Time

I have neglected you...for that I am sorry. I miss my blog. I miss my time and I miss my DINK (dual income, no kids) lifestyle. But I was thinking the other day, as I was trying to gather myself, that I wouldn't trade my life for the world. I have two very attractive children and a pretty hunky husband.

Alrighty---I'm gonna break them down so as to not get myself overwhelmed. Now that Charlie is actually 5 months old I will give you the run down on his four month appointment!

On December 14th he was 24 1/2 inches long and 13.8 lbs. He is on the charts baby! 48th percentile for height and 25th percentile for weight! His thighs have grown exponentially since then! They are so damn cute I just want to eat them like a chicken leg. But I digress.

Most of you saw him at Christmas so you can vouch for his cuteness and ever changing looks and personality!

Here are the things that Charlie is doing now...

Cooing and chatting away.
He loves blowing raspberries and he thinks it's the funniest thing when you do it back.
The laughter and squealing that comes from this childs mouth is RA-DIC-ULOUS! I don't think there is anything better than baby laughs.

He is grabbing for toys and trying to hang onto them. Grammi/Gigi gave him a new exercise mat/play area for Christmas. He LOVES it. It has so many different things on it.
Charles unlike big brother Sam, puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. They weren't kidding when they said all babies are different! Charlie loves to eat his hands, blankets and toys. He is holding his head up pretty well and is now enjoying real food. Well, if you can consider rice cereal real food. He GOBBLES it up! So I guess that is where all the weight is coming from.

He is now rolling. No more leaving the babe on the couch for a second. He can go both ways....I would be amiss if I didn't snicker to myself here. But he kicks those fat legs and gets himself over. Actually, from his belly to his back he uses his head to propel himself over! He also LOVES the jumparoo. His legs are abnormally strong I think :)

He is a smiling fool and a drooly monster. And I am not sure what we did to deserve such a wonderful baby but thank goodness we did it. Charlie is such a joy. Aside from the constant stream of spit-up and reflux he is quite pleasant. He goes to bed awake. He lets you know when he is hungry or just plain bored. It is kinda crazy that you can tell a difference in their cries.

We like him. I think we'll keep him.