Hardt of a Family: 2 Months... the season of Charlie!

Weight: 12 lbs 7 oz, our little cubbster!

Length: 23 inches, can’t believe you have already grown 3 inches.

Hates: Cheese (and all dairy and soy) and naps

Loves: Baths, talking & giggling, your activity mat, lights, shadows, walls, your swings, car rides and walks.

Firsts:

* There were so many first this holiday- 1st Road Trip, 1st time to Arizona, 1st time to Mema & Umpapas, First Christmas...

*1^st Mass… we went on Christmas Eve and you slept through most of it. Then woke up SCREAMING!

*1^st Time in a big boy bath tub…. Look how cute and little you look!

*1^st Walk in your Ergo Carrier… We went for a nice walk around the lake. We were hoping to go on many walks over Christmas but it was just too darn cold!

*1^st time actually playing with a toy… On Christmas morning you actually reached and grabbed a toy for the first time, and tried to bring it right into your mouth!

*1^st time to Baby Yoga… Somehow you hate napping when it’s the ideal sleeping situation, yet every baby class we attend you just sleep away!

Milestones: started to grab & swat at toys, started to giggle, learned how to kick the playtime mat to make all the toys shake (and therefore learning to occupy yourself for long periods of times!)

Squishy Face of the Month:

Clothing Size: Outgrew all your newborn clothes over Christmas, so now wearing size 0-3 Months!

Diaper Size: Size 1

Grumpy Face of the Month:

Nicknames: Charlie, Charlie Bear, Buddy, Squish (because you are so cute and squishy!), Squeaker

Yawn of the Month:

Daddy’s Finest Moment: Your Smile! Daddy loves when he comes home and you give him the brightest smile when you see him.

Mommy’s Finest Moment: I too am going to say you smiling up at me is my favorite moment(s)… every morning I wake up tired and grumpy, needing a LARGE cup of coffee but all I have to do is walk over to your crib and you look up at me with the biggest smile on your face and my heart just melts.

Favorite Toy: Your activity gym... you swat at it and giggle at it every chance you get!

Favorite Mommy quotes from social media:

December 15^th: “Feeling almost human again- Charlie let me sleep in until 6:40 this morning and he even went down for a morning nap- first time in 4 weeks!!!! Now thanks to an amazing hubby I am off to go Christmas Shopping “

December 16th: “Celebrating the first night of Hanukah with Matzo Ball Soup, Latkes, Challah and a sick Charlie! Poor boy has had so many tummy issues this last week”

December 18th: “After 5 weeks of not sleeping more than 2 hours at a time it is amazing how much more productive you can be when you get 4 hours of sleep! We are almost all packed now for Grandma & Grandpa's house”

January 2^nd: “Nothing says love like wiping your baby's poop off your husband’s hands... Oh the joys of parenthood!”

January 3^rd: “A little sad today as I am packing up all the newborn stuff- my chubby little guy has moved into the 0-3 month sizes already! He is getting so big and already growing up way too fast for me.”

January 6^th: “Charlie at 4am- screaming & crying... Charlie at 7am- giggly and happy... Oh Sleep I miss you so!!! But cute baby giggles sure make up for it...”

January 9^th: “Don't know if the last 2 days have been worse for Charlie or for me- he had his first shots and has been so sad and grumpy since yesterday evening! Mommy can't take it when her poor baby is screaming in pain so much”

January 11th: “Nothing feels worse than having a vomiting baby and not knowing how to help! Poor Charlie has been so sick since he has his first shots on Thursday”

Here are a few more of our favorite moments from this past month...