Hi friends and family!

Hope everyone is happy and good. I am sick, and have an ear infection. I have to take a medicine that is sweet. Momma says it tastes like bubble gum. But I did go back to school today and I was excited to see my teachers and my friends at school. I have a new friend in class named Leilani. She turns 1 on tomorrow. I turn 1 in a month. Momma is planning a birthday party, and she says I get to have lots of balloons. I love balloons. I am inviting my friends from school, and my friend Claire that lives nearby. I wish my other friends could come, like my cousin Collin, and Rubygail and Grayson, and Lorelei. But they live far away.

Tomorrow we get to go see Ms. Candice and Mr. Richard at the winery...that will be fun. And then on Saturday, we are going to a party at Ms Kerry's house. They moved it earlier, so Momma and Daddy could stay longer since they couldn't find a babysitter for me. That was nice of them.

And then we also get to start decorating too this weekend! I don't really know what that means, but momma is very excited! She has been singing alot of these happy dancey songs and that makes me smile and dance. I hope we get more of that this weekend!

Ok, happy almost Friday!
Love
Charlie

Here's a pic of me in my Carolina/Clemson outfit, and then one with me hiking with Daddy!

Beaches and Dogs and Planes, oh my!

Hi family and friends!

So, I just got back from another trip. I am so busy! Last week, we flew to see my Great Aunt Donna and Great Uncle John. They live in a place called Virginia Beach. You have to fly over the whole country to get there. It took a long time. But we finally made it. Flying there wasn't that bad, but I was ready to crawl by the time we got to Aunt Donna's. Uncle John picked us up and we drove on road that was between a place where military people are called Fort Story and a park called First Landing State Park.

I really like my Aunt and Uncle. They are silly like momma and Daddy, and make me laugh. And they have 2 big dogs named Clansea and Tucker, and although Tucker didn't really play with me, Clansea liked to lick me and it was funny. One time, I crawled right over him and he didn't care. And another time, we played together with his toy. I kept trying to take it, but he pulled it back. It was funny.

Momma and Daddy took me on the beach in the bucket thing, that Aunt Donna put lots of blankets in so I stayed warm. I was warm, but it was really windy, and my cheeks got red, and stayed red for a day or so. Momma called it wind burn.

We went and had breakfast one day, and I ate 2 whole pancakes...They were really good, maybe better than Daddy's, but don't tell him I said that!

And then we went to a place that I got to eat crab and she crab soup, and I ate all the tuna out of Momma's tuna tacos. She was a little sad, but said she felt better when she saw there was key lime pie! I like it when she smiles big like that!

After a few days, we went home. We got on another plane, and this time I had my own seat. But I was so tired, and kept trying to go to sleep, but it was hot, and I couldn't get comfortable in my seat. So I cried and cried. Momma cried too. I was sad, but I wanted to sleep and just couldn't. I was ready to be back in my crib and my home. I went right to sleep after we got home late on Tuesday.

And now I am sick with a cold and cough. Daddy's sick too, and Momma, but she's not as bad as Daddy and me. And my top 2 teeth are coming in, so that doesn't feel good either.

But I am ready to get better, so I can see my teachers at school next week! Yeah! I miss them.

Well, I need to go...It's time for lunch!

Love to you all!
Charlie

Sleeping on the way to Virgina Beach

All kinds of days...

So I just had my first Halloween, and it was cool, I guess. I was a monkey, because momma said I climb everything. Two days before Halloween, Momma and Daddy took me downtown in my stroller, and we trick or treated at the stores down there. But we only went to a few because there were so many people, and Daddy said he would just buy candy if he wanted it. I couldn't have any so it didn't matter to me!






And then, after that, we went and had dinner with some of our friends named Tracy and Steve, and their baby Claire, and some new friends Kate and George, adn their baby Alex. It was alot of fun. Claire and Alex like watermelon, like me, and like to laugh and squeal, and bang spoons on the table.





So, then there was another new day for me, called Sunday at the Park. Momma and Daddy took me to the park on Sunday and we had a picnic, which Momma says is just eating outside. and then I got to swing, which I really loved!
















Daddy took me down the slide but that was just ok.

So, then the last big new day...Something called Election Day. Momma was very nervous and excited all day. I got to wear my Obama shirt, and Ms Robin at school put stickers all over me.

So, that's really all the news from me. I did learn how to crawl under the and get things, and then come out. Momma calls me a crazy wild little boy, but I have so many things to discover...how else will do that unless I explore!?!

Love to everyone and Big Charlie kisses from me!
Charlie

My first birthday party...that I was invited to!

Oh, so I went to a birthday party a few weekends ago for a little friend named Diego, who turned 1 year old. He was sick, so I didn't get to see him much. But it was a costume party, and Momma thought it would be too hot to wear my monkey costume, so I went as a greaser. Momma slicked my hair back wiht lotion, but I got to wear my jeans and a tshirt so that was ok.

There were all kinds of kids around, like at school. And there were these things called pinatas that looked like a monkey and a giraffe. The kids hit at them with sticks, and then all this stuff fell out of them.

I really couldn't play the games, but I had fun watching the kids, and crawling around. I got a few bites of the cake, but then it was all gone, because Momma said I could only have a little bit because it was a special occasion. Anyway, it was fun when everyone started singing a special song. I smiled and laughed. But then I was ready to take a nap, so we went home!

Here are some pictures!
Love
Charlie

New things....

Hi friends and family!

Hope you are all doing well. It’s a few days before Halloween! Momma keeps saying that, but I don’t really know what it means. Momma says I am going to be a monkey, cause I’m her monkey, cause I climb everything. I love climbing. I can go all the way to the top of the stairs, though I usually don’t make it that far before Momma or Daddy find me and make me come down. I can come down by myself too!

Tomorrow I get to go trick or treating downtown at all the places where we walk by and we normally eat. But this time, I get something called candy. Momma says we will give it all away cause I can’t have candy. She will make me some sweet bread instead as a treat :)

This past weekend, I went to a pumpkin patch and had a good time sitting with the pumpkins and standing up on them. The ground felt weird…It was not carpet. I didn’t know what all that brown and green stuff was. Daddy said it was dirt and grass.

So I tried something new at school last week called formula. It was ok, but I like Momma’s milk better. Momma was sad, but she said she could pump enough milk for me. So I get some of Momma’s milk in a cup, and in the afternoon, I get this formula stuff. And I don’t get a bottle anymore. Only a cup. That’s ok, but I still expect juice when I take a sip, not milk, so I get confused.

I still love playing the piano, and banging things together. Momma and Daddy got new phones, and I get their old ones. I really like the phones. I bang them on everything. I also am talking lots. I have so many things to say. Momma and Daddy don’t understand me, but I keep trying.

Today I had sweet potatoes and edamame for lunch and they were SO yummy. And I did an art project and finger painted…That felt funny on my fingers, but I had fun.

Ok, gotta go. Love everybody!

Charlie

Hanging with the pumpkins

Riding the hay horse, and slightly confused???

I like this one Daddy!

Sitting with Momma on the tree

Daddy's so silly!

Hi everyone!

Right now, I am in South Carolina, where most of my family lives. I had a long day of being on an airplane on Saturday, but I got to sleep in my carseat for some of it. By the end of the day I was very tired and grumpy, and when I saw my grandparents and aunt and uncle, I was scared. Too many new people on one day. But the next day, I was getting more used to everyone, and so when Reverend Tom held me up at church and put water on my head, I wasn’t scared at all. He even carried me far away from Momma and Daddy. I really like the music and the singing, and everyone holding me, but I was ready for a nap by the time we got home. Then momma had to wake me up so we could go eat dinner at a restaurant called Red Bone Alley. It was good, and I liked the tomatoes that were fried and pimento cheese and Momma’s chicken salad. She even found kiwi, and broccoli and strawberries for me. I got to sit near my cousin Collin, and he was fun to look at and touch!

I visited with my great aunt Denise and great uncle David, and my second cousins, Lindsey, Carly, and Reed in the afternoon.

I have had a good time so far. I have seen my great grandparents in Summerville, so I had to go on another long car ride, but they were very nice and gave me lots of hugs and kisses. I think I made my Great Grandmomma feel better since she was still hurting from her sickness.

And I got to play with my uncle Matthew, and he’s real silly. But lots of fun like Daddy. He had to leave on Monday though, so I was sad to see him go!

And then yesterday night, I got to go hang out with my Mamaw and Papaw, and my cousin Collin, and his mommy and daddy, Kim and Curt. And then another friend came over, Ms Sheila and her husband Woody, and their baby Austin. Momma says Austin is not a baby, but a big boy. Although I was kinda scared with all the new people and smells and sounds, I still had fun crawling around everywhere, and…here’s the best part. Mamaw and Papaw made SPAGHETTI! It’s one of my favorite foods!!! It was SO GOOD! I had 3 helpings, plus my plum. Momma said I would explode if I had any more of it, so she said no more, and then used these yucky wipes to clean me up. I had an orange face and nose and hands. Though I didn’t have too much on the floor. I didn’t want to waste any of my spaghetti :)

Things are definitely different here than at home. I don’t have my crib, so my pack n play is smaller, and I can’t really crawl in it. And I don’t have any steps to crawl up. And the kitties here don’t like me as much as Clyde does, so I can’t touch them like I touch Clyde. There are more people so it’s louder. And Grandmomma yelled at Granddaddy because he walked down the hall while he was talking to Aunt Donna and woke me up. She was not happy. But I went back to sleep after Daddy came in and lay me back down.

So far, it’s been loads of fun here. I am sleeping good, and eating lots of fun things. Daddy and Momma went and found me more plums since I was out, and I tried pluots since the plums weren’t good. And I have met lots of new people. I love my family, and wish I lived closer so I could see them all the time. But this will have to do!!

I will update about the rest of my trip later, and when Momma gets home, she said she will update all the pictures.

Love you all to pieces!

Charlie

Hi friends and family!

Hope you are all doing good. I haven’t felt really good in a few days. Momma said I got a cold from my friend at school. So I didn’t go to school on Wednesday or Thursday last week. Daddy stayed home with me, because he thought I needed to sleep, and I don’t sleep real good at school. Momma says I sleep like crap. But I can’t say crap. Oops.

So, Momma and Daddy say I am going to ride a plane again next weekend. I am excited about seeing my grandparents and all my other family. Momma says my great grandmommy has shingles and hurts right now, but still will get to see me next weekend. I will give her a big hug when I see her. Hurting is not fun. I fell on my changing table today and hurt myself. I was kinda sad until Daddy picked me up and kissed me.

So, not much else is really happening. I am totally getting this standing up gig. It’s cool. I can pull up on about anything…And can hold on with just one hand! And I really like to play and eat Clyde’s food, but Momma and Daddy make lots of noise when I do that. So now, I can’t really get to it, cause Daddy put the kitchen chairs in front of Clyde’s bowl. Oh well, I like the wine racks and wine bottles too, so I can always go play with that. I have one bottle that I love to pull out :)

I also really like to play on the piano. I can stand up next to the bench and play the keys. That’s fun….It’s even more fun when Daddy or Momma plays with me!

We are going to have dinner with some friends of Momma and Daddy’s this week. They live near us, in the next building over. They have a little girl who is 2 weeks older than me named Claire. She’s cute. It will be fun to eat with her!

Oh, I think I know what to say when I see Momma… “mamamama” I say it over and over while I crawl to her. She always smiles at me!

Well, hugs and kisses and love to everyone!

Charlie

9-5-08 (I'm climbing....)

9-7-08 (Huh??)

9-13-08 (Standing up like a big boy!)

Hey everyone!

It's been a long time since I shared any videos of me. Momma and Daddy have taken a few of them, but Daddy's been too lazy to fix them for me so that y'all can see them. I finally convinced him to make them. Here are some of the ones that I picked:

1) Here's me practicing rolling from my back to my front (May)
2) Here's me rolling around (June)
3) Here's the parents waking me up (June)
4) Here's me in my jumper (June)
5) Here's me eating some strawberries (June)
6) Here's me learning to crawl (July)
7) Here's me sitting in my pool (July)
8) Here's me sitting inside (July)
9) Here's me starting to move around (August)
10) Here's me playing and sitting (August)
11) Here's me dancing with Daddy (August)
12) Here's me crawling a bit (August)
13) Here's me crawling in the kitchen (August)
14) Here's me eating dinner (August)

Some of these are rather late, but please blame Daddy.

I hope y'all enjoy!
Charlie

Green beans, printers, and shoes

So, I have found a food I do not like. Green beans. Momma keeps giving them to me, but no way. Give me my peas and carrots and squash! Chicken noodle soup is another favorite. Momma is going to make me some homemade soup this weekend, and store it for me, so I always have it for school if I want it.

Crawling is very exciting, and I have really mastered it over the past week. Daddy has had to put up gates and those are very fun to find and try to stand up on. But, my favorite thing to pull up on is the printer on the floor in Daddy's computer room. I know that Momma and Daddy put toys in there for me, but the printer and cords and electronic stuff are SO much more fun!

Daddy had to lower my crib, but that's ok. I can still see my stars on my the ceiling and love on my blankie, and then I go right to sleep. Momma said she never thought that would ever happen.

So, I want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to lots of my family! My Grandmommy and Auntie Hannah's birthdays are today! Hannah turns 21 (which I am told is very important). Momma says I can't say how old Grandmommy is. It is rude to talk about big people's ages.

And my other aunt, Aunt Kim, has a birthday on Friday. Happy Birthday to her too!!!

This weekend is going to fun...It's Momma's birthday on Thursday, and I want to do something special for her. And then we are going to the Harvest Wine Festival on Sunday and Monday. And maybe a party at a friend of Daddy's on Sunday. It will be a busy weekend. But I will get to see lots of people!

Oh, and Daddy says he will make a video...But he still hasn't. So I think people have to email him and tell him they really want it :)

Love to everyone! Big Charlie kisses and hugs to all!
Charlie

PS--Shoes are the best toy ever! I love to chew on them, even if they are on people's feet. Though I don't have any shoes of my own yet. So, I have to just find Momma and Daddy's.

Not much new is going on with me. I am now sleeping through the night, and not eating anymore in the middle of the night. Momma stopped coming in when I cried on the night before I turned 7 months old. I was just so used to her coming in to pick me up, so I cried real hard that night, but since then, I have been sleeping pretty good.

I have another tooth coming in, so it hurts sometimes, but not too bad. I am pretty close to crawling, which is really neat. Then I will be able to get to my cat brother Clyde, with NO problem. Right now, I just swat at and grab at him when he walks by.

Last weekend, we went to see some friends at their house. Momma said on the floor with me while we ate, and I got to try some apple sausage and guacamole. The guacamole was GOOD! Momma says she is going to try to get me some avocados so I can try them. I ate spaghetti the other night and it was alot of fun throwing handfuls of spaghetti off the table. Momma is sighing, so I don't think she had nearly as much fun.

We still haven't moved, which is fine by me, since I would rather stay in my room as long as I can. Momma cuts on my ladybug at night and it shines stars all over the ceiling. I like to watch that while I fall asleep. She says my friend Rubygail gave it to me. I remember that because I know that Ruby likes ladybugs.

I get real excited when I see Momma and Daddy now, and jump up and down where I am sitting, and wave at them when I see them...It's fun to wave!

Momma says we have two trips coming up. One is we are going to see my grandparents, ALL of them, back in South Carolina. I will get baptized in the church where Momma and Daddy got married. And then a month and half later, I am going to Virginia to visit my great aunt Donna and great uncle John. I am excited about that. Lots of plane rides!!!

Well, I gotta go! I love everyone...Sending smiles and hugs to each of you :D
Charlie

On my 7 month birthday (8-7-08)

Practicing my dumping out skills!!

I forgot...

Oh, and I forgot to let everyone know that I went to my first baseball game and rode my first train last Saturday. I saw these people that threw balls and swung bats. I just like to chew on my bat and ball. But it was very loud and I cried for awhile…and Grandmomma held me close and I fell asleep for a little bit. But then I woke up and got to eat some french fries and some hot dog bun. I was too fussy to get to eat my plums. So Grandmomma strolled me around the baseball park over and over again, until it was time for Momma to feed me. Then we went home. It was very windy and cold in Sisco where we saw the game. Here are some pictures from my trip..And me eating a tortilla at a restaurant with my family. I liked the chimichanga and some meats that weren’t spicy.

Love to everyone!

Charlie

Oh, by the way, my auntie Hannah is staying another day because the plane left without her.

It's just Momma, Daddy, and me!

Hi everyone!

Today my Auntie Hannah left to go back to her home. Momma said she was sad to leave me, but she needed to go back to her job at the hospital. So now it's just me, and Daddy, and Momma.

I had a good week at daycare…I had not seen Miss Kim and Miss Robin in almost 2 weeks. They said I had gotten a lot more hair, and they were surprised that I could sit up by myself and almost crawl. And I started eating my food at school too. My new favorite foods are pear slices, salmon, and wontons. Oh, and a yogurt called YoBaby. Momma says I like that one so much cause it has so much sugar in it. So I only get it every few days, and only about ½ of it. I would like more, but Momma’s the boss!

I am playing my piano now, and can use my sippy cup and I can actually pick it up and get juice out. Sometimes it gets heavy though, and I have to take a break and just bang it on the table.

I got my first tooth last week on Tuesday (Momma says it was the 15^th of July). It is barely in, but at least it doesn’t hurt anymore. I play with it with my tongue though cause it feels funny in my mouth.

Oh, and I saw my favorite doctor, Dr. Flanzbaum, and he said I was perfect in every way, except for my sleep. Oh well, I can’t help it if I want to be up with Momma and Daddy. Momma says it makes her sad that I won’t sleep and cry so much at night. Maybe I will try harder so she isn’t sad. But Dr. Flanzbaum said since I can find and pick up and put in my own paci, Momma should put lots of them in my bed. So I have so many in my crib now. Sometimes I roll over onto them though, and that kinda hurts.

I got some more shots at the doctor’s office but I had a lot of fun this time. I was sitting up like big boy, so it was so much more fun than laying down all the time. Oh, and I can take a bath in the big tub without my baby tub. It’s been packed up with my bouncy seat. I was sad that bouncy seat got put away, but I didn’t really like laying in it anymore.

I think that’s it. Momma and Daddy have told me we are moving, but the new place will look almost just like our home. Except I won’t have my pretty stars on the wall, and all the bugs Momma painted. She says she is very sad about that. But she says she will do something else special for my new room.

Oh, and my girlfriend Ruby sent me a ½ birthday present. :) I got a new toy and new clothes. I can’t wait to taste both of them. It was so nice to get a present.

Ok, love to EVERYONE!

Charlie

My first 4th of July

Fourth of July was a fun day. My grandmomma was here, and daddy made hamburgers for them. Momma made ice cream. I got a lick of it...it was cold! Momma and Daddy blew up my new pool, and I got to play in it. It was fun...I was able to sit up the whole time :)

Daddy left on Saturday morning, to go to different country called France. I got to listen to a man talk to Daddy when he drove me to school and back who taught Daddy French. He had a funny voice. Momma said she didn't think it helped Daddy very much. I didn't get to see Daddy when he left, but Momma said he came in and said good bye to me.

I have had a good time with Grandmomma and we go on walks, and she gives me a bath, and kisses me all the time. She picked me up from school today.

I have been practicing eating new foods. I had pasta noodles, bread, and some clam chowder off of momma's spoon yesterday at dinner. I got to eat these green round things last week, but I had trouble picking them up. So I just slammed my hand down on the table, and got them between my fingers. Momma and Grandmomma said there was more on the floor than in me. But I had fun!

K, gotta to go!
Love you everyone!
Charlie

PS--New pictures are on Picasa, but here are some from the 4th!

New pictures of me :)

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let y'all know that there are new pictures at my Picasa website: http://picasaweb.google.com/jasonrjeffries

Like pictures of me eating my food....(by the way, I love strawberries and nutragrain bars!)


And from my pool time today....


And in my jumper...I love that thing!


Ok, I am really tired, and went to bed tonight at 5pm....And only woke for a few minutes to eat something...and now I need to go back to sleepee...
Love to everyone!
Charlie

New Friends

This weekend, I went with Momma and Daddy to visit some friends in another city. I have seen them before when I was alot younger, when we went to Tahoe, but Momma and I stayed in their house, while Daddy did something called golfing. Uncle Frank said he will teach me about golfing in a couple of years. They said something about me needing to be able to walk first.

A met a new friend this weekend. Her name is Memphis, and she is a dog. She was very excited to see him, and only a little bigger than me. Aunt Kim had to hold her back so she didn't jump on me and lick my face, but I would hold out my hand, and she would lick my fingers. That made me laugh. It tickled! :) She also tried to give me her toys, I guess since I had a giraffe, she thought that I would want to chew on her toys. But Momma always took them away. She said we each needed our own toys.

Then the next day, I went to a place with Momma and Daddy called a winery, and the lady who owns the winery, Candice, held me for awhile. She showed me lots of neat stuff around the winery. But after awhile, I missed Momma, and so I started crying. Momma said I had not been sleeping well, and I was probably tired. But I really did get scared cause I couldn't see Momma anymore.

And the last 2 nights, I slept through the night til almost 7 in the morning. Momma says she has felt very refreshed. I don't know what that means, but she smiled when she said it, so it must be good.

Ok, gotta go! Love to everyone!!!
XOXOXOXOXO
Charlie

Scary stuff!

Hi friends and family!

Something very scary happened today...I fell off the bed. I was rolling around and there were all these big pillows all around me. So I pushed them off with my head....And then I heard Momma yell my name and I fell over backward onto the ground. Thank goodness I landed on a pillow. But I still cried. And Momma cried. And then I cried more because Momma was crying and it can't be good when Momma cries, right?

Momma didn't really want to blog about this, but I thought it was important. My first fall. Well, besides all those times when I fall over forward when my teacher, Ms. Robin and Daddy make me practice sitting. I like to sit but I get excited about stuff I see and so I fall forward sometimes. But that's different than the fall today.

So, I get to go on a new trip this weekend. I get to go to another versty. It's were big people go to school. I asked if it was like my school, but Momma said the people that go there actually live there, and usually not with their parents. But she said the people (she called them students) do sleep alot, so it's kinda like my school. Anyway, I get to see my cousin Jenna graduate from her big school. Then my Aunt Donna gets to hold me lots, or that's what Momma said will happen. I met Jenna when I was just like 2 days old and still in the hospital, but I haven't ever seen these other people. It will be fun...I think.

Ok, Daddy's home. Gotta go play with him. Otherwise, he'll have to play with my nesting cups and piano all alone.

Love
Charlie

Oh, Oh...I almost forgot the other new and scary thing that happened. I got to go swimming this weekend. But not in my tub...IN A BIG TUB! It was huge! And the water was really cold...not like how Momma and Daddy make it in my tub. But I was ok if Momma was holding me. I cried when Daddy held me. But then it got windy, and Daddy said we had to get out. So, I laid on a towel on a chair and Momma sat next to me. It was fun to look at the trees :) Here are some pictures of me in my swim trucks and rash guard.