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Charlotte Maria | 7 Months

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

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It is so hard to take a picture of this girl! She is not having it!

Age :: 7 months

Length :: 26 inches

Weight :: 13lbs 2 oz
*I'm starting to get concerned about her weight again, but our pediatrician still thinks she is doing fine. Just small. Prayers that this doesn't make me crazy!

Milestones :: Charlotte can wave hi/bye and clap now. She loves to clap! Especially when you say, "yay"...she gets super excited! She started pulling up on things this month and standing. Just a few weeks ago she took her first steps holding on to our ottoman! Someone make her stop...she is going to be walking before we know it. She cut another tooth for a total of three (working on #4). She no longer sits in her bath chair anymore. She loves to sit up like a big girl to play in the tub. She loves to feed herself and makes a lot of noise. Still no words yet. I'm anxiously waiting for her to say 'mama'.

Sleep :: What is sleep? Ha! Poor thing is not handling teething very well. She sleeps ok until 3ish and then is up to nurse. She is back to sleep until 7AM. She is still taking two 2-3 hour naps during the day and going to bed around 730pm. It is such a bad habit, but most nights she is in bed with us. We all get better sleep that way, however, I think Daddy would disagree.

Favorites ::
This girl is into everything. She still loves to mess with her big sissy, especially pull her hair. She loves playing with blocks, eating and still unsure about swimming. She loves bathtime! She still loves to cuddle and loves our dog, Neko! She enjoys playing Peek-a-boo and crawling all over the house. Her favorite toys are Emma's play food and blocks.

Doesn’t like :: She still does not like her carseat. At this point, I'm not sure she every will. She doesn't always like to take a nap. She still doesn't like getting dressed and won't lay still long enough to get her diaper changed. She does not like to have her face wiped and hates when I leave the room. She does not like to be in her high chair for very long. When she is finished eating, she is finished and will let you know. She does not like to be told no or have things taken away from her.

Foods:: Breastfeeding strong! This girl loves to eat and hasn't had any trouble with solids. Her favorite are avocados, spinach and sweet potatoes. We have decided to go the Baby Led Weaning route, which I will talk more about later, but you can click here for more info on BLW. She loves waffles! She will eat most fruit, but prefers veggies. She is doing a great job at fed herself.

Firsts:: First Memorial Day celebration (28 weeks), Got locked in our car (29 weeks)...you can read all about that here. First Father's day with Michael; took her first steps holding the ottoman (30 weeks).

Clothes:: Size 1 diapers. Tiny thing is still wearing some 3-6, but for the most part, she's moved on to 6-12.

Nicknames:: Char Char, Charlie (Emma's version of Charlotte-sounds like Sharlee), Charlie girl, Sissy, Sister and Charlie-O (Emma calls her this).

Here are some pictures and videos from this month :)

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Firetrucks and Paramedics | An Unexpected Experience

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

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About a month ago, Michael, the girls and I experienced something that I pray will never happen again. We are so fortunate that it not only happened the way that it did, but that our amazing firefighters and paramedics acted quickly. We are so thankful for them and for all first responders.

It's not often that we are all up early on a Saturday morning and actually ready to start the day. When it wasn't even 8am and we were showered and dressed, we thought we would take advantage of that and go out for breakfast. We had company over the night before and I still had not finished cleaning the kitchen, the girls were in really good moods too, so it made sense to get out and enjoy the morning. I. Was. So. Wrong.

Michael and I have a routine when we are getting the girls ready to head out. It is very chaotic and needs some work, but we manage. Typically, I run around like a chicken with my head cut off while shouting at Michael to make sure we have everything and Michael gets the girls in the car. On any other day, they would be waiting for me in the car while I finish grabbing our things. This day was a little different.

This day, I actually wasn't rushed and had what we needed ready to go. I had just put Charlotte in the car and Michael was buckling Emma up and had asked for the keys. I handed them to Emma, which I told Michael it was ok. It wasn't. When it's just the girls and I going somewhere, I put Charlotte in first and then I let Emma hold the keys while I buckle her in. I always grab the keys from her and then we leave. It never crossed my mind that Michael would do something completely different.

I shut Charlotte's door, put their backpack and my purse in the passenger seat, shut that door and then went to walk back inside because I forgot to grab my water. As all of that is happening, I hear Emma lock the door, watched Michael grab the keys from her, toss them in the front seat and at the same time I shut the passenger door, he shuts Emma's door. We immediately both look at each other as he tried to open the driver's door.

We had just locked our 6 month old and toddler in our SUV!

I am so thankful that I am not someone who panics in most situations and I married someone who is the same. Of course, we are both freaking out in our heads, but as calm as we could be, we acted appropriately to get our girls out as soon as possible. Michael got on the phone with AAA and after walking over to my neighbors house, I called 911. AAA tells Michael that it could be 45 minutes before someone could get there. Are you kidding me?! Who in their right mind would make someone wait 45 minutes to get their children out of a locked vehicle. We were so shocked by this! So, if you are ever in an emergency situation, I would not recommend calling AAA.

Of course, we are doing everything we can to keep our girls calm through all of this. Emma thinks it's a game, but Charlotte (who hates being in her car seat) starts to get upset after a few minutes.

After (maybe) 5 minutes, we hear sirens and know they are meant for us. The firefighters show up first, ask us what happened and get to work right away. Shortly after, paramedics show up so they can check on the girls once we are able to get them out. Both teams stayed calm, did not judge us for what happened, stayed positive and were just as concerned for the girls as we were.

OK...Let's rewind about 10 minutes to right after we locked the keys in the car. I asked Michael where the spare keys are...he says, "the middle console". I ask him what the code to unlock the door is...he can't remember. This is a situation we never would have thought we would ever be in. No, it doesn't make sense to have spare keys INSIDE the car, but they were and at that moment, there was nothing we could do to change that. We have never used the door code and I've honestly never thought to ask about it. It's not something that I've ever had on a vehicle and we just got our SUV back in December. Are you judging us yet? Maybe, maybe not. Fortunately for us, we are human and we learned a HUGE lesson in all of this. I now know the code and the spare keys are in a safe place. Oh-Emma will not have the keys again either.

It took a total of 20 minutes for the Saint Petersburg Fire Department to get our doors open. It was a very long 20 minutes! There were a few times we thought we would have to break a window. Charlotte was still crying and starting to sweat. Emma no longer thought this was fun either and starting to get a little annoyed. For a two year old, I will say she did amazing through this ordeal. Anyhow, one of the paramedics helping actually starting putting in codes and got it unlocked after his third try. Can you believe that?! Everyone came inside afterwards to cool down and check the girls out. We were a little shaken up after it was all said and done, but the girls were safe and happy when we got them out.

When I say that I am thankful that this experience happened the way it did, I mean it. It could have been so much worse. We live in Florida and it's Summer. It could have happened mid-day with 90+ degree temps in the middle of a parking lot, but it didn't. We were still parked in our garage and it was still early enough in the morning that it hadn't started getting too hot.

We recently (after this experience) decided to take the girls to our local fire station to meet a few firefighters and learn a little more about what they do! Sonny and Jimmy were so wonderful with them and Emma loved getting to check it all out!

My hope in sharing this, is that you will double check that you have what you need in case of an emergency like this one. Again, we never thought something like this would happen and pray it never happens to you!

Here are a few pictures from our trip :)

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Charlotte Maria | 6 Months

Monday, June 20, 2016

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Happy 1/2 birthday to my sweet baby! Half a year old!

Age :: 6 months

Length :: 25 1/2 inches

Weight :: 12 lbs 13 oz
*We finally gained a little more than a pound this month! Our pediatrician thinks she is just going to be petite and is pleased with her weight gain. No more weight checks! Praise God!

Milestones :: We have a very mobile and active baby! She is crawling like you wouldn't believe and starting to pull up on things. She is sitting up on her own and doing great! Charlotte has two teeth now and has started solids. She can focus and grab toys and her favorite thing to grab is Emma's hair...it's already begun!

Sleep :: Sleep is not that great :( It could be worse, but it could be a lot better. I feel for those mamas who are up every two hours. Charlotte is a great napper (when big sis lets her), but she has a little trouble staying asleep through the night. She is still going 5 hours or so, but is waking in the middle of the night. Most nights she is ending up in our room and sleeps well. We have started to sleep train again and are hopeful we can get her sleeping through the night again soon.

Favorites :: She loves to chew on everything, and well, get into everything. She loves to look in the mirror and pull big sister's hair. Ha! She loves cuddling and being rocked and sung to before bedtime. She is obsessed with our dog, Neko! She still enjoys jumping in her Fisher Price Jumperoo and playing Peek-a-boo. Her favorite toys are Emma's barbies and her teething toys. She loves bath time and has moved on from sitting in her bath chair to sitting in the tub like a big girl. I wish she would stop growing!

Doesn’t like :: She still does not like her carseat.   At this point, I'm not sure she every will. She doesn't always like to take a nap. She would rather see what Emma is up to. She doesn't like getting dressed and won't lay still long enough to get her diaper changed. She does not like to have face wiped and hates when I leave the room.

Foods:: Breastfeeding strong! This girl loves to eat and hasn't had any trouble with solids. She has tried bananas, avocados (her favorite), spinach (another favorite), apples (doesn't like). We have decided to go the Baby Led Weaning route, which I will talk more about later, but you can click here for more info on BLW.

Firsts:: First trip to Texas and first airplane ride (22 weeks), sitting on her own (23 weeks), celebrated big sister's birthday (24 weeks), started solids (24 weeks) first full day with daddy (25 weeks), first tooth (5/11).

Clothes:: Size 1 diapers. 3 month clothing and some 3-6.

Nicknames:: Char, Charlie (Emma's version of Charlotte-sounds like Sharlee), Charlie girl, Pumkin, Sissy, Sister

Here are some pictures from this month :)