AMAZING Photos and Back to Work!

We had professional pictures made of Carlee on Monday and I've only seen a few, but they are fabulous! I could not be more pleased. I don't know how we are going to choose! Christi is AMAZING!!!!! I definitely recommend using her. Below is Christi's blog and webpage. You can see more of Carlee's pictures on the blog link below.

http://candidchicphotosblog.com/

http://candidchicphotos.com/

This is my first week back to work and man, I'm exhausted!! Being out of the office for 5 months really slows down the brain. I used to be great at multi-tasking and now I can only concentrate on one thing at a time, which doesn't really work well for my job. I need to be able to juggle! It will all come back to me soon.

Tuesday was Carlee's first day at Cambridge Christian Academy and she did great. I didn't hang around too long because if I saw her cry I would have started crying, so I quickly left. When I came to pick her up she was sitting in a little swing very content just looking around the room and then when she saw me she got this huge smile on her face. It just made my heart melt!!! So far I haven't had a meltdown yet. Of course, I miss being with her all day, but it is refreshing to have adult conversations.

Love, Susan

Pics by Kelly

One of my very best friends, Kelly, took these fabulous pictures. She has always had a passion (and good eye) for photography, but recently she started taking a class and bought a new fancy lense. Taking pictures of an 11 week old is great practice! I also love the last picture where Maddy (my dog) is looking through the window - she didn't want to be left out! Great job Kelly!

A "Sip-n-See" for Carlee

Margaux, Kelly, Carlee and me

The Girls...Staci, Callie, Chelsey, me, Courtney, Brynn and Kelly

What a great group of girls!

Perfect timing...right before football season. Carlee was needing the perfect Red Raider outfit and this is it..."Wreck 'Em Tech"

Cici and Mimi - Carlee is very lucky to have such wonderful grandmothers! They look pretty happy too!

These ladies look too young to be grandmothers!!!!

Future heartbreakers...Boys Beware!

Mom, me, Carole (sister in law) and Becky (mother in law)

The fabulous hostesses!!!! Thank you for throwing this sip-n-see for Carlee and me. We had a wonderful time!

She's on the move...

Above pic: Carlee started at the very corner of this blanket, within 3 minutes she had gone around the entire blanket (all the way to the far right middle patch) and ended up at the other corner (below pic).

She has been doing this all week long. I started crawling when I was 4.5 months old and I'm thinking...like Mother like Daughter??? (ahhhhhhhhh, we are in trouble!)

I just thought these were funny!

Carlee's "gangsta" pose!

Playdate with Madeline Johnson

Craig with Madeline and Matt with Carlee. Matt and Craig have been best friends since pre-school. They were born 12 days apart. Carlee and Madeline are 9 days apart. I see a great friendship forming.

Carlee was not very sociable during her first playdate with Madeline. Madeline really wanted to play, but Carlee was too busy sleeping (for this very brief moment, mostly she cried...a lot... shots make a baby, or at least this baby, very fussy).

Happy 2 month birthday!!!

Carlee had her 2 month doctor's appointment yesterday. She weighs 8lbs 11oz (25th percentile) and is 20.7 inches long (20th percentile). She also got 5 shots, but she was a trooper!

Carlee and I went to College Station this past weekend to give Craig a quite weekend to study for the CPA exam. Of course, Cici and Papa didn't mind at all. Cici bought Carlee some new books! Saturday night, Papa took care of Carlee while Mom and I went to the movies. He did such a great job!!! When we got home, Carlee was sleeping on his chest, just as happy as they both could be. Carlee loves snuggling up next to her Papa!