New Words + Bye-Bye

The past couple of days Charlotte has really started mimicking what you say. She'll intently watch your lips and then try to repeat. She's got "door", "hello" and "a-sa" (Vesa) down pat. We are working on "thank you" and "bye-bye", though she HAS finally started to WAVE bye-bye - seems to have taken f o r e v e r! She does it backwards with both hands. It's cute.

Bunny Ears

You lookin' at me?

Bed or Chair

Here's Charlotte Sunday morning. She has taken a liking to a doll bed that was my Mom's when she was a little girl. Thing is - Charlotte doesn't understand 'bed'. She thinks it's a chair and takes the mattress and sheets (in the background) off so she can sit on it. She cracks me up.


By the way, she rooted KungFu Panda out of her toy box. We acquired it during beach vacation last summer and we couldn't get it out of her hands; she was obsessed. He used to make all these kungfu noises but one toss on the hardwoods ended that pretty quickly. Has KFP made a comeback? We shall see...

Rashes + Diapers

Charlotte has been having flare ups and off and on bouts with diaper rash for the past couple weeks (again). We have altered her diet and kept close watch and we can't figure out the cause. We've even used the PRESCRIBED ointment from the doctor. Probably just her sensitive skin.

That being said, we've decided to change her current brand of diapers — the ones she's been on since day 01 — to see if that might be where all the issues are coming from. Enter, Seventh Generation. Let's see if these chlorine-free, hypo-allergenic, fragrance- and latex-free bad boys make the difference.

FYI: she got through the night just fine with them - no leaks. AND, her toosh DID look slightly better. We'll see how they hold up.

Leaflet Tight

Found the perfect lunch boxes for Charlotte! As most of you know, I have an infatuation with organizing everything! Yay!

Thought I Lost The Camera

Thought I lost the camera this morning. Couldn't find it anywhere. Was in a major panic running through the house in my jammies. Thought I might have left it behind at The Olive Garden in PA! Can't imagine NOT having it! Oh man.

I did eventually find it in one of the small compartments in my suitcase. Must not have been thinking clearly. Silly me.

Say, "Say!"

I have a habit, when teaching Charlotte new words, to say, "Say _______, Charlotte!" The past couple of days she has started to say, "say," too! She'll point to something, nod her head, and say, "say." It's amazing to see something like that 'click' in her mind and, even better, to watch her use a newly developed skill.