Charlie - 23 months old

Charlie was 23 months old on January 20th.  I can't believe he will be 2 next month!  He is turning into such a little boy and is no longer our little baby.  He is talking so much better and you can actually have a conversation with him.  He's quick to tell us what he wants, when he wants it.  He's also very opinionated and a little OCD if I can say so myself.  Everything has to be exactly in it's place or he will freak out (maybe he gets that from me a little bit).  He is now telling us where he wants to go which is crazy!  We were headed to the ice hockey game the other night and needless to say, we ended up at Monkey Joe's because he said that's where he really wanted to go.  We are having so much fun with him at this age!  We've had to make a couple of trips to the doctor in the past 2 weeks as well.  The first for a sinus infection and the second for a double ear infection.  I hope he gets past all of this soon. 

On our way home from the doctor.  Unfortunately, he wasn't this happy while we were there.  I think he was just excited it was over with.

I thought he was eating his fruit loops until I found him in our bathroom lining them up on the cabinet.

Riding his new 4-wheeler

Showing off his muscles!

20 Week Update

We went for our 20 week appt. on 01/10 and the doctor said everything still looks great!  We've finally officially agreed on Kaylin Hope as her name.  Now I can start monogramming stuff like a crazy person!  I think we are done with the ultrasounds for a while so our appt. just consisted of listening to her little heart beat and talking with the doctor.  I have been feeling her move a lot since about Week 18 and Josh finally felt her the other night.  I have also been feeling much better than before!  Praise the lord! 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 20 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 9 lbs

Maternity Clothes:  Yes - they are so comfortable!

Gender: It's a GIRL - Kaylin Hope Brown

Movement: Very often - especially at night

Sleep: Much better

What I miss: Nothing right now

Cravings: Anything sweet / Mexican / Pizza

Symptoms: Feeling much better the past few weeks

Charlie - 22 months old

Today our little man is already 22 months old!  I can't believe we'll be celebrating his 2nd birthday in just 2 short months!  The past month has been very busy and just flew by.  He amazes us more and more each day.  He can now count to 6, attempt to sing his ABC's, and he says new words and sentences daily.  We've visited Santa Clause twice in the past week and so far all he'll do is run up and give him five.  It's a start!  Maybe next year he'll be ready to sit in his lap.  We are trying to prepare him for the baby and he tells the baby "goodnight" every night and kisses my stomach.  I just hope he's this sweet once she's actually here.  He's still obsessed with his tractors and it looks like we'll be adding to his collection on Christmas morning (as if we don't have enough already!).  He loves to test our patience but he's getting better at listening to us.  I think he's finally figured out that there are consequences when he doesn't listen.  He's started playing hide & seek more and loves to hide his daddy in the other room and come running to me asking "where's daddy momma"?  It's so cute! 
He is at such a fun age!

This is the picture we used for our Christmas cards this year.  

Charlie & his tractors

Charlie at Chuck E. Cheese

Trying to keep him happy at Toys-R-Us

Carousel at the mall with Uncle Bud

A cold day at the park for Brody's birthday party

Baby Update - 16 weeks

We went for our 16 week appt. on 12/13 and the doctor said everything still looks great!  The baby was very active!  Oh and we found out that we are having a GIRL!!  The dr. originally thought it was a girl but sent me back the next day to have a more in-depth ultrasound that confirmed it.  We are super excited!  Her name will be Kailynn Hope (not exactly sure how we'll end up spelling the first name).

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 16 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 6 lbs

Maternity Clothes:  Some - Because they are so comfortable!

Gender: It's a GIRL

Movement: I've been feeling little flutters the past week

Sleep: OK

What I miss: Nothing right now

Cravings: Anything sweet

Symptoms: Still having morning sickness but not quite as bad

Best Moment this week: Going to the Dr. and getting to see the baby

Charlie - 21 months old

Charlie turned 21 months old on Saturday.  His 2nd birthday will be here before we know it.  He is so much fun at this age!  He is still obsessed with anything to do with tractors or "big trucks".  He is starting to love playing with little matchbox cars and my dad built him and Collin a table with a garage and ramps that they can put their cars on.  As long as someone is in the same room with him, he will play with it for hours.  He is getting in a stage where he likes to hide from us.  It's cute but it will also freak you out when he never comes out and you have to actually find him which can take a while.  His vocabulary is expanding daily and he comes home from school each day saying new things.  He's starting to speak in 4 or 5 word sentences so it's really cool to hear what he comes up with.  He's also getting a little bossy.  He loves telling people exactly what they need to do, where they need to sit, and his newest phrase is "Go Away Mom".  I've sucked at taking pictures this past month so here are a few from this past weekend when he was hanging out with Uncle Bud and wanting to do exactly what Bud was doing.