Hi everyone!
I also hung out at a place called Pizza Port and saw some more of momma and daddy’s friends. Momma let me chew on some pizza crust and it was fun to suck on, but I got tired of it after a few minutes and dropped it. Then daddy gave me a napkin and I ate it. He was funny trying to open my mouth and get it out. Momma did not look happy though.
Today I went to a restaurant with Momma and visited her friend Allison. That was fun, and I got to lay on momma’s lap and kick while she finished eating.
And I am learning all kinds of new things. I laugh when Daddy tickles me and play peek-a-boo with me. I can roll over to my tummy, and I do it all the time. I like to sleep on my tummy now, though I still wake up crying a lot. I roll around the floor to get to my toys and Momma and Daddy find me all over the place. Or that’s what they say!
I like to grab everything and put it in my mouth. Momma sometimes give me food, but I really don’t care about it right now. I would still rather have milk.
I miss my grandparents, and can’t wait to see them real soon! I also miss my crib and my swing, and want to go home real soon. Momma says we go back to Livermore in 2 days. I wish I knew what that meant.
Well love to everyone!
Charlie
Hi all!
I tried to explain to Momma that it was very important that I update my blog more often since I lead a very exciting life. There are many things to talk about. For instance, today, I went on an adventure in my jogging stroller. I stayed awake watching things pass me by as Momma ran, but all that looking made me tired, so I fell asleep at the end. But, the stroller no longer scares me…I think that is because I am a big boy now. After all, I am 4 months old.
I also have a new friend. His name is Giraffe, and he’s very soft and smooth. I like it when Daddy rubs Giraffe on my belly before my bath…It feels nice. Anyway, Giraffe is a lot of fun, and I hold him and chew on him (don’t worry—he likes it!) I also cover my face with him, but sometimes he won’t get off, and I have to call for Momma to help me.
I also have a lot to talk about. I spend a lot of my day talking very loudly. I know Momma thinks what I have to say is important because she smiles and nods her head at me. I have to repeat things though sometimes many times before she gets it. Oh well…she will get better at understanding me eventually.
I have also decided that I don’t need to be rocked to sleep anymore. So I cry a lot before bed until Momma or Daddy lays me down. Then I have to cry a little more because I miss them. But I look at my sheep and stars and fall asleep.
Oh, and another thing that big boys do is take their bath without their hammock in their bathtub. I didn’t like when Momma took it out a few weeks ago, but Daddy bathed me tonight without it, and it was fun! I can’t wait til I can sit up and sit in the bathtub like a real big boy!
I go to the doctor tomorrow, and am a little scared about those pointy things. Last time it really hurt, but Daddy will go with Momma and I, so he will make it better if it hurts.
Ok, got to go to bed!
Love you all!
CharlieHello everyone!
Sorry I have not written in awhile. You can blame my momma since she always says she is so tired. I don’t know why. She could have helped me in the middle of the night when I want to play. She is sighing and says I need to sleep…and so does she. Whatever.
So, I turned 4 months old on two days ago. It was ok, I guess. I can see more things now, and when momma and daddy take me places there are more things to look at. They took me someplace called downtown for my birthday, and momma drank her “momma juice” and daddy fed me a bottle. I met some of daddy’s friends from work. They were nice and smiled at me. But I did a lot of sleeping in my stroller, and daddy carried me in a pocket on the front of his shirt. I got to look out and see things. But after awhile I got tired of that, and momma noticed I was crying, so she held me.
I really like my play mat now. It’s pretty cool, and I can pull the lion and the duck down. I am getting good at grabbing them and holding on. I love taste everything, and momma lets me taste-test all my clothes before I put them on. It’s not like I give her a choice though. I like to suck on my fingers, but I still would rather have my paci.
My crib is pretty cool, and momma put pictures of all my family (and me!) in my mobile, so I can look at their faces when I am in my crib. I also like to look at my sheep…He talks to me sometimes, and sounds likes momma when I am laying against her. And I have a bug friend that makes scratchy noises when I grab it’s wings. Momma came in one time because she couldn’t figure out what was making that noise in my room. I laughed and told her it was just me playing my bug friend.
Oh, and I went back to Tahoe with Momma and Daddy, for something with Momma’s work. I met lots of new little people. They were bigger than me…but lots smaller than Momma and Daddy. They were neat to look at and listen too. They cried like me sometimes, and made lots of noises which sometimes woke me up. When I was there, I got to float in the bathtub with Momma. That was really fun. I liked that, and Momma says when the pool opens up, she will take me. Daddy says that means he has to take me. I don’t know why we can’t all go together?
I am very excited because my mammaw is coming to visit me in a few weeks. That will be lots of fun to play with her. And my grandmommy and granddaddy and Auntie Hannah are coming too. Momma says we have to wait til summer comes before grandmommy, granddaddy and auntie Hannah come, but I don’t know when summer is? What is summer? Oh well.
I can almost sit up by myself now. I really want to, but I still fall over a lot. And momma and daddy have to strap me in my bouncy seat, because I like to scoot down it…really fast. It’s lots of fun, and it’s funny to watch momma’s face. She never lets me jump out though. One day I will be fast…
I have a new bedtime now, and I go to bed every night at 7. I don’t know when 7 is, but that is what Momma says. But I always get my bath, then I eat something (if I am hungry), then Daddy reads me the book about the moon and the mouse, and the book about the bunnies who love each other lots. Then he wraps me up in my blanket, and then rocks me and sings a song to me. He sometimes sings me a song about cats, and sometimes a song about pie. But there are so many words, I have trouble membering them all. Sometimes it’s hard to go to sleep, cause I Want to stay up with momma and daddy. I cry when that happens, but they keep holding me tight, and I guess I fall asleep. Momma says I need to lay down my sword, and that I can fight more in the morning…but there is so much to see, sometimes I am afraid I am going to miss something.
Oh, and school is good. I have friends there, and my teachers hold me a lot. Momma told them that I had to start sleeping in the little crib there, so no more sleeping in my bouncy seat. I try really hard for Momma to sleep good at school and eat at school, but sometimes I miss Momma and Daddy so much, it’s hard to eat real good. But I try better the next day.
Well, I am getting tired. That was a lot of words I had to remember, and lots of stuff I had to tell Momma to write.
I miss you all, and love you bunches!
Sending big D smiles to each of you!! :D (Momma says that is what my smile looks like!)
Charlie
Hi everybody!
Things have been very busy for me lately. I got back a couple of weeks ago from South Carolina. That is where my Momma grew up, and my grandparents live. I stayed with my grandmommy and granddaddy, and I got to see so many new people. I saw my mammaw, granddaddy, great granddaddy and great grandmommy, and my great uncle bo and great aunt jan. I also saw some cousins of momma, Reed and Lindsay, and their momma and daddy, my great aunt Denise and great uncle David. Hey, that’s my middle name!!
I met my momma’s best friend Becky, and her baby Ruby. Ruby was really cute, and little like me…but she could walk. I wish I could walk! Oh, and I also met my cousin, Collin. He is a month older than me, and could talk and play with hands…I can too now! I grabbed his hand once…He has little hands like me!
I did not like the airplane. Momma said we had to go on it, but I got so tired of sitting in the same place for so long, and there was no bouncy seat or swing….but Momma held me real close to her, and rocked me back and forth, and I slept a lot.
I was glad when we got back to California and I got to see Daddy! He looked happy to see me too. I think Momma was happy to be back too.
Let’s see…Oh, my uncle Matthew came and visited me this week. He was very nice, and I liked sitting with him. He said he loved me very much, and that’s why he came all the way from Florida (which is where it is nice and warm and Disney World is) to see me!! That was nice.
Last week I went to my school and visited with my teachers…Their names are Miss Tina, Miss Kim, and Miss Robin. I cried when they held me because they didn’t smell like Momma, but Momma said that they will love me very much and take good care of me. I am supposed to be a good boy for them. There is another little boy in my class who is 3 months older than me. He likes to be held too, and cried when Miss Tina held me. I hope we can be friends!
Oh, and Momma and Daddy’s friends, Miss Beth and Mr. Nick came and stayed with us for a new days. They were nice too. And Miss Beth liked to play with me while I was on my gym mat. She had a nice smile :)
I saw my doctor, Dr. Flanzbaum a few weeks ago, and he checked me all out, and said I was very healthy, except I had very dry skin. Momma has been working on it…she thinks I may have an allergy to something. I don’t know what an allergy is! The nurse also gave me some shots, and they hurt a lot!! I was not very happy and cried for a long time. After Momma nursed me when we got home, I fell asleep on her shoulder, and she put in the crib unswaddled, and I slept for a long time (45 minutes Momma said). She said that is unheard of. I weigh 12 lbs, and 3.5 oz, and am 23 and ½ inches long! Momma said she had to pack up all my 0-3 month clothes cause they don’t fit anymore. Oh well, I have a lot of other neat clothes.
I can’t think of anything else to write. All that typing made me tired. I think I will go to sleep. Momma rolled her eyes and said she wishes.
Love and hugs and kisses!
Charlie
From Elizabeth:
Charlie also got his passport, and that was an interesting procedure, but he now ready to travel the world! And he got his picture taken with the Easter Bunny, and amazingly didn’t scream during that!
He has now found his hands, and although he is not enthralled with them, he does hold them together often, and loves to suck on them. He is drooling up a storm, and loves to smile at everyone. He coos and ohs and ahs and eees. His Daddy and I are still working on getting him to roll over more frequently. Charlie is very stubborn about that…Not that his stubbornness is a surprise!!Hello everybody,
Mommy and daddy took me up to Lake Tahoe last weekend. It was really neat. Some of mommy and daddy's friends came up from Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento. We drove up this big mountain, it took a long time, so I just went to sleep for most of the trip. I woke up at one point, and daddy was driving around corners in his truck. That put me right to sleep.
We stayed in this cabin at Lake Tahoe. It had a large window on the top floor that I could look out. Mommy made daddy pack my bouncy seat and mommy put me in it on the window seat. It was neat. The outside was covered in white stuff. Mommy said it was snow. She said she'd never seen so much snow, so I had a first experience at the same time as mommy. Daddy left us during the day to go snowboarding. When he came back he was tired and he was wearing a lot of clothes.
Mommy bundled me up in some new snowpants and a jacket and took me outside in the snow while it was falling from the sky. It was cold! I thought it was neat for a bit, but then it felt wierd having the snow hit my face and mommy took me back in. Mommy and daddy's friends stayed outside and played in the snow on sleds and made a snowman.
On the day we left, it snowed a lot. Daddy's car was covered in snow, and he had to dig it out and let it warm up for a while. He installed tire chains on the car because the snow made the roads so slippery. I didn't feel the car slip, but daddy said it would be bad. I liked the tire chains, because when daddy was driving it made the car vibrate, almost like my bouncy seat! It kind of put me to sleep so I missed a lot of the snowy drive.
Mommy has posted some of the pictures that she took while we were in the snowy mountain.
Well, I need to go get ready. Mommy and daddy are taking me to lunch with one of their other friends. They're going to eat pizza. I can't wait to eat pizza.
Hi everyone! Mommy says today is something called Valentines Day! Don't I look fancy in my special outfit? Mommy bought it specially for today, and Daddy says he can't eat lunch for 3 days because of that. I don't understand that, but maybe mommy can make him some lunch so he doesn't starve.
I sent my grandmommies and granddaddies, and aunts and uncle a special valentines card. I hope they got it!
Momma says today is very important and because I am a boy I have to pay extra tention. She says girls like this day, and that boys have to get girls stuff on this day. Daddy says it is a made up holiday and that girls like shiny things and flowers all the time.
Momma bought me these new things for my room. One of them makes the room warm with a steam. It makes a noise, so I like that. Momma says it will help all the boogies in my nose. I also have a vibrator under my mattress, and it even cuts on when I start crying or make noise. It's not as much fun as my bouncy seat, but since Momma and Daddy say I have to sleep in my crib, I guess it will have to do.
I am 6 weeks old today, and I am able to hold up my head during tummy time for alot longer. And I can move it from one side to the other...I did it alot last night and Momma and Daddy clapped and clapped for me. I like smiling at Momma and Daddy, though Daddy says I don't smile at him. He just doesn't see it. I am sneaky like that.
Hope everyone has a fun day, and eats lots of chocolate. Cause I can't. But I think Momma's milk is as good as chocolate!
Love
Charlie
Hey everybody,
Mommy and Daddy brought home a present for me a few days ago. They were very excited. I got a play mat from Rachel, Jon, Robyn, and Steve. Mommy and Daddy let me play on it the day we got it. They put me on my tummy and I got to look at many of the neat things on the mat. After I was done with my Tummy Time, then they put me on my back. There was so much cool stuff to look at. There were some toys that hung from some bars. I hit one of the toys and it made noise. It was so fun.
I still have some wierd nose stuff going on. That means Mommy and Daddy have to stick this baloon-thing up my nose and suck stuff out. I don't like it. I've been sleeping a little better with the antacid that Mommy gives me. I still get fussy, but Mommy thinks I'm less fussy with the medicine.
Oops, I'm supposed to be napping. I'd better go to sleep. Love everyone.
Charlie
Momma and Daddy took me to the doctor yesterday, and I saw the same funny man as before. He is silly and although he looks into my ears and touches my tummy with a cold thing, he let Daddy hold me the whole time.
The doctor says I have something called reflux, and that is why I spit up so much. He gave momma and daddy a medicine to give me called an antacid...It has a funny name. Momma says it is called Axid. I make a funny face when I take it, but it tastes like bubble gum, whatever that is!
I have gained more weight, and now I weigh 9 lbs and 7 ozs. So the doctor says it is good I am gaining weight, but because I am not sleeping well, and spitting up so much, and wheezing, that's why I have reflux. He told momma and daddy that he hopes the medicine will help. If not, then they are to bring me back in 2 weeks. We all hope it works!
I have started sleeping in my crib more. I miss being close to momma and daddy, and they miss me too, but I grunt alot when I am awake and when I sleep, and that was keeping momma awake, and the doctor said it was making momma's blood pressure go up. So, I have to sleep in my own room now. I try to sleep, but sometimes it is hard to stay asleep, and I wake up and cry. But momma comes in and picks me up and holds me until I am calm, and then puts me back down.
Daddy gave me a cold, so it is even harder to sleep because I have all kinds of boogies in my nose, but I keep trying.
I went to Wal-Mart yesterday with momma to look for long underwear for daddy, and I hated it. I cried the whole time, and momma left real quick. She said it was because they didn't have them. I hope we don't go back again.
Oh, and tomorrow, I get to go to the city with momma and daddy for a party for momma's work. I will meet lots of new people. Momma says she hopes I sleep. But there will be so much to see. She says she promises to take pictures.
She says I have to go to bed now, so bye!
Love
Charlie
Hi everybody,
I got to go for a walk yesterday with mommy. It was pretty fun, although the weather wasn't great. I took a nap in my stroller while mommy walked. It's nice to get some fresh air, although I really don't know what it "fresh air" means.
Last night, I got to eat a little different. Instead of mommy feeding me, daddy fed me from a bottle. It was different, but the milk tasted the same. I guess mommy gave daddy the milk. I was surprised by this bottle thing, but once I tasted the milk, I knew what to do. I didn't have too much trouble eating since I'm pretty good at suckling once I set my mind to it.
Daddy did some tummy time with me last night too. It's hard work, but daddy says I'm supposed to do it so that I can get stronger. I don't know what that means.
I got some presents from people yesterday too! I got some books and some clothes. Clothes are good because some of my shirts don't fit around my head so well anymore. I guess my head is getting bigger. I also got a note from my great-grandparents. Mommy and daddy told me that a rose, which is a pretty red flower, was placed on the altar of their church to signify my birth. That's pretty cool, huh? People far away are kind of celebrating me, and that makes me feel special. Grandmommy and granddaddy Peace's church did the same thing with a rose, and I think mommy may have some pictures of that.
I had kind of a rough night at sleeping last night. I was trying hard to sleep, but something kept bothering me. I don't know if I was just too tired to sleep or if my tummy hurt. I kept waking up though. It's hard for me since the world is so much bigger than me. Everyday, there are so many new sights, sounds, and feelings that I sometimes get overwhelmed. But I'm learning one day at a time, and mommy and daddy make me feel safe so that helps me to learn. I hope I can sleep better soon, because it makes me very tired and grumpy and that makes it harder for me to sleep.
Love,
Charlie
Hi everyone!
It's my first blog post. Momma says today is Thursday, and I am 3 weeks old today. It seems like just yesterday that I was still in Momma's tummy. Momma thinks that sometimes I would rather still be in there. I don't mean to cry so much, I just don't know how to tell her what hurts.
I saw one of my doctors (Momma says my doctor's name is Dr. Flanzbaum, but that's too hard to say!), and he said I had gained 11 ozs in 6 days! Momma took me to the doctor because I was throwing up so much, but the doctor says I can't be undereating because I have gained so much weight. I will see him again next week, and he will check me again, and maybe put me on medicine if I haven't stopped throwing up.
Yesterday was exciting because I got a present in the mail from my Momma's friends in South Carolina. They sent me a warm jacket and some shoes, but I can't wear them momma says for about 6 months because I have to grow alot first. And I got my first piece of mail yesterday. I now have a special number that Daddy says is very important for taxes. What a taxes?
Mommy says we have to go because she wants to go to the library. Granddaddy, are you proud of me? I am going to the library, and I am only 3 weeks old!
Love
Charlie
