Let the voting begin!

Peter and I are hosting a contest for who gets to name the baby. Just kidding! But we do have a prize for whoever gets the closest to the due date! (not quite sure what the prize is yet, but it will be fun, I promise.)

So far the votes are as follows:
Caitlin--May 14 (sorry, but I think you lost that one, but I could jump off the couch tonight and speed things along :) )
Peter--May 15 (also conveniently his birthday)
Me--May 16
Amanda--May 16 (think we are sisters or what?)
Trish--May 18
Mom-- May 24

The actual due date is May 22, if that helps at all. I can't wait for her to come!

The zoo!

Peter had Good Friday off (another perk of the auto industry!) and we decided to take advantage of the good weather and take a trip to the zoo. Apparently the entire rest of Michigan felt the same way and we ended up parking on the grass at the zoo as the parking lot was too full to hold everyone!

We met our friends the Seibolds there and Charlotte was soooo excited to see their oldest little boy, Jax. 

Here she is on the way. She made elephant noises the whole time we were driving there.

And here's where we found out the elephants were traded for rhinos. Lame. 

But still excited to go inside the reptile exhibit!

Peeking at the giant crocodile. 

 So happy to be with her little boyfriend Jax. They are so cute together!

Love, love, love. 

On the way home after a very fun day!

Randomness and some Easter

Once again, it has been forever. In our rush to get all things done before the baby arrives (yeah, I don't think that is happening), I have been a total slacker. A little over a month to go and we will have a new little lady in the house! Peter and I both decided tonight that we are not ready by any means . . . but we do have the furniture ready thanks to his late nights of work. Once the nursery is set up all the way I will take some pics!

Anyways, on to Easter.

Charlotte, very happy to see her Easter basket! And just as happy to be with her Daddy.

While getting breakfast ready, we both noticed we hadn't seen Charlotte in a while. We found her eating a peep (she still keeps asking for "rabbits rabbits!") snuggled with her bear.

Enjoying her hoppy toy.

Ready for church!

And here are just some random cute pictures of what she has been up to.

This is partly how we keep her entertained during church. :) Sometimes that first hour can seem extra long . . .
She is saying so many fun things now and knows how to say and pick out most of her colors. She also learned how to say burp and toot (thanks daddy) and lots of other funny words. Most of the time we aren't quite sure what she's saying, but she tries.

The goings on of DETROIT!

First things first, Peter has a new calling. He is .. wait for it .. wait for it . . .

Young Men's President!

We are excited for this new opportunity and I am sure he will be so awesome at it.

The only downside to this was that because he would now be required at mutual every week, I was released from my calling so I could be home with Lottie. I will miss my darling beehives!

In some funny news, Charlotte's feet are finally starting to grow and she needed some new shoes. She is OBSESSed with these shoes and typically wears them from sun up to sun down.

Further proof:

I think my favorite part is her saying, "Stop stop" as Peter is taking off her shoes.

And some pictures!

Snow day! We haven't had too many of these this winter . . . knock on wood.

Not quite sure what to do with those mittens.

Another favorite of mine: The Lottster hanging out eating popcorn on the coach watching a movie with her daddy. So cute!

And by request, a pregger shot. 5 1/2 months and growing daily!

As usual, we miss you all so much! Love and kisses from the Andrew family.

Our favorite girl . . and soon to be our favorite two girls!

Christmas was amazing! Peter got over a week off from work and Charlotte and I got so spoiled with all the time with him. Every morning she woke up and would immediately call for Dada.

Also, Caitlin and her husband Jason were here for two weeks and she love love loved playing with them. We had the best time with them.

We also got to all go to the ultrasound to tell the baby's sex! And most of us were wrong in our guesses, but Peter was right again! Another sweet little girl. I am so excited that Charlotte gets to have a sister because anybody that knows me knows how much I love my sister and I love that C will have an Amanda of her own. (we do of course want a boy eventually, but we can try for one later!)

Here she is!

Just a funny video of sis (what we like to call Charlotte) going to town on her toys.

Also, some pics from Christmas!

Guess who wasn't a huge fan of Santa?

Consolation lunch after.

Christmas morning at our house complete with a goofy smile.

And Christmas at the grandparent's house. She spent most of the day pouncing on this bear.

Yes, it's been forever!

Due to pregnancy and sleeping a lot, I haven't updated you all on the awesomeness of Charlotte! So here are some cute pictures from the past few months . .

We got invited to go to an awesome pumpkin patch and they had the best baby goats in their petting zoo!

Our Halloween party--Peter is the whomping willow, I am Harry Potter, and Charlotte is an owl. Our friend made the amazing backdrop out of a sheet!

Lottie happy with her trick or treating loot--this is after we let her eat a pack of her M & Ms.

My two faves ready for church. (Thanks to Dustin and Lisa for the darling coat--it still fits from last year!)

One of our absolute favorite families came to visit for Thanksgiving. It was so fun and we love love love their new baby Chase.

The cousins had fun being buddies all weekend.

And someone is not too fond of Santa. Hopefully we will get a better picture soon . .

In some current news . .

Our little Lottster went to her 15 month check up today. Some funny facts--she has grown 3 inches in the last 3 months which would explain her eating more than her body weight every day, she is still in the 20th percentile for her weight, and is in the 95th percentile for head circumference. How she manages to walk without falling forward on that huge noggin, I do not know.

The doctor and I also talked about any accomplishments she has made or any worries I have.

First the accomplishments:

She can do the sounds for a cat, dog, lion, dinosaur, elephant, cow, snake (kind of, out of her nose mostly), monkey, and we find out more everyday.

She says mama, dada, papa, squirrel, and snack.

She plays peekaboo and head shoulders knees and toes.

She will give us a goofy smile on demand! (we will try and post video of this soon!)

Worries:

She likes to bang her head against the wall (I was assured this was pretty normal)

She is hungry 24/7--explained by how much she has grown!

All in all she is a healthy happy toddler and we are so lucky to have her.

Lottie and the Horse

Plus lots of other things we finally caught her on camera doing!

She got going on it so fast this afternoon she almost tipped it forward!