Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Care to dance?

Charlie has some new moves - they just happen to be with Mama's favorite Christmas song! =)

Happy Holidays!

XOXO

Thursday, October 21, 2010

6 month photos...err, I mean 9 month photos...






6 months photos? Yeah right. We did, however, make it to the 9 month photos! =)

These are the "sneak peaks" from Jamie. She is so talented.

Check her out - www.jamiegibbonsphotography.com


Sunday, September 26, 2010

Happy Fall Ya'll


Yesterday, the Biddick crew packed up and headed out to the apple orchard. We decided on Epplegarten - just east of Verona. The weather was beautiful, and I think Charlie could vouch that the apples weren't too bad either....





Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Big boy!

He is "standing" at 8 months? I think we are in trouble...


Saturday, August 28, 2010

Tomatoes.

Tomatoes.

I thought dicing and freezing the tomatoes wouldn't be so hard...
well, at least not as hard as canning would be.

I soaked.


I blanched.


I diced.


Ta-da!

28 cups of tomatoes.

Whew!

I am feeling like such a good housewife.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Devil's Lake - August 2010




Oh where, oh where, oh where have you gone?

Oh where, oh where can you be????

Well, needless to say, I took a break from blogging. Ha! Like I was a professional anyway... :) Quick update - Mr. Charlie is almost 8 months old. Wow! I am not sure where the time went, but he is still the happiest baby ever. We are so very lucky!

Charlie did just get through a small battle with infantigo. It didn't bother him a bit. He was a champ at taking his antibiotic - and, in 7 days, it cleared up. He also just sprouted a tooth! He was beside himself for a few days, and after chalking it up to "he must be teething", there is now one VERY sharp object lining his chompers! I suspect another one will pop through soon. He is still chowing down on breast milk, but he is getting some solids too. His favorite are pears, naners and apples. He is getting the hang of feeding himself yogurt puffs and puff ring cereal. He will be a pro soon! He took his first bottle of formula yesterday - I think he drank it so fast, he didn't realize it was something different. He is also becoming quite the mover! His maneuver isn't a "full" crawl, but it is close - and, he is fast! He is growing up way to fast for me.

Brad and I are still trying to keep up with Charlie. With both of us working 40+ hours a week, it can prove to be no small feat. He is in good hands at daycare, however. Charlie loves, loves, loves his Tracy. We again got very lucky with her and her family. It makes me leaving for work a bit easier - but, I have to admit, I do still drive to work teary eyed at least once a week. He grows so darn fast - I can't help but think that I am missing something...

I hope all of you are enjoying your summer. I can't believe that September is around the corner! Hopefully, by the next time I check in - Charlie will have wonderfully mastered "ma ma" just as much as he has "da da"... :)

XOXO

ABC Biddick

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day!

~Charlie sends his love~




Sunday, February 7, 2010

Bad Mama...

I have been horrible at updating my blog. In fact, it might be a bit worse than horrible...BUT, I have some photos and updates for you today! :)

Lil' Peanut, aka Charlie, was born on Christmas Day at 2:30 am. We labored ALL day Christmas Eve with back labor. We decided to head to St Mary's around 5:30 pm and we were admitted at 6pm. To make a long story short:

Back labor = no fun
Pain reducing shot = sickness
Big baby - small Mama - dramatic drops in heart rate = cesarean
Cesarean = beautiful baby boy



Having a baby of your own has been a lot of what I had expected. We are very lucky, however, Charlie is a very good baby for us. He sleeps in pretty good chunks throughout the night, he is eating well and he might be the cutest baby that I have ever met. ;)



This weekend, while my parents were here, Charlie mastered the skill of "chatting". He had a very long conversation with Grandma yesterday. There were lots of "coos", gurgles, "ahhs" and smiles. He also had a few things to share with Grandpa too! He is holding his head up more and more each day. I am also convinced that he changes in looks overnight every night!

Valentine's Day is around the corner. Brad and I are convinced that we have the sweetest lil' Valentine around. Remember to squeeze your loved ones tight, and smother them with kisses. XOXO