Wednesday, June 22, 2011

An update

Man, I feel like I have been horrible with just old regular, no reason, posts. I have only been posting when we have done something special.I just can't figure out what type of blogger I am.










Am I one who always just blogs about my kids. Do I want to be a blogger who shares cool ideas and information? Do I want to be the blogger who only blogs about rainbows and butterflies and how amazing my life is? Do I want to be a Debbie Downer blogger? I think the answer to these questions is yes.



I want to be all of the above. I want to be me. I want to be real. When I look back on our blog, I want to know what we did from day to day. With that being said, I want to post when Avery says crazy things, or when Brooklyn has a poo through (which happens a lot). I feel like I am trying to please an audience, but what matters is that I'm documenting our lives, boring for some people to read or not. So if I only talk about how sometimes I don't wash my hair for days or if I only post pictures of my beautiful baby, don't hate me, just hate my blog. I'm doing it!



Now that I got that out of my system, I feel like I should start fresh. Here is an update of the Charles family as of late...


Travis







OK its kind of sad that I had to scour through all of our pics to find just a picture of him by himself... note to self, take pics of things besides your babies!



Travis is working hard these days. Right now he wakes up at 4:45... snoozes for 30 minutes, gets out of bed and has to be at work by 6. Sometimes he will be home by 5, and other times he is not home till about 7:30-8. Last week he pulled a 90 hour week. No, its not always like this, this is the extreme part of residency. I joke with him that he is aging like a dog. I feel like he has aged 7 years this past year. He can't make it through a movie to save his life and he is in bed by ten most nights. The great thing is that next month he will officially be a 2nd year resident. Rumor has it is that residency is mostly all down hill after a couple of months in 2nd year. Woo hoo!


Travis is still a major ball hog in soccer. He still loves sports.


He is way into "words with friends" right now. He's pretty good at it.




He loves coming home to his girls.




He puts Avery to bed every night. I don't know what those two do for so long when he puts her to bed, but I think its pretty special for both of them.




He was the pusher of getting the mini van. I was surprised. The guy got rid of his Audi to sport a mini van and he loves every inch of Paige, she is the other woman.


Its so weird to think that he is an actual doctor. I think its pretty cool when a neighbor calls and asks if he can come and look to see if their kid has an ear infection. I think its even cooler when he can diagnose our own kids.


Anyways, Travis is hanging in there. He is doing a good job of balancing a busy work schedule and the moody woman who he lives with. Although, I do think he is turning into a bit of a ditz. He knows what I mean. He he, I sure do love you Boo. PS I call him Boo now, because he told me I needed to call him something besides Trav because Avery has started calling him Trav a lot!

Milli



I have been lambasted with baby number 2. Seriously, its been so dang hard! Its not Brooklyn though, she is easy. Its just physically draining. You have to get them both ready, drag them to places, clean up after both, tend to both of their needs (sometimes at the same time). Two is just a huge adjustment. I've had my moments lately. Especially with Travis working so much. I whine a lot. I cry a lot. But in the end, I know I'm growing into what I need to be. Blah blah blah, life if tough right now, but enjoyable too, in a weird way.


On a lighter note, I haven't dyed my hair since August. I'm trying to see what the heck my natural color is. I think its reddish, blondish, brownish. I'm bored with it. I want my blond locks back, but I made a goal not to touch it till at least the end of the Summer. I really do think blonds have way more fun.



Whoa, I sound like a drag don't I? I really am happy right now, but I'm just in total mommy mode. I still like to hang out with my girl friends. Every Monday I watch the bachelorette with them. We like to make treats.


I'm really into cooking right now. I love all the cooking blogs out there. I love to eat. I wish I hated it, but I don't. So therefore, I am working out a ton too. I'm really into bootcamp at the gym these days. I haven't been biking or running much. Its too hot here!


I just got into the Ipad world, and I do have to say that its only been about a week, and I don't know what life was like before that. This contraption is amazing. Steve Jobbs needs a nobel peace prize. Hey I'm not going to get all political, but if other people can get it for no real particular reason, I'm pretty sure Steve deserves one just as well. Wow, I'm rambling. Moving on...


Avery



This girl already acts like a teenager. Heaven help me when that comes. I'm not going to lie, she is a tough cookie. She requires a lot of attention and she has a lot of spirit in her. So she wears me right out. But I also love this about her, there is NEVER a dull moment. She is hilarious and says some of the funniest things.


She is a very smart girl and she remembers everything! She speaks like a grown woman. Which throws us off because she still acts like a two year old. She cannot sit still for the life of her. I don't understand when I'm at church and I see other two year olds just sitting there and coloring for the whole hour.

She is the sweetest thing when she wakes up in the morning. We will have the funniest conversations. As the day gets later though, she slowly gets sassy, defiant and she finds herself in time out a lot!


She is nothing like Trav and I. She is a born leader, she is very confident and not shy one bit. She is so social. She loves to play with friends, but of course loves to fight with them as well.


She loves oatmeal, and would eat it for every meal if she could.


She loves pretty dresses. I don't think she has ever said the word "dress" without the word "pretty" in front of it.


She is obsessed with getting married. She is going to marry Jude Taylor, he is her prince. I told her she can't get married until she is big and tall like Momma.

She eats vegetables, maybe its because I tell her that they will make her big and tall and that is her ticket to get married?


She is a fish. She loves the water. She is in swimming lessons and they bumped her up to the 4-5 year old class because she is pretty much doing cannon balls around all the kids.


She loves her sister, but sometimes is a little bit too rough with her.


She is our monkey and we love her. We call her Crockett (Avery Crockett).


Brooklyn



I can't believe how different she is from her sister.


She is mellow.


She sleeps in till about 9 every morning.


She is chunky. She weighed 14.9 pounds at her last appointment, which meant that she was in the 75th percent for weight. This girl has some intense thighs. She is growing so fast, she is in size 3-6 month clothes, and I think she is ready to be in a size 3 diaper.


She plays with her toys for long amounts of time. She will sit and just watch and be content.


She will let me cuddle with her. I take a nap with her every day.


She laughs a lot. It is easy to get her to smile.


I feel like she has an old soul. I feel like she is really mature, like she understands that Avery is a bit of a handful, and that she wants to help me out.


She just started rice cereal, and she usually eats two bowl fulls. She loves to eat. But she is more of a grazer.


She does take after her sister in that she will not take a bottle!!! My girls are boob girls I guess, can't keep them away.


Brooklyn is very handsy. She will grab everything within reach. Sometimes she pinches me, and it really hurts.



She loves to be in the water as well. We have taken her swimming a couple of times and she loves it!



This sounds weird, but I feel like Brooklyn can sense the feeling in the room and she takes it on. For example, if I take her to the gym and some babies are crying, she will usually start to cry. If we are happy and laughing, she will usually join in. If I feel stress, I think she can feel it too. I tell you, she really is an old soul. My mom even said that last time we were with eachother.



I really do love this baby. Before she was born, I wondered if I could love another baby as much as I loved Avery, and it is very possible.



So now that I have updated with a million words, I think I want to post a million pictures. I haven't posted enough of my girls lately. Here they are...



















Sisters?



This is Jude, her prince


Yes, this was Brooklyn's blessing dress













First rice cereal

10 comments:

Tracie said...

Milli, no pressure on the blog thing. Your blog is ABSOLUTELY perfect in every way. I enjoy your humor more than anywhere else. I REALLY appreciate you keeping it up like you do, even though you feel it isn't enough. Sometimes, I go through these phases where I miss my brother like crazy (and that includes you!) And I read your blog to help me through:):) Cheesy, I know, but you guys are easy to miss. Anyways, can't wait to get our little (HUGE) munchkins together...Dominic packs a punch, too. I wouldn't be surprised if he weighs more than that little lightweight. Thanks again for the hearty update. Couldn't ask for anything more in a blog (except if I were rich, I would buy you a big fat fancy camera in a heartbeat.)

Tracie said...

OH, PS, do NOT let Mike know that you have an IPAD...he just might take your baby and hold her ransom for it. If you can, text me and let me know how much you paid for the puppy. I might sell a kidney and buy him one.

Lechelle said...

Your blog is perfect, it is ultimately for you and should be however you feel is right. I think we all go through different moods and phases of what we feel like talking about, and restricting a blog to only one theme would be frustrating. So keep it up, whatever you feel like writing I'm sure I'll love reading! Even though I live right next door I think I learn so much from my neighbor friends by their blogs, I love it.

love the pictures!

Tam the Gram said...

I love your use of words, as I read, I see the picture and a slice of your everyday world. The pictures are adorable, however, the picture of you picture looks a little sinister!

Can't wait to see you guys! Miss and love you lots

The Dumas Family said...

Cute family! You're so great!

Papa John said...

That rice cereal is the BIG reason Brooklyn is sleeping until 9am! Can't wait to get Dominic on the good stuff!
Travis is now in his second year!!!
WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats Trav!
Avery being Avery...oh the teenage years should be one fine ride, oh yeah!
Mommy Milli...keep the faith, and keep having the babes...I guess someone has to compensate for all that testosterone with the other 3!!

Allie said...

This is exactly how I want your blog to be. I love the updates! I LoLed picturing Avery doing cannonballs around the big kids. I love her!

Tell Trav to challenge Matt and me in Words. Matt's username is "blancotrash" and he is tough to beat. I'm "sneakdawg" and I;m way easy to beat.

Anie said...

Milli, I totally understand documenting your life, but feeling like it is boring. I think my blog has been in a weird place for the past 6 months, but I try to document both the good and the hard. It's all part of life, and it has been interesting to see the changes as I have read through posts the past year, so I say keep blogging even if you are worried others might find it boring. BTW I loved this last post. Great update, love the pictures. Your girls are definitely two different people, but so cute in their own way!

Rachael Charles said...

Milli, I totally have schizophrenia about my blog. I want to document my family's happenings, but I also want to share my opinions on the world! Why am I constantly worried about offending people who disagree with me? And what mom has time for that anyway? I think, as we look back on our family journals and take note of the scarcity of opinionated musings, we'll look back on it fondly as the time we were devoting our lives to raising our children. And that's how it is supposed to be. We can be cool and interesting later. Love you and can't wait to see your cute family. - Rach

Mama Kath said...

Looks like you won't be needing another camera, after all! Congratulations on your WIN! Travis! I love your blog Milli! You do a great job. Are those Brooklyn's incredible eyes or Avery's?