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There's nothing like a new baby! They grow so fast so we are trying to take it all in and enjoy it while it lasts. It seems like just yesterday we brough Isaac home from the hospital!

Ah, Ah, Achoo! I know it's cold/flu season, but that is the wettest, nastiest, biggest booger I've ever seen!

Just kidding-it's applesauce; Isaac is spoon challenged, he will only use a spoon for the first few bites and then he uses his fingers. It was hilarious watching him eat this particular time. He would bring a fist of mush to his face just to realize that it had all fallen through his fingers by the time he got it to his mouth. He saw some applesauce on his hands still, so he licked his palm while closing his fingers around his face. LOL!

Cousin Alex holding Charlotte

Sunday nap with Daddy.

This is Charlotte right now as I am blogging.

Charlotte one week old.

Aunt Tara

Cousin Nicole

Grandma Eddington

Cousin Kimball

Isaac had his 18 month Check up last week (even though he is really 19 months).

Weight 26 lbs. (51st percentile)

Height 2'10" (80th percentile)

Charlotte's two week check up.

Weight 6 lbs. 3oz (4th percentile) We are working on fattin her up, to get her back to her birth weight.
Height 1'10" (91st percentile)

Fresh From Heaven!

Well, Charlotte is finally here! She arrived at 4:01am on Friday morning the 8th, bouncing in at 7lbs, 6oz and 20" long. She ended up being 5 days late (Garrett thanked her very much for allowing him to watch the Super Bowl). She is so adorable (bias considered)! She came out with dark brown hair, and a lot of it. She opened her eyes almost immediately as she entered the world, just checking out all us earthlings. She proceeded to cry once Garrett broke out in song, singing happy birthday, or maybe she started to sing along- but probably not. We are so happy she is here and officially a part of our family.

Sarah, Garrett & Charlotte- Happy Birthday

Cami was awsome, she was our doula, but didn't want us to call her that in the delivery room becuase the hospital staff gets a little anxious- so she doubled as our "friend". She helped us know what to do and was very encouraging. The comfort of having her in the room with us was remarkable, plus she predicted the time of delivery within 1 minute- Thanks Cami! All the nurses & doctors were impressed with Sarah's progression throughout the delivery- good job, babe! The delivery of Charlotte was very different compared to the C-section when Isaac was born. A lot less recovery time and we were able to enjoy our 'family' sooner as the healing process was significantly reduced.

Sarah & Cami

Charlotte is the first girl-cousin, Grand daughter & Great-Grand daughter in Garrett's family. We think she'll get a little teasing from all the boys, but alot spoiled from all the adults. Grandma & Pa Easton have been watching Isaac while we were at the hospital. They brought him to meet his little sister for the first time, when Garrett coached him to say, "baby". He said, "be". Very cool. We'll see what his reaction is when he realizes that this little "be" is invading his space and attention from mom & dad. We think he will do just fine, but we did see the possesive side of him at Christmas with his new toys- maybe he'll be just has possesive of his sister as well?!

Isaac & Charlotte

In Sarah's family she is the evening factor for girl and boy grand kids (3 & 3), that is until this summer when Melinda will have her 2nd... About 2 minutes old.

Still Waiting

We are still waiting to meet our little girl. I guess she will fit right in with the rest of the family, always late.

Baby Countdown!

No baby yet but the countdown is on. Feb. 3rd is our due date and if we are lucky she will be early! We'll definitely keep everyone posted when it happens. In the meantime I think I better enjoy the little time I have left with it being just Isaac and me.

Bowling

We had a really fun family day with the Eastons a few weeks back. We had family pictures in the morning, then went to breakfast at Village Inn, split up for all the little kiddies naps, met back up for bowling, and then went to dinner at Trail Dust. We were all beat by the end of the day but sure had fun.

Isaac's first time bowling. They even had shoes in his size. He either has big feet or there are some crazy young bowlers out there.
I must be Garrett's lucky charm because when we bowled together he got his first strike.
Chris, Annie, Me, and Jeannie. I think my ball is the heaviest.
Kimball, Alex and Evan.

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

So our blog has been pretty boring for awhile now. I have been a little under (or I guess a lot) under the weather. It all started on December 3rd with what I thought was just a little sore throat but really turned out to be strep throat. We had to cancel our Christmas Party the day before. I still apologize to everyone for that. I took penicillin for 10 days but to no avail. On Christmas Eve I found out that I had a sinus infection and was put on amoxicillin for 10 more days. This morning I woke up with the stomach flu. Poor Garrett has been playing nurse (as in Gaylord Focker, Man-Nurse) for over a month now. Sorry Honey for the puke all over the walls this morning. I didn't quite make it to the bathroom in time, and even as I write this tonight, it still stinks like blown chunks.

Despite the sore throat, runny nose, cough, headaches, bodyaches, and now throwing up we really did enjoy the holidays. Here are a few of the highlights. I am not pictured in any of the following photos- now is not exactly my best 'hour'.

Hanging out with Great Grandpa and Grandma Easton.

The Eddington line-up. Morgan, Nicole, Tyler, Michael, and Isaac.

After setting up the Christmas tree Isaac quickly learned that he wasn't allowed to touch the ornaments. He thought that as long as he wasn't touching with his hands he was safe. So he would stick out his belly and rub it against the tree instead. He may not cross the line, but he's definately standing on it (oh dear)!

Mckay came home from his Thailand missionary service on December 19th. It was fun having the whole family together for a few weeks before he returned to BYU.

Crazy-Eyes McGee got a little excited about all of the presents.

Isaac loves his new tool set. It was the first time we had seen him be possesive about a toy. He didn't want to share it with anyone.

Cousin, Graham thought it was cool too, only he was sent to time-out for taking Isaac's drill. Poor boy! Luckily he got his own drill the next day.

Little Trouble Maker

Everytime we open the fridge Isaac want to see what's inside. This time Dad decided to let Isaac explore a little.
Isaac had his first donut. He wasn't too interested at first until he realized how sweet the frosting was. He has a sweet tooth just like his mom.
Lately Isaac wants to crawl into anything that resembles a box, the laundry basket, his basket of books, the diaper box, etc.