Charles is developing quite a little personality. He's been babbling on a great deal. Every now and then it sounds like something. We COULD have heard "Caleb" and "Yeah" and "That's right" a lot of "dadadadadadad" but not much "mamamamam" His latest thing is keeping up with his big brothers. He wants little to do with mommy and daddy when all the brothers are in the back of the house doing something. No matter how many times we pick him up, he squirms away and makes a B-line for the back bedrooms like he's missing the party! Here's an example. Caleb and Clay are shooting hoops and Charles wants a piece of the action. He's completly uninterested in the playground equipment.
I've got to get a picture of him cruising along in his diaper for you because he bears a remarkable resemblance to a plucked chicken. He walks with his torso leaning forward and his arms out for balance. It's pretty funny.
In church last Sunday we volunteered in the nursery again. For some reason the door was left open between the crawler's room and the toddler's room and the two groups were intermingling. There was also a helper there who we'd never met and who had never met Charles. Since Charles was having NO trouble at all keeping up with the toddlers (who are 2-3) she went with the flow and the next thing I knew he was seated with the rest of them for snacktime. With all his food cut up on a plate (as if he knows what a plate is or it's function!) It cracked me up to see him with all the big kids. He's still just a little baby to me but it was bittersweet to see how well he fit in and and how quickly the 'baby years' are zooming by...Though we are just on the cusp of our FIRST baby year still.
Still no table manners. He just shoves everything in his mouth like a chimpmunk until he can no longer chew or move his jaw, then he spits it all out and starts over again.
And this one just cracks me up. I don't know if he was telling a joke as the life of the party or about to spew everything.
Next on the morning's agenda was coloring time. Again, before I knew it, Charles was at the table with a color book page and all the toddlers. This was when as he did his usual dump everything onto the floor over and over and over again routine, the helper said, "hmmm, is he not used to coloring?" That's when I told her what we'd been keeping secret "He's not even a year old yet." She burst out laughing that he'd kept up so well the whole time.
"I WANT OUTTA THIS PLACE! It's for BABIES!!"
It's WAAAY past time for Charles's monthly picture and he was NOT cooperating yesterday. He was moving all over the room. He loves his iTunes and it really gets him grooving. Here are some out takes and some "it's the best I could do" shots. He's outgrown my little "studio" as you can see in the background.
T-T-T-T-That's all folks!
Oh wait, one of daddy hanging out with the girls!!
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2 comments:
Wow, Charles is so adorable!! I can't believe he is walking already! Such wonderful pictures Marisa.
I got your comment, but couldn't email because my school computer automatically uses Entourage and it won't open while I'm at home. I would love to come to Charles' bday party, but that happens to be my mother-in-law's birthday and we will be celebrating her big 6-0.
As far as events like Ocean Day, George works for a company that runs the Eco Station in Rocklin, so I get the skinny on all their events. I'll let you know when the next one is!
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