Sweet Charlie, I have been so bad about updating this. Trust me, we have been very busy. We finally moved back to the DFW area (May 5, 2012). We are living in an apartment in Euless, TX, until our home is ready for us to move into. You are two, and I can't believe it! You are amazing and funny and beautiful and smart. You still love Yo Gabba Gabba and Mickey Mouse Club House and you have added Elmo to your favorites. You love to dance, sing, and tell jokes. You love animals, all of them! Your sleep is not great, and well, somethings are hard to let go of. Your daddy and I can't make you do anything. He, in particular, loves to spoil you and lets you get away with everything. We are working on getting you to stop throwing things. We have to keep a spill kit with us at all times. Last week you threw a 44 ounce drink on the ground at the mall. Um, not your best moment. We are so proud of you, and love being your parents. You should see the way your daddy looks at you. You have made his world complete and have healed him in so many ways. If you are spoiled when you grow up, it will be our fault. As you know, we worked so very hard to have you. Knowing that we may never get to do this again, we are just cherishing every (most every at least) moment. It has been hard to get you in your own bed, because we know there will be a day when you slam your door behind you and won't want to cuddle. It is so much easier to watch you go to sleep snuggled up to us with a smile on your face. Sorry if you need therapy for that. I saw another mom write a post with Bio info so I'll do that next. I love you so much sweet baby girl.

So many exciting things are going on my love. You have learned how to open and close doors. We need to up the child proofing! You are just into everything.

Ohhhhh sweet bug, I have been terrible at keeping this up. We are having so much fun with you, I am busy, busy.
Here is what you are up to these days:
You are becoming a picky eater, everyday it is hit or miss. One thing you won't refuse... M&M's.
You are practically running all the time and you are getting into everything! What a mess, this house has become. It's ok though, I am glad you are exploring the world. I just want to keep you in one piece ok?
You have grown so much! At your 15 month visit you had grown two inches in three months! No wonder your sleep has been crazy lately.
You started talking up a storm today, just babbling about everything you saw. We are working on words, but Dadadada seems to apply to most everything.
You can sign: Milk, Up, More, Sleep, Bird, Baby, All done and sort of dog. We know what you mean at least.
You are obsessed with dogs, cats, and birds.
Signing Twinkle Twinkle, and Itsy Bitsy will quiet you down if you are fussy. You love those songs and can do the movements to both songs, including "the diamond" part. Your daddy is soooo proud of that! You also love the "Hot Dog Dance" and you swing your arms along. When you want to watch MMCH, that is what you do, so I get you sign that.
You LOVE "YO Gabba Gabba"! OH MY! You can watch it over and over. When you want us to turn it on, you kick your leg three times! We love it and although you aren't supposed to watch TV that much, we can't help ourselves when you kick your leg.
You have so many teeth coming in at once, I can't keep track! Your molars are coming in and they really bother you. It seemed to take forever for them to finally break through the skin. The top two are coming down and the bottom two are breaking through the skin as of today. The third and fourth teeth on the bottom front are coming in as well. The one on your left came in first.
What else???? We took another trip to the condo in Galveston. You love the water and had a blast at Moody Gardens. The sea lions were playing with you through the glass. You also had tons of fun playing with your cousins Rowan and Axle.
You and I are trying to get over a nasty cold. This was by far the worst cold you have had, although, thankfully, you haven't had fever.
Your sleep has been not great thanks to the teething and cold. You are up until as late as 2:00am some nights. Grrrr.... we all need some sleep. You were such a great sleeper most of your life, I guess this is the true sleep deprivation that people talk about. I am exhausted. I love you sweet baby!

Sweet baby a ton has happened since I last updated. While we were in Fort Worth you had your first trip to the ER. You had been sick and you woke up with a fever that was over 104. Panicked we rushed you there at 5am. Poor baby, they had to poke you three times to get blood, it was just awful. You finally fell asleep and we watched "Dispicable Me" waited for your results. We never found out what it was, but they sent us home and with in a few days you were fine. This week, on Monday, you had your first bout with a tummy virus. Poor baby. I hate it when you are sick. It makes your daddy and I so nervous. Now, for the good stuff: You are sooo funny! Everyday you make us laugh. Your new thing is dancing along with the music, you LOVE "The Hot Dog Dance" from "Mickey Mouse" and "Yo Gabba Gabba". You are also doing the hand movements to "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (your very favorite) and "Twinkle Twinkle". You are so smart! You have learned to say "please" by putting your little hands together. It is SOOOOO cute, you get a ton of mini M&M's by doing that. Tomorrow we are flying to Denver. I am praying that you tolerate it well. My "Enter" button is not functioning because you beat up my laptop keyboard, so I am going to need to come back and fix this entry. You still are just babbling a lot, but the words are very clear, except of course, for Dada and Hi(sometimes). You started growling, which is funny. Ohhh... you can point to "cat" "Baby" and "balloon" if I show you a group of pictures. You know where your tummy and nose are and we can tell you wipe your face and you will take a wipe and tickle your face, it is so cute. I love you little girl, you are everything to us!! Muah!

Hi baby! We are in Fort Worth for the week with your daddy. You are so active now, it is hard to keep up with you and it is really hard to keep you safe in a hotel room. We had a little birthday party for you with your friends in San Antonio. It was so much fun! I miss our home in McKinney, but I love our new friends and I feel like we have built a little life for ourselves in San Antonio.

I thought I would tell you the story behind your name:
I was talking with your Aunt Kathy on the phone when she said, "Hi Charlie!" I said who is that and she explained that a little girl was over and that her name was Charlotte, but went by Charlie. I fell in love with the name right there. I told your daddy about it and he loved it too. It fits so well, because we really wanted a "C" name after your grandfather Christopher. Also, your daddy was born in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas!
To be fair, we didn't decide on your name until three days after you were born. You were almost a Caroline or an Emily. We also liked Elenore, Marjorie, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Addison. In the end, it was either Caroline or Charlotte and we picked Charlotte. By the way, your daddy volunteers your name to everyone who comes in contact with you. He really likes that you go by Charlie and people melt when they hear it. You are so girly and beautiful!

I love you baby girl!

Darling Bug, you are my little angel! I had to go to the doctor today and I took you. I couldn't get the nurses away from me and the receptionist came up and squeezed your cheeks. It is so like being with a celebrity!

Anyway, you are walking so well now and your balance is excellent. I am so proud of you. As you know by now, we so desperately wanted to have you! I went through years of pain and disappointment trying to get pregnant. I pray you never know what that is like. So, if we clap a little louder than other parents, and if we seem to get teary eyed when you do something, it is because we never thought we would get to have you.

We used to go to baby showers, birthday parties and other events with friends that had children. I would sometimes become really sad and jealous. Your daddy, would just promise me that "someday" it will be our turn. Now it is our turn, and trust me we are not wasting one opportunity to cover you with love.

I am actually getting a bad back, because I sit on the floor with you all day, playing. I wouldn't change it though. I just can't believe that I was so blessed with you. You are so beautiful, smart and funny! OK, so every time I write, I say the same thing. It is because I just feel so overwhelmed with gratitude that I get the chance to be a mom, and that I am your mom. By the way, I am still waiting for you to say "Mama." I will wait until you are ready. I love you sweet baby!!!!

Sweet baby girl, you are walking almost full time now!! WOW, you are amazing! I can't get over how fast you are changing. You also started saying "HI" yesterday too. You actually say "Hiya" or "Heyo" sometimes. I love taking you infront of the mirror, where you wave and say "hi".

Your BFF Sissy scratched your face today, just above your lip. I am not happy with her at all. I know she didn't mean to do it, but I want to keep her away from you now. You love her so much, you have started screaming trying to call them over. They (Bud and Sissy) aren't fond of your screatching, but you seem to think it works. We will work on "Here kitty."

So, your daddy is in Philidelphia for work. He left on Sunday and will be home on Friday. This is the first time since you were 8 weeks old that we have had this much time just the two of us. I am loving our girl time, but I so appriciate the time your daddy spends with you. He gives you a bath, and you don't like it when mommy does it. You guys have a system.

That is what is going on. I love you so much! Mommy!