Charlotte's First Year Round Up

Charlotte is ONE YEAR OLD!

 Oh my goodness! It's finally here! Charlotte is one year old.  It went so fast.  I can't stop time and it sucks.  But each day that she grows and changes is more amazing than the next. 

Stat Time!
Charlotte is 20.81 pounds which is the 66th percentile.  She is 29.8 inches long which is the 72nd percentile.  Her head circumference is 18.2 inches which is the 83rd percentile.  She's really growing!

She celebrated her birthday at school on Friday.  YUM! Cupcakes!

Look at her class.  She won't be with these youngins any longer.  She's moving up to the big leagues.  She'll be in the 1's class on Monday.  I know she can hold her own but still... I'm not ready.  She's been ready for awhile.  She's so bored with these babies.  Ha! They can hardly walk.  She's steamrolling over them! :-) She also discovered the door and tries to escape every once in awhile.  Her new class has a gate.  That's probably a good thing.

 It kinda sucks that she had to be teething the week before her birthday.  But she handled it well (for the most part). 

 She is a fast walker these days.  She prefers it to crawling in most cases.  She almost hops too.  It's too cute.

 Always walking walking walking...

 And walking! (Even with no pants!)

 When you sit her down to take a birthday pic, she doesn't want to sit still! She must stand! She has the same FOMO (fear of missing out) that Tommy has. :)

Random side story.  Andrew and I were watching John Oliver's show and he brought out a unicorn when talking about Scotland.  Charlotte made a beeline for the tv.  She was obsessed with this unicorn.  Too funny! But I get it, Char.  Unicorns are awesome.

Charlotte's personality is so much fun.  She loves being around her mama at ALL TIMES (which can sometimes be not so fun) but if someone picks her up to carry her out of the room, she will cry and scream but also wave bye bye at the same time.  It is hilarious.  She LOVES blowing kisses.  MmmmWAH! She does it over and over again.  It's too cute! She loves to laugh and play and is happy almost constantly.  Her teachers say she's a joy to take care of which makes me happy/proud but also jealous too.  She really is a joy to be around (except for those nights when she's teething).  She's our little girl and we are lucky to be her parents.

Happy birthday, Charlotte! We love you so much!

Meeting Everett Wynne Neal

The Neals are a family of FIVE! Everett Wynne Neal was born at 4:19 am on Saturday, September 13th.  He was 9 pounds 12 ounces.  Holy moly.  Congrats Neals!

We visited him on Sunday.  What a cutie!!

He's got cheeks, cheeks, and more cheeks! Love 'em!  

 We both got to hold him.  It's been awhile since we've held a newborn!

Congrats Neals! He's definitely a keeper! ;-) Can't wait to visit again for more baby cuddles! 

Charlotte's First Major Injury

It was Saturday a couple weekends ago.  I was heading to a wedding shower with Charlotte.  Andrew was heading to a Purdue football game with Tommy.  Andrew left before I was ready so Charlotte was with me in the bathroom.  I normally remember to pull the cords up so Charlotte won't grab them but of course the ONE TIME I forget, she grabs the cord to my curling iron and she pulls it down.  I grab the curling iron and set it back on the counter and let go but I didn't realize that Charlotte still had the cord in her hand.  She pulled it down again and the barrel of the curling iron rolled down her leg.  

She. Was. Pissed.  

I put cold water on it and tried to calm her down.  She really didn't cry that long.  She was very clingy  though after that.  She ended up being in a pretty good mood so I decided to go to the shower and call the doctor on the way there, just in case.  All the offices were closed so I talked to someone on some Nurse Line.  I answered all of her questions. After the spanish inquisition, she told me to take her to the emergency room.  

Now with my first child, I definitely would have gone to the emergency room.  However, when I did, they told me Tommy probably had cystic fibrosis (when in fact, it was just a constipation issue) so I try to avoid the ER at all costs.  So I tried to WebMD myself out of having to go to the ER with a baby.  She was in a really great mood the rest of the day.  She never had a fever.  The burn only blistered in two tiny places.  I called two medical professionals in my circle of trust and they confirmed that I could get away with home treatment.  We lubed up the wound with neosporin, kept it bandaged, and waited until Monday when I could see her pediatrician.  

 Look at her! Tough as nails! She had a great time at the shower.

 It was a dessert shower.  She loved the treats!

I picked out a mini cupcake for her but she grabbed the cream puff off my plate and shoved it in her mouth.  She's a woman who knows what she wants! Poke that puff! :) 

The picture on the left is in the afternoon a few hours after it happened.  The picture in the middle is the next day.  The picture on the right is later in the week when the blisters opened it was pretty gross.
The pediatrician was the one that pointed out that it actually rolled down her leg. I thought it landed longways but he said you can see where the opening of the curling iron hit from the two lines on each side of the burn.  Poor baby. :(

This is the burn yesterday.  All the burned skin is peeling off and it's healing really well.  It's too bad it had to happen right before her birthday! Oh well. Memories, right?

So to summarize, we get an F- in babyproofing, an A in Wound Management, and we now know Charlotte is one tough little chica.  

Look at her. She's walking!

She started taking steps a few weeks ago.  She's really getting the hang of it now!!

PS- You might remember Tommy walking all that time ago.  Here's the post for comparison.  http://morgburg.blogspot.com/2011/11/tommy-walks-and-does-other-things.html

Sunday Morning at the Park

We took the recyclables to the center on Sunday morning which means we had to stop at the park.  

 Today we spent very little time at the park.  We were able to swing for awhile but then we headed over to the pedestrian bridge because...

Tommy brought his bike!! Lots of space to ride!  He was so excited.

The fountains were at full throttle!

A sweet Dada/Charlotte moment by the train tracks

 Tommy waited for a train to come but we had no luck.

 Then he got to ride his bike around the kid's fountain.  That was pretty awesome.  He stayed dry for the most part until he decided to throw his shoe in the fountain after we told him not to.  Then he immediately decided he had to go get it.  He walked directly into the eye of the storm and got completely soaked.

This was apparently a surprise for Tommy.  He was not pleased.  We only had an extra pair of shorts with us so Tommy had to go skins for the rest of the day.  

Charlotte enjoyed showing off her new walking skills!

 She also enjoyed sitting by the fountain and not getting wet. :)

 There goes Tommy in only his shorts and wet shoes! I'm sure people were surprised to see that.

It was a long way back to the car but it was a super fun morning at the park/pedestrian bridge.  Only one foul moment.  Not too bad!

Future's So Bright She's Gotta Wear Shades

She's so fabulous.  Such a movie star.

First Purdue Game of the Season

Gooooooo Boilers! Tommy, Andrew, Pop, Aunt Erin, Uncle Doug and I went to the first Purdue game of the 2014 season.  Gaga stayed home with Charlotte. 

 We walked completely out of our way, following the direction of our fearless leader Andrew, to get to the ticket office.  Ah, it didn't matter.  We wanted the exercise, right? We wanted to sweat before the game even started. Ha!

 It didn't help that the ticket office was 100 degrees inside.  Tommy had to sit down and eat some snacks.  What are you looking at, swan?

 We picked out some sweet seats.  I always enjoy watching the cheerleaders.  We had long discussions trying to figure out which squad was which.  There were so many squads.  We had no idea what each one of them does. (Cheerleaders with dudes, cheerleaders without dudes, pom squad, dance team, baton girls? So confusing. I need a chart.) :) .  Might need some research to figure that out.

 The golden boys enjoyed some awesome bonding time. :)

 Here's Tommy sitting with two of his favorite things: skittles and Pop!

 Here's Andrew getting "left hanging" by Tommy.

 Tommy got a bit bored and decided everyone needed to see his belly.

Here's another Tommy-is-bored activity.

 After a righteous win (hopefully we see another win this season but no promises), we headed back to our cars.  Tommy loves riding on Dada's shoulders.

Charlotte was suited up for the game wearing Tommy's old jersey from way back when.  Must have given Purdue that extra bump for the win.  

I wanted to get a family Purdue pic but I didn't get that done. Next time hopefully! Here comes FALL! Yay football, cooler weather and changing leaves! 

My Children Are Hilarious

I don't really need words for these pictures.  

I love this.  Photo credit goes to Andrew.  I laughed out loud when he sent it to me.  

 CHEEEESE.  He loves chocolate icing. Delish!

 As much as Blue Eyes loves her spaghetti! What a mess!

Here's Charlotte enjoying a time-out somewhat imposed by Tommy.  Tommy does not enjoy getting bitten by a teething almost one year old.  

Look at these two.  They are just awesome.