Charlie in His Car Seat

I'm almost afraid at how fast our little Charlie is growing. I call him little Charlie because I don't think I will be able to for very long! We were out to dinner and a cruise night earlier this week when I took these pictures and I realized we may have to remove the "newborn insert" in his car seat soon. Yes, he is 6 weeks old...but look at these pictures...he's almost bigger than the gray insert in his car seat.


I think he likes his doggie friend...the toy on the car seat...but this picture makes me wonder!

Little Man

I love this little man outfit that Charlie is wearing in this picture. And he blends in well on his blanket!

Cousins

We recently spent a great day at Charlie's Aunt Joan's and Uncle Joe's house visiting with them and other West cousins who were in town for a visit. It was such a great day, good conversation and fabulous food. Charlie loved meeting so many people.


Our little guy...

Baby Kate and Baby Charlie. Kate is 11 months older than Charlie.

Kate was very interested in Charlie during this visit.

Anna, Kate and Charlie trying to sit nicely for a picture for Grandma Friedrich.

AJ, Kate and Hannah.

Charlie's First Car Picnic

Charlie's first Packard Club picnic was on July 27 and it was HOT!!! It's a lot of fun trying to keep him cool and out of the sunlight! Luckily the picnic was a short drive from our house and he did really well.

Charlie with Terry...Charlie enjoying the shaded swing and Terry enjoying little Charlie! Check out the picture up close...Charlie has a "car" outfit on...hat and all!

Lauren and Grandma Friedrich enjoying Charlie and the shade!

Charlie chillin'

Bartender, Bring Me Another!

Those of you that know Kenny well, know that he's a pretty creative, funny guy. He started this...but I have begun saying it too. When Charlie is hungry, Kenny tells him who his "bartender" is...which one of us is MAKING the bottle. And when Charlie is being served the bottle...Kenny tells him which one of us is feeding him. So, sometimes Mommy is the server and the bartender...and sometimes Daddy is the bartender and Mommy is the server. And his bottles are usually called 40 oz (really only 4 oz...but it sounds much better as 40) and 20 oz (really only 2 oz...and used for those times when 4 oz is NOT enough for little Charlie). Is it bad that we are teaching our 1 month old about drinking already??!!


Here's Charlie...staring at the pantry while we eat dinner. Kenny said he's longing for "real" food like us and is silently cursing us for feeding him this formula for the next year.

Here's our little chunk...an up close of his car outfit. Little chunk weighs 10 lbs 7 oz now!!! He's getting really long too...definately taking after his father.

And if Charlie is going to wear his car outfit...Daddy must too!! Aren't they cute?

Charlie's First Month

Charlie turned the ripe old age of 1 month yesterday!! Kenny and I can't believe our little guy has been with us for 1 month already!!!

Here's some facts about Charlie and his first month of life:

*His parents call him: Charlie, Little Hemi, Baby, Son, Little Guy, Little Man, Little Dude, Bud.
*He sleeps anywhere from 3-5 hours at night.
*On July 26, 2008, he happily ate 30 oz of formula.
*He has rolled over on from his tummy to his back 7 times in the last two weeks (yes, we know this is a fluke, but should be documented anyways!).
*He has a few hours each day that he is awake and just likes to sit and take in the world around him (see photo above!).
*He is the sweetest little cuddler his Mommy could have ever wanted.
*He sounds like a goose when he eats sometimes because he LOVES food!
*Although we think he weighs at least nine lbs now, he still fits in all of his newborn sized clothing and most of his 0-3 months sized clothes. I think that weight he's gained since his 2 week check up is all in length!!
*He looks JUST like his Daddy, but with Mommy's nose.
*He was born with lots of hair and some of it is starting to fall out now.
*He's just a great baby and we are so happy he is ours!!

Charlie's First Play Date

Charlie had his first playdate on Friday with his girlfriend Reese. Reese is about 4 1/2 months older than Charlie. Her parents went to the Cubs game and I got to play with both babies...until Kenny got home from work. Reese and Charlie were both great and never cried at the same time and took turns eating very nicely. :)


Here's a few of them on their playmats...




Reese was very interested in Charlie...but he didn't pay too much attention to her.

Isn't she cute??!!