Happy Thanksgiving- Charlie's First!

Our family on Thanksgiving...Charlie is a bit stunned by the self-timer....

We had a nice Thanksgiving at home, with all the fixin's. We celebrated Chris's birthday and gave thanks for our new family member this holiday. Charlie ate meat for the first time- turkey of course! It was mixed with squash and potato. He liked it, and ate A LOT! That night he slept all night....a think it was either the chemical in the turkey that makes you sleepy or the small glass of wine I had with dinner...

Chris and Charlie on Thanksgiving- and Chris's 28th birthday! (You can really see Charlie's two bottom teeth! He now has one more on top!) 

Charlie ready to go out in the horrendous weather. 

Charlie Turns 8 Months- Already!

Charlie is one cheeky monkey!

Charlie turned 8 months on the 20th of November. Time has really sped by! He still wakes up once at night, but goes right back down and will go to sleep at bedtime and naptime on his own with no crying. Charlie did sleep from 8pm to 7am a couple of nights ago! Of course I didn't... He is crawling everywhere and likes to "pet" Haley a lot. Sometimes she lets him, sometimes not! Generally he eats just about anything, which we hope continues! For comfort, Charlie really likes his thumb, mommy's hair, and a muslin cloth that I use to feed him with. I think one of these will turn into a "blankie" when he is older. He is really a good wee man and we look forward to sharing him with everyone in the States soon!

The Coppins visit the Isle of Arran, Scotland.

Lochranza Castle, Isle of Arran.

Me, Mom and Charlie at the Isle of Arran whiskey distillery. 

Me, Charlie and some seals. Isle of Arran near Brodick. 

Charlie and his Grandma C. on the car ferry from Brodick (Arran) to the mainland. 

On the walk to the Machrie Moor standing stones... 

Standing stones. 

Mom C., Chris and Charlie at an Isle of Arran standing stone. 

Charlie's First Halloween, and More!

Our little pumpkin on his first Halloween.

Punkin head. 

The family on our front porch on Halloween night. 

Charlie, after a couple months or rolling around and crawling backwards, has started to crawl forwards when he really wants something. Like this candy bar wrapper for instance... 

Charlie has some groooovy parents:() (This is at a Halloween party!) 

Charlie is enjoying his new train- thanks Grandma and Grandpa C.! 

Charlie is a good eater- even spinach! 

Charlie trying on his Daddy's wig. 

In Memory...

This posted blog is dedicated to Charlie's Great-Grandma Sarauer who passed away Friday, October 20. While we wish that we could be home and with our family right now we are comforted by the memories that we shared with Grandma. One of my deepest hopes when I found out that I was pregnant is that Grandma S. could meet my child and this hope came true. I am incredibly grateful for this. Grandma S. put a lot of love into her family and loved holding Charlie and I don't think she would want this posting to be too sad. Therefore, the rest of this blog is happier in nature, focusing on Charlie and his little milestones. Love, Bev

Charlie at 7 Months!

Charlie is 7 months old! Charlie can now sit up on his own, and although he can only crawl backwards still he can get almost wherever he wants- and fast!

TRYING to get a picture of the new teeth! 

Charlie's 2 little teeth. If you look closely you can see Charlie's 2 teeth, bottom-middle. 

Our family, currently! 

Go Tigers, go!