home.

 
so. we've moved.

we have all made the transition to our new house.

and, it has been a lovely one, albeit a tad chaotic and extremely QUICK.

our new house might be smaller and older than our old house, but let me tell you how the Lord has seemed to step into the role of Provider in our new house:

it is home.

already. and i can't really describe that since after two years in our old house, it just never seemed to quite 'fit' us. don't get me wrong, it was a beautiful house. we brought charlotte home in that house. we had christmas parties in that house. we had wonderful neighbors. a pool down the street. we were close to jeff's parents' house. we had space. too much space.

it was a great house.

but i never felt quite 'settled', if you will. and there was no reason for me not to feel that way, i just didn't.

and already, after two weeks in our new house, even with boxes still hanging around, nothing on the walls, no draperies hung, i already feel settled. there's something effortless and easy about this house. there is something wonderfully woven in this house to where it is home. to all of us. i don't know this is an attitude change on my part as to what's 'important' or the feeling that this house evokes, nevertheless it is so nice to feel home.

even this morning, on the way to school, b. told me, "mommy? i really like the new house. it's a nice home." *smile*.

the Lord has answered our prayers in a huge way when it comes to our kids. life has changed dramatically in the last two 1/2 months, but it hasn't seemed to affect brady or charlotte. praise God.

i am slowly adjusting to this new pace of life. the Lord has made it completely clear that I will need to seek Him DAILY to make it through this journey in one piece. and He's made it clear that seeking Him does not have to mean sitting down for thirty minutes with my bible. which i'm so thankful for.

sometimes i'm able to do that. and it's such a blessing.

but sometimes all i get to do is dwell on memorized scripture.
or sing praise songs in the car.
or pray.
or talk about Noah with brady. {his favorite bible story. of course it is.... }

i've broken out of the mold. i've been freed of what my walk with the Lord is supposed to look like. and it has been rejuvenating. i've stopped beating myself up when i don't have time to write in my prayer journal. or sit by myself.


and i'm thankful. 

so - onto the pictures!


i took the kids to the arboretum on monday with some friends. it was beautiful! the day started out foggy which actually was nice and cool, and then the sun came out as soon as we got there. yay!

the meltdown.

remember that colossal meltdown i mentioned last night? 

well. it started like this.

a bowl of sugar-loaded ice cream shared between my two main men. 

{i told the hubbs i need to get some new sprinkles. at least then it wouldn't look like so much pure sugar}.

charlotte was working on some fruit for her dessert.

my little muffin. 

i could just eat her up.

i think she looks just like her daddy. especially her smile. 

it's maybe what i love most about her.

and then the meltdown.

and our precious bathtime.

and then... when it was all said and done. we had some sweet moments with c. in her room. 

 look at her posing. just like a little girl.

she's a squirmer. her legs have not. stopped. moving.

ever since she started crawling.

sweet picture. 

my fave.

project life will return tomorrow. i haven't taken pictures yet. and we must get those pictures right!!

all charlotte.

last night, after a WONDERFUL no-fight, no-fuss dinner...

we had a colossal meltdown.

when it was time for bath & jammies.

ugh. ugh. ugh.

this made for a world-record in quick bathtimes. and an early bed time.

it was a shame too... because we had a great day.

anyway. even though that was yucky....

it made for an extra special low-key bathtime with miss charlotte.

her first big girl bath.

by herself.... no one to take the toys from her. 

no one to pour water on her.

and the whole tub to play in.

she was in heaven.

and so were we. 

love these sweet one on one moments with our lil' miss.

they don't happen often enough.

{and just for fun - here are some pictures of brady when he was seven months old in the tub. so sweet.}

six months {too fast}

well. 

it's here.

charlotte swann is six. months. old.

and it happened waaay too fast. it's as if i blinked when she was 4 months old and now she's six.  how does that even work? 

she's as sweet as pie, y'all. 

really.

she is. 

she's easy. & content. except - when she's not. which seems to be only when she's hungry or tired. {or both}. and then she goes from 0 {happy & content} to 60 {screaming her pretty head off} in .00032 seconds. really. not even exaggerating.

that's rare, though. because we're on a really good schedule. 

schedules seem to work for my babies. 

{maybe because they work for me....}

they both have thrived on routine. 

{she thinks her brother is HI-larious. can you tell?}

lil' miss eats every 4 hours during the day. 7-ish, 11-ish, 3-ish & 6:30 or 7. 

we've tried cereal. she takes it just fine is super girlie with how neat she is. 

but she doesn't think it gets in her tummy quick enough, i guess... because after a few bites, she starts realizing "this should be filling me up... so i think i'm hungry... i. want. my botttleee!!!!!!"

i know you don't believe me, but it's true.

  i'm thinking about going to get some bananas today {don't lecture me with starting with veggies first - b. did just fine} and mixing it with her cereal. 

i can't seem to work it into our already-insaneley-crazy evening routine before daddy gets home.  

can anyone else help me with this? j gets home between 6:30/7. right when charlotte needs to take a bottle & when brady is getting super duper cranky. we try to eat all together... sometimes i'll feed b first & then he'll sit down with j & i again while we eat and feed charlotte... but it. is. crazy. HELP!

anyway - back to charlotte. 

she is normally awake for 2 hours and napping for 2 hours each 'cycle'... except the last one, when she's awake for 2 hours, sleeps for 45 minutes or so and then wakes up again. we just kind of 'go with it' that last bit of the day. i remember this taking a LONG time to work out with the bug too. 

she's just the most plump bundle of cuteness that i've ever seen. {i know, i AM biased....} but seriously, she is. just in the last few days, she's sitting up extremely well. which just makes her cuter, i might add. 

she's in all 6 month clothes. some 6-9 months. she's bigger than the bug was at her age.

{look at those highlights! woah, girl!}

i don't think they look 'alike' but they do sorta favor each other. what do you think?

we're going to the doctor on tuesday for her shots. *boo*. i hate shots. i hate my children getting shots. they're just plain bad. {but good, because they protect us... right?}

sweet littles.