I honestly do not know where to start. The past five months have been a whirl wind to say the least. Our family was blessed with a new little angel the day after Christmas and it has been a wild ride ever since. The last few months included Nick and I learning how to parent two daughters rather than one; I re-entered the working world part time as a fitness instructor; and learning how to fit it all in while remembering to simply breathe. We are beyond blessed and the addition of Charlotte made our family complete, but my oh my, we are tired! I am the happiest I have ever been and Nick and I realize our lot in life is to raise lovely girls. We are so thankful.
Charlotte is truly the best baby. I know people say this about their children, but she really is amazing. She took to nursing like a pro. She grows like a weed. She is the best sleeper! She started sleeping through the night around six weeks. Now at five months, she goes down promptly at 8:00 pm, sleeps until 7:30AM, takes two nice naps (a morning and an afternoon) and is constant good spirits. I know I sound like a bragger, but honestly this baby is always happy. Fortunately Big Sis Allison is incredibly proud of her sister and is the BIGGEST helper! I don't really know how to handle the lack of posts over the past several months other than to say you will probably see lots of REALLY OLD pictures...like from Christmas on. I apologize for the lack of updates and want to make sure I get caught up for our family so the girls can have this blog as a keepsake one day.
Why not start with December 2011? Allison was on the hinges of becoming a big sister. We made the most of her last few weeks as an only child. Here she is before "Breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. Clause at our Country Club.
With Mrs. Clause...
With Santa...
Dancing with Mrs. Clause...
Mrs. Clause...
Allison had Pajama Day at School...
She had a lovely Christmas Program. She was a "Super Star!"
A couple in Kingwood turn their house into a Winter Wonderland. We had a great time in the Christmas lights!
Allison's last day as an only child was Christmas Day. Needless to say it was special one. Santa showed up with a bike, kitchen and numerous other things. Cici and Poppy were here to share it with us and everything was magical. Seeing Christmas through a three year old's eyes is amazing. Here she is on Christmas Eve. She opened a present from Grandpa and one from Cici and Poppy,
Our last picture as a family of three!
Christmas Morning! Santa came and brought a TON of neat things!
Wow!
Trying to ride it in the living room!
The beauty of living in Houston on Christmas...you can ride your bike outside!
Grandpa also sent this awesome OU chair!
Let's just say Christmas 2011 was so special! Our lives all changed on December 26. I hope Allison will always remember every bit of it with fond memories.
