A little over 2 months after Charlie was born, gosh, we're almost to 2.5 months now! It has been a little crazy. Ok, a lot crazy. Here's a run down of some things I've missed...
- We came home to some super thrilled kids! Everyone loves Charlie so much and is so helpful
- A few hours later that day we went to the kids second swim meet. Yep, the day we came home from the hospital. It was crazy, but the kids needed it, and I needed to feel like I could be there for them. God blessed us with an amazing parking space and unbelievable weather.
- In the spirit of Charlie's D Day birthday, and because of the way he cried, we nicknamed him "Screamin' Eagle". He doesn't cry often, really only when he's hungry or needs to spit, but he absolutely screeches like an eagle before he works into a regular cry.
- Eve finished her first triathlon! 100m swim, 3 mile bike, and 1.5 mile run. She did amazing! We are so stinkin' proud of her!!!
- We once again enjoyed the Butterfly Adventure at Roper Mountain Science Center and got a picture of Charlie at 3 weeks old petting a lamb that was also 3 weeks old. I think Charlie was cuter, but I'm biased. It was close.
- One day Jake kissed Charlie on the head and said, "There's invisible hearts that it makes, but God can see them." That's one of the sweetest, truest things I've ever heard.
- We spent a TON of time at the pool both with swim team and apart from swim team. Jake can swim more than the length of the pool alone now and is completely independent even playing in the deep end. Will can now swim without his life jacket (for as far as he can hold his breath), in fact he refuses to put it on, but he's not to be trusted alone, although he disagrees.
- We had a fantastic visit from Aunt Michelle and Uncle Greg. Always too short, but so wonderful.
- Eve got braces.
- Ellie got lice (then passed it to Eve). That was not the highlight of our summer. Ugh.
- We had a fantastic amazing visit from Grandma and Grandpa Bucky and the Cushmans. I certainly didn't take nearly enough pictures. While they were here we spent 2 nights in Charleston. We had a blast boogie boarding, playing in the waves and sand, hanging out at the market downtown, celebrating my birthday at Kaminsky's (my favorite!), and just enjoying great family time.
- We watched lots of Harry Potter movies due to the countless hours of nit picking. Ugh.
- Right around the 2 month mark Charlie started smiling a lot more, chatting a bit, and even chuckling some. He's doing those more and more every day. What a sweet doll. He really is such a sweet, easy going, cuddly, happy baby.
- Ellie started baseball. She has loved baseball for several years, although she knows almost nothing about it. She loves Jackie Robinson. The first few practices were a disaster. Not only does she barely know where the bases are, we've never thrown a ball with her or taught her to swing a bat, and she's the only girl on the team. When I was in 2nd grade I was the only girl on the team. Daddy bought me shorts because he knew I would be too afraid to slide (he was right). It was a disaster, but I found a lot of 4 leaf clovers in the outfield. I'm having major flashbacks, BUT, she's improving and getting a little more confident. Hopefully she'll end with a positive memory.
- And now, this week, we had Meet the Teacher. In the blink of an eye Charlie is 2 1/2 months, everyone is getting so big, and summer is almost over. I've GOT to stop blinking!
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