Baby Charbonneau #2

Here is our second blessing! I am now measuring at almost 13 weeks. My due date was April 6th until Tuesday when the radiologist asked if the first was okay. I said, "sure". I mean what else would I say??? We will find out the gender November 2nd and Chris is looking forward to being able to see the baby on the screen instead of just the picture. My OB was very excited to see the results of my scan. Which made me feel so much more relaxed as well. I was not worried but it is always reassuring to hear great news from a professional. She asked my how I had been feeling and I said sick! This pregnancy has been totally opposite from Olivia. I am finally starting to feel better which is so nice since I am back at work and just want to play with my little tootie when I get home. She has been so great! Olivia will be a great big sister and such a big helper! She does such a great job helping Kelly with the little one's at her house.I don't think that she realizes yet but we try to tell her that there is a baby in mommy's tummy. I will do my best to keep everyone posted on our progress.

Olivia's little pool

I had to post a picture of Olivia sitting in the dogs water bowl. We were swimming at my parents and she got tired of wearing her floaties and ear plugs and decided to get out. All of the sudden Chris moves the water bowl and Olivia walked right up and sat down. I love this picture and the funny thing is that I took this with my dads iphone. She is such a cutie if I do say so myself!

Bad Blogger

Well, I am back at work and needless to say things are crazy. This year is much better than last but I have 24 kindergartners that keep me very busy. We are hoping to add another teacher to help our class size but our school as a whole has high numbers. Olivia is doing great being back at Kelly's and is enjoying her friends. She is such a happy girl and growing so fast. She is already in 3T clothes and I wonder when all of these growth spurts will slow down for a little while. She is starting to talk more and more each day and has started trying to copy me when I sing her a song. It is super cute of course! I can't believe she is already 20 months and will be 21 months in a few weeks. Time is going by so quickly it is a little sad. We enjoy spending time together as a family on the weekends and are looking forward to our 3 day weekend.

The week before I went back to work Chris took 2 days off and we had a mini stay-cation. Friday we went to the Little Gym which we all had a great time. Saturday and Sunday we hung out and realaxed by the pool and played at home. Monday, was the best day! We went to the Downtown Aquarium and had a blast! Olivia loved all the fish and especially loved petting the baby sharks and sting rays. I am hoping I will get the pictures posted this weekend.

We also celebrated my dads anniversary of opening Allstate Contracting. We had a room at Perry's and it was nice to celebrate a huge accomplishment. I am very proud of him and my brother as well who is now working with my dad.

Needless to say we have been busy and when we are not we are just relaxing! I am sad that summer is over but I look forward to the next where Olivia and I can have fun all over again.

Ruckus Room

Here are a few pictures from the Ruckus Room. Olivia had a great time jumping and playing!

Technology challenged!

So, I have been trying to figure out how to attach a slideshow of all of Olivia's pictures and I am having a hard time. I am usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out but not this time. I even asked my good friend Jenni Stehling, who gave me the idea, and still can't get it. So I am giving you an update without pictures for now. Olivia and I have been enjoying are last few weeks together. This week we went to the Ruckus Room which is just a place full of big jumping things. She and Heidi had a great time jumping and of course snacking. We also went to Toddler Time at the library and she is starting to remember the songs and will do the actions with the teacher. Olivia and I are excited to have Chris home for 4 days! He is taking 2 days off to hang out and we have a lot of fun things planned. Friday we have the little gym, Saturday is Heidi's 2nd birthday party, Sunday we swim and Monday we are going to the Aquarium. This will be the first time for Olivia and I think I am the most excited about it!! I go back to work the 16th and I am not ready at all. This summer has gone by way too fast.

I am hoping to figure out what is going on with the slide show and be able to attach our Ruckus room pictures soon.

Olivia is 18 months

Here is Olivia Annell at 18months old. The picture on the left is me. Olivia is wearing my outfit when I was her age that my Gramma Bletsch bought me. The picture in the middle is one of Chris' father's day gifts that I surprised him with. I took Olivia for her check up this morning and found out why I have had to buy her 2T clothes! She is 34 inches tall and weighs 30 pounds 10 ounces. She is in the 97 percentile for height and weight of course. Her tubes are still in and the doctor said they look good. I was a little worried since she has been in the water so much. Chris and I are very careful about her getting her ears wet. She was such a big girl when getting her shot. She did not cry at all!! I was so proud of her! We cannot believe she is already a year and a half. Time has gone by so quickly and we have loved every second of it. We have to say that we have a little swimmer in the family. Olivia is a fish! She loves the water whether we are in the pool, bathtub or her new water table. We bought her some floaties and now she is free to dog paddle around the pool with all the dogs. She is talking up a storm and is really learning a lot of words. We love listening to her stories even if we do not understand everything she is saying. Olivia is now taking one nap a day which is usually 2 1/2 to 3 hours long. Depending on when she wakes up from her nap she goes to be around 7:30 or 8:00. That way Chris can spend some extra time with her since he does not get to work from home anymore. We are so lucky to have such a sweet little girl. God has blessed us with the most wonderful daughter!

Happy Father's Day Weekend!

Happy Father's Day!

According to Chris he had an entire weekend for Father's day. So, Olivia and I gave him one. Friday, we went to the water pad in The Woodlands. Olivia had a lot of fun playing with the fountains and running around in the grassy area. Saturday we went to my parents and went swimming. I bought Olivia some floaties and well, Brutis ate them. So, my mom bought her some new ones and she does great with them. She dog paddles and swims on her own around the pool. It is funny to watch all of the dogs swim around her. Sunday we took Bill to lunch and then went back to my parents for some more swimming. Needless to say, Olivia was exhausted Sunday night! Olivia and I surprised Chris for Father's day with some pictures of the two of us. Of course, they are not uploading to this page so I will have to add them later. We all had a wonderful weekend and Chris was ready to start the week off on the right foot at his new job!