Charly at 6 months!

 

    

Miss Charly J is still the happiest, smiliest, cutest baby around.  I love this girl.  And boy, does she love me.  Really – I’m her favorite.  She does love Jack and Sage, and also Joel, but I can not turn my back to her, let alone walk away, without her heart breaking.  Some of her 6 months accomplishments:

-She is very mobile without actually crawling.  She can roll over like crazy and can scooch backwards.

-She can sit up, but still needs someone around because she likes to randomly throw herself backwards.

-She is an awesome sleeper at night and is just now learning how to take a good nap during the day.  But since napping in the day, she is waking up earlier…Not sure which one I want to encourage…

-She wants to be eating solid foods, none of this pureed stuff.  If any pureed food it would be applesauce.  I’m having more luck with thick stuff she can eat with her hands, like bananas and mashed potatoes.  But what she really wants is whatever is on our plates.

-She likes to smack her lips and says ‘mama’ and ‘baba’.  When you do it to her looks at you like “You speak my language?” and then smiles.

-She loves LOVES Jack and Sage and the dogs.  She laughs like crazy at them.

-She really is easy going and really happy.  She is quick to smile and to laugh.  I am so thankful for her disposition.  Jack and Sage are so demanding in different ways, and it is so nice that she is pretty chill – well, as long as I’m holding her.

-Her favorite place to be is in the Bjorn baby carrier.  I wear her all the time, it is actually amazing that she can sit or roll at all…

-She sometimes dances by swaying her head and her body when she hears music or is someone sings.

-She has the strongest grip and pulls really, really hard on hair…

-She loves to stick out her tongue, as mentioned before in an earlier post.

-She makes thunder thighs look good and has the biggest, softest, jiggliest bottom.

-She really is a cute baby.  A missionary here says that she is the cutest baby he has ever seen.  I’m sure he gives that line to everybody, but there is a LOT of truth to it.

Charlotte is a welcome member to the family.  Jack is good to talk sweetly to her if she is upset, telling her that “it’s okay, mama’s coming”.  Then calls for me “Mom, Charlotte wants you.”  Sage loves to get kisses on her nose from Charlotte before Sage goes to bed.  Sage sings “I Am A Child of God” to her if she cries in the car.  When Charlotte gets excited and hits Sage with her flapping arms or gets a hold on Sage’s hair, Sage is really patient and takes Charlotte’s hand and helps Chars to gently caress her face saying, “Be gentle Charly, be gentle with your Sagebrush.”  And whenever Charlotte makes a peep, Sage says, “Charly wants mama’s milk!” 

Charly, I sure love you.  I LOVE LOVE love you.  Thank you for joining our family!