Charles Alan how much you have grown. I can hardly believe that a whole year has passed since we brought you home from the hospital. I feel like you were just born. Seriously. I had to look back through my iphoto and make sure that I didn't just blink and you went from newborn to one. AHH!
Charlie is such an awesome baby. So different from Samuel...not that he isn't awesome, just different. He was such an easy baby, aside from the reflux and the sleeping upright until he was 4 months old. But he is so laid back. He is so content (or was until very recently) to just sit back and watch all the happenings around him. He has taught us so many things about being parents. Sam taught us how to be parents, Charlie has just sharpened our skills. I saw a book the othercalled, "How to Have Your Second Child First." Ahh, how much easier it would have been. I think we would have had a few more....maybe we will. I digress.
You are an amazing little man Charles. Your dimples are so magnetic. You cannot help but be awed by that amazing smile. Your firsts seem like such a blur. Your first smile, your first laugh and when you first crawled are not fresh in my mind but I know they were spectacular. You went on a road trip when you were four weeks old to MD for Meghan Livie's wedding and Sam's birthday. Then you flew for the first time at nine weeks old to Atlanta to Uncle Geordy and Aunt Lindy's wedding. You met lots of people and everyone ooohhh and aaaahhhed over you.
We had an after baby shower because you decided that you needed to come a little early. We also bought a white couch right after you were born--dumb. You projectile vomited on the couch no less than 1,000 times. Thank God we bought the protection plan. You were pretty much crosseyed in every picture for the first few months of your life. It was adorable.
We started feeding you cereal at 4 months in hopes that you would start sleeping through the night. No such luck. Still to this very day you eat like a champ. And now you are sleeping through the night!
You still aren't walking and I still snuggle you whenever I get a chance. I had you while you slept today as a matter of fact. You are so grumpy from teething but that's ok. I know you will only be small once and I will only get to kiss and snuggle you for so long before you start pushing me away! I love you and can't wait to see the little boy that you will grow into!
I love you!
Mommy
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