it's a shame he is not happy!

I think theses may look the same to even a grandparent!! I just couldn't help myself!!! He really is such a happy, laid back and easy going baby!! Each day I get a little more wrapped around his chubby little fingers!

just so I don't forget..

Charlie has been cracking me up, like usual and I know if I don't write theses down then in a month or two these are going to be gone from my mind!

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We are/were potty training and there were 2 times that he had an accident..let me correct that..he has had a million accidents while learning, but on two occasions I can blame the accidents on Dora. I think I was in the room next to Charlie and I hear "ayuda (help in English), ayuda". I did not hear "help me I need to pee now" so I told him I'd be there in a minute. When I get there he had an accident...when asked why he did not get me his reply was.." I said ayuda and you did not come"..thanks Dora...

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Sunday I had on a new dress (thanks mom!) and it had a cool/fun zipper design on the "chest " area..Charlie walks up and starts messing with the design and says "oh mommy, your boobies are so pretty"..nice, how much is that therapy going to cost us..

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The other day Charlie went potty and he was waiting for one of us to help him get his underwear back on..well, I was feeding Easton so Bradley needed to do it....you know that daddies get distracted easily! So 10 min later I notice Charlie on the couch next to me..without his underwear on. Next thing I know Bradley ask Charlie what he is doing (playing with his penis is the answer), but Charlie's response was " Just petting my kitty cat daddy...we died at the uncomfortable awkwardness and big surprise his underwear got on in about 2.5 seconds!

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I look forward to the day when all his funny stories don't involve body parts, but if I understand correctly... that is just not gonna happen with boys....Lord help me!!!

cuddle bug

Charlie is my serious kid and has been that way since birth. Always independent and only needs to cuddle with us if there is a major boo-boo...I love that God makes each kiddo different and their own person! I love that I am getting to experience a different baby..each is great and wonderful, but I enjoy that Easton is so far his own person and not a duplicate of Charlie...which, lets be honest..it would be a bit difficult to create a repeat since they come from different mama's, but you get my point!!

I love that this time around I make a point to let Easton cuddle and not be the sleep nazi I was the first time around and insist that he be in his bed to sleep..I did not want Charlie to only be able to sleep in someones arms..not worry that is not a problem! The problem is that he can ONLY sleep in a bed!! We made some changes and Easton is put to be in different places all the time..one of them being my arms! right after his bedtime bottle..can you tell he is milk drunk!

Cant get enough of that smile!!

Amber was kind enough to stand over Easton and just wait for him to smile..luckily she did not have to wait long!! I cant get enough of this smile..when Charlie was a baby we had to WORK for every smile and we had to work hard for them...he was such a serious baby! Not Easton, you walk into his room after a nap or talk to him after he eats and is all smiles!! I love that he finally feels good enough to smile!!

Bath time

My boys get baths almost every night..some nights they desperately need it, some nights I desperately need it. It our wind down time, fun play time and sometimes, the only really good alone time I get with the boys. There are less pictures this time around with Easton..I try to take pictures because I get caught up in "keeping everything even" with the boys...but it's just not happening. With Charlie, I was home alone with him and basically just sat and stared at him and had a camera in my hands for the first year. With Easton...sit, whats that??? But bath time, it's usually just me and him..so I seem to get a lot of photos at bath time..at least when he grows up he will know we kept him clean!! Only a grandparent could love all these photos..cause all 10 look pretty much look the same, but since changing to EleCare..he is changing soooo much. Now that he is actually absorbing his food, he is gaining weight and changing like crazy. There have been days where he looks visibly different from one day to the next and I love it!! He looks healthy to me and not quite like a skinny old man!! I will get up soon some photos that Amber took last night..we finally got him smiling like crazy and its the greatest thing ever!!

Momma's boy

I love this photo editing!!..I feel the need to actually say.."no, that is not really on his skin..it's all computer generated...I'm not that bad!""

Potty training

So, I do not have the energy needed to type out how I feel about potty training...but it was not something I ever intended to do with a 1 month old...but Charlie asked when Easton was 2 weeks old and I managed to hold him off until Easton was a month old. Charlie is sleeping through the night and naps without accidents and we can go all day without accidents..as long as we are not playing with all the cousins on my side..with them, he just cannot help but have an accident. So, any tips for being accident free while playing with friends would be great!

This below was all him..we were outside with him, but clearly not watching him well enough! I looked over and caught him peeing right into Papa's pond!! This may have been the first time I ever saw him stand and pee...hey, at least he did not have a accident!!