Charlotte on the Swings

C Bear

Vacation to Tunisia

Wow! How quickly a week goes by when you are having fun. We just spent a week at the Club Med in Hammammet, Tunisia. We had such a great time but realized that we didnt get to do all that we had wanted. We did eat everything in sight though! We enjoyed the beach, the pool, archery, Alex played tennis and I tried my luck being on the trapeze (trust me, it is a LOT harder than you would think). We really didnt see much besides the club med surroundings, but it was great. The people of Tunisia are so wonderful and they love babies. Love is probably an understatement. Charlotte was like queen bee there and now we are having to undo all the spoiling the staff gave her. This place even had a baby restaurant where they had fresh purees made daily with no salt or any additives. Wonderful! wonderful!wonderful! everyone should experience this place atleast once!


Gamez family at the pool. This hotel had 3 pools, 2 of them being for children. This is the first place we have been that is so icredibly kid friendly it isnt funny. If you dont want children or dont want to be around them, this is not the place for you at all. Meanwhile, it was great for us!

Daddy and C Bear on the beach!

Alex and I enjoying an afternoon at the beach. I so did not want to leave this place. One week was not enough!

Charlotte sleeping on the beach of Hammammet. She is so cute!

C and I getting our picture taken with a camel on the beach. That was a major goal of mine! Obviously Charlotte could care less.

Gamez family vacation! We had such a great time and are looking forward to going back one day.




Typical Tunisian market. It was so incredibly crowded.

Tunisian beer. One side of the can was in Arabic, the other side is in French. The country's first language is Arabic and the second is French. How accommodating!

Here is Charlotte and Alex. She loves pushing her stroller! This was pretty much her favorite activity on vacation.

We bought a house!!

Our new home!! Thoughts??!!

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Charlotte and her Papi Gamez.

Charlotte in the garden of grandma and grandpa Gamez. We loved looking at the trees and flowers move in the wind. And she is fascinated by her shadow, super cute.

Mommy and me playing dress up. Obviously mommy was having more fun than Charlotte bear.

Hats are fun!!

Found it!! I finally found enough hair to place a bow in Charlotte's hair. My little GIRL is soo adorable!!

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Here's Charlotte in her skinny jeans. I swear the girl is already more stylish than I am. We hope everyone has a great week.

Someone's Busted

I believe we need to see some ID, we have a minor in possession. I repeat, we have a minor in possession! Oops!

Baby Talk

Here is Charlotte with her cousin Leonie, who is 3 months older. This is apparently an A-B conversation. I have no idea what is being said, but they seem to communicate well together.

Are you talking to me?

Time for the big girl chair

As you all know, we don't have the most room in our apartment so we skipped the giant high chairs for this travel high chair. Here is C Bear all set up in her big girl chair. It is crazy how fast she is changing.

new video of Charlotte

we bought C a walker yesterday, the Chicco DJ, and here she is for her first try (out of the store). the video is a little shaky though as I am not the best cameraman in the world.

Solids

We started some carrots today, but Charlotte wasn't too sure what was going on. Needless to say, more ended up around her mouth than actually in her mouth. It was really funny. Hopefully tomorrow we'll have more luck.

Sitting Pretty

First trip to the Hospital

This weekend was the first time that C had a fever aside from her vaccinations. We waited it out since Friday to see if it would go away, hoping that it was just some teething issue. By Sunday evening it was still there and we started to think it might be something more so we went to the pediatric hospital to get things checked out. After 3 hours and everything checking out clean we went home still not knowing the true reason as to why she had a fever. Other than that she was our adorable little bear, no cold symptoms, no ear infection, etc.. Who knows! Thankfully this morning we took her temperature and it was back to normal. Hopefully it stays this way.

Swingin' Good Time

C Bear's a Big Girl on the Swings!

Recent pics

Here are some recent pics of our little Charlotte Bear. She is a whopping 19 lbs now and bigger than most babies that we know. She hasn't started solids yet but we can tell she really wants to. So we are thinking that within the next month we will work on that. Also, she is still completely breastfed, but everytime I pass the formula aisle it is getting more and more tempting to want to buy it. Mostly for at night so she can sleep through the night. We still haven't hit that wonderful period but we know one day it is coming. I hope!

C Bear and daddy at the park!

Someone learned a new trick. Very talented!

I am totally a girl. I have my pink doll to prove it!

Hey fellas. I'm just chillin on my playmat. I love rolling over now, especially when mommy walks away and least expects it. I've gotten so quiet that mommy doesn't even hear when I do it. Impressive! Next adventure...crawling without mommy hearing. Shhh!

Some people need to learn to stay quiet!

So...today I was at the park with a friend and our two babies when an elderly woman came by to "admire" our babies. She asked if Charlotte was a boy and when I said no, she is a girl, the woman then when on to tell me how she looks so much like a boy, etc.. First off, I didnt ask her opinion and second, why would you keep insisting someone's baby looks like the opposite sex when they have just told you the right one!?! I am a little upset because obviously I think my C Bear is the cutest thing ever. And she TOTALLY looks like a girl. Do I have mommy eyes or something???

family pic

First Laugh on Camera

Charlotte laughed for the first time 2 days ago and today we were able to capture it on video. It is the best sound in the whole world! Enjoy!

Wake Up Daddy

Here is our C Bear trying to wake Alex this morning. Could you resist that face?

Big Girls- You are Beautiful!!

Just a quick update. We went to the pediatrician today for Charlotte's 4 month appt and wow has she grown! Our little lady is now almost 17 lbs! The line on our chart stops at the 97th percentile and she is above that, so we are assuming somewhere around 98 or 99th?? It's pretty funny actually. For height she is in the 97th percentile and for head circumference she is in the 80th. I really am so proud of our growing little lady!! We asked about starting solids but he looked at C Bear and said quickly that she doesn't need any extra supplements for nourishment so solids weren't necessary! I guess milk really does a body good!!

Montreux, Switzerland

Today we did a day train trip to Montreux, Switzerland which is just on the other side of the lake. It started out with not the best weather and ended up being a pretty day. Of course I still have no idea how to dress her in the changing weather, very frustrating. But the city is really nice and clean. Right now they are having the Jazz festival which is very popular. Maybe next year we can see some of the live shows, sorry C Bear-no invite for you!

Charlotte's first roll (on camera)

Charlotte has learned to roll!!

LOL's

In trying to take a baby's photo you end up with a lot of very random pictures. This one is priceless!! She just makes me laugh so much.

Future Couch Potato!!

What's up?? Here is Charlotte staying up way past her bedtime to enjoy some TV with her daddy! I am a little worried at how comfortable she is in this position!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Charlotte wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday! We went to the mountains and enjoyed hot dogs, watermelon, and apple pie with vanilla ice cream. An excellent holiday was had by all of us here, we hope that your holiday was great as well.

Under the Sea

Charlotte's telling a story

Kos, Greece

Here are a few of my favorite images from our vacation. We spent a wonderful week in Kos, Greece doing pretty much nothing besides relaxing by the pool and eating lots of food(my idea of a perfect vacation)!! C Bear was always good for a laugh and has decided that she wants to make out with anything that can go into her mouth. And thankfully Alex and I have regained a little bit of our color, we're much healthier looking (not quite like the Miami days, but better than we were)