the past few days..

This little stinker is fitting into her 3 - 6 month clothes (finally) as displayed below with her dress. It's good that she can wear them because we have so many in that size that we could probably clothe an entire village of 3 - 6 month old babies.

Just back from church. Ben's to the left of me hence her smiling off to the side.

Yesterday we went downtown in Chicago to the St. Patrick's Day festivities. We've done it every year and it's a lot of fun to go for a little while until all of the drunks get crazy (which is usually by 1 pm).

Charlotte on the 'L' after a long day downtown.

Riding in her spaceship.

I love this sign. They have the best hum baos.

Enjoying all of the green water that they dye.

At the Chicago River.

My little love bug.

She loved the bagpipes but hated the drums as seen below.

Overall the parade experience was a disaster. It rained, she hated the drums, and she had a HUGE blowout. So I had to take her back in the park, strip her naked in the freezing rain/wind, wipe her down, and put her in a completely different outfit as she screamed bloody murder. Luckily she got in a better mood after that when we went to see the river to take pictures and out to eat. PLUS the parade (which does have a few cool aspects) is full of large groups of Irish people walking in green... Ben and I are both Irish and plan on walking in it next year with another "clan" of Irishman.

This is what happens when at 4 in the morning Ben goes to get the hungry crying baby. He feeds her in bed and sleeps with her.

Charlotte doesn't spit up or barf ever. She's probably done it a dozen times in her little life. I found this shirt a week or so ago and what does she do that day at the sitter's? Barf all over them. hehehehehe....

And another time Ben let her sleep with us. The two of us had gotten up, showered, ate breakfast, and dressed and she still laid there asleep. I dropped her off that day in her pjs... =)

* And if anyone was wondering I did go back to work a week and a half ago and it stinks. I stare at the clock all day and rush out the second I can leave. Luckily the two women I leave her with adore her and she has a good time with them and luckily I only have two and a half months of teaching until the summer and a mini retirement from teaching for a few years. I'll miss teaching but I miss my baby more.