Happy Halloween!

Charlotte was looking at our dog, Morgan, who was barking and growling at her and his hair was sticking straight up on his back!!

7 months old

Growing Girl!

Charlotte had her 6 month wellness visit today. She weighs 18 pounds 13 ounces (75th percentile) and is 26 inches long (25th percentile).

Charlotte's new friend, Cameron

Playgroup

Sacopee Valley has a great playgroup that we went to this morning (Mom and Charlotte were in need of some social interaction!). There were many toys and activities for both infants and toddlers. Charlotte's favorite were the musical instruments.

Children's Museum

This was Charlotte's first trip and I plan to make many more as she grows. We spent a couple hours in the infant/toddler play area and then we walked around and saw the many exhibits. She was fascinated with watching the other kids play.

Photography by Jennifer Lamoreau

Happy Half Birthday!!

This past Saturday we had professional pictures done at Wolf Neck Woods State Park in Freeport. This is just one of the many GREAT shots! I'll post more when I get the CD later this week.

Charlotte is laughing a lot more. She is sitting independently and her first tooth has started poking through. It took a couple weeks, but she is now eating solids like a champ! She has had bananas, avocado, pears, sweet potatoes and squash. Of course, she likes anything we give her!

Apple Picking!

Apple Picking at Dole's Orchard.

Charlotte's cold symptoms were short lived. She woke up Friday morning feeling fine. I am also happy to say that she has been sleeping a lot better.

'Tis the season

Charlotte has her first cold. She has a runny rose and is congested. I hope that's all it ends up being.

Solids!

Homemade rice cereal. I put organic brown rice in the blender and then on the stove with water and breastmilk and there you have it!

This look says it all. Could I get some flavor, please!?!?

We started Charlotte on rice cereal this morning. She did OK! Can't wait to try veggies and fruits.

Change of heart

I do not agree with Dr. Ferber and letting them Cry It Out. Last night after some crying, I rocked Charlotte to sleep and she slept until 3. I fed her and she went back down until 7:30. I think I'll stick to comforting my baby to sleep! I feel that she will sleep better when she is developmentally ready.

SLEEP!

The past couple weeks, Charlotte has been waking up 2-3 times at night to nurse. It wasn't that big of a deal because she would eat and then go right back to sleep. Well, last night was a little different. She would not go down in her crib. Every time I tried (which was at least 6 or 7 times), she would wake up and cry. I would pick her up and she went right back to sleep. I finally gave in which means we spent the night in the rocking chair. After that I said no more. She should be sleeping better.
Needless to say, we are going to see how well the Ferber method works. Basically, after our bedtime routine I will put Charlotte to bed awake and let her soothe herself to sleep, which will consist of crying, crying and more crying (ugh!!). We have our earplugs ready! After a few nights, she should learn to fall asleep on her own without me having to feed and rock her every night. I'll keep you posted!

More swingin' fun!

Already getting into things!

We were cleaning up after dinner and we look back to see that Charlotte has grabbed all the napkins and was stuffing them in her mouth!

Swingin'

Charlotte's new swing. She likes it, but I think she likes the straps more! Since summer is almost over, Pat decided to hang it in the garage.

Five months

This is Charlotte after Morgan decided he had enough and took off! Surprisingly, she remained sitting.She doesn't look too impressed!
You looking at me!?!?This past month Charlotte has been laughing. It's the most beautiful sound ever! She fills our lives with so much joy each and every day.
Her bathtime is getting to be quite the adventure. Let's just say I end up wet! I think it might be time to go to the big tub.

We spend most of our time outside. She loves to just look around. And whenever she starts to get fussy, she will stop once I step outside. I'm not looking forward to winter weather.

For the past two weeks she has been waking up at night for a feeding. I'm not sure if it is a growth spurt or teething. Whatever it is, I hope it stops soon!