Hair today...Gone tomorrow!

Remind me to purchase a real set of hair cutting shears, would ya? Good grief! Three pairs of scissors, Karl's beard trimmer, and a heaping mound of grapes later...voila! What a handsome boy emerged from under all those curls :)

Where oh where did my baby go??

It didn't hurt me as much as I thought it would...Perhaps now that a little girl has entered our horizons, I was able to let go of his hair in hopes of her (potential) bleach-blond curls--that won't have to be cut!!

Or maybe it was this picture on cover of the car seat manual that pushed me to indifference...curly little Henry with a bow--yikes.

Anywhoo, it's done! And that's that.

Hopefully his curls will be back right around the time his scar has healed :)

Potty Training Successes!

Five successful trips to the potty in a row (on Henry's initiative) with a dry diaper in between!!!!

Mommy is very happy. Could I be so lucky as to have only one bottom to diaper come December????

I just want to hug whomever thought to teach babies sign language--what a blessing!

Nighttime Offerings

Henry is a squirmer. Morning, noon, night--he wants to run. And he wants to run free. So when something hinders this boyish exuberance--like bedtime--he tends to fight.

On a few occasions, Henry has gotten very creative in trying to dodge bedtime. He tries to bribe us. After his nightly bedtime routine, if he isn't already asleep, he is supposed to stay in bed. Well, this is obviously a violation of the Perpetual Motion of Henry Law. So with every escape from his bedroom, a bribe comes too.

He peeks around the corner, scurries over to one of us, and drops something at our feet--then runs in the opposite direction of his room. He is quickly and quietly escorted back to said bedroom, and the bribery continues. He needs to work on the delivery and content of his bribes, but the sheer number of attempts has earned him brownie points. This will continue until he's so tired that he can't run away anymore.

Just another example of how this little one brings us so much joy. Even when he's driving us crazy!

The items we were bribed with include, but are not limited to, the following:
Towel, Teddy Bear, Clothing--both clean and dirty, Hats, Diaper covers, Cabbage Patch Henry, etc etc etc.

Thank you for the laughter! If you're going to make bedtime a bad time, at least be creative about it!

Baby Charba is a...

Girl!!!

We're halfway to the December 29 due date, and all is well.

Thank you for your prayers and congratulations, we're very excited and thankful for this blessing.

Ouchie Update

The superglue has begun to peel off, and the redness of the wound has almost completely subsided.

Any tips for minimizing the scar's appearance?

Henry Go Boom

I'll tell you what! A crazy crazy week, that's what!

Even before Harvest, Karl came down with a nasty upper respiratory bug. During Harvest, Henry and I caught it. After Harvest, we were all still suffering, though it was taking its toll on the men of the house a bit harder.

Little Henry spiked a 103 fever, and earned a trip to the pediatrician. Poor guy, he had two ear infections! Karl too, earned a sick day from work and a trip to the Dr's office. Whereas Henry was given sympathy and meds for his troubles, Karl was given only sympathy. No cure for the common but persnickety virus--just time and lots of fluids.

Three days and lots of nursing and sleep later, Henry was back in need of medical help--this time for more urgent matters! As his sweet daddy kept him busy while mommy made dinner, Henry darted toward Karl in an impromtu game of tag. Karl dodged, and Henry kept darting...right into the corner of our filing cabinet. Thank goodness for ER's and Superglue!
He was a trooper, and brought lots of smiles to the people of the waiting room.

Harvest

Harvest 2007 has begun at Charba Farms.

PLEASE PRAY!! This crop is one of the best in years, but because of the flood conditions the combine can't get into the field. A really sad and frustrating situation for our South Texas Farmers.

Despite the sad conditions out of doors, however, there was much merriment happening indoors. All of the Charba siblings and families were together for laughter and reminiscing.

Check out our matching shirts :)


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