Poem

I saw this and teared up, I think there may be some lingering hormones!! But, I just wanted to be able to remember this one.

Before you were conceived
I wanted you
Before you were born
I loved you
Before you were here an hour
I would die for you
This is the miracle of love."
-Maureen Hawkins

More with Grandparents

More shots of the boys with my dad and MJ:

Charlotte's Baby Dedication

Charlotte had her baby dedication today.



In all the chaos surrounding the day, I did not get too many pictures. But, I know the grandparents did so hopefully I will get more.

But, her dedication was great. She was so sweet and looked precious.

Here are some shots we did get of Charlotte with her and her family.



Grandma and Poppy:



Grancie:



I have no idea why I have none of Grandma and PawPa, I must have taken some with their camera and need to get those. But, they were with us celebrating!

My Aunt Nita sent Charlotte some pearls from my grandmother. They were precious!



It was a very nice day and we were so happy that all of the grandparents could be with us to celebrate! Thank you all so much. And, I will get pictures of Dustin's parents because they were here with us!

Grandma and PawPa with Charlotte:

Grancie and Charlotte

My mom came to visit, along with the rest of the grandparents, for Charlotte's baby dedication.

Here is a rare photo of Grancie and Charlotte before the others arrived.



And here are some shots with Grancie and Charlotte right before her dedication.

Grandma and PawPa Aldridge

I finally got the grandparents pictures from their visit with the kiddos. We had such a good time with everyone!





PawPa got these great shots of Charlotte:




Such a sweet, sweet girl.

Thanks for coming to play with the kiddos and be a part of Charlotte's baby dedication!

Skype

Kiddos skyping Grandma and PawPa with their dad!

Markers Gone Wild

This is what happens when Mommy is not paying attention:

Happy 5 Months, Charlotte (No Pictures)

The months are just flying by around here!

You still sleep great and through the night. Daylight Savings time messed with that a little last week and now you get up a bit earlier. Hopefully that will change soon. You still eat 5 times a day and take 3 naps. I think sometime later this month we will try to give you some cereal.

Over the last month, you have had some firsts. You finally rolled over from your tummy to your back. You rolled over at 20 weeks! You are also getting closer to rolling from your back to your tummy. You also started purposefully grabbing at your toys on your playmat. You love to lay on your playmat and grab and swat your toys and "talk" to them.

You are also geting closer to sitting up. You like to be in the sitting position, but only least a couple of second before you topple over.

You are still the smiliest and happiest baby. People comment on your wonderful dispostion all the time. You will smile at anyone who pays attention to you. But, you save the biggest smiles for family - especially mommy and Jackson. You are also doing great in the church nursery, which is nice!

Next week, everyoe is coming in town for your Baby Dedication. It will be a crazy weekend, but great having everyone here.

I can't believe that you have only been a part of our lives for 5 months. I can't imagine our family without you. As Jackson always says: "I love you with all my heart."