He is seriously the sweetest, happiest little boy and we love him SO much. He is busy and loves to roll all over the floor, but isn't crawling yet. He really likes to be in on the action and doesn't really like it when people aren't paying attention to him. We think he's hilarious and his funny sounds and personality make us laugh every day.
He is a little love bug and has FINALLY started to get a little more cuddly. He also gives the BEST kisses!
He loves to hang out with Daddy and sit like this!
He sat with Landon like this for over ten minutes! We were amazed! It was sooo cute!
He's also doing awesome at sitting up! He only topples over when he forgets that he actually has to balance himself, but he can sit for long periods of time.
I feel like I'll probably be saying this at every stage, but I feel like this age is the best! He is just SO much fun and so sweet and learning and changing so much every day. It's amazing to watch and I can't get enough of him!
I explained it like this to Landon... Charlie is my heart. It's like my heart is no longer in my body and it is now Charlie. I love him so much that I seriously worry that I will burst and it physically hurts to be away from him.
Those thighs though...
We love you so much, angel boy!
Six months was a big month for Charlie with a TON of firsts, so this is going to be a long update. :)
-On 10/19/16, Charlie had his first experience with a sippy cup and water. It was so cute because he LOVED it and wanted to hold it, but didn't quite understand. He still loves water and his sippy, but it's more like a toy for him haha.
-Charlie finally started giggling a bit more, but he still isn't much of a giggler. It's really the best sound in the whole world!!!
-We got a door jumper for Charlie (we call it the jumpa-jump) and he LOVES it. It's really nice to put him in it when I need to shower or get dinner done, especially since he rolls all over the place now.
-On 10/21/16, we went to the park for Charlie's first time. He rode down the slide with Daddy and went on a swing. He was a little indifferent about it all ha!
-On 10/22/16 we went to Cornbellies. Well, we just walked around and Charlie slept. I think he'll be a little more into it next year. :)
-Just after Charlie turned 6 months, he started to make "ma ma" sounds when he cries and gets really upset. It's soooooo cute and even if he doesn't realize he's saying "mama" it's still adorable!
-He had his six month check up and weighed 16 pounds, 10 ounces and was 26 inches tall. He was only in the 32% for weight and 27% for height, so despite all of his rolls he's not a "big" baby. We think he's absolutely perfect!!!! At the appointment, Charlie totally started SCREAMING when the doctor had him on the table to check him out... It was the first time we had seen Charlie get real stranger danger and we've seen it a few times since. Sweet boy! :(
-On the Friday before Halloween we went trick-or-treating at Landon's office. Everyone loved him in his cute turtle costume and we had so much fun showing Charlie off! :) Plus, we used him to get free candy. Thanks Charlie! Later that night we carved pumpkins.
This picture makes me laugh!
-On 10/29/16 Nana and Pops babysat Charlie while Landon and I went to a haunted house with my brother Joey and his wife Lorena. We had soooo much fun (seriously, Fear Factory was awesome) and Charlie had so much fun playing with Nana, Pops, Mary, Jolene, and Kit Kat.
-Charlie loves to talk and have conversations. I think he's going to be a very social boy! It's really his favorite thing!
-He also LOVES to watch the puppies play. It entertains him sooo much. Henry is also in LOVE with Charlie. He wants to lick him ALL day and sometimes Charlie will open his mouth wide and lean in for a Henry kiss... GROSS! haha!
-On Halloween we went trick-or-treating at Nana's work with Charlie's cousins. Again, thanks for the candy Charlie, ha! That night we ended up skipping trick-or-treating because we felt awkward going door to door with our baby who obviously can't eat candy... But we did visit Nini and Papa that night. I dressed up as a snorkeler and I saw the CUTEST sea turtle!! ;)
He got a little sad during our photo shoot. Sweet boy! :(
-Landon sold his motorcycle and is selling his paramotor (sad day... but he just isn't feeling super safe about it now that he has Charlie to worry about). Anyway, his new hobby is kiteboarding! Charlie LOVES to watch Daddy practice flying the kite!
-On 11/3/16 Charlie had his first airplane ride! He did AMAZING! We were so nervous that his ears would hurt and he would scream the whole time or something... but he did awesome! We were planning on gate checking Charlie's carseat, but as we were boarding the plane they asked if we wanted to bring it on the plane. YAY! So Charlie nursed on take off and landing and then during the flight he basically slept in his carseat the whole time.
-We spent the next five days in Texas spending time with Landon's family and friends! Charlie LOVED spending time with Grandpa, Grandma, Dawsen, and MJ. Charlie really loved playing with Uncle Dawsen and he gave Grandpa so many snuggles!
We also got to see my best friend Jenna and her girls, The Leonhardi's, The Seward's, the Wallace's (and I didn't get a picture! I'm soooo mad), Theo and Patricia (I don't know their last name!), and Laura Aronson. We were constantly on the go, and Charlie was a trooper! He loved meeting everyone and did a great job at taking naps wherever we were.
-On November 11 I had an all day company work meeting and I literally made myself physically ill because I had to leave Charlie from 7:30-4:30 and then again that night for the company party from 5:30-9. I had so much anxiety leading up to the day and cried so much. I'm just so glad it's over. I love my company, but oh man, that was HARD. He had such a fun day with Nini and Papa and I'm so grateful that Nini sent me pictures all day. He is a very loved little boy!!!
Charlie gave me lots of snuggles that night. I think he missed me too! :)
-Charlie LOVES to go on shoulder rides with Daddy. These two really are so cute. It kills me! Charlie loves to lick/eat Landon's hair and ear.
-He also loves going on "airplane rides" with Daddy!
-On 11/16/16, Charlie got to see his first snow! He loved watching it fall down and the next morning we took him outside so he could see it and feel it (and maybe taste it.... woops!) He was a little indifferent, but later when I took him out again he was fascinated by it and I couldn't get him to look at the camera. It is the absolute BEST thing to watch Charlie experience things for the first time!
We had some snuggles after being outside in the cold for a minute :)
-I mentioned that Charlie isn't crawling yet, but he does roll all over. We call it playing "roly poly." He also does this thing where he "swims" when he's on his tummy. It's so funny! Landon is worried that Charlie is going to walk before he crawls (because he's so good at standing!) so sometimes we do "crawling practice" and it doesn't go very well... ha!
-Charlie is still a huge fan of food. He'll start screaming at you if you don't get the spoon into his mouth fast enough. He loves to eat puffs, but still can't quite figure out how to feed himself. He can pick the puff up, but he can't get it into his mouth (except for ONE time last night he actually got it in his mouth!) My friend Jenna gave us some of these longer puff things and he LOVED getting to feed himself with those!
-Charlie totally gets like slap happy at night and gets sooooo silly! He really cracks us up soooo much!
And here are some random pictures and videos that don't really have a story to go with them. :)
On October 19 Jason had his birthday and Charlie had his half birthday!
Being Charlie's mom is really the most amazing experience and better than I could have ever imagined. Every day Landon and I will say things like, can you believe he's ours?! Can you believe we have a son? Charlie is our dream come true and we are just sooooo incredibly happy and grateful that he is in our family! We love you sweet boy!
He's too cute!
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