Brunch/Playdate

On Friday, Caden and I joined some of our sweet friends for a brunch/playdate. The mommies enjoyed delicous breakfast and the kiddos had so much fun playing together! Caden provided the musical entertainment and practiced pushing a baby doll around in her stroller. The ball pit was also a big hit. Thanks for putting this together Vanette!!!

36 Weeks Expecting... 14 Days Left

Charlotte's wellness-check went well today. In two weeks she will be with us and we cannot wait. All of her precious clothes are washed and ready for her to wear. Our bags are packed, just in case our fake contractions become real ones.

Some local hospitals are taking precautions and not allowing children under 12 years into the hospital, unless they are patients. We haven't heard that Memorial Hermann-TMC has done this, YET. But it would really cramp our plans of re-introducing Caden and Charlotte to each other. As I have said before, I guess I'd better get used to not being able to plan things ;)

Fountain Friends

We are trying to meet up with as many friends as possible before Baby Charlotte shows her beautiful face. Last night, after a yummy meal at Berryhill with Karen and Adam, we headed to the fountains at Market Street. Ali and Cade had so much fun splashing around. Thanks for suggesting this, Harwells!!!

CB&I Goes Diapers!

On Monday, Ryan's office threw us a diaper shower! Two babies = great need for diapers ;) Ryan's coworkers really outdid themselves. Everything was wonderful, from the delicious homemade dishes to the cute pink and green table decor! The cake even had Charli Kate written acoss the front. I am only so sad that I left without taking a single picture. (Where is my brain?!) We received MANY diapers and so many cute outfits for Charlotte. Thank you so much for such a thoughtful day and for the super cute goodies! Ryan and I appreciate you!

A shot of the beautiful flowers (taken at home, post party) and thoughtful cards.

Cade swimming in diapers!

Love Our 'Lil Pun-kins!

October is here! In less than three weeks we will have our Charlotte :) Can't wait!!!

This was a fun little pre-Halloween project :)

Congrats, Cousin!

Cousin Nate and Kathy gave birth to their second beautiful daughter, Carley Faith Phillips, on Wednesday! (Love that name!) She and soon-to-be Charlotte will be born exactly 4 weeks apart. We hear that all is well and cannot wait to meet sweet Cousin Carley :) Miss you guys!!!

Less than 4 weeks :)

Charlotte will be here in less than 4 weeks. All went well at the doctor's office yesterday. Charli Kate is estimated to weigh about 5 lbs., now. Which will give her an approximate weight of 7 lbs at birth. This is a bit heavier than Caden was but that makes sense with how different this pregnancy has felt compared to our first. My doc said that she had recently "dropped," which was also different from Cade. When he dropped, it felt as though the earth moved beneath me. I only recently noticed that Charlotte had moved further down but wasn't aware that she had fully dropped. I guess it is a good thing we scheduled the Caesarean at 38 weeks. The ultra-sound showed a lot of hair on her head! She also has big squishy cheeks and a beautiful nose and mouth. Technology is so amazing - even the changes that have happened in the last 15 months are impressive. See little Charli's pictures below...

Baby is laying on her side, facing the screen. The dark circles are where her eyes would be. (If you tilt your head to the right, her face is more clear.)

Here is the shot of her profile. Her nose is pointing up and it looks like she is blowing bubbles :) The object on top of her chest is her fist, with a little thumb pointing to her chin.