Off to the Zoo

We took a trip to Tulsa in July.  On Sunday, the Ray Cousins and Pops and Mimi joined us for Charlotte's first trip to the zoo!

We had so much fun.  Charlotte enjoyed being outside and looking and pointing at things.

My favorite moment was when we were watching the zookeepers feed the elephants.  This elephant pulled all the leaves out of the bucket with his truck.  Delaney looked at the elephant with disgust and said "Look at this MESS, MESS, MESS!!"

Baby Love - ONE YEAR

My Sweet Charlotte,

You are ONE YEAR OLD!

This past month, we went to the zoo!

You also got to see Uncle Trav and Aunt Jen!

And, we went to Brooks's birthday party!

What are your stats?
You weigh 18lbs 14oz and are 29 1/4" long!

What does the doctor say?
Dr. Chris said you looked perfect at your well child check up.  He said we can switch you from formula to Lactaid Whole Milk now!

What are you eating?
You eat anything that doesn't eat you first.  Seriously, for as petite as you are, you can sure hold your own at an all-you-can-eat buffet.  You only have three teeth, but it sure doesn't slow you down.

When do you eat and sleep?
You have three meals a day.  You usually take a long morning nap and short afternoon nap.  You like to go to bed around 8:30.

What size clothes and diapers are you wearing?
Little Miss, you still wear size 2 diapers and mostly size 6-9m clothes.

What are some things you love?
You love to eat, eat, eat.  You love your baby dolls.  You love your family.

What are some things you don't love?
You are not a fan of having your hands dirty.  You don't much care for cake.

What can you do?
You are getting braver about taking that first step.  You can hold up "one" finger when people ask "How old are you?"   You can call the Hogs.  You pat your chest when you want someone (or something) to "Come here".  You will sit in someone's lap while they read you a book.

Sweet Charlotte - This has been a crazy, fast year.  We sure do love you!

Baby Love - Eleven Months

My Sweet Charlotte --

You are ELEVEN months old!!

You can say Dada, Mama, Uh Oh, Bye bye, OHH, Peek-a-boo, and No no no.  You have two teeth and are working on two more.

You spent the night with Aunt Magan and Uncle Adam and Lawson.  You had so much fun!

You met Aunt Mary Frances and Uncle Ken!  {Funny story - Delaney refers to these people as Uncle Ken and "George".  We have NO IDEA where "George" came from...but she is sticking to it.}

What are your stats?

You weigh about 19 lbs and are about 28.5" long.  It's hard for Momma to get an accurate weight and length because you are a wiggly girl!

What does the Doctor say?

We haven't been to the doctor!  Yay!  Your next well-child check up is the week after your BIRTHDAY.

What are you eating?

You are usually drinking three 8oz bottles a day.  Still no dairy for you -- but we are going to try to reintroduce it this week.  You are doing SO good at eating table food!  You have had green beans, refried beans, guacamole, carrots, sweet potatoes, chicken, fish, pears, strawberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, mashed potatoes, baked potato, rolls....that's all I can think of right now.  

When do you eat and sleep?

We had a few rough nights of sleep.  You are cutting some serious teeth and that makes you cranky.  You want to go to bed earlier - usually around 8:30.  You drink a bottle when you wake up, around mid day, and before bed.  You also eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

What size  clothes and diapers are you wearing?

Same as last month!  And the month before that...and the month before that...  Size 2 diapers.  Size 6m clothes (mostly).

What are some things you love?

You love playing Peek-a-boo.  You love eating big girl food.  You love clapping your hands.  You LOVE shoes!  You love love love the water.

What are some things you don’t love?

You don't like teething.  You don't like taking naps.

What can you do?

You can say Momma, Dada, Uh Oh, Ohhh, No no, Bye Bye, Peekaboo.  You can clap on command.  You can play peekaboo.  You can point to your nose when asked.  You walk between the coffee table and couch, etc.  You can "tickle" people.  You also give lots of loves and kisses.

What are we looking forward to in the next month?

Before you turn TWELVE months, you will:
*Have your ONE YEAR OLD pictures made!
*Eat a CAKE at said pictures.
*...maybe start walking!

Baby Love - Ten Months

My Sweet Charlotte --

You are TEN months old!!

You can say Dadadada and Mamamama.  You are pulling up and walking around everything.  You are a busy, busy girl!

We had a fun family vacation in Branson.

Momma ran her first 5k.

 We had a Happy Mother's Day!

What are your stats?

You weigh about 17 lbs and are about 28.5" long.

What does the Doctor say?

Your second round of antibiotics cleared up those pesky ear infections.  You took your medicine like a champ and didn't have any side effects -- not even diaper rash!

What are you eating?

You are drinking four bottles a day – three 7oz bottles every four hours and then one 8 ounce bottle before bed.   Still no dairy for you.  Daddy let you have a bite of Italian Cream Ice and it upset your belly.  

When do you eat and sleep?

You have started sleeping in!  And Momma says PRAISE THE LORD!!  You have been waking up between 8:00 and 9:00am.  You still go to bed around 9:30pm.  You take a morning nap and an afternoon nap.  We have slowly been cutting out your evening nap.  You start and end your day with bottles.  You also get a bottle around lunch and dinner time.  You eat baby food before your morning nap and after your afternoon nap.

What size  clothes and diapers are you wearing?

Same as last month!  And the month before...  Size 2 diapers.  Size 6m clothes (mostly).

What are some things you love?

You love pulling up on things.  You love dancing to music.  You love talking.  You love taking Big Girl Baths!

What are some things you don’t love?

You do not like Motts Blueberry Applesauce!

What can you do?

You can pull up and walk around things.  You can push your walker toys.  You can hold and drink out of various sippy cups.  You can say "Dadadada", "Mamamama", "Ya ya ya ya"

What are we looking forward to in the next month?

Before you turn ELEVEN months, you will:

*Celebrate Keegan's birthday

*Go swimming!

*Meet your Great Aunt Mary Frances and Great Uncle Ken!

Baby Love - Nine Months

My Sweet Charlotte –

You are NINE months old!!

You love to giggle and laugh.  But, you will give people the most serious face you can muster if you just aren’t sure about them.  You are on the move and refuse to be contained!

We celebrated Easter – a couple of times.

And you got two teeth!

What are your stats?

You weigh 17lbs fully dressed and you are about 29” long.  {Edited:  We went to see Dr. Chris for your well child check up.  You officially weigh 16lbs 13oz (15th%tile) and are 28" long (65th%tile).  You are too wiggly for Momma to get an accurate length measurement.}

What does the Doctor say?

We had to go to the walk-in clinic for the very first time.  Your eyes looked terrible.  Momma hoped it was just allergies, but Dr. Samms said it was definitely double pink eye.  And much to Momma’s surprise, you had double ear infections also!  We go see Dr. Chris on Thursday.   {Edited:  Dr. Chris said you are doing great at your gross and fine motor skills.  He says you aren't very verbal yet, but with Delaney who can even get a word in?!  He suspects you will be chattering in no time.  You still had bilateral ear infections, so we are starting a new antibiotic today.  We will have a recheck in two weeks!}

What are you eating?

You are drinking four bottles a day – three 6oz bottles every four hours and then one 8 ounce bottle before bed.   After about ten days of eating foods with dairy in them (baby Yogurt melts, mac n’ cheese, etc), you started spitting up – a lot.  So, on Easter we cut all dairy out again.  The spitting up has ceased.  You just aren’t ready for dairy.  You are picking up food and feeding yourself very well! 

When do you eat and sleep?

You wake up around 7:00am and go to bed around 9:30pm.  You take a morning nap, an afternoon nap, and an evening siesta.  Between bottles, you eat cereal or fruit for breakfast and a veggie or protein for dinner.

What size  clothes and diapers are you wearing?

You wear size 2 diapers.  We bought you some two piece big girl pajamas that are size 9m (big in the waist, but perfect length.)  Your summer shorts are 6m.

What are some things you love?

You love crawling around.  You love yelling.  You love your Momma and Daddy.

What are some things you don’t love?

You are not a fan of being strapped in your carseat or swing.  You don’t like when Momma or Daddy leave the room.  You definitely do not like ear infections!

What can you do?

You started crawling on Easter and now you can crawl very fast!  You started pulling up on people a week later.  On May 8^th, you started pulling up on toys.  You can hold your bottle and feed yourself finger foods.  You can give “loves” and kisses.

What are we looking forward to in the next month?

Before you turn TEN months, you will:

*Go on your first family vacation to Branson.

*Shop until you drop on said vacation.

*Cheer Momma on as she runs her first 5K

*Say "Momma" and "Daddy"