At his 18 month check-up, Charlie weighed 29.5 lbs (97th percentile), was 34.5 inches (98th percentile), and his head was in the 99th percentile!
Some mornings I treat myself and we go to La Boulange for a chocolate croissant:
I love going there. Charlie loves it too. He is so social and he says hi to everyone when we walk in, thank you when they hand us the croissant, and bye to everyone as we leave. He loves attention.
He now has ALL of his teeth. This last week the top two-year molars have been breaking through. These have been the hardest and thank god they're the last! He is having a hard time sleeping and everything is a battle. Getting into the car, getting out of the car, putting on shoes, changing his diaper. I want the real Charlie back, not this sad, pouty one.
Charlie is obsessed with the garage (when he says the word, it sound like sha-sh). He would be happy if he could spend all day out there with access to everything. His most used word is "hammer" and he carries his hammer with him everywhere. Yesterday he insisted on napping with it. "Hamm-moo, Hamm-moo!"
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning we have playgroup with Miss Shelley. This is what I look forward to most during the week. It's a chance for Charlie to play and do crafts and run around while I get to sit back and talk to other moms (and sometimes dads) in the group. Miss Shelly is awesome and patient and laid back and Charlie loves her. He always hugs her and seeks her attention. This class has helped him learn about group participation and it's helped me see what type of kid he is around other kids. He is social and bright and energetic and I am happy to see how much he enjoys it.
In February we flew to Oregon to visit with Melanie's family at her in-law's house in Sisters.
Scott and Matt skiied while we stayed home with the children (of course). Lots of eating and drinking wine was had. Some snow play and spa time happened as well. Oh, and there was a bounce house in the garage!
Besides spending time with Melanie, I think my favorite part of the trip was visiting the fish hatchery. We bought fish food and fed the fish and they jumped to grab the food and it was so thrilling to Charlie. I didn't take any photos because I was too busy making sure he didn't jump into the water due to extreme excitement.
There's too much to update in this one blog post and it's 8:40 which means it's nearing my bedtime.
In closing, I wanted to show what a bad-ass Charlie is becoming at the playground!
Look out Hap Magee!
Look out Sycamore Valley!
Look out Diablo Vista!
Look out Osage!
We are OWNING it at the park!
