Where Did the Pictures Go?

With my last post I wrote it, posted and came back later and added pictures, but today they are gone! I have no idea where they went. So here are some pictures of us from this past week.

Charly

Bear - A very important part of this family.

Can you feel the love?

I noticed that there are more pictures of me than Garett on the blog, and that's not much so I tried to get some pictures of him with the kids. It was fun, constant goofing around, but here he is, the man I married 5 years ago. :)

Mya-Mya, she loves to swing.

Taylor and Charly girl.

Owen loves to cuddle and snuggle and kiss his "sissy"

A sleeping 2-year-old is often the best kind.
(He was so tired he fell asleep in time out)

Any night is a good night for a bubble "bias" (bath). :)
The challenge is getting them out and keeping the water in.

One Month Check Up

Today Charly had her one month check up. Time is flying by, it seems like I just brought her home. It's been three weeks since her last check up, since then she has gained 3 pounds, grew 1.25 inches longer and her head is measuring 4.5 cm bigger. That's a lot of growing!

I know it ridiculous, but my favorite part of the doctors visit is getting the percentages. Here are her stats...Charly now weighs 10 lb 1 oz placing her in the 75%, her height is 22.25 inches that's the 88% and head is 37.5 cm the 61%.

We are really blessed to have such a good baby. She continues to sleep and eat well. She loves to cuddle and shows a definite preference for Avent bottles - I'm going to ditch the rest. Let me know if you need any Playtex drop-ins or the Walmart brand bottles. I have enough to share.

In other news. I have finally updated my journal. It's so important yet it always gets moved to the back burner. Taylor's 7th birthday is coming up next Friday and we hope to have the baby blessing soon. I just cannot seem to pick a good time, I'll let you know when we decide. And of course, next week we have company coming in town and we are so excited for the visit!!!!!

And my favorite new of all, I finally got some new clothes. Nothing fancy, just ones that fit my not so pregnant body. In the past 4 weeks I've lost 33 pounds, I only gained 20 with Charly, so I've been looking dumpy in my baggy, baby spit on clothing, not to mention Owen thinks my shirt is his personal napkin. :( I'll go take some pictures and post them later today.

Kite Fly'n Weather

Sunday after church the weather was so windy, yet so pretty so we had to enjoy it before it got too cold like today was. The kids need to stretch their legs and let out some energy so Taylor flew her kite for the first time this year and Owen and Mya did their usual.... swing... cars.. dirt.

Taylor gaining speed in our short yard.

Mya finding a way to swing herself. :)

Owen just being Owen

Whoo Hoo! It's in the air!

Taylor did a great job at kite flying. Maybe next time we can go somewhere with more space to run. It was really fun watching the kids enjoy themselves. I'd almost forgotten what it felt like as a kid to breathe in fresh air and have fun, with out a care in the world. It was a great reminder to get out and play, life is too short not to.

Charly, I Guess :)

Charly at 2 weeks. So everyone is calling her Charly so I guess I will too. It seems this is one of those things that I will not have a strong impression about. I worry first because that is what I do best, and also because I think names are very important. We took a lot of time and thought into her names and here I sit not sure which she is, everyone else seems to think she is a Charly so I guess I'll go with the majority. Well if she doesn't like it later in life she can always fall back on Olivia.

More Pictures Less Talk

I've been told I need to post more pictures. :) So here is some of what has been happening at the Trent household.....

Owen loves his new sister and her new things.

I just love this outfit. I was bummed when it was only available in NB size. So now we she will have to wear it a bunch in the next few weeks before she out grows it.

Reading time before bedtime.

While trying to sleep someone found the thumb. :) I think babies who suck their thumbs are so cute. I prefer that mine use a pacifier so we can toss it eventually. I kept having to move her fingers out of her eyes. She escaped with just a few scratches.

I've heard that older children will sometimes act out. Well, we've seen our share. Owen wanted to be swaddled, just like the baby. :) The other day Owen woke up at the crack of dawn and wanted chocolate milk. I was already taking care of the baby so we were both trying to wake up Garett to help. Owen pokes, smacks and tugs on Garett and said "Daddy I want coco juice Waa" (like the baby) It didn't work but it was worth the try.

Owen loves his new sister, he cannot get enough of holding her. We have to watch him carefully because he will grab he by the legs and try to pull her out of the crib.

They look nothing alike right now, but comparing baby
pictures they do resemble each other a good bit.

I'm Moving in Slow Motion

Today was the first day I left the house with both of the kids on my own. We went to Walmart to do some light shopping. I started getting ready last night. I packed the diaper bag, laid out clothing and wrote out my game plan so I could be efficient. I start at 8AM I'm showering, hair to dry, got dressed before 2pm!, makeup for the first time in days, feeding Owen, dressing Owen, prodding Garett to get out of bed, feeding Olivia, changing Olivia, changing Olivia again, pulling out the coupons I forgot, revising my list, chatting with Heidi, finally getting to use the breast pump in privacy - yes still having feeding issues, wiping a nose, prodding Garett to get out of bed promising him breakfast if he wakes up..... on and on and on until 1pm when I finally leave the house needing to make this a quick trip because we have to be home by 2pm for a nap that Owen will refuse to take.

We are now at Walmart! While Owen can walk and follow instructions, he usually chooses to run and ignore everything I say when we are in any store. So Owen rides shot gun. That leaves me with the dilemma of where to put the baby. I ended up putting her (still in the carrier) in the back of the buggy, so now I have no room for the groceries. Moms, how do you do it? Is there some magical way of balancing all this? Send some suggestions please!

Finally we are at home getting everyone and everything out of the car is an ordeal, I'm glad it's not raining. I've put away the groceries and put Owen to nap, fed Olivia, put Olivia down for a nap, back to the breast pump (I know all the glam), all while listening to Owen on the baby monitor trying to trick me in to coming to bail him out of nap time jail. I really want a nap. Owen succeds in getting my attention by screaming "Mom! I'm poop!" He lied. His diaper, however, was thrown across the room and he had peed in the bed. So now the laundry is running and I'm feeling grateful for water proofing on bedding.

This all leads me to the tired but happy state I'm in right now. I love my life. I love my husband, my kids and all the exausting adventures we are experiencing while we adjust to our new addition. Here is the best part of today.....

My kid gets to wear his favorite car on his bum.
That makes him happy, so I'm happy too.

Sweet smiles, hugs and kisses from my boy.
It make it all worth it.

Watching Owen love his sister - next to bliss.

Owen Learning that sharing is caring works for me.

It's up in the air again

Last week we were so sure that our little girl was an Olivia more than a Charly, but now we are unsure again. We usually have got this stuff figured out, but this is a tough one.
I'll let you know when we decide.