Water Baby

Charlie is a great swimmer. I'm really glad he likes the water.

5 Months old

I have some catching up to do with blog posts...
Charlie turned 5 months old on July 13th. He rolls more from his back to his tummy now then he does the the other way. He is grabbing at everything and trying to sit up.
He has the best personality and I can tell he recognizes me and his dad and also his name. Here's the classic 5 month airplane picture:
He really likes water and if he gets fussy I know I can stick him in the tub and he'll be happy for hours.

starting solids

I debated when to start solids and was hoping to wait until 6 months. However, my pediatrician suggested starting at around 4 months. I started with cereal and have also done green beans and carrots.
We don't do solids everyday. Maybe 4-5 days a week in the evenings before bathtime. I still breastfeed him normally and don't wait for him to be "hungry" to feed him solids.

Happy 4th of July

For 4th of July we went to Pomme De Terre Lake and spent a whole week camping (in my parents RV.) We didn't go out on the lake every day and when we were out on the lake we stayed in the shade as much as possible. But Charlie really loved the water. Although he didn't much care for his lifejacket!
I was really anxious to find out how he reacted to the fireworks. He took a nap before it was time to watch them. Then we went down to the boat that was on the shore and watched the fireworks from there. He just stared at them and seemed to really enjoy it. He didn't jump with the load noises or anything.

Happy First Father's Day

From Father's Day 2009

From Father's Day 2009

From Father's Day 2009

rolling over

On Wednesday June 3rd Charlie rolled over from his tummy to his back for the first time. The first time he did it he did it so fast that I almost missed it. Then I put him back on his tummy to see if he would do it again and he got his upper body rolled over but took about 5 minutes before he rolled the rest of the way. I did get video f it that time, but I haven't uploaded it off the camera yet.

This past weekend I had to work. I work 12 hour night shifts at a pediatric hospital. Chris is a teacher so he is off for the summer and takes care of Charlie at night on the nights I work and during the day when I need t sleep/nap.

Sunday night Chris called me at work and told me that Charlie had woken up and was crying. While Chris was warming up a bottle Charlie started crying louder. When Chris went back to check on Charlie he had rolled over onto his tummy and was not happy about it. Later that morning around the 4 o'clock hour Chris told me that Charlie kept waking himself up and getting mad because he kept rolling from his back to his tummy.

All week I was hoping to see him rollover but he didn't do it for me until last night.

4 months old

Charlie is now 15 lbs 12 oz. He is 27 inches long (Only the 97 percentile.)

From 2009_06_13

From 2009_06_13

From 2009_06_13

From 2009_06_13

From 2009_06_13