Brushing up on his reading . . .

I was on the phone the other day, and when I came into the family room, this is what I found. Apparently he is brushing up on his knowledge of breastfeeding to help Mom out when baby sister comes!

Sibling Silly

All smiles holding a baby.

 Tonight I took Charlie to a Sibling Silly class that they put on at the hospital. They teach siblings how to be a big brother or sister, and they give the kids a tour of the hospital so they know where Mom & Dad will be when they have the baby. Charlie did so good! The entire time he kept saying, "Where are the babies, Mom? Can we go see the babies?" When they opened the blinds on a window into the NICU, they showed the kids a baby. Charlie said, "I want to hold one!" He was pretty upset that he didn't get to hold a real baby. :) After the tour, each kid got to hold their own baby, and the teacher taught them how to ask an adult when they wanted to hold the baby, how to hold it correctly, and how to change a diaper. Charlie loved every minute of it. At the end they got a little bag of goodies and a certificate to show that they were ready to be a big brother or sister. It was so cool to see how excited Charlie was to be a big brother. The only problem now is that Charlie is ready for his baby sister to be here!

Learning how to hold her head.

Using a wipe when changing a diaper.

Graduating as a big brother!

Here's our little dancing man!

Just some fun pictures of Charlie having breakfast one morning. He loves to be able to sit on the counter every now and then, so I let him eat his cereal there while I made a smoothie. He's such a goofball!

Finishing off his milk... this is his favorite part!

I'm Singin' in the Rain . . .

Charlie got this really cool hand-me-down raincoat from his cousins, JD and Dylan, in California. He LOVES it! He's been wearing it around the house all of the time. Now we just need to wait until Spring for some rain to come... then we can go stomping in the puddles! :)

Bedtime Stories . . .

This was with the light on.

Charlie and Pete were reading before bed the other night, and when I came upstairs, this is what I found. The lights were off and Charlie had his lantern on for Pete to see the book. It was too cute not to take a picture.

Here's with the light off.

25 Weeks!

Went to the doctor today. Roxy is doing great! I am measuring right where I should be, and her heartbeat was good and strong. It was a super short visit, like they have all been the last few times, but it's nice to know everything is good. The doctor said I have another appointment in 4 weeks, then I start going every 2 weeks. That was pretty crazy to hear. I have been feeling good, definitely getting a bigger appetite, and we are looking forward to the third trimester!