging about: Easter, Mother's Day (Breakfast in Bed and a lovely, but cold day with my adorable family!), Ella's 5th B-day (She had 2 parties. A Flower Party with the Family and a Pirate Party with her friends. Grammy Jane was here!!), Ella's Dance Recital, My Birthday (I wasn't even sure how old I was turning, but had a great day! My mom came down for a few days, too!!), Father's Day (Adam and Ella went to Star Wars in Concert!!), Baby News (We're having another baby and pretty sure it's a girl!! But we know for sure that the baby is HEALTHY!!) and the Fourth (Grandpa Bob was here, it's a tradition!)!!! YIKES!! So, here are some photos to recap the past few months (probably not in the right order, since I can never figure that out with the photo uploads!!)