So, I missed the 9 month update and then I missed the 10 month update. Now Charlotte is 10.5 months old. It is too old to think about. I sort of wish she would just turn one right now so this last few weeks of babyhood didn't need to drag by with a sort melancholy feeling, full of reminiscing. I am so very much looking forward to her toddler years and her little girl years. It isn't that. It is just knowing that the human girl named Charlotte Stuessy will never again be a baby. Her first year of life will be over. There will be many more years, but the very first year, so unlike any other year, will be over. I will miss this baby. I will love this little girl and someday this woman. But, I will miss my baby girl.
This summer has been magical. We have had the full summer experience. I have been blessed and lucky to be able to spend all day, every day with my girl. And my sister being here was the cherry on top. So, I haven't done any updates since May. I will try and catch you up a little bit now. In a lot of ways things aren't changing too much now. In some ways Charlotte changes every day.
Eating: Charlotte is nursing a little bit less and eating more grown up food. It is struggle for me to ever eat anything, because as soon as she sees me put something in my mouth she MUST have it. She must have it NOW. So, I ah to make sure what anything I eat I can at least share a little bit with her. This means she has pretty much tried everything, besides peanuts. This also means I am eating a little healthier than normal. I also occasionally give her baby food, especially if we are out and about for the day. She loves those baby food pouches. She is also figuring out how to drink from a cup pretty decently. She didn't show any interest in water until this last month and now she loves to drink out of my cup or her baby cup. She has been eating a lot of veggies we get from our farm share. She doesn't love them all. She does like gnawing on carrots, eating cooked zucchini and fresh green beans. Her most favorite things are carbs. Surprise, suprise. She holds out for her toast in the morning and rice crackers are the best things ever. I try to limit the bready stuff, but it is clearly her favorite of course fruit is also one of her loves. Strawberries are her favorite fruit. Blueberries would probably be her second. I plan to continue nursing until after she turns one. I'm not sure when we will wean. I will probably just see how it goes. Since she has been nursing a little less I am hoping she will wean herself by Christmas. It will be nice to totally have my body back. But I am not in a huge rush.
Her very favorite purée pouch.
First time eating spaghetti
Sleeping: Sleeping is not the worst now. For most of the summer she has been doing pretty good sleeping. It is a constant goal to move up her bedtime. I would love for it to be consistent at 8:00. I try pretty much every night. Some nights it might happen, but it is usually more like 8:30-9:00. If I get her really tired out she might fall asleep in the car or in my wrap before 8:00, but that usually happens on accident and she ends up sleeping in her dirty clothes and waking up to eat at 11:00 or something. The last couple weeks we have been struggling with her waking up around 3:00am and crying and crying. Before that she would occasionally wake up sometime in the early morning and she would either just fall back to sleep in her own in a couple minutes or we would rub her tummy and turn on her lullabies and she would pass out. This is something different and horrible. I am hoping it is just a little phase that will go away like all the other phases we have already been through. She is still an early bird, waking up between 6:15-6:45 every day. I will just try and remember this when she is 16 and I can't drag her out of bed. Naps are a little more consistent. Her morning nap is usually from around 9:30-11:00. The afternoon is less predictable. She will usually pass out for almost an hour around 4:00.
Pooping: Not much to say. Everything is going well. We have been battling a rash on her butt for the last couple months. It was a yeast rash that we treated with a special cream. The rash is pretty relentless though and so we have to remember cream at every diaper change or it gets out of control. Poor little girl.
Growing: She is definitely lengthening out now. She hasn't really put on any weight for a couple months, but has grown lengthwise. She still has her rolls and bits of chub, but her body is definitely less baby and more kid now. She has been wearing 12 month clothes all summer. It took awhile for them to fit well. Now that summer is drawing to a close they finally all fit her well. It is hard to know what size to buy her warmer clothes. Is she still going to grow so slowly. If so, it might be a few more months before she fits into 18 month clothes. Guess we will just see. She is wearing a couple of 18 month pants. Her legs are long, and her 12 month pants are all capris.
Nicknames: char-char, sassy pants
Charlotte's favorite things this summer
1. Crawling/walking around in the park
2. Splashing in the splash park/Noahs Ark
3. Removing things from where they are supposed to be and throwing them on the floor
4. Take morning naps in bed with mama and daddy
5. Discovering how to play with all her toys
Mamas favorite things this summer
1. Taking walks with Charlotte
2. Drinking coffee at the public market
3. Watching Netflix with Emma
4. The amazing weather this summer had
5. Watching Charlotte discover new things every day
Charlotte's least favorite things this summer
1. Getting something taken away from her
2. Being told no
3. Not seeing Grammy and Grandpa (ok, that one is me)
Mama's least favorite things this summer
1. 2nd shift
2. Diaper rashes
3. Again, not seeing Grammy and Grandpa
Charlotte's new skills
Waves bye-bye
Can take a step or two
Can climb up in the couch, the chair, the table and pretty much everything else
Knows how to throw a ball (although, can't aim)
Is getting very good at picking things up with her thumb and finger
I think this basically sums up my feelings at the moment.
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