Starting To Hold Bottle

Charlotte is trying very hard to hold her own bottle. She'll do it for a little while and then forgets what she's doing and drops it. It's so sweet.

Playdate With Brynne

First playdate with Brynne Massey. They stared at each other - it was quite captivating.

She's Got The Giggles

Charlotte was quite amused while eating her apples. Enjoy!

A Case Of The Giggles, originally uploaded by sweetbeaker.

Peas: Update

Ok. Peas are no longer a hit. Poor thing cried the other night while eating them. Maybe she was just crabby, but still. And then, she was a bit stopped up, if you know what I mean. Apparently peas have lots of starch - the culprit. Had to call the advice nurse and all went well after that. I think we'll take a break from peas for now and try again later.

Peas

Can't believe it - Charlotte actually liked her peas! Everyone has told us stories of their babies despising peas. Not Charlotte! She seemed a bit hesitant at first but then gobbled them down. Who knows, maybe she'll change her mind down the road but, for now, this is great!

Charlotte Eating Peas, originally uploaded by sweetbeaker.

High Chair Fun

Thank You!

Thanks, Andrew, Sydney + Audrey for sending Charlotte clothes! She will have on a new outfit every day! Oh the choices! Oh the selection!

Five Months

Can't believe it. Charlotte is 5 months old today! Please forgive some of the photos - they are blown out a bit. Gotta get used to the flash on our new camera!

A little bit about Charlotte - she is very curious now and reaches for absolutely everything. Last night she was obsessed with my water glass. EVERYTHING goes in her mouth. She rolls over, from tummy to back, mostly to the left and she is trying to figure out the logistics of back to tummy and going to the right. She is awake a lot now and likes to spend time in her exersaucer, bumbo and bouncer. Knock on wood, nights are pretty easy with the occasional wake up and, she can usually put herself back to sleep. She loves her veggies and fruits - so far she has had carrots, pears, sweet potatoes, apples, and bananas. Cooing, ahhing, babbling and lots of other strange noises are a regularity now too. She also likes to stare at the pups - I think Chopper is her favorite (only mostly because he actually pays attention to her).

New Camera

Got a new camera this weekend! Our old Olympus was surely on its way out - had to 'jimmy' it to get the lens to open and STAY open. It always managed to close mid-shot, regardless of the 'jimmy-ing', and not catch anything. And the battery wouldn't last more than an hour - tops. It's nice to have new technology.

Trip To The Park

Here's a little glimpse of our trip to the park this past weekend.

She Rolled!

It's official! Charlotte rolled over for me first thing this morning - twice! Woot! It was great! And then she rolled over for Stevens too!

First Fruit!

Charlotte had pears last night for dinner and loved them. We ooh'd and ahh'd at how quickly she scarfed the carrots down but, the pears went down even faster!

Exersaucer

I had Stevens put together Charlotte's exersaucer the other day and it's a good thing too - she loves it (for short time chunks anyways). As you can see from the pics she is a very busy girl! The doll she is munching on is Lulu - her first Xmas present from us.

Still Waiting...

...to see her roll over with our own eyes! The anticipation is killing me! Argh!

First Mother's Day

I must say my first Mother's Day was absolutely wonderful! I received the most beautiful fine bone china tea set. And then we just chilled for most of the day - all but a few household chores - and went to dinner at Figo.

First Veggies!

Charlotte had her first taste of veggies today! Carrots! She absolutely loved them! She, of course, made a mess but that is the fun of it! We have video of her eating rice cereal for the first time - we'll have to figure out how to post that too!

Interesting Article

Thought this was an interesting article. Thanks for sending it our way Ciara!

She Rolled Over

Yes. It's true. She rolled over. From her tummy to her back — all by herself. BUT!?! We didn't actually get to see it (she was with Ms. Vesa)! Darn. We eagerly await the weekend to see if she does it again!

Ms. Vesa put her on the floor for some tummy time while she changed Lucas. She looked away for a moment and Charlotte started laughing hysterically. She looked back and she had flipped herself over.

Charlotte's Christening Weekend

Charlotte was christened on Sunday, April 20th at 10:45AM at Christ Lutheran Church. And, boy, what a fun weekend it was! A weekend of 'firsts' too...

01. First plane ride
02. First trip to Pennsylvania
03. First night out for Mommy & Daddy
04. First night away from home

As fun as it was it sure was exhausting too! But, it was great to get to see everyone - both of our families were all together at once. We are waiting for everyone to send us CDs of their developed pictures so we can post those too! We surely couldn't hold Charlotte AND take pics at the same time!