charlie is 1! what a wonderful couple of days we have had celebrating his first year of life. friday, bill was post call and able to come home around lunchtime. what a great birthday present for charlie to be able to spend an afternoon with his daddy. we (my parents, bill, charlie and i) had a relaxing afternoon – we hung out on the deck and soaked in the rays, played and went out for delicious mexican food.
playing with a maraca that came from a bunch of junk that i had at my parents house that they happily brought me to deal with. charlie didn't think it was junk!
here is charlie at 1 year with lily.
just a boy and his dog.
at 1 year old charlie is:
*walking. which is especially cute when he is wearing his chucks or keens.
*eating us out of house and home. he chows down 3 big meals with at least 2 snacks a day. most of it finger food. his favorites are banana whole wheat pancakes, string cheese, pb & js on my bread, bananas, sweet potatoes, graham crackers and my chocolate chip cookies (not that he gets these all the time. he may get a bite here or there when we are eating them, but when they come out he starts getting really excited because he wants a bite).
*he loves waving at new people. it is adorable when we go to the hospital to visit bill he is constantly waving and smiling at people. for being such a serious baby he has really blossomed. sometimes he is a little suspicious and will check someone out for awhile before giving them the smile/wave combo.
*he is saying some words (a lot of these we would probably only recognize because they are not perfectly clear). he loves saying “uh oh”. says “dog”. just learned “ouch” this afternoon. repeats “dadada” constantly and with different inflection to mean different things. only says “momomoam” when he is angry.
*he is starting to make animal noises for a dog and monkey.
*enjoys playing catch with the basketball or throwing lilys ball.
*is very good about taking correction and obeying. he will often see something that is off limits (ie: bookshelf, tall vase with fake flowers) and point at it and start yelling “da dou da da da da dou!!!” as if he is saying “that is off limits! no one touch that!”
*loves lily. he likes crawling over her. picking up her lip to check out her teeth. laying on her dog bed (gross!), petting her, etc.
*he is very helpful. if i give him a piece of paper and tell him it is garbage he will go over to the trash can and throw it away. he puts toys back into their bins (not always picking up, but more of a game for him).
*still enjoys reading, but is more into speed reading these days. he will turn pages really fast and you only get about 1-2 words in. he loves this new book he got from becca. “baby’s 100 first words” is a book with pictures of something with the word under it. if you ask him to point at the baby he will most of the time point to the baby. same with the banana, ball, and dog (although i think he thinks cats and dogs are the same because the cat also often gets pointed to when asked to point to the dog).
*he weighs 23lbs & 9 oz. he is in the 60th percentile for height and weight and the 94th percentile for head circumference.
charlie we love you so much. we praise God for entrusting you to our care. you bring so much joy to those around you. our prayer for you is that you will come to love our Lord and Savior with all of your heart, soul and mind. happy birthday little.
