Charlie-4 Months

Wow, time is flying!  Poor 2nd child syndrome; Charlie is only getting a post every month (or less!) instead of the weekly posts that Lucy starred in!

Charlie 4 month stats:  Weight: 15 lbs 5 oz (45.07%)

Length: 25 inches (45.6%)

Head circumference: 16.3 inches (40.2%)

Highlights of the month:  Mom returned to work, and Charlie has been spending time split between hanging out with Dad and learning the ropes with Paula.  He does well, but hasn't gotten onto a  good sleeping schedule at Paula's.  

Sleep:  I have memories of Lucy being a champion sleeper, so when Charlie started waking us up between 2-4 am last week, I was disappointed.  Luckily for the blog, I could look back on the Lucy posts at this age and learned she was doing the same thing!  The bad news is that her wake ups lasted til 6 months... And to add an interesting twist, Lucy got up at 4 am too today!  No household should be awake at that hour unless they are going on vacation *yawn*.

Changes:  Charlie does his coos and squeaks/shrieks lots and holds a conversation with those willing to partake.  His hands are constantly in his mouth which leads to drool everywhere.  We double ply his onesies and do multiple changes a day at times.  Charlie no longer likes laying around to play; he'd rather see the world sitting up.  He has started using the exer-saucer with some creative wood blocks underneath so his feet can touch.

Check out those eye lashes!  Look out ladies.

Camping Fail

The Pings, Zabrowskis, and Pischkes all went to Great River Bluff State Park and Campground. The adults, kids and dogs all had a great time. We enjoyed campfire food and laughter. The bad omen was around 8 when a very large rattlesnake crossed through our campsite. The kids were safely in a pack and play at the time. The dogs never saw it. But we did. When Kerry and Isaac tried to get the kids down for bed, there was an unfortunate incident where Lucy crawled over Charlie, creating some knee to head contact. Due to that incident and the heat in the tent Charlie was pretty inconsolable. Lucy was very tired and acting irrationally. After battling loud screams and cries for quite some time we called it quits and headed home. While the night didn't end how we wanted it to, 10 minutes into our van ride home, we vowed to try again.

Good Giggles Charlie!

https://youtu.be/J77l3GDoeYY

Growing Pains

Occasionally, when Charlie reaches a milestone, we reflect with Lucy when she hit that milestone with a picture, video or story.  Recently we realized Charlie was wearing Pajamas that she wore when we took her to the Great Smoky Mountains. Yesterday we showed her the picture at the bottom of the post.   Today she reacted with this.  Note, the first few minutes of the video doesn't change a whole lot.  The tantrum was actually about 10 minutes, but I saved you quite a bit of that.

  https://youtu.be/z0pznW1g12k

Fire Truck Ride

https://youtu.be/Ef9hwBUzeH8

Lucy Goes to the Dentist

Lucy was excited and a little nervous to go to the dentist. She is now very into brushing her teeth. She also loves the mask that she got out of the dentist treasure chest.

You Can Do It Grandpa!

High Five! Get better Grandpa Hyland!