25/52

43 weeks

I think this might be the cutest picture ever taken. How is my little baby 10 months old? I'm already starting to plan her 1st birthday which is crazy to me. I look back at pictures of her when she was just born and it feels like yesterday. 

Every day CJ seems to learn something new. She's been starting to really babble a lot and can clearly yell 'mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' when she wants me. She is totally over baby food and only wants to eat finger foods now. Some of her favorites are blackberries, blueberries, green beans, asparagus, chicken, fish, and any kind of bean. 

She cracks up at the most random things. Right now she can't contain herself when her dada says 'Chichi get!' or when you say 'bless you' or 'goo goo' to her. 

We went a little overboard and put foam tiles over pretty much every inch of her room since our floors are stained concrete. Now she can go crazy in her room and not worry about falling and hurting herself. Our next big project is going to be anchoring her furniture to the wall because she is now pulling up on everything. 

Lexi

24/52

40 weeks

Cj had her 9 month well check and she is 27 inches long (20th%) and weighs 19lbs 14oz (74th%). I can't believe how big she's getting! She's moved beyond being content with sitting in anyone's lap, she wants to be on the ground crawling around and exploring. We covered her nursery floor in soft foam tiles so she has somewhere at home to go crazy without falling and hurting herself. 

Her new favorite thing is to shake her head no. Jim taught her how to do that, and although it's cute now I'm sure he'll be regretting it in the near future.

Lexi

23/52 4th of July

39 weeks

Charlotte was so festive for her first 4th of July! We spent the day at my brother's house with a few of Charlotte's little baby cousins. Poor Miles, surrounded by women. 

Isla, Ella, Rylee, Miles & CJ

Look at all these cuties! There are pictures of all of my cousins crowded together on couches from when I was little so it's awesome to be able to see the same with the next generation. 

Lexi

22/52 CJ's first vacation

Charlotte went on her first vacation to South Padre with Jim's family in June. Jim's family has a condo there and we stayed with Jim's brother, his wife & daughter in another unit in the same building. We had a ton of fun visiting during the summer time since last time we went in December. 

Here's the boys with their girls, their hair is cracking me up. Charlotte is so entertained by her cousin, she always wants to be doing what she's doing and makes little baby chat to her.

Don't let this picture fool you, she was not a fan of the beach. She didn't like having sand on her feet or hands and didn't like the splashing of the waves. She did really enjoy the pool though, and the water was perfect.

Overall we had a blast spending time with family at the beach. Charlotte didn't sleep very well, in fact she just slept in bed with me because I think she kept on waking up scared in her pack n play. I think by next summer she'll be big enough to enjoy the beach and ocean.

Lexi