Carlee goes to the Dentist...

On Tuesday, Carlee had her very first Dentist appointment ever. Apparently she was supposed to come at 1 year old, even though the docs in Jax told us 2. Like she had any teeth at 1. lol... Anyway, the dentist was really nice. Carlee did great! She showed the dentist her teeth, and let her brush them with flouride. She even got a nice Pooh sticker. I took my camera, but the appointment was so fast, that I completely forgot to take a picture :( The only thing the doctor said, was that Carlee has a little bit of crowding on her bottom front teeth. She said kids Carlee's age usually have space between their teeth, and Carlee has none right now. So, I have to start flossing her teeth for her, since the toothbrush might not be getting all the way in there. Also, she might or might not need braces in the future. The dentist said Carlee still has lots of time to grow, so hopefully her jaw will grow at a good pace and make room for all her teeth.... otherwise... she'll need braces. But on a good note, the dentist said we are taking really good care of Carlee's teeth, there's no problems at all!

Coloring Easter Eggs & Pic with the Easter Bunny

Daddy was the Easter Bunny volunteer, which is probably why she wasn't scared a bit. She had a blast! Here's a video of her coloring the Easter Egg... Sorry I had the camera turned the wrong way :D

Here is a link to the Coloring Easter Eggs album on snapfish. Hope ya'll enjoy!

Carlee's FIRST tricycle ride!

Carlee's FIRST SNOW!!!

When it first started to fall:

After a few hours of snowfall:
Carlee absolutely loved the snow. She never wanted to come inside! Sorry for so few pictures, right now we're in the states. We're almost done with our visit in DC, soon we'll be in Texas. I'm uploading all the snow pictures to snapfish, so I'll post link when they're done.

*Edit: Here are all the snow pictures!

First Pictures with Santa

Here she is! With Santa!!! We were originally just going to go to the Mineo Santa pictures tomorrow, but since Carlee has two beautiful Christmas dresses, I said why not go to both? So, today we drove to the main base for their pictures. We waited in line for what seemed like forever (really only an hour), and finally plopped Carlee down on Santa's lap. She was a little unsure, but at least she didn't scream or cry like a lot of other kids. I had her waving and smiling at Santa while we waited in the line, and then asked her if she wanted to give Santa a hug and kiss. So, she seemed not so scared. She did good though, we were glad. This is the picture we took with our camera and took to the photo lab to get a few printed out.

First Sip through a Straw

First taste of Italian Food and Culture

Carlee and Mommy at the table eating some Italian bread at an Italian BBQ we went to. She also tasted pasta and sausage! Yummy!!!
Carlee and Daddy with Mount Etna in the background.

1st ponytail

I know I've been slacking on taking pictures, so I snapped a few today after little Carlee let me put a ponytail in her hair for the first time today. :D It's really barely long enough, and her hair is still really fine and doesn't make a very big ponytail, but it's so darn cute! lol. I think I might do her hair like this for her birthday pictures.

First meal... all by myself!

This morning, we decided to see if Carlee would eat on her own. We scrambled her some egg whites and I mashed her up some fresh cantelope... and she LOVED it! I really think she enjoyed the independence of feeding herself. Now, I'm going to have to find more food she can feed herself, because after this meal, she's been getting frustrated when I try to feed her! She's such a big girl! :D

first time in the pool

Today, Carlee and Mommy went to our friend, L's home to swim in the pool. This was Carlee's very first time in a pool. At first she wasn't too sure, since the water was more cool than any water she's ever felt before! but eventually she got used to it, and started to enjoy floating around. :) Eventually, we got out of the water, and she was very good playing while the grown ups tanned. Carlee is so lucky too! She wore baby 50+ proof sunscreen and only got a little pink on her cheeks and arms, even after two coats of sunscreen... but after being inside for only thirty minutes we noticed she had already tanned! talk about LUCKY! :D We had so much fun today!

First Steps!!

Carlee took her first few steps today!!! Our friend L was sitting on the couch and I was kneeling on the floor about a foot and a half away, and I started calling her to me, and she took about two or three steps towards me!!! So we tried again, and she did it again! I'm so glad Daddy was home to see it too! YAY!!! :D She's growing so fast!

carlee's first easter egg hunt!

Today we spent the day with our friend K and her family. Their community center had a huge Easter egg hunt and we were invited! Carlee didn't seem to be interested in finding the eggs at first, but once we handed them to her, she loved playing with them! There was also a magic show that Daddy seemed to enjoy more than Carlee did... lol. We had so much fun! We changed Carlee's earings, and while it was a challenge, it was so worth it. She was so adorable! She also wore a pretty cross necklace and had on her baby bracelet for a little bit, but she kept getting frustrated with it so we had to take it off. These are the best pictures, hope you enjoy them! :)

first baby sign!!!!!!!!

Carlee used her first baby sign at dinner time!!! At first I told her I was going to put her bib on, and she gave the bib sign. So after praising her forEVER... we started eating. And I asked her if she wanted more and did the more sign... and she did THAT one too!!! well, her variation of it. She tapped her two pointer fingers together, but she kept doing it when I said "more" so I knew what she meant! YAY!!! I'm so excited! by the end of dinner, she had given up, but it's a START!!! woohoo! Yay for Carlee! I'm so proud of her! :D

wow!

SHE STOOD BY HERSELF FOR A FEW SECONDS TODAY!!!!!!!!!
:D

adding pics

sooo i'm up late tonight adding pictures so that i won't feel overwhelmed with them when we get back to florida. we decided to leave on sunday. after our last visit back on thanksgiving, i promised myself i would take so many more pictures... ugh! but i've failed again! i forgot the camera on some really important dates...

Carlee had her first play date with our friend Sarah's baby, Kailee... they were so cute! playing with eachother's toys and being interested in eachother. Kailee is only 6 months old, so Carlee had to be careful... but they were so cute together, and we had so much fun! :D

I also forgot to take pictures when we very first got here and uncle JJ was here visiting :( I really wanted a picture of Carlee, Brittany, and James... grrr... :(

And Carlee also got to spend the day visiting her Grantip, Granny Jackie, and Uncle Chris too... and I forgot the camera THAT day too! :( booooo to me....

I took some more pics today... but it's almost midnight now, and I'm tired... so those will have to wait. All the others, I'll back date to what they're supposed to be once I get some time, probably after we get home. Next time we visit in May we'll have to definately make up for some untaken pictures! :)

Good night!

baby bracelet

Grandpa and Grandma Beck bought Carlee her first ever bracelet! It's soooo pretty! :D

won't you be my valentine?

Uncle JJ and Aunt Brittany got Carlee her very first ever valentine's present. :) A cool spongebob balloon and a cute little love devil bear. lol... perfect for my little devil herself. haha!

first hair cut

I forgot to tell everyone... Carlee got her first hair cut on Jan. 16th by Barber Daddy. lol... she had gotten some junk in her hair, I have no clue what it was, and I couldn't brush it out and it wouldn't wash out either! So Daddy says, just cut it off. So he did, and we saved it. lol... now her hair looks alot better.

Carlee's bling

Carlee finally got her ears pierced today!!!
:)

She screamed so loud people started stopping in front of the store!
But she was fine five minutes later.
:)

Carlee's first Christmas

Her 6/9 mo. dress fit more like a shirt... :)

Carlee's first Christmas book...
The title couldn't of been any more appropriate for our little one.

Carlee's rocking chair that used to belong to Daddy.
Grandpa Joe upholstered it!
Carlee's CD that Grandpa and Grandma Beck bought her.
Already investing in her future. :)
Yay! She loved opening presents! :)