Saturday, March 27, 2010
Family Heirloom
During her visit in October Nana Grace brought us a cape from her sister Pam who received it when her daughter was born. Pam's little girls used it and now that they're all grown up, Charlotte gets to use it! Perfect for spring and special occasions. It's traveled a lot of miles to be with us here in Indiana. :)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
razzes, mobility, etc
Not surprisingly, if you put something just out of reach for a baby, they'll find a way to get it. For Charlotte this means if she's sitting up, she'll flop forward, reach, and lunge. Then she's on her belly and kinda struggling to get her legs under her to get somewhere. She's also discovered that razzing is fun - especially when there's food in her mouth.
Last night was her first encounter with real solid food. Some broccoli sprouts, peas, and a few grains of curried jasmine rice. She turned the high chair into a lovely canvas of food. One day she'll figure out that food goes in her mouth and toys do not. She sure does like to be fed like she's Cleopatra, though.
Finally, some exciting news: we have a camcorder coming tomorrow! Until then -
This is nap time .. yea, I don't know.
A crib!
Better late than never, I guess. Many thanks to a couple of my cousins who knitted the amazing blanket/pillow combo pictured. Unfortunately it's a little too delicate for baby usage right now.
Last night was her first encounter with real solid food. Some broccoli sprouts, peas, and a few grains of curried jasmine rice. She turned the high chair into a lovely canvas of food. One day she'll figure out that food goes in her mouth and toys do not. She sure does like to be fed like she's Cleopatra, though.
Finally, some exciting news: we have a camcorder coming tomorrow! Until then -
This is nap time .. yea, I don't know.
A crib!
Better late than never, I guess. Many thanks to a couple of my cousins who knitted the amazing blanket/pillow combo pictured. Unfortunately it's a little too delicate for baby usage right now.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Big Ol' Baby
Charlotte had her 6 month wellness checkup and vaccinations today.
19lbs 13oz 28" long
Feeding is going great! We're consistently doing morning, afternoon, night for her "solids". She's also still sleeping in her own room with little to no issues. It's wonderful. Finally she's sitting up for long periods of time now! Soon she'll be crawling so I'm just going to savor her immobility for now. :)
She's still got the big blue eyes, too.
No teeth yet!
19lbs 13oz 28" long
Feeding is going great! We're consistently doing morning, afternoon, night for her "solids". She's also still sleeping in her own room with little to no issues. It's wonderful. Finally she's sitting up for long periods of time now! Soon she'll be crawling so I'm just going to savor her immobility for now. :)
She's still got the big blue eyes, too.
No teeth yet!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
sleeping alone
We've finally decided that it's time for Charlotte to be in her own room. We started last night and it went surprisingly well. She went down at around 8:30-9ish woke up at 1am for a feeding and was back down at 1:30am. She slept until 8:30am! We really LOVE the lullaby CD Nana Grace got for us. It's wonderful in helping soothe her to sleep - especially being in a different sleep environment. She also now has a security blanket as recommended by a friend. This too has helped a great deal.
Things are going well in the non-baby front. I finally received my severance paperwork from the company and sent it back signed the other day. As far as other job opportunities go, I've applied to a couple of places but I'm currently trying to enjoy my time spent at home with the baby. We're trying to get out every now and again for play dates, but since the weather's been cruddy it's hard to do so. Once it gets better, we'll be able to enjoy some time on walks and at the park.
Picture time!
In her new sleep quarters.
Being cute in general. It's going to be hard to say "no" to this little one.
Things are going well in the non-baby front. I finally received my severance paperwork from the company and sent it back signed the other day. As far as other job opportunities go, I've applied to a couple of places but I'm currently trying to enjoy my time spent at home with the baby. We're trying to get out every now and again for play dates, but since the weather's been cruddy it's hard to do so. Once it gets better, we'll be able to enjoy some time on walks and at the park.
Picture time!
In her new sleep quarters.
Being cute in general. It's going to be hard to say "no" to this little one.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
6 months!
AHH! Photo dump.
Thumb in pacifier in mouth = baby bliss apparently.
Playdate with Kiley & Anya.
What's up drooly pants?
Super fun new toy - she actually got it for Christmas but we're just now getting around to introducing her to it.
It's neat because she keeps herself entertained plus it's a great training tool for sitting up!
.. and it has a mirror.
Today was our first day of a normal eating schedule. By normal I mean breakfast/bottle/lunch (nap.. AWW YEA)/dinner/bottle. I could really grow to like this!
Thumb in pacifier in mouth = baby bliss apparently.
Playdate with Kiley & Anya.
What's up drooly pants?
Super fun new toy - she actually got it for Christmas but we're just now getting around to introducing her to it.
It's neat because she keeps herself entertained plus it's a great training tool for sitting up!
.. and it has a mirror.
Today was our first day of a normal eating schedule. By normal I mean breakfast/bottle/lunch (nap.. AWW YEA)/dinner/bottle. I could really grow to like this!
Monday, February 15, 2010
vacation
Superbowl Sunday turned out to be viral Sunday with everyone in the house catching some sort of stomach "flu"-like bug. Our plans were to go ahead and travel down to TN on Monday, so we did. Apparently the bug wasn't completely out of our systems as Terry and Kathy ended up with the same bug 3 days after our arrival. We believe it all stemmed from an ER visit with the baby Friday morning. The baby was fine, just apparently really bad, scream worthy gas. Silly babies, why can't they communicate better?
Driving down to TN was not fun. We stopped. A lot. Needless to say, while it was nice to get away for a week, it was not under the most ideal of situations. Next time we go I'm determined to have us all healthy.
Charlotte has decided that she likes to roll around. The food thing is going well. We held back on solids last week simply because of the whole stomach bug thing, but we're back on again this week. Valentine's Day was unfun and we spent the entire day driving. I think I need a break from my break.
Driving down to TN was not fun. We stopped. A lot. Needless to say, while it was nice to get away for a week, it was not under the most ideal of situations. Next time we go I'm determined to have us all healthy.
Charlotte has decided that she likes to roll around. The food thing is going well. We held back on solids last week simply because of the whole stomach bug thing, but we're back on again this week. Valentine's Day was unfun and we spent the entire day driving. I think I need a break from my break.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
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