If the tiara fits...

Charlotte is a pretty, pretty princess! Here she is in her tu-tu and tiara shirt.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Charlotte was showing her Irish roots on Paddy's Day. She was dressed for the day from head to toe!

SuperBaby!

There's no telling how long Whitakers have been playing Superbaby with babies. The game consists of lifting the child into the air and saying, in a drawn out way, "Soooooper Baby!". With older babies there might be some wooshing noises or moves from side to side. Babies seem to absolutely love it and here we see Brian's Dad and Charlotte playing the game.

Four Generations of Whitakers

This week has been a perfect family reunion. Here's four generations of Whitakers in the same room.

Charlotte's Confused by Daffodils

We're in the States visiting family and Charlotte has had a ball. She's probably met 150 people, smiled at every one, been cuddled, cooed over, fed new foods, given new clothing, and just generally loved. Today we got her in the daffodil bed at the Whitakers, where she was very bewildered by all the pretty flowers.

Ready to go

Charlotte has been a big halp packing for the big trip. As you can see she is ready to come visit everyone! See y'all soon!!!

Poor Baby Girl

After going to see the doctor Friday afternoon with a high fever, a cough, and a rash, Charlotte had her first trip to the ER this weekend. No, Brian and I aren't paranoid, it is just how things are done in Ireland. The doctor wanted some more tests done on her to make sure it was nothing serious. Thankfully it wasn't and she just had a viral infection. She is all better now and really looking forward to the trip this weekend.

Pretty Smiles

Charlotte was helping me pack for the up coming trip this afternoon and as you can see from her face, she is very excited to come visit everyone!

Lazy Saturday

Miss Charlotte likes lazy Saturday afternoons. While her Mom and Dad read in bed, relax, get a brief snooze, Charlotte loves to hang out under the covers. She's learning lots about 800 thread count sheets that will serve her in her future role as Princess Cha Cha the First.

Happy Valentine's Day

Charlotte had a wonderful first Valentine's Day. She was dressed for the day in her love outfit and had a good time playing all day.

Pretty baby

I really like the way the sun is hitting Charlotte while she is on her play mat.

It's 4 am, do you konw where Cha Cha is?

The only upside about Charlotte being wide awake at 4 am this morning was the fact that Brian too had to be up then to get ready for a flight. She finally went back to sleep around 6 so I was able to get some more sleep too. I'm planning on napping when she does today.

I'm so cool!

Road Trip

Yesterday we took Charlotte on her first road trip. We all went to the Rock of Cashel which is about 2 and a half hours away. She did very well for most of the day and only melted down when we started to head home. Here is Charlotte and I in front of what is left of the high cross. It is believed that it was at the Rock of Cashel that St. Patrick picked the shamrock to symbolize the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and thus making the shamrock the unofficial symbol of Ireland.

Chatty Cha Cha

Charlotte has gotten very vocal in the past week. Brian got some fun video this morning of her chatting away. Hope you enjoy them both.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qWmF7RseNg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NdhXWBRic4