Charlotte wants to tell you about her life recently. First, her major accomplishment is that she rolled over last Sunday (November 11) on auntie Lisa's birthday! She rolled from her back to her tummy, which is the opposite way that most babies roll first. She really only rolls over when she is naked because her diaper is too big and bulky for her to roll over. Once she is on her tummy she holds her head up so high and flaps her arms and legs like she is swimming. She looks so funny! Her favorite thing to do right now is to lay naked on her back on the quilt Grandma CarolAnn made for her and kick her legs and squeal. The quilt has been washed several times already because Charlotte inevitably pees on it when we let her play naked for a long time. But we don't mind because it makes her so happy. Her least favorite thing to do is get her diaper and clothes put back on. She always protests loudly when it's time to stop being naked. Another favorite thing to do is to look in the mirror. She grins when she sees herself and loves to stand and bounce in front of the bathroom mirror. She is also starting to figure out the Johnny-Jump-Up, but she isn't really bouncing quite yet.
Charlotte has recently discovered the high pitched range of her voice. Most of her noises are loud and high and squeal-y and hilarious. We've taken many videos of her doing this--we'll have to post one on the blog soon. Another recent accomplishment is looking at her feet. Just in the last few days she has started noticing her wiggling toes, but she doesn't yet try to grab them. When Matt feeds her a bottle she likes to "help" hold it. She puts both her hands on the sides and pulls the bottle out of her mouth and then tries to put it back in (though she often gets it in her eye or her cheek!).
Since her mom and dad now are real adults who have to go to work/school for most of the days of the week, Charlotte has to go to daycare now. She doesn't like it very much. She doesn't take her bottle very well or sleep much, and since most of her daily activities revolve around sleeping and eating, this doesn't work out so well. She also cries a lot there, which is too bad since she almost never cries at home. This is really hard on mommy and daddy...both of them wish so much that they could stay home with her. Lots of scenarios have gone through mommy's head to see if there is some way she could do that and still graduate from med school on time, but so far she hasn't thought of anything feasible yet.
Ok, enough chit chat...we know you want to see pictures. Here they are, your most recent installment of Charlotte.
Charlotte has recently discovered the high pitched range of her voice. Most of her noises are loud and high and squeal-y and hilarious. We've taken many videos of her doing this--we'll have to post one on the blog soon. Another recent accomplishment is looking at her feet. Just in the last few days she has started noticing her wiggling toes, but she doesn't yet try to grab them. When Matt feeds her a bottle she likes to "help" hold it. She puts both her hands on the sides and pulls the bottle out of her mouth and then tries to put it back in (though she often gets it in her eye or her cheek!).
Since her mom and dad now are real adults who have to go to work/school for most of the days of the week, Charlotte has to go to daycare now. She doesn't like it very much. She doesn't take her bottle very well or sleep much, and since most of her daily activities revolve around sleeping and eating, this doesn't work out so well. She also cries a lot there, which is too bad since she almost never cries at home. This is really hard on mommy and daddy...both of them wish so much that they could stay home with her. Lots of scenarios have gone through mommy's head to see if there is some way she could do that and still graduate from med school on time, but so far she hasn't thought of anything feasible yet.
Ok, enough chit chat...we know you want to see pictures. Here they are, your most recent installment of Charlotte.
Charlotte sitting in her "bumbo."
Charlotte and mommy.
Grandma Cindy sent Charlotte a hat and mitten set for our cold MN winter.
Charlotte LOVES the other baby who lives in our bathroom.
Just two dudes hangin' out.
Charlotte practicing her yelling (Daddy calls it singing).
Isn't she cute?!
Yep, she's cute!
