Her First Few Steps

January 19, 2008 is the day that Charlotte took her first steps! This is not a girl that airs on the side of caution, however, she more sort of ran her first steps. It was five steps and was over before we even knew it and then she wanted to do it again and again but was trying to do it so fast that she couldn't keep up with herself. Her legs kept getting there ahead of her body or vice versa and she was giggling all the while.


She wanted help walking all weekend, one hand but several times she would get to moving so fast that she'd just twirl around and have to grab onto said hand-holders leg and then off she'd want to go again. I also discovered her favorite song. 'Don't stop till you get enough', Michael Jackson. She hangs onto schoolbus and buggie down to Michael. It's pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen.





She's doing better and better with foods...I still nurse her at night but she's getting more and more to where she doesn't need me during the day (sniffle).

Last week was miserable and cold and rainy. Being here in Savannah we have to walk the dogs at least 3 times a day just to go potty...yes, even when it's raining out. So, we're all bundled up, Charlotte in her winter parka (2 sizes too big because that's all I could find) wrapped in blankets & daddy's rain jacket, in the stroller with the canopy. Here I go, getting soaking wet with no umbrella just my Parka and hoood, walking two dogs, pushing a stoller, obviously, I can't carry an umbrella. Moses, terrified of the rain and Eloise barking and bullying everyone and NOT focused on going potty. So yes, it was a huge relief when Noni & Popi came down this weekend (yay company!) and then took Moses & Eloise BACK with them! (I'll see them in a few days)

And she got to have some yummy yummy birthday cake this weekend - it was Noni's birthday! Charlotte's Noni & Popi drove down for the weekend with Jakob and Starbright! Noni & Popi helped her practicing walking (she wants to hold hands and walk all over the house) and dancing. We also went and ate at Uncle Bubba's and Charlotte got her first taste of shrimp...and really liked it! Of course, not as much as the cake:

While we're on the subject of sweets and growing up...did I mention her love of M&M's? That's how I change her diaper. She fights and squirms and wants off the change table...I tried giving her brand new, never before seen toys only for changing, please, not near enticing enough. I tried diapering her standing up but after 3 stinky diapers that exploded out the back due to poor diaper application I revised that plan. Now, I take M&M minis and give her one at a time while I change her diaper. Usually it only takes 3.

Sunday we went to Savannah's 'Ships of Maritime' Exhibit. They wouldn't allow strollers and yeah, it was as fun as it sounds. Charlotte wanted to walk around the whole place and climb into the fireplaces, pull herself up on the boat models worth probably hundreds of thousands of dollars and then she found the uncovered electrical outlets. We were exhausted by the time we left.

We drove out to Wormsloe Plantation and discovered you can't drive the whole thing you have to walk and it was FREEZING outside! So, we saw the 4oo Great Oaks and we'll save the rest for another day.

Do you remember that singing balloon Charlotte had for her birthday? Well, it still has helium in it...and it still sings, you just have to hit it in the right spot. Charlotte knows the spot. It's tied to her highchair. After she finishes a meal, or right smack in the middle of one, she'll reach up, grab that balloon, pull it down and start BANGING on it until it plays the birthday tune and she'll dance and clap...it was the cutest thing, we all got a kick out of that Saturday night...well, that and we were a fun audience for her - we'd all had a bit to drink so it was especially cute and funny...