mother of TWO!

I can't believe how much has changed in these last 4 months. Graham Alexander Lynch joined our little family on August 27th, 2013 at 4:21 pm weighting in at 8 lbs 4 oz. He is the happiest little guy and my heart just melts everytime i see or think of him! Charlotte is a big ole 17 months old! Graham is a thumb sucker, sleeps in our room still in a rock and play, breastfeeds like a champ and is laughing and smiling all the time! Him and Charlotte light up when they see eachother and i can tell they will be the best of friends. Graham weights 15 lbs 8 oz and will be 4 months old tomorrow! ill have to update with more pictures from tomorrow but for now here are some from the last few months!

Happy 12 months!

Happy 12 months little lady!! You are the sweetest and smartest little girl ever! and i love you more everyday. You have been the light of our little family and i miss you every second i'm not with you! You love animals and really have the cows "moo" down. You are running all over the place and keep me very busy. You are a mommas girl and I love it. You give the sweetest kisses and hugs! You have learned some sign language too- you can sign please, thank you, more, daddy, prayers, and you blow kisses! You think its funny when everyone folds their arms and bows there head for prayers and you often fold your arms and giggle through the prayer. its precious! Your hair is starting to curl and im so curious what your going to look like with a full head of hair! You have 8 teeth, and started walking a week before you turned 1- You love to dance and your favorite song is darius rudker "wagon wheel", You love dogs, especially little ones! Your favorite food is pizza and you love necterines and taking bites from them, bananas are also a favorite! You eat veggies so good and love your MiMi and Pops so much! Your favorite word is "Happy" and I love that! it is your personality to a T!! This has been the most amazing, rewarding year of my life and I have no idea what I would ever do without you!! I hope you buy the house next door when  you grow up so we never have to be apart! You are amazing little lady! Your spirit is so pure and bright, I hope you never lose sight of all our heavenly father has given you- I know he was so proud when he made you! and I could not be luckier to be your mommy!

11 months??

Where has the time gone? On one hand I feel like I've had Charlotte my whole life and on the other hand I feel like I had her just yesterday. She turned 11 months old on june 13th, 2013. She is so fun right now! She loves mac and cheese, cheese toast, bananas, sweet potatoes and really anything mom or dad is eating! She loves to be chased, tickled and swing her on her swing. She has 6 teeth so far and I think she is cutting her top two. 2 days before her 10 month marker she started crawling and is seriously into everything!! she is sooooo close to being able to walk, i really think its probably a matter of days, weeks at most! She claps and says "Yay!", she waves bye, she gives high fives and gives the best big wet kisses ever!! She has the absolute sweetest spirit and I never feel closer to my father in heaven then when I sit and hold her and think about how grateful I am for this beautiful gift of a little girl he has given me. I always thought I just wanted to be a nurse but after having this sweet baby, all i've ever wanted in life is to be her mother! I adore her with every ounce of my being and wish time would really slow down!! Love her to bits!

Yesterday 5-8-13, Charlotte is almost 10 months old- and she cut her first top tooth...its not her top middle teeth but the one to her right- She is eating all kinds of table food, loves blueberries, strawberries, bananas especially. She loves quesadillas and black beans to. She is such a light in our house, I dont want to forget anything shes doing!!

Happy 8 and 9 months sweet Charlotte!

So things have been crazy and I have been exhausted!! and I missed blogging for Charlottes 8 months but Ill pick up from here and try to do the best I can to fill in on all shes been up to! She has started eating table food, she started this a couple weeks before her 9 month mark. She loves cheese, Bananas and pickles. She doesn't like eggs. She started getting really mobile around 9 months too. She still isn't crawling but she rolls and scoots everywhere and often gets herself stuck in random places. She does a kind of growl and still does a pretty cute stiff armed squeal. She has just started to try and pull up on everything too! She loves being chased, loves when you jump out and scare her, and loves to be tickled. She is napping around 10 in the morning and around 130 and sometimes around 4. On good days we will get one 1 and a half nap. She loves being held and reading books and is the best at giving big hugs and kisses! Mom and Dad love her big wet kisses! At her 9 month appointment she was in the 97th percentile (29.5in) for height and we aren't real sure where that comes from but she is tall!! She is seriously the sweetest girl in the world and I can not believe how quick she is growing. I will often just hold and rock her and cry thinking about how big she is getting and how quick it is happening. Before we know it she will have a brother then be headed to kindergarten. I wish I could slow down time and soak up every little detail of everyday with her. Im so grateful for her daddy and how hard he works so that I can stay home with her. I don't think there is anyway in the world I could leave her... I already don't feel like I get enough time with her, I cant imagine missing another 40+ hours a week. She is my everything and im grateful for everyday with her!

Cutting teeth!

Our sweet little lady started working on cutting her first tooth last night-- it is more prevalent this morning. Im not sure if its normal or not but i'm having mixed emotions. It is exciting and i try to embrace each stage and fully enjoy it but at the same time, I get sad thinking this is the end of her cute gummy smiles. My sweet baby is growing up too fast! I wish time would just slow down!!

HAPPY 7 MONTHS!!

Sweet Charlotte is 7 months old and it is so hard for me to believe! She is the light of our lives! She is sitting up, rolls from her back to front and front to back. She loves her daddy. She loves playing with tags on blankies, toys etc. When she gets excited she will stiffen her arms and legs and do the cutes squeal you've ever heard. She loves playing with my necklace and will hold the necklace with one hand and flick the charm with the other. She has the sweetest little spirit and is going to be the best big sister ever!!