Charlie is NINE months

How can you not LOVE this little boy!? Look at that sweet smile, oh I could literally eat you up Charlie Rouse!  I am complete denial that you are NINE months old.  I wish I could bottle you up you never got any bigger!  Such a fun month!

Monthly fun facts:

-You have 2 teeth!  Your 2 bottom teeth are your first!

-You are perfecting your inch worm crawl.  You can get place to place really quick!

-You love your mama!  I hope you don't ever get tired of me holding you!

-You light up when your dad walks into the room.

-You would follow your sister anywhere

-You still LOVE your paci and lovey!  Specifically your little Lion.

-You love to eat!  You would eat anything out of a spoon

-You celebrated your first Christmas!  Santa brought you a choo choo train that we sat you on and you fell off of!  Oops!

-Lucy is still head over heels for you!

-You are in need of a hair cut.  You have been mistaken for a girl in public already, sorry buddy!

Oh, I love you in some overalls!

Look at those little hands! :)

Charlie is EIGHT months

Happy 8 months of life Charlie!  Charlie, you are the definition of a go with the flow baby!  You will eat anything, sleep anywhere, you love to play, you have zero separation anxiety!  Let's just say we put our blood and sweat in the first 4 months of your life to get to this point buddy!

A few fun facts:

-You still don't have any teeth!  I am going to miss this gummy smile one day!  But, goodness you are a drooling machine!

-You love alllllll fruits and veggies!  You favorites are sweet potatoes, peaches, and puffs!

-You are attempting to do an inch worm crawl

-You are perfectly content to sit still and chew on your Sophie giraffe.

-You sleep 11 hours a night and take a 2 hour morning and afternoon nap!

-You do a happy little bounce when anyone starts singing to you.

-You love your daddy!  He makes you smile the biggest.

-You already are attached at the hip to your paci and to your loveys.  You love your "moo moo" and your "Lion"

-Your second home is your Johnny Jump Up.

Lucy loves you SO much "little buddy." As soon as you start crying she rushes to you to make sure you have your paci and says, "It's okay big boy, I am right here!"  If we are in the car and you start crying Lucy will say, "It's ok big boy, we are almost there!"

Charlie is SEVEN months!

So, this is the age when I start saying, "Clint, I want another one!" Because, this IS THE AGE!  THE AGE they are sleeping through the night, they aren't moving yet, they know their mama and daddy's faces, they are SO squishy!  So, if you are wondering... I am not pregnant.  But, I might be taking back my vow to never have another baby.

HAPPY 7 MONTHS OF LIFE CHARLIE!  Oh, sweet Charlie!  You are pure sugar.  You love to snuggle.  You love to be rocked to sleep.  You are Mr. Go-With-The-Flow these days, PRAISE!  I could literally eat you up!

A few fun facts:

-You LOVE to eat!  You have loved sweet potatoes, bananas, butternut squash, and carrots.  You are unsure about yellow squash, but so is your daddy!

-You are finally on the best little schedule!

8AM: wake up and eat (6oz bottle)

play, play, play

10AM: morning nap

11:30AM: eat (6oz bottle)

12:30PM: eat lunch (2-3 tablespoons food)

1:30PM: eat (6 oz bottle)

2PM: afternoon nap <-Mama's sacred hour

4:30PM: wake up (6ox bottle)

6:00PM: eat supper (2-3 tablespoons food)

7:00PM: eat night night bottle (6oz bottle)

7:30PM: night night

Charlie is SIX months!

How has half a year already come and gone?!  It has been the fastest and the slowest six months at the same time.... Oh, this is the BEST age!  Happy half Birthday Charlie!

New this month:

-You hold your own bottle!  This is nice that you can feed yourself, so Lucy doesn't get in too much trouble... Bless your heart with such a wild sister!
-You are starting to sit up, but not 100% yet.  You have face planted a few times... sorry Charlie!
-Nothing is safe around you!  You reach for everything in sight!  But, I love this because you reach for your mama's face and give the BEST kisses!
-You can role all over, but still choose to just hang out on your back!
-You are still swaddled!
-You are getting more and more content between eatings.  For the most part you only cry when you are hungry or sleepy.
-You are on a great little schedule of Eat, Play, Sleep (we live by Baby Wise in our house).  You are eating 7 bottles a day with a nap between each bottle.  You are eating around 42oz a day, which your big sister never ate more than 25oz.  You are quite the piggy!
-You tried sweet potatoes for the first time and LOVED them!
-You are still Mr. Drooly, but no teeth!
-You can clear a room with your toots and poops.
-Your poops smell like nursing home mixed with bad breath and well... poop. IT IS SO BAD.

 We really don't think you can get any more handsome!  You are in a size 3 diaper and a 6-9 month outfit.

 You LOVE your toes

Goodness I am smitten over you!

Here are your stats:

Charlie is FIVE months!

Charlie!  Goodness you are 5 months old! You are one little bundle of JOY!  

New this month:

-You love to eat!  We have fully switched to formula and let's just say, you have VERY expensive taste.  But, thank the good LORD for Becky at our Doctor's Office who gives us the hook up!

-We are so thankful for gas drops, zantac, and prevacid. (<-All reflux meds) SO thankful these help you get comfortable!  It is the worse feeling to know there is nothing we can do to help your tummy.

-You still make the cutest little grunts and raspy noises because of your floppy cartilage in your larynx.

-YOU ARE SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!

-You are more and more predictable which is making it easier to run errands around town!

-You love your Jonny Jump up and activity center.  We have banished the activity center because your big sister broke her leg in it this month

-You drool more than any creature.  But, still no teeth! 

-There is always something coming out of your mouth, either drool or spit up!  Bless....

Happy 5 months of life little buddy!  You are so loved by your mama, your daddy, and your big sister!  We pray that you come to know Jesus in a real way at a young age!  Praying for comfort for your little tummy!  LOVE YOU Chuck!

Charlie is FOUR months!

4 months down! Goodness you are getting so grown Charlie! You are the hungriest little human with your long eye lashes and long hair, let's just say you already have me wrapped around your little slobbery finger! Yes, slobber! A lot of it! No teeth yet, but I think you are definitely working on them! So, I don't know if it's the tummy ache or the teeth... but buddy you don't like to sleep long! This mama of yours is ready for those beloved 12 hour stretches at night! Right now you are still eating every 2 hours and sleeping maybe a 7 hour stretch at night! 

You love:

-standing up!

-your paci

-being swaddled

-gas drops

-laying on your back and looking at your activity center 

-snuggling your daddy

-looking at your mama

-eating!

Your big sister is smitten over you! I am so thankful Little Lucy hasn't been jealous of all the extra love and attention you get! She loves bouncing her babies along with us as we bounce you! She loves singing "ballgame" and "happy birthday" when you are sad! She will say, "Charlie needs paci" or "Charlie needs bottle!" Lucy, you are such a sweet little mama!

You are fascinated by your toes little buddy! You haven't quite figured out how to put them in your mouth!

Charlie is TWO months!

Happy 2 months of life Charlie! Oh we love this gummy smile with your raspy voice! This month has been a fun month of this smile, we definitely prefer it to you crying when you or hungry/sleepy/tummy ache! Charlie, you are so precious with your big blue eyes and trendy hair style! Your mama loves kissing you! Your daddy loves going on walks with you! Your sister loves making sure you have your paci or every toy in the house in your swing! Speaking of swing... we don't know what we would do with out the beloved swing!

Fun Charlie facts:

-He has started to smile!

-He sleeps through the night every other night... let's make that a habit!

-In 8 weeks Charlie has been to the beach twice and to the mountains once!

-He is growing out of 3 month clothes!

-Lucy loves giving him his paci, blanket, or any toy! She really is the best big sister!

-He still has blonde hair and blue eyes 

Letter to Charlie: 

Dear Charlie,

I still can't believe you are mine!! Oh what a privilege it is to be your mama! I love holding you and thinking that one day a long time from now I will be looking up to you! It is an honor that I get to be the one to feed, rock, and kiss your little tears goodbye! I love you oh so much Charlie!