Warning: Cuteness Overload!

So, the other day, my mom and I decided it's never too early to start Charlie on her inevitable path to becoming the cutest baby in the world.  What better way to showcase her wonderful, raw, God-given talent than with a photo shoot of course!

The key to a successful photo shoot?  Props!  

Nothing like a huge tropical plant to really set the tone for the entire day

Then we decided Charlie needed to really work it and had her hold her own flower... I think she liked it

Charlie was clearly not enjoying this pose, but it wasn't going to stop us from snapping pictures

Finally, Charlie took over creative control of the shoot and we got some winning pics...

But not before a quick air-guitar break.

awwww.... precious baby

Happy Easter!

Kickin' back and relaxin'

can't have a great pic without the ol' elk horn prop!

my little bundle of joy

I think the shoot was a total success and can't wait until next month when we do it all over again.  I have a feeling this is going to be a reoccurring event, so I apologize in advance to you Charlie for poking, prodding, posing, undressing, dressing and generally pissing you off....I love you ;)

Awkward....

So, I am sure that most of you have heard of the website "Awkward Family Photos" and have browsed through its hilariousness of families with super intense stares or interesting posing choices.  Aside from being super entertaining, it really is so empowering to laugh and make fun of other peoples' crappy photos.

Today, while I was taking a stroll through the hilarity, I came across this photo and it is way too good to keep to myself.  There is nothing that I can say that hasn't already ran through your mind so just enjoy...

"Horesback riding is so last season" AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com

Go check this pic and all the other awkwardness at Awkward Family Photos.com

Introducing....Charlie Addison Skiles!

She's finally here!!!!   Our sweet little angel baby, Charlie Addison Skiles is here and we couldn't be more ecstatic!  Little Charlie was born March 1, 2010 at 3:49am.  She weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 3/4" long.  Because she had a short umbilical cord, she didn't want to descend and wasn't able to be born "regular" so I ended up having a cesarean section.  Just a short time in surgery and I heard the greatest sound in the whole world, my little baby crying...it was absolutely magical.  I never thought that I would feel so much emotion, but it was truly the greatest sound I have ever heard.  We had to stay in the hospital a day longer than planned because little Charlie had lost too much weight.  She got down to 5 pounds 12 ounces.  When we left the hospital she was 6 pounds 2 ounces!  On her last doctors visit, last monday, she was at 6 pounds 14 ounces and 20 3/4".  She is growing like a little weed!   It has been 18 days since that very first cry and Adam and I are so happy watching our little girl grow.  Here are some pics from her birth and beyond!

Only we can make labor look fun!

Just waiting around for sweet baby Charlie!

Brand new baby girl!  I was in recovery and Adam got to be with Charlie in the nursery.

Tiny foot prints

naked blonde baby!

Grandpa Charlie and baby Charlie.  She was named after her grandpa and Adam's Grandma who is also named Charlie.  

Grandma Terry!

Daddy Adam looking very official in his scrubs

Right after she was born, I got to meet Charlie in the O.R., but here I finally get to hold her

Love at first sight

Brand new and already a ham

Aunt Rachel came to visit us in the hospital!

Nothing greater than this picture.  Holding my little baby skin to skin has got to be the best feeling in the world!

Perfect bundle

This is the amazingly awful and hilarious dog cake that Adam and my Mom got for me since I also spent my 30th birthday, March 3, in the hospital.  This belongs on Cake Wrecks for sure!  The perfect cake!

Finally Home:

We gave Fidel Charlie's hat she wore in the hospital.  He loves it.

sleepy head

She's karate chopping her way into our hearts!

Listening to every word her grandma says!  She is very alert already, she's going to be a genius, but not one of those creepy, obnoxious geniuses.

loving her daddy

The most precious little angel.  

I will be blogging more as the time goes on, but right now we are just so enjoying Charlie.  She is so amazing and a wonderful addition to our family.  I can't wait to see what she does next...

The Nursery is Complete

Hooray!  It's been a bit of a process but little Charlie's nursery is finally finished, all that is needed is a little baby to put in it.  Here are pics from the transformation:

 

The nursery before was really cute, our friends who lived here before had a son and it was cute for him, but we wanted to change it up a bit...here is the closet before...

 

The far wall before and of course a horse, because who doesn't want a horse?

 

next wall before...

 

and wall by door before...

 

The room was dry-walled except for the closet and ceiling, so Adam got on it...

 

adding mud to seams and where we took off the chair rail...

 

next we did a real thick and swirly texture on the entire room...

 

more texture...

 

and even more texture

 

close up on texture, Adam wrote Charlie's name in the mud...kinda hard to see in the pic

 

Finally some paint!  My mom came over and offered her artistic talent to the room...there is a sky background, trees, birds and flowers...so girlie

 

the new closet, Adam added a permanent shelf and painted her dresser to match the sky background

 

the tree by door.  This is where the crib will be

 

flowers and leaves blowing in the wind

  

the horse sitting beneath the tree...silly horse

  

inside the closet on the right, a tree branch with flowers

 

left side of closet, two sweet cuddle birds

 

Charlie's Room!

 

Furniture!  All done with the nursery!

  

my mother-in-law bought us this amazing crib, it goes so well in the room, I loves it!

 

close up on the crib and bedding, so cute

Well, now that the nursery is all done and everything is put away, all that is left to do is pace around until little Charlie gets here...can't wait!