Living Life...

STANDING MAN!

We are just living life right now, nothing real big going on! Charlie and I were able to go up to Idaho and visit for a few days, and it got crazy trying to see everyone! Sorry sorry to those that we couldn't see. Of course I forgot the camera. Now Charlie, Larin and I have a cold and are coughing and lots of snot, it's definitely not fun here but hopefully we will get better quick. Charlie had his 6 month appointment and remembered the doctor this time, so he was NOT happy as soon as we walked into the exam room and he got really pissed off when we got to the vaccination room. No tricking this guy! He is 17.3 lbs and 27 inches tall, putting him in the 50th percentile for weight and 70th for height! No wonder my back and arms hurt at the end of the day. He has learned how to sit all by himself and can stand holding on to something if we put him there, and is trying his darndest to get around...that's all for now!Smiling and sitting by himself, he's a tough guy!
I cannot keep this kid away from cords, here I had left to grab him a bottle and came back and he had wrapped himself in the x-box control. He is also trying to take the camera away from me.

Baby Tag!! Do it if you want too!

1.Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant ? I thought I knew a week earlier but had a negative blood test, I found out by peeing on a few sticks at home but didn't truly believe it until the blood test.

2.Who was with you? No one

3. How did you find out you were pregnant? positive blood and urine Pregnancy Test

4. What was your first reaction to being pregnant? I knew it!!! Stupid doctors were wrong again! And then oh crap...

5. Who was the first person you told? Larin, duh!!

6. Did you plan to get pregnant? Yes but did not expect it to happen so quickly.

7. Did you tell everyone else right away? Kat made me promise whenever I got preggo she would be second in line and she was, and my sister Katie because the week before when I had a positive at home test but a negative blood test I called and talked to her and so she knew, then next would be the grandparents on both sides! OH and all the people at work because I had left super work super sick

8. Was everyone happy for you? Yuppers! We were estatic

9. Did you go out n celebrate? Nope, I was sick, weird right?

10. Did you want find out the sex?Yeah, I knew it was a boy, I just had that feeling from the get go.

11. What was the sex? Boy...I looked at Larin and said "Told you I knew it!"

12. Did anyone throw you a shower? Yes, got soooo many diapers

13. Did you get any outfits that you knew you wouldn't ever put on your baby? Nope, although some of them may not have made it since he grew so fast.

14. How much weight did you gain? 21lbs exactly

15. Did you lose all the weight that you gained? Right after in the first two months when I was breastfeeding, have gained a little, not all, of it back:
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16. Did you get any stretch marks? Heck yes! I didn't have a single one(new anyways) until 37 weeks I woke up to an itchy zebra belly!

17. What did you crave the most? Milkshakes, MILK, I drank at least a half gallon a day in the last few weeks

18. Did you crave anything crazy? Not that I can think of, just always at random times.

19. Who or what got on your nerves? A guy I worked with tried to tell me there was no reason for me to be tired, I wanted to punch his face in, ummm...I was actually pretty tame until the last 2 weeks and EVERYONE bothered me with the "Still pregnant?" question, take a look do you SEE a baby, and do I normally look like a cow?

20. Did you have any complication with your pregnancy? They told me I had gestational diabetes then said I didn't?? Does that count? I got pretty sick sometimes, luckily not all the time though.

21. When and where did you go into labor? At home, like 7 hours before I was due to be induced.

22. Did your water break? Yup, I had gone to the hospital a week earlier because I thought it did and it didn't so when it actually did I waited like two hours and then had contractions like a minute apart and we went to the hospital at 3am ish.

23. Who drove to the hospital? Hubby, and he decided to send me out to the warming up car while he locked up the dog and the door to the car was LOCKED and I started having a contraction, I was MAD.

24. Who was in the room when you gave birth? Just Larin and me, and the doctor and nurses and student nurses.

25. Did you go early or late? By the book a week early, 39 weeks, by my mind 2 weeks late!

26. How long were you in labor for? My water broke at 1 and I had him at 8 so 7 hours, I was only pushing ten minutes.

27. Did you have drugs for the pain? Yes, an epidural, I could feel my left leg and hip hurt from how I was sitting but once they straightened me out to push I was pretty numb!

28. Natural or C-section? Natural

29. What was your first reaction when he was first born? "Holy cow, he looks JUST like his dad!" And I couldn't believe how perfectly round his little head was

30. How big was he? 6lbs.10 oz 18 1/2 in.

31. Did your peoples cry? Not right when I had him, later that night when I was cuddling him a few happy tears, Larin was all smiles!

32. What did you name your baby? Larry Charles "Charlie"

33. Any significant Meaning? Larry is Larin's dad, and Charles is Larin's uncle.

34. Any visitors? Yep, I had little time to sleep, but glad to see everyone.

35. Did baby have any complication? No, he was perfect!

36. How old is your baby today? 6 months

37. When is the next one coming? Haha, your kidding right? Talk to me in a few years!

38. If you could would you do it all over again? Yes, a million times yes, He is the light of our lives.

A Catch-Up

Yes, I have been bad updating...sorry! The little one finally got some professional pictures done and he behaved way better than expected, that is until he realized we were tricking him than he was pissed off!
SEE!!
We went up for a visit with the family and had a great time seeing everyone. I forgot to take pictures because I do stuff like that!! It is sad because he was having a good time with all the other kids but I don't realize I should've taken pictures until the moment is over. We are getting out to the pool as much as we can while it is still warm because Charlie is part fish I guess. We put him in his floaty and he kicks and swims off like 'thanks see ya later', and laughs when he gets splashed!Larin got his raise and will be officially a Staff Sgt. next month, which is waaaay sooner than we thought so that is great and I am so proud of him! He is finally being able to come home at more appropriate times which is great for me when Charlie is driving me CRAZY (which NEVER happens, wink wink). Charlie is looking and acting more and more like his daddy everyday, and never fails to make me laugh! He is such a gabber he says mama, dada, and NO all the time, boy oh boy can't wait until he figures out what it means, and of course screams gibberish the rest of the time. When he wakes up he'll yell "MOMMMA" until I bring in a bottle. He has also learned kissy noises and thinks he is hilarious. All in all we are doing awesome and having fun down here in Utah!
Oh, so handsome...You can see some reminiscent tears which is why I had to hold him!These are him before he realized the flash going off.If mama would let him ,this boy would NEVER wear clothes, but mama doesn't because he has figured out how to get out of his diaper and that can not ever lead to good things, for me anyways!Mini-Larin anyone?? He has sooo much hair it isn't fair, but you can't see it too well because it is very very blonde.He tooted and was CRACKING UP! What a weird kid I have.

How big is he?

Huge! Charlie had his doctor's appointment today and we found out how big he has grown. He is now 15.6lbs and 25.5 in. long and not very happy about getting his shots! I can't believe how grown up he looks and how smart he is getting. He still won't say Dada, but says mama all the time and has recently started to say No...already, not a good sign. Larin passed his Staff Sgt. boards with an amazing 149/150! I knew he would do great, and we can expect a his raise in 6 months, YAY for money! He had to do recruiting at the fair and Charlie and I got to visit him. Charlie was so excited to see his daddy and be outside. I got to eat tons of fair food and it was tasty. I have got too many pictures so deal with it!

Showing how tall he is!When we took him to my Dr. appt. he was smiling like this at all the ladies, what a flirt!Visiting Dad at the fair and sooo happy!I like his sly smile in this one.This was really hard to pull off! He is getting heavy and my arm was still healing from my arterial line, ouch!

So sweet when he is sleepy, note the slobber puddle, just like dad.And he looks just like daddy in this one!

Four months old!!!!

The wee one is now four months old! Charlie smiles all the time now and giggles, says mama, and just babbles! He can roll from his tummy to his back now too so we have to keep close watch on him. I can't believe it has been four months already! He still hasn't had a tooth break in yet but they are working on it, and he can't wait, he eyes dad and I when we are eating. He sits pretty well, still falls forward sometimes and loves to stand with help! Lots about Charlie on this post because there isn't much else going on in our lives right now, and he is so darn cute! His appointment isn't until later this month so I will post how huge he has gotten then. Larin has his staff Sergeant boards next week and I'm sure he will do grand, I have just been keeping the house work going and the little one alive and happy. Not much else important going on here are the pics of Charlie, and note once again how few he is smiling in, he is such a little turd it is so hard to catch his grin on camera, ugh!The happiest time of day for him, FOOD!He had to be tricked to get him smiling..the poohead.His usual camera face, note how he looks exactly like his daddy(except for his lovely eyes from me)So tall, and strong too!

These are a few of my favorite things....(Charlie)

Three months old now, decided to let you know some of my favorite things, and some of the less than favorites.

I LOVE my jumper, it is fun!I DO NOT like naps, I may be taking one in the jumper but I know I'm missing stuff!
I LOVE going on walks with Mommy and Daddy.I DO NOT like that Suzie(our dog) has to come she smells worse than me.
I LOVE baths.I DO NOT like being cleaned, why can't I just kick around?!
I LOVE sitting in my bumbo chewing on my silky.I DO NOT like how my mommy insists on taking pictures of it.
I LOVE eating.Did I mention I LOVE FOOD!!!And I LOVE my mommy and daddy...even when they are mad at me.

4th of July weekend

Here are some pictures of our trip up to Idaho Falls for the fourth and Charlie's blessing. We didn't go to the fireworks because we didn't feel Charlie would like it and I had a pounding headache but we were able to see all of our families. We had the blessing at my parents house and had a BBQ afterward...not much else going on just glad to be back home and in the swing of things!Happy Baby! This was just as we were starting out, he was not so happy after he realized it was a long ride!Getting ready for church with daddyNot so happy with mom putting a hat on himJust got blessed and being so well behaved!All in all it was a good trip but the boy was happy to be home, although you can't see it here! This is his "mom stop taking pictures" face!