VIDEO POST: Baby's first steps! (with support)

We took Charlotte outside for some fresh air, and to play with her baby doll buggy today. It was VERY windy, but that's normal here. She had a blast, and to our surprise and amazement, she actually PUSHED the little doll buggy back and forth across our bumpy lawn. She even managed to negotiate the bumps in our shabby-looking grass!

She really didn't want the doll to ride in the buggy though, so she decided to take her out. This led to an interesting dilemma for Charlotte... you'll have to watch the video to see what that puzzle was, and how she decided to handle it!

Enjoy! She is not as cold as she looks in this video - she's wearing a long sleeved shirt under her sweater, and we were really only outside for about 15 minutes.

VIDEO POST: Falling Asleep at the table

Charlotte was so tired at lunchtime today, she tipped right over and fell asleep. She was gnawing on her graham cracker (dessert that soothes sore gums), and was hardly able to keep her head from hitting the tray. It was so cute (and sorta sad) to watch her struggling with herself. Instead of disturbing her, I decided to let her get a little bit of rest where she found it. She slept for about 20 minutes like this. She's never been a big nap-taker, but her recent changes in sleeping habits might encourage her to catch some more sleep during the day.

We've just started sleep- training, to help her learn to fall asleep on her own. I know, we probably should have done this months ago, but at least we are doing it now. Bedtime has been emotional for everyone this week. Hopefully, it will soon pass, and Charlotte (and Mom & Dad) will get a better night's sleep. She's already sleeping longer stretches in her crib.


We have also been struggling with our first serious nursing issue. Charlotte has a case of thrush, which has been passed to me, making nursing sessions extremely painful. It's most likely brought on by her antibiotics that she takes as a prophylaxis for the urinary reflux, and it turns out this isn't something you can just take a pill for and it gets better quickly. The infection has turned a warm, comforting experience into torture for me and confusion for Charlotte. (please make it go away!)

I caught this precious event on video: her first time falling asleep while sitting up! So cute... I dare you to try to stay awake through the whole 3 minutes... I can't do it (but maybe I am just sleep-deprived!)

VIDEO POST: Ages 6 - 8 months

This video is a compilation of some video clips we took of Charlotte between the ages of 6 and 8 months old. She had just learned to clap and play pat-a-cake on the day we filmed the most recent clips. She stops clapping in the middle of the song, when the cat walks through the room... the world stands still when Celeste is in sight. (you can hear the bell on her collar in the video)

VIDEO POST: Newborn Charlotte

This is a video of Charlotte that I made from the clips I have from her first six weeks of life. I can't believe how much she has changed since she came to join our family!