All About Charles

Charles hasn't had the opportunity to be in the limelight very often, so we figured we'd dedicate this entire post to him. He has changed and grown so much in the past few months, it never ceases to amaze use how much such a small child can grow and change so fast. Charles is a joy to watch and play with, he is always happy whether he's laughing or smiling. He loves his sister greatly and loves to play with her all the time. He has finally gotten big and strong enough to hold his own with her, so we don't have to worry too much about her pummeling him anymore. He even attacks her sometimes by pulling hair, pushing or hitting, so now we have to get after him to be nice to her. He enjoys eating everything (and wearing what he's eating). He has the habit of pulling whatever is in his mouth out 2-3 times before he finally swallows, but he's feeding himself so no biggie. He is actually a better eater than Adahleigh when it comes to different types of food just not volume.

He loves his sweets and if you eat any in front of him without sharing he comes and squawks at you till you share (or tries to take it himself). His sister looks out for him though and makes sure he gets a fair share even if it means sharing her treats.

Charles is still taking 2 naps a day even though we should probably move him to one since he doesn't usually sleep much over an hour either time. His sleep habits are kind of funny since he likes to get up about 7am and play with himself in the crib before getting out at 8. He then eats and plays till 10 if he's lucky and then wants to go back to sleep. We can hardly wait till Adahleigh and him take naps at the same time, but with our luck Adahleigh probably won't be taking naps by the time he's down to one a day.

Charles has mastered crawling (he should've though since he's been doing it for over 2 months now). He will walk along furniture or behind toys that help him stand and walk (like Adahleigh's bike). He has great balance and will stand on his own, even in the middle of the room, with nothing to hold onto for a minute or so. He just doesn't have the courage to take any steps on his own.

Lately, he likes to push himself up to a standing position and show off to everyone that he is able to do it on his own.

His favorite thing of all is his bath time. He loves baths so much that all we have to do is start the water and he comes a crawling to get in. He favorite part is playing in the water as it comes out of the faucet. He likes to stand in the tub, which has been a little bit of a problem since once he's up he like to bang his teeth against the tub and has ended up chipping 2 of them. He also likes playing with his toys and shoving them into cups.He's extremely proud of himself when he does manage to maneuver his toys just right to get them in.
He also loves to drink out of his cup in the tub (a little urine mixed with tub water never hurt anyone). He is extremely good at holding his breath and rarely chokes on the water when giving himself a drink or when he happens to go under the water while playing.He has gotten really good a blowing bubbles in the water. Adahleigh will rarely do this (since she doesn't like to get her face wet), but Charles goes right for it. He definitely loves the water.

He has also learned to splash. We don't have too much trouble with the bathroom being drowned when he splashes since he's not big enough to get it over the edge of the tub. He doesn't even mind when Adahleigh splashes back and gets him in the face, although she doesn't like him splashing her much.

He does some of the craziest things. He likes to get up to the foot stool head-butt it, then tuck his hands behind his back and rock back and forth. He'll do this on the couch, or the cushions when they're on the floor too. He thinks he is just the coolest in the world when he does this.