Best Buds

These two are definitely becoming buds. Now that Charlotte's crawling everywhere, she can finally keep up with Emily! So Em's starting to see Charlotte as a playmate, not just a baby. It's pretty awesome, as you can tell :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoo time!

Em with her new BFF :)

 

 

She got a good look at the giraffes from this perch.

 

Happy girl!

(Don't worry, it's not a real tortoise.)

 

 

Then Emily & Uncle Chris had an idea...



 Say cheese!

Last dinner at Moki's! Thanks again for visiting!!!

 

Fun with Chris & Erica!

At first, Charlotte was a little wary of Uncle Chris (as she is with all strangers), but he soon charmed her :)

Our seldom used backyard and swing got some attention, which was nice. 

The backyard activities continued with some bug watching - lots of creepy crawlers were spotted.

And there were, of course, lots of giggles :)

 

Charlotte says, "Bye-bye!"

And thanks for visiting!!

 

Petersons visit!

Emily and Charlie had some visitors, back in February - yikes! We've gotten a little behind on posts. Here are a few pics to catch up!

Their visit included some important snuggle time with baby Charlotte.

And lots of walks up and down the hills.

Emily and Charlotte also did a bit of sewing with Grammy.

And baking with Grampa.

Uncle Chris and Aunt Erica were in town too - lucky us!

Emily got to read with them.

And Charlotte sized Uncle Chris up :)

Off on another adventure!

Happy Easter!!!

 

Charlotte, Charlotte, Charlotte

What can we say? Our lives before baby Charlotte arrived are a hazy memory. She immediately fit right into our little family. And she's been an a-m-a-z-i-n-g baby, from the beginning.

In case we don't remember the evidence in years to come, here it is:

• She didn’t get sick until she was 7 months old, and even then it was only a 2 day fever. And probably just teething.
• She sleeps 11+ hours each night, and she's done this since 6 or 8 weeks old. (Ok ok, yes, she had a bout of night wakings in February, but that only lasted a week or so. Now she's back to her usual 7pm - 7am schedule. And we are spoiled.)
• Charlotte eats like she's lived through a famine. So far there's no food she doesn’t like.
• She loves, L-O-V-E-S, her big sister. The way she tenses with excitement and then shakes her arms and legs when Em comes near is super cute.
• She’s an excellent sitter, and she’s definitely thinking about crawling – especially when Emily's coaxing her along.
• She’s still a spitter, but she doesn’t seem to mind. And Em is always saying “That’s ok, babies do that sometimes.” And she’s right, they do. (I liked it when Em used to call spitting-up "dripping" as in, "Uh oh, Charlie dripped." It was somehow less icky when described that way.)
• Charlotte started saying “buh, buh” a few weeks ago, and just last week she started saying “da-da-da-da". She's got no idea what these mean... or does she?! Either way, she gets pretty proud of herself for adding to our conversation. She definitely “talks” to Emily the most. And Em takes on a really loud high pitched voice when talking to Charlie, so as you can imagine their conversations are hilarious.
• She cries tears. Big, fat, real tears. They've broken a few hearts around here lately, especially when mama or dada have to leave.
• Her toy baskets provide hours (well minutes, but in baby time that's like hours) of independent entertainment. Favorites include blocks, plastic cups, and small chewable critters.
• Bath-time is greeted with arm flapping and excited panting followed by a lunge for the water. We can't wait to get her into a swimming class.
• She's a happy happy girl, that's for sure!