Newborn:
You guys know all the stats by now...no need to repeat them :) The little love of my life...I never could have imagined how my world would change with her in it. She is all encompassing...in the best way, of course :)
Month 1:
- We spent a lot of nights sleeping together in the recliner...one of the only ways she would sleep consistently!
- Weighed in at 10 lbs 11 oz, and then 12 lbs 15 oz before her 2 month birthday!
- Smiled for the first time when she was about 7 weeks :)
- HATED her car seat around this time...screamed pretty much every time she was in it...rough dude.
- She loved her swing (see above)!
- When she's with Luke, she reaches up and rubs his beard....cutest :)
Month 2:
- She went on her first ferry ride, and first trip out of country when she was 2 months old. Down to Portland to pick up Aunty Alina!
- Rolled over for the first time at 11 weeks!
- She got her first bad cold - NOT a fun week and a half!
- Thought it was hilarious when Uncle Jordy squishes her cheeks and buzzes her nose :)
- Loved blowing spit bubbles and mimicing our noises.
- White noise helped her sleep a great deal (and still does at 16 months!)
- Kicking lots and loved to be stood up like a big girl :)
Month 3:
- Went to the beach for the first time...Whiffen Spit with Aunty Alina, Ashley and Ava!
- Started reaching for lots of toys and most of them are making it into her mouth.
- Enjoying spending lots of time with Aunty Alina since she was home for a few months!
- Still a terrible sleeper!!
- Obsessed with Grandma's couch :)
- Weighing in at 17 lbs, 3 oz, 25" long! Big girl!
Month 4:
- We moved into our own apartment this month! Charlotte has her own room with tons of space...lots of room for activities ;)
- She got her own exersaucer and loves it! Lots of hours spent playing with toys and bouncing around in there.
- Experienced her first church Holy days, and was a trooper through them!
- Weighed in at 19lbs, 7 oz, 27" long!
- Introduced solid foods for the first time...mmm! Her first food was an organic brown rice cereal...she enjoyed it!
- Sat up for a couple minutes without having to be held for the first time!
- Went up island to Campbell River and met Great-Grandma Humphreys for the first time!
Month 5:
- We got a new big girl car seat...which she loved! She was so much better in the car once we got that for her!
- We spent our first Mother's Day together - what a very special day that was!
- Weighing in at 20lbs, 13 oz and wearing mostly 9 month clothes these days!
- Her hair lightened up so much...she's a lot blonder than she came out as :)
- She has a favourite lift the flap book - she knows where all the flaps are, and even has her favourite flaps on each page :)
- She smiles tons these days and makes the very best old lady face you've ever seen...bottom lip sticks out so far...looks like an old lady with no teeth ;)
- Her favourite food at this point was apple sauce :)
Month 6:
- We transitioned her from her cradle to her crib - such a big girl now!
- Daddy got to experience his first Father's Day - lots of love and hugs and kisses that day! :)
- She experienced her first Canada Day and 4th of July! :)
- She saw fire for the first time and almost lost her mind over how amazing it was! She leaned forward as far as she possibly could (while being restrained by Uncle Dave!) to see how very cool this magic was ;)
- Got her first high chair....which she was pretty unsure of at first because silly Mommy pinched her teeny fingers with the tray :( oh man, fail!!
- She said DADA for the first time!!!
- Still no crawling....
Month 7:
- We went on an adventure to Washington State to go and apply for Charlotte's US passport...took a little more time than we anticipated, but we made it into a fun little holiday....plus, how exciting is it that she's a dual citizen?! :)
- First two teeth started popping through!! It's the front two on the bottom.
- She hadn't started crawling yet, at least not in the traditional sense, but she sure didn't let that stop her from getting around! She would scoot backwards, roll around and scoot around on her belly until she got where she wanted to be! :)
- We encountered a lot of pre-wedding fun this month - Aunty Alina was getting married soon! We went to a bridal shower, she got to meet Aunt Jackie (all the way from SC) and a lot of other new and exciting people, we went to Butchart Gardens for the first time, and also the Petting Zoo!
- She ate ice cream for the first time, courtesy of Grandma...and of course loved it!
Month 8:
- Aunty Alina got married!!! That was a super great, fun and long day...and of course we had to say goodbye to Aunty Alina the next day which was terribly sad :(
- She pulled up into a standing position for the first time.
- She loves to play with my hair while she's eating...I love it :)
- She discovered herself in the mirror and now thinks mirror baby is the very coolest baby ever.
- She was going through a real "mommy" phase at this point...if she couldn't have mommy then she refused to be put down or go to anyone else....sounds wonderfully sweet and loving, but man that gets old really fast!
- Weighed in at 23 lbs, 6 oz and 28" long!
- Started talking lots - obviously no real words yet, but tons of noise! Also shrieking...super.
Month 9:
- Started standing so well, and can now sit from a laying position.
- She waves and can give kisses...all of which make her even sweeter :)
- We went for a ride on Daddy's bus - he was very proud to have us as passengers for a little while! :)
- We went to MEXICO! Which of course included many firsts....airplane ride, stamp in passport, the zoo, the pool, being scared by the sand and waves at the beach, etc :) Some were cool, some she hated!
- She weighed in at 25 lbs, 4.5 oz and 29" long
- We started experimenting with woven wrap carriers...lifesaver!
Month 10:
- Pulls up and walks around all the furniture now...trouble in the making!
- Holds her own bottle so well...makes life so much easier for Mommy now!
- She's a big girl and sits in the bath all by herself now with no seat.
- A little tiny mole appeared on her leg overnight...it's cute though :)
- Absolutely loves dancing to music, especially the theme songs to The Office and Big Bang!
- Says "Dada" and what sounds like "hi Dad"...so cute!
Month 11:
- Let the crawling begin! She's so fast now! She crawled for the first time to Grandma and Grandpa, and then it just took off almost overnight :)
- She stood by herself twice, for just a brief second each time...it's progress!
- Weighs 27 lbs
- She says "uh oh" now :) LOL trouble!
- She now gets into cupboards and pulls things out, and can now point at what she's pulled out :) She sometimes gives high 5's and is obsessed with pulling up her shirt and showing her tummy :)
- She's learned how to pet Tigger nicely, and Tigger is so patient with her...he barely runs away anymore.
- She wiggles on command when someone says "wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!" - adorable!
- We surprised Grandma and Grandpa Nelson and Uncle Chris on the ferry when they came to visit! it was great :)
Month 12:
- We had a wonderful first birthday party for Charlotte while Luke's parents and brother were visiting! She enjoyed her first piece of ice cream cake...wasn't sure what to think about it at first, but eventually figured out how delicious it was ;) It was hard to believe my baby was turning 1!!!
- She'd gotten so much better at standing at this point, and was even venturing out on her walker! Exciting times! :)
- She laughs like beevis and butthead...it's SO funny!
- She has more teeth now - almost 8!
- Weighs in at 27 lbs 10.5 oz and 30+" tall.
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As I write this my beautiful 17 month old is loving on her favourite Mr. Bear in the living room, clad only in her diaper...hair wild, tummy out, spinning and dancing around and then flinging herself at Mr. Bear (who is gigantic). She's such a character, with such a huge personality...pushing her boundaries daily, huge drama queen in the making, prissy about some things (like hating dirt/sand/ink/anything on her hands), but doesn't care about getting food all over her at other times. She tries my patience, makes my heart swell to the point I don't think I can imagine loving her any more, at the same time making me sad that my teeny tiny baby is no longer around....somehow replaced in the blink of an eye by this spirited, beautiful, energetic, hilarious little lady :) I am so blessed to be her Mommy...I can't wait to see what the next year brings! <3
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