Solid Food

The battle has begun. Mommy and Daddy want me to eat solid foods and I don't want to do the work. Here's a photo to commemorate our first attempt at Sweet Potatoes.

Six Months!

It's difficult to believe, I know, but I have made it to my first real milestone in life. I am SIX MONTHS OLD!! Mommy and Daddy can't believe how the time has flown. It seems like just last month I was the tiny little needy newborn they were bringing home from the hospital. Now after six short months, I am gaining independence. I have a personality all my own. I am working on becoming mobile and I no longer depend on the bottle for 100% of my nutrition!! I am a very happy and easy going baby. I love playing on the floor with my play gym. I don't mind tummy time (though I REFUSE to roll over!). I prefer to practice bringing my knees up so that I can get closer to crawling every day. I am a generally happy baby, but teething can make even the best of us a little cranky!! I light up when my daddy comes home every day, so Mommy has concluded that I am VERY MUCH a daddy's girl. Recently, I started solid foods (so far just cereal and sweet potatoes). I'm not sure how I feel about those. It's much easier for me to just lay back and have someone give me a bottle. I am SUPER close to sitting up on my own. I can do it, but only if someone is sitting right with me. I still tip over quite a bit. The longest I have gone is just under a minute!! I spend lots more time playing with Mommy and Daddy these days which is why my posts are less frequent. But hey I only have so much time for developing, so sometimes the internet has to wait!

Santa Claus is coming to town

In order to be sure there really was a big guy in red - I had to meet him for myself. So, I went to the mall with Mommy and Auntie Kristin on Saturday to confirm his existence. Mommy put me in this silly dress - not sure why when Santa gets to hang out in a sweat suit all day. Where is the justice in that. Oh Well, even in this crazy dress I think I took a pretty good photo. Santa on the other hand looks as though he had a rough day and hit the bottle a little early! I didn't cry one bit, but all those other kids in line did, so he was probably a little stressed out. Anyways, I've got my proof so I don't have to stay up all night on Christmas Eve to make sure he comes!

Five Months Old

Well, since I am three days away from my six month birthday it was probably time to add my 5 month photo. The update this month will be small, pretty much non-existent. Please enjoy my photo however, and I will make sure to stay on Mommy so she does my 6 month update in a timely and thorough manner!

Ms. Charlotte Goes to Washington

Last week we took our first family vacation. We went to visit my Aunt in Spokane, Washington. So, Charlotte had her first plane ride! We were very nervous because it is a long trip and we had four flights due to a layover. Charlotte did remarkably well and she was a hit with the flight attendants. We had only one snag in our travels - Charlotte pooped through her clothes before we even got to our gate in Milwaukee! This being my first plane trip with a baby I had no plastic bag in which to transport the now soiled outfit - God Bless helpful airport workers. Overall, we had an excellent trip. Washington is such a beautiful place. We can't wait to take Charlotte back when she is older and can enjoy more of what the state has to offer.

Four Months Old

Well, I figured I should make Charlotte's four month post before she turns five months in a week. To be fair, she keeps us pretty busy and she is doing so many fun things that we don't want to miss. She gets more alert by the day. It only took her four months, but she is on a pretty good schedule. She does between two and three naps per day depending on how long each nap is and she can sleep up to 8 hours at night. With nothing to compare to - we feel pretty blessed that we have such an easy baby! Charlotte is full of smiles these days and she will talk to anyone who will listen. And as you can see from her picture, she is following in her Mommy and Daddy's footsteps and becoming a badger fan (which makes her Auntie Angie extremely proud!). We've also discovered that Charlotte LOVES football. She will watch an entire game. She will only watch 5 minutes or so of a baby einstein video, but she stayed up late to watch the whole (very sad) Packers/Vikings game. She really is her mother's daughter.

Three Month Photo Shoot

Charlotte had her three month photo's taken at JCPenny's. She did a pretty good job, but she doesn't like to sit still and was staring at the toy that we brought for her instead of looking at the camera. Through all the drama, we were able to get a few good photos. I think she looks spectacular!! But I am a biased Mommy!!