Exciting Weekend!

Well, we had some exciting things going on around the Kershaw house.  First, Troy's parents went out of town so we kept their dog, Mitzi.  So, we had 2 adults, 2 dogs, & a baby this weekend.  But, as if that wasn't exciting enough.... I decided to FINALLY put Charlie in his bathtub without the sling and place it in a REAL bathtub.  I know, I know....I've been selfish by having him in the sling this long but, it was so easy to bathe him on the countertop in the kitchen....saving my back from bending over the bathtub to bathe him. :)  But, needless to say...he LOVES sitting down in the water! He would just keep splashing his feet around over and over!  (& he enjoyed his rubber ducky) 

So, we were eager for a little more excitment........Troy put together Charlie's jumperoo on his 4 month birthday but, bless his heart he was too short to touch the ground :(  so, we tried it again this weekend and he really got into it.  He was pushing the music buttons himself and playing with all the fun gadgets.

Here he is, still checking this thing out.....

Both feet may not ALWAYS touch at the same time but, it does happen! :)  (his legs are chunking up!)

Guess what Charlie did................

That's right....he "rolled over"!!!! On Wednesday, Charlie was on his playmat and kept trying to roll over so, I showed him how to go from his stomach to his back and then I let him have a "go" at it and away he went!! He did it 2 times!! He's really working on going from his back to his stomach!! and he is really scooting around his playmat!! So, I'm afraid mobilization is not far away!!! (sniff, sniff!!) 

Mama's Balding Boy!

On Sunday, I gave Charlie a bath and then asked him what he would like to wear!... He picked out his own onesie so, of course...I had to take a picture!! :)  (How Sweet!) 

Guess who is going bald??!! After 4 months of having a head full of hair, Charlie is looking more like a little bald man every day! (See the below picture!)   

A gift for Mama!!

Ever since Charlie was born, I have been wanting a necklace of some sort to represent him.  While on facebook on friends' pages, I came across a link to Lannae Johnson Designs- Lasting Impressions.  She makes jewelry and I fell in love with her necklaces.  I found one that I thought would be perfect! So, I contacted her and needless to say....Lannae and I made quite a few connections...she's cousins with some friends of mine, she lives right down the street from my grandma, and her husband and June grew up together, oh! and her mother-in-law is my grandfather's first cousin......Small World!!! 

  But, anyways.....yesterday my necklace arrived! and here is the picture!! I absolutely love it!! It couldn't be more perfect!! I love the fact that Charlie's whole name is on it as well!!! But, I just wanted to share it with everyone and tell you be sure to check out Lannae's blog, she's got some really cool jewelry and it's always nice dealing a super nice person as well! The link is: www.lannaejohnsondesigns.blogspot.com.   

4 Months Old!!!

Where does the time go?!!?  Charlie was 4 months old this past Saturday.  On Friday, we went for his 4 month check-up.  He had to get 3 shots, which he was very unhappy about.  He didn't do as well with these as he did for his 2 month shots.  He weighed 13lbs 9.9oz  & 23 inches long! He's a little short (wonder why?) but he's chunking on up! :)  He's also teething right now....drool is everywhere, hands in the mouth....but no teeth yet! I'm sure they're around the corner!!

Kode giving Charlie some b-day love! :)

On Sunday, we tried rice cereal for the first time.  Charlie did pretty good with it. He was trying to swallow it but of course, some would come out! :) He was getting quite hungry so, we cut the cereal feeding short and went on to the bottle!! :)  Check out the pictures below!!

Stud-Muffin

Personalized Gifts!

Shortly after Charlie was born, he received a few 'personalized' gifts from my sweet cousin, Amy.  She personally made all of them!! He received the smocked duck romper he has on in the above photo (notice his initials were monogrammed on the collar).  She also made him a bib with his initials and a burp cloth.  Everything is absolutely ADORABLE!!  I must say he looks mighty handsome while sporting these things around! :)  I keep telling Amy she needs to start a business (atleast on the internet)!! We get the most compliments on his "personalized" attire! :)  So, thanks Amy for the beautiful gifts!!   (If you have seen his other monogrammed burp cloths and blankets-  Amy is the one to credit!)

A close-up: notice the collar!!

His burp cloth!

His bib!!

Our very own CELEBRITY!!!!!

Okay, so he's not really a celebrity.....well, maybe to Troy and I he is!  But, when Charlie was 4 weeks old, Sara Ernst took a bunch of awesome photos of him and she decided to hang one at Virginia Baptist Hospital on the mother/baby floor.  Ironically, the picture is hanging right across the hall from the room I stayed in when Charlie was born!!  On Saturday, Troy and I decided to go take a look at our very own 'celebrity'!  The above picture is the canvas that she hung on the wall and below are our pictures with it!  Charlie is 16 weeks old in these pictures! My, how he has grown!!!

Mama & her lil' man!!

Milestones & Visitors

We've had some exciting things going on at the Kershaw residence.  A couple of weeks ago, Charlie started double fisting it. :)  All of the sudden one day he was pulling his pie-pie (pacifier) out of his mouth with one hand & holding on to it with a toy in the other.  Ever since then, he's been keeping both hands full of whatever he can put in them!!

We've known for awhile that Kode likes Charlie but, he does have his jealous moments.  After all, he was the "first" baby around here.  But, last week I was sitting on the couch, reading a magazine and I looked on the floor where Charlie was playing & guess who had gone and gotten one of his own toys to play beside Charlie???!!!.....That's right, Kode!! :)  So, of course...I grabbed the camera and took pictures of this monumental moment! :)  To make this even better: Charlie has laughed out loud but, ONLY in his sleep, never while awake! While they were playing on the mat, Kode got up and started scratching Charlie's stomach, and the cutest little giggles started coming out of Charlie's mouth!!!  So, now he has been giggling away!!  (Don't worry, I didn't let Kode scratch Charlie's stomach very long & he was being gentle.)

Charlie is quite the little ham & flirt!! He is such a happy baby which we are very thankful for!! Here he is 'hamming it up'!!!

Last Sunday, may parents (Charlie's Gran & Gramps) came into town for a few days to visit.  It was nice to have them here.... Charlie liked having some different faces to look at & of course, he got LOTS of attention!!! We were sad to see them go but, hopefully they'll be back again soon!! 

Charlie and Gramps

Charlie and Gran

Charlie with Gran & Gramps!