Letter Month Twelve
Dear Charlie,
My goodness, a year with you sure has gone by quick! You have let your own personality shine
through and you are a joyful little guy.
That brings me to another set of accomplishments,
climbing. You are a climber and remind
us a lot of your sister as you look for objects to use to get to what you
want! I think it’s like solving a puzzle
for you and the delight you have when you figure it out! You have learned to climb on the coffee table
at home and the train table at Lovie and Pops’!
You have also learned to climb on the stepladder, so no item on the
counter is safe!
You look so cute! You
have the most darling curls in your hair and I don’t know if I will ever be
willing to cut them! We thought you had
cute fuzzy head when you were born and now the curls are just too much! You have these sweet, fat cheeks and big
brown eyes that look right at us. Your
baby thighs are just so precious, too!
Even Sissy says that she could just eat you up! You are a big guy at nearly twenty-four
pounds and wearing a size 18/24 month clothing.
You have seven teeth now and thoroughly enjoy eating. You still love your meat, but also eat
fruits, veggies, breads, and pasta quite happily. Your first taste of cake was pure love for
you. You loved it so much that we gave
you a second piece! You eat with such
enthusiasm that we love to give you new things to try and watch your face as
you consider the flavor and chew it up. You
have a funny habit that you want to feed yourself everything. You will let someone put a bite in your
mouth, but then you reach in and pull it out to look at it before putting it
back in and eating it! You are a very big water drinker. It is nothing for you to drain your entire
cup at the start of a meal!
I have been hesitant to write about it, but for the past few
weeks your sleep seems to be getting better.
You are going to sleep without a lot of help from us, and then staying
asleep for five hours or more many nights.
You still come to our bed usually to nurse and some nights you remain
there and other nights you are restless until I bring you back to your bed and
you go back to sleep. It has made a huge
different for your dad and me! I think
you feel better too and most days are taking two naps. Your sister still out naps you, but you are
getting there! The car is still probably
your favorite place to sleep. You start
riding and you go to sleep quickly.
We have also started back to music class and I think you
enjoy it. You watch a lot, but you rock
with the rhythm and enjoy the instruments.
You like listening to the songs at home too. We play with scarves in music and you really
enjoy waving it around and putting it over your head!
We took another trip to Shreveport for Aunt Arden’s wedding
and you did very well. You were happy on
the plane and pretty patient at all the events for the wedding. Your whole family just delighted in you and
you happily showed off some of your party tricks! It makes me feel so good to see how many
people love you.
I can’t tell you how much love I have for you. From the first moment I held, I felt privileged to be your mother. You are a gift to me and I hope you feel that. You have brought so much laughter and joy to
us that I just can’t begin to tell you.
Your whole family delights in you and so do most people that you
meet. You are just that lovable and
charming. I am just grateful that I get
to be your momma and have the chance to enjoy you. I can’t wait to see what your second year is
like. I know it will be full of joy.
Love,
Momma
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