Scarysaurus!!!

We've had a little dinosaur, Scarysaurus, around our house but, don't worry he doesn't bite (hard) but, he does drool ALOT!!!  Since Troy and I won't be here to spend Halloween with Charlie we have played dress up a few times with him!! He sure does look cute in his costume!

I don't think I'll have to worry about Charlie trying to eat up anyone but, I think I MIGHT have to worry that someone will want to eat him up!!!!!!   How could you not eat that face up?!!??!!   :)

Company & (early) Christmas in October

Last week, an early Christmas present arrived for me Charlie......a MUCH needed present.  He got his highchair from his Gran & Gramps!  When we put him in it, I think he was a little shocked as it was much different than eating in his bouncy seat but, he seemed to like it and so did I!!!!

Thanks Gran & Gramps!!

This weekend my parents and Grandma came for a visit.  We had a good time together and I know Charlie liked the extra attention!  I put Charlie in his dinosaur costume so they could see him in it..... I think he may be the cutest little dinosaur that I have ever seen! :)  (More dino pics to come!)

Gramps and Charlie

Gran and Charlie

Charlie and Grandma!

TEETH......We've got TEETH!!!!!

It's official......Charlie has TEETH!!!!  Yes, you heard right- TEETH, plural! :)  He cut both of his bottom teeth last Thursday! He's been a pretty good sport through it.... a little cranky at times (but, who wouldn't be?- 2 at once!)  So, we've been doing a little extra gum rubbing around here and changing bibs even more frequently!........I'm sure the next one's will be right around the corner!

To EaT or not to EaT????

Yesterday Charlie and I went outside for a little while to get some fresh air and I took my camera along.  Charlie has discovered the beautiful leaves that are 'raining' around our house....he, of course loved playing with them and as always....tried to eat them! :)

Finding the leaf.....

Checking the leaf out......

Finally, trying to eat the leaf!!!!!

"Seriously, do you HAVE to keep taking my picture?!"

8 Nights & Counting..........

  Well, I told you last week that we started putting Charlie in his very own bed to sleep.  Well, it has been 8 nights and we're still going strong!! That's awesome, right?!?!  Well, maybe for Charlie but, Troy and I really miss him being in the bed with us.  But, we know it's for the best as it will be easier to do it now than when he's 6 years old! :)  Charlie has been doing rather well with it.  There are some nights that he may fuss because he's lost his pie-pie and there have been a few nights that he's slept right through the night- one morning he didn't wake up until 9:00 AM!!!!!!!!!!  and I do have to admit, it is nice to get some 'restful' sleep.
  Here are a few pictures before going to bed one night.....

Charlie in his bed!

I think he may have been wanting me to stop taking pictures! :)

Also, Charlie seems to be taking after his Daddy exercising.... there is a move on P90X called the 'Superman' and Charlie has started doing it himself.  You pull your arms & legs up while lying on your stomach so, I snapped a few pics to share!

 
I guess he's starting out early............  :)

My Poor Baby

  My poor baby.....and by baby I mean my first child, Kode.  Well, yesterday Kode went for his monthly haircut.  It's always an exciting day because Kode comes back really white, trimmed and looking good! (BTW, we do bathe him throughout the month)  Well, when he came home yesterday- he was excited to see me like normal and I petted him as I couldn't really take a good look at him because I was feeding Charlie.

  When I did look at him, I noticed his ears were gone.  I don't mean they cut his ears off but, we've always had the hair on Kode's ears long and they cut it OFF!!!  And now, he looks like a girl! :(  Of course, I didn't tell him that...I didn't want hurt his feelings!  but, they did at least give him a 'skull' bandana, probably to boost his ego (or maybe mine)!  I just DON'T like his ears short.....it's SOO much cuter to have them long but, I know they'll grow back and he's still my sweet, loving, wants to go outside all time baby.

  The above picture is the way Kode normally looks and below are the way he looks now (sporting his new bandana)!  You can't really see the dramatic difference in the pictures but, I PROMISE you- there is! :)

6 Months Old!!

  Today Charlie is 6 months old!! Boy, does time fly!?!!?!  It's hard to believe that he's been in this world 6 months but, then on the other hand- I really can't remember life without him.  Yesterday Charlie went for his 6 month check-up and Praise the Lord, he's perfectly healthy!  He weighs 16 lbs 5 oz and is 25 inches tall! Dr. Stephanie said that she wasn't concerned with his height since now he is now in the 10th percentile (which made Mama & Daddy feel better)!  I can definitely tell he's growing, especially after carrying him around for a little while!
  Guess what other milestone we crossed?!  Charlie Cash slept in his very own bed last night!  He actually did really well! I had to get up once about 4am to give him his pacifier and again about 6am.  When I got up at 6, I went ahead and put him in the bed with us! (Selfish reasons....I wanted some more sleep!)  When I told Troy that I had everything set up for Charlie to sleep in his own bed, he said, "Maybe we should wait until Friday night to start it....I really like him being in there with us."  But, I didn't give in although I did miss my snuggle buddy, it was nice to have some solid sleep without having to move something over every 10-20 minutes.  (I didn't get any pictures of this monumental event, I was afraid it would wake Charlie up too much for him to fall asleep!......maybe when he gets this down a little better.

2 days old!

4 weeks old!

6 months old!

He has really changed (& grown) since he was born! He's gained exactly 11 pounds since he was born! As you can see in the recent pictures, Charlie is really enjoying the fall here in Virginia! He loves the leaves, although I don't think he likes the way they taste but, he sure tries them out! :)

Happy 6 Month Birthday, Sweet Charlie Cash!

Mama's Lil' Punkin!

This year Charlie has two costumes, one is a pumpkin & the other will be revealed at a later date! :)...(gotta give you something to look forward to)  So, last night we put Charlie's pumpkin costume on & went outside and took some photos! We were able to get some of him & Kode together with our 23.9lb pumpkin! Charlie didn't mind being dressed up & I just wanted to eat him up! 

My sweet lil' punkin!

Charlie and Kode 

I thought this was cute how Kode was looking over at Charlie! 

Now, isn't he the cutest little pumpkin that you ever did see??!!!??! :)   Maybe I'm just a little bias!

PuMpKiN PaTcH KiD

Yesterday Troy and I took Charlie to the his first Pumpkin Patch and oh boy, did he seem to love it!  He just kept looking around at ALL the pumpkins and smiling! It was very cute!! He is in total amazement! We picked out our first pumpkin as a family of 3, weighing in at 23.9 lbs!! (pictures of the prized pumpkin to come soon!)   I thought I would share some of the new 'Pumpkin Patch Kid'!