Well my last official 'post' was Maeve's birthday in March which makes me a very pathetic 'blogger'. I decided that I would fill in the blanks a bit between March and now so there's quite a few new pictures. My new year's resolution is to update the blog once a week...we'll see how it goes... (as I type I'm currently nursing Charlie for what seems like the 20th time today so I'm thinking that over the next few months I'm really going to learn a thing or two about multi-tasking) Hope everyone had a relaxing, family filled holiday:)

Charlie...

(two weeks old)

(thanks to Mere and Heather for giving us gender neutral gifts when Maeve was born...)

This is how Maeve came down from her nap the other day. She said she was having a big sister parade (her button says I'm a big sister)

Maeve has been fantastic with Charlie. "I just ove him so much..." (we're still working on 'l's)


Their first bath together. Charlie still had a bit of jaundice which is why he looks mexican;)

trying to give him a bath in the tummy tub...very slippery

...but he didn't seem to mind (not much seems to rattle him)

still trying to teach her how to smile on demand

New Year's Eve

his first day home consisted of a lot of sleeping, eating and...

his first bath

December 27th - a day of surprises

Charlie Thomas Arthur Crane

7lbs 10 oz.

21 inches

Christmas Day

...and still pregnant

(and thinking I would stay that way for a while longer)

Christmas Morning

(so pregnant and swollen!)

Christmas Eve in the dresses that nana nono bought them

Maeve & Ivy (Maeve's other favourite kid)

sledding with Ivy, Auntie Nancy and Uncle Joe

a play date with Noelle, Sophie & baby Jace

decorating the tree

(the only pregnancy shot we remembered to take)

searching for the tree

the firefighter's christmas party

(maeve is still not so sure about the annual clowns/odd cartoon characters that show up to the party)

with jack, claire and jess

my birthday

our first real snowfall

loving baby legs meant for charlie (thanks maggie)

Fall

maeve and ivy

gammondale

Summer

her new quad-runner

vaillant family reunion

May

(Ivy finally arrives)