Sleepy Charlie

dreams of being a referee




or a Cheerleader?

Some of Charlie's Favorite Things

consists of...

visits from friends and family like

The Paulsons


The Evanses


Mimi and Poppy


Hanging out with big brother Buddy




Eating
*Image Removed* - Rated R!

Cuddling up on daddy's chest



Edible arrangements from friends the Beiers, D'Amicos and Evanses (ok, this is one of mommy's favorite things)



Hanging out in the bouncer



Chillin' in the swing

First Stroll - 2 Weeks Old

Today Charlie and I joined Rob and Buddy on the daily walk. I was very excited for the walk and had a great time. I was getting a bit of cabin fever!

Charlie getting ready for the walk.



Waiting patiently while Rob and Buddy take care of business.

Our Child is a Genius

I think we are going to be "those parents" who think their kid is a genius. If we aren't their biggest cheerleader, then who will be?

The other day, I was saying goodbye to our friend Maryanne when Charlie was sucking on his pacifier. He had his hand on the pacifier handle, took the pacifier out of his mouth, then put it back in. He was 11 days old people!

Then tonight, I took Buddy out to go potty and Rob was watching Charlie and he did it again! We know it was unintentional but it was still kind of funny seeing this little guy put the pacifier back in his mouth. Now if only he could help me fold his laundry...

First Dr.'s Appointment

We had our first Dr.'s appointment today for Charlie. We had a list of questions about breastfeeding, poop, pee, etc. We were also very interested to see how much he weighed.

By their two week appointment, they like babies to be at or above their birth weight. Breastfeeding has been going pretty well but Charlie keeps spitting up a ton of milk when I feed him. I have a feeling he is overindulging but I was worried after each feeding, he didn't get any food because it all ended up on his outfit. Charlie was 7 lb 11 oz when he was born. On day 2, he was 7 lb 4 oz. On day 3, he gained weight and was up to 7 lb 6 oz. On day 4 he was the same. He isn't quite two weeks yet, but here are his current stats:

Weight: 7 lbs 14.5 oz (yeah!!!) - 25th percentile
Height: 19.75 inches (he was 19 inches at birth) - 25th percentile
Head Circumference: 14.5 inches - 50th percentile

Other update: Charlie has a blocked tear duct. We got prescription eye drops because it seems to have become infected so hopefully it will clear up soon.

7 Days Old

I took this on Tuesday - Charlie 1 week old.

"You're all Baby"

I loved when people told me this even though I knew it wasn't true. My baby weighed 7 lbs 11 ozs, not 45.5 lbs. Yup, my grand weight baby gain total is 45.5 lbs. When I got home from the hospital, I weighed myself and I had lost 17 lbs. I'm not sure if that was the hardest or easiest 17 lbs lost but it sure was the quickest! Since this weekend, I'm down another 3 lbs but I still have a ways to go. I also gained 4 lbs in Mexico that I didn't count as a my baby weight gain so really I want to lose a total of 49.5 lbs. Wow that sounds like a lot! Right now I'm not trying to lose weight but I'm not going to eat "for two" anymore. I'm going to try to make healthy eating decisions and when I think the time is right, I'll get more serious about losing weight. Right now I need to focus on getting sleep, loving Charlie and giving Charlie the food he needs to grow to be a big boy.

This is the last picture Rob took of me, it was taken on Christmas morning:



The picture is a little dark, but I took this a couple days ago: