Had a great weekend in PA...Our flight Friday was pretty good. Charlotte was a bit fussy for the first 15 minutes, slept for 40, and then was a only a little bit better than fussy for the last 15. Nana picked us up and we went straight to Isaac's Restaurant & Deli - a fav (and also where I had my first job). The red potato salad is superb. Made our way to Gammy + GrandDad's place, took a nap, woke and was greeted by the GG's and a whole entourage of the rest of our family for an open-house evening.
Charlotte and I went to the park with Nana + PapPaw Saturday, mid-morning. We ate lunch and then headed over to PapPap + PopPop's to spend time with them and the GG's. Charlotte was very excited to play with Max, the shit-szu. We went home for a nap and then over to The Olive Garden for PapPaw's 50th birthday dinner.
We had a lovely 'Young' breakfast Sunday morning while the little lady napped and then we were off to the airport again!
Considering there were so many new faces and new places, Charlotte did do really well. However, you could sense her hesitation. It was hard for her to get really 'warmed up' to everyone and everything in such a short time period, and I think it was kind of a relief for her to be home in her own environment Sunday night.
On a final note, I think this trip was very well-balanced - FINALLY - and we got to spend lots of time with everyone! A success!
She now says, "Hi,". Woot! And, she gets so excited when she says it! It's funny.
Charlotte thought she was pretty cool last night with her sunglasses. Thought ya'll would get a kick out of it too!
Charlotte tried to eat dog food today. She was leisurely crawling past the bowls, stuck her hand out, grabbed some morsels and in the mouth they went. Happened in a flash. Luckily we were right there to pull everything out of her mouth. I swear it was about 9 pieces. Whew.
Charlotte is walking everywhere and getting into everything. She still crawls some of the time and is completely over using the 'walker' she was obsessed with for two straight weeks. She has added, "no" and "yum yum" to her vocabulary; we are working on "hi", "hello", "love you", and "thank you". She loves to mock the sounds you make. And, she can stand up on her own now — without pulling up on something. Charlotte also loves to give (very open-mouthed) kisses.
No more baby bath seat in the tub - she's too big. We have outfitted the surroundings with a gigantic tub mat and spout cover.
Sippy cup news: we've found a new (to us) kind and think it's 'the one'!!! Keep your fingers crossed. This is probably the fifth brand we have tried.
I asked Charlotte a question the other day and she responded by saying, "No, ma'am." Seriously, she did. I was dumbfounded.
Just wanted to let ya'll know that our new FLICKR account is up and running. There is a permanent link over to the right! Lots of new photos and videos. I will be slowly relinking all photos and videos to the blog.
Since Charlotte has taken to walking lots now we thought it appropriate to get her her first pair of 'real' shoes. She has had many a pair of the soft soled Robeez but, these are big girl shoes now. If her closet door is open she goes in, sits down and tries to put the shoes on herself. It's pretty funny.
