Pancakes

Just some shots from breakfast the other day... the girls are growing up quickly

Char

So, I have noticed that when both girls are awake together in the early morning and late afternoon I don't take a single picture. I think it's because I don't have a free hand and because it's risky to take my eyes off of Lily Kate when Char is around. She still treats her like her baby doll. That results in all of my pictures being of Charlotte alone - when the pace of the day is a lot slower.
Trash shredding is her latest hobby.
The picture below is really just because I think baby jeans are really funny & cute. Charlotte is blossoming, she still seems laid back and very entertained by her dancing, singing, ever talking sister.

Fairies

We went to a Fairy party last weekend - a very cool fairy party, I might add. There was a girl dressed up like a fairy and she was passing out fairy dust and other goodies to the kids throughout the party and LK is still talking about her. She left quite an impression.
PS. Something strange is going on with my pictures. It seems that when I upload them they suddenly look grainy. If you click on them (to enlarge them) they are back to being crisp....hmm??

Look who's Standing!

Walking into a room and seeing Charlotte standing is becoming a regular sight around here. She's not so good at getting back down just yet. It's a good thing that diaper gives her bottom a little padding.

Mom & Dad just left this morning. They were here for a week long visit. My mom has gotten pretty good at dodging the camera so we hardly have any pictures of my parents & since Charlotte is the child of ours who can't run away (plus, she's a cutie!) most of the pictures are of her.

So, Charlotte started crawling this week and she's all over the place. I looked in LK's baby book and she crawled on the first day of her 7th month and Char crawled on the last day of her 6th month - isn't that funny. Kate also did this - we put Char down to sleep the other night and shortly after we heard crying. She doesn't often cry at night so I went in there and she was standing in the bed holding on to the railing. She stood up and could hold on but she didn't know how to "get down". Notice the teary eyes and the smile. She's done this many time since then, it's really funny. (Oh, and the lower pic is her blowing zerberts on the crib)

Future Singer?

Sweet Pea

I can't get enough of this girl these days. She is so fun. She could roll and scoot around the floor with Lily Kate all over her and be content all day. Charlotte has finally started eating baby food, which makes life a little easier for me because she can survive without me for a meal now!! Speaking of food - we learned tonight that Charlotte is allergic to strawberries. Parks gave her some really yummy pound cake (thank you, Grace!) that had been soaked in strawberry juice and shortly after her skin was "polka dotted" (according to Lily Kate). The nurse had us watch her for the next 2 hours to make sure she didn't stop breathing because that is common in strawberry allergies (how's that to make a mama a little nervous). She's was just fine and happy the whole time. What a sweetie.

Play date with Oliver

Here's our buddy, Oliver. He's our sweet friend who is 16 days older than Char. This picture makes them look serious but they were all smiles all night but, of course, I couldn't get a picture of them both smiling and still enough not to blur the picture.

Both of the babies are on the verge of crawling. We find Charlotte rocking on her hands and knees all the time. She can sort of launch herself forward but so far no legitimate crawling.

Baking & Bath Time

Lily Kate and I made brownies the other night. "Cooking" together has become really fun. Baking is especially great because she can dump in ingredients and mix things. She and I ate about 1/3 of the batter before we made them. Notice there are sunglasses in her hand because she wore them the during the whole process :) After baking we headed to the bath to join Charlotte. I don't know if you can tell by clicking on the picture (to enlarge it) but Charlotte's eyes are almost completely green now, like mine.

Babbling at 6 months

Big girl is growing up

Rice Cereal

Who doesn't love a good picture of a baby with food all over her? What a cutie! Charlotte had a whole week as an only child while Lily Kate stayed with her Soni in TN. It was really hard to be away from LK but it was really nice to give Charlotte some much-needed attention. She's such a second child, we hadn't started feeding her baby food until just last week because meal time is chaotic enough as it is :) She's a sweetie.

Playtime with Charlotte

I love this picture. This picture makes me proud of my little point and click camera. This is not me, it's Sarah going off the rope swing during our week at Tate, Park's family's lake house in GA. We got back last night from a wonderfully relaxing week. Myers and Laura's daughter, Lillian, is adorable. She's 1 (Her age is exactly between LK & Charlotte's - so much fun for years to come!). She's sitting in the sand in one of the pics below. The girls had a blast, swimming and playing in the sand all day long and getting loved on by their aunts and uncles and their Soni. We had been telling Lily Kate about Tate for about a week before we left (to build excitement and also to distract from our stressful move) and one day mid week LK and I were sitting on the porch and she said, "Mom, this is Tate?" and I said "yep, this is it" and she said "I like this". From the pictures below you can see.... what's not to like.

Lily Kate and Aunt Sarah, I see a bond forming :)

Adorable Lillian

This is my big girl who swing on a "big kid swing" and asks to "swing up to the sky". She thought it was funny to let her hands go at the top of the swing and watch me have a mini heart attack.

The dock

Charlotte had a great week. That child would be happy to be held all day long and she got her wish most of the day. All smiles, all week.

exploring

Camera batteries are packed....

We're still alive! We are moving. We've had a couple of paperwork setbacks and our closing was delayed to this week sometime. I packed the camera battery charger back when we thought we'd be in the house in a couple days and now I have no idea where it is. I'll unearth it soon and we'll be back in business. Today Lily Kate and Charlotte were sitting side by side (Char was supported in her boppy pillow - she can't sit yet) watching TV and LK's arm was around Charlotte. I was poised behind them to sneak a picture when my camera reminded me that the batteries were dead. Too bad. We'll show you the new house later this week.