1 year old!

Charlie turned 1 year old this past week and we had a party on Saturday celebrating his life with the nicest weather possible!!!!  31 degrees outside :)  But onto Charlie.  He celebrated in style with balloons, bubbles, yummy food, and a great looking and very yummy tasting birthday cake (made courtesy of his Auntie Pookie).  He tried to open his presents (well, he played with the paper and boxes) and delicately picked at his cake until he realized that Momma wasn't going to stop him from digging in!

We had a great day!  Doug and I can't believe he is already one!  He's turned into such a big boy right in front of our eyes!!!!  He LOVES to listen to books, and he is starting to understand things :)  He sticks out his tongue during the part of the book that talks about tongues, and he also blows air on a different page.  He crawls through his new birthday tunnel and loves to climb up and down the stairs.  He's sooo close to walking - just a little bit longer.  He is also a great eater - he chows down on almost anything we give him.  And he eats LOTS - I don't want to know what he'll be eating in a few years!

This year absolutely flew past, but we have enjoyed all of the 365 days that we have shared with Charlie.  He is such a joy and we love him sooooo much! 

News Flash

Charlie has another milestone he would like to share......... Four and a half months after pushing through 8 teeth in three months, we finally have another tooth and another one not far behind.  That's right - Momma spotted it during cuddle time - a molar has poked its way through and the pointy tooth that probably should have come before it, is starting to make an appearance.

No big deal, right???  Another tooth - nothing new for Charlie.  Well - lets just say, we didn't know it was coming :)  He's been drooling consistently for 2 months again, so that is nothing new.  He is my teething angel - no fussing or whining :)  Sorry to all moms I know that are up all night and dealing with crankiness - maybe the next child will be pay back!

Charlie is a tough boy - but that's for another post!!!!

Belated 11 month birthday

Momma told me she was too busy to post, so my 11 month birthday passed without an update.... Momma - this isn't acceptable!!!!  We had a busy month here with lots of firsts!  You wouldn't believe how fast I'm growing up!!!

I give hugs now and can clap my hands!!!  I play peek-a-boo with my towel and I imitate sounds that my mom and dad make.  They think I say 'breakfast' and 'please' - they might be right.  And yes, I love breakfast, so Momma isn't suprised if it is my first word!!!!!  

I love to point at things I know!  I point at my tower of blocks, my balloon that's been hanging above me for almost a month.  I also know where the fridge is and my phone.  When Momma asks me where Daddy is, I point to his picture on the wall!  And I also know where my clock is above my change table.  Momma keeps giving me new things to learn now that she knows how smart I am!

I am also crawling and cruising around all the furniture.  I do stand a little bit without any help, but I love to crawl.  I can go up and down the stairs all by myself, but Momma is always behind me making sure I don't go too fast!

I've also been a very good sleeper.  I go to bed around 7pm and sleep until 7:00am-8:00am - I think Momma and Daddy LOVE this!!!!  Oh, and you may know this already, but I really like my bottle.  Momma gives it to me a couple times a day and I almost always want more than she gives me......

Oh - and I LOVE food!!!  Most people are surprised with how much I eat, but I just can't get enough!!!  I especially love fruit....Momma always seems to leave that to the end of the meal - I wonder why?

That's my update!!!  Momma says there will be some more pictures coming in the next few days - but here is one to keep you going!!!!

Playing around

We are currently in the process of finishing our yard - which started out badly, but hopefully everything will go smoothly from here on!!!!  So - what have Charlie and I been doing while we wait for a yard to play in????  If you guessed playing peek-a-boo in the curtains and opening cupboards and drawers, and emptying them all, you guessed right!!!!!

I LOVE playing with Momma's clothes

See my tongue!!!

Momma - I can see myself!

This is tight quarters!!!!

Room pics

So - Charlie's room isn't completely finished, but here are a few pics!!!!  Grandma S supplies the books - she is awesome at finding sales and giving Charlie a library :)

Notice the teething rails and fabric wrapped around the top :)  Oh and the blanket over the crib doesn't move....Charlie won't go for toys in his crib and he doesn't touch the blankets either!!!!

Oh - I love you little animals!!!!

This is just the beginning :)

Momma - I'm not in the mood for pictures.

My play shoe!!!!!!

I'm a little monster

We took a few pictures of Charlie with his new towel looking like a monster!  We have a picture of him hanging in our living room in another monster towel, so we wanted to take more.....

Pictures continued....

Here are a few more!!!!