I received my first "incident report" from Charlie's daycare this week. Apparently in a struggle over a toy, Charlie was bitten on the arm. It didn't break skin-- you can see a photo on John's flickr site. I'm not surprised-- Charlie has such fun playing tug of war with Lucy and her toys, that he probably thought it was funny to pull back when someone tried to pull a toy away (or maybe HE was the one doing the stealing!) Apparently it didn't phase him much. I'm not sure you can even still see the mark on his arm.
Grandma and Grandpa Knepper sent Charlie a "car" that he can push as he learns to walk. So far, he has figured out how to run all the sound buttons and lights while sitting behind it. Now we just need to teach him where to hold on so he can stand behind it and take a couple of steps. I'm sure it won't be long-- they said he let go and stood on his own for a couple of seconds yesterday at daycare.
Charlie continues to love the Hummingbird room and playing with all of his friends there. The other day, he fell asleep on a buggy ride! He's been getting to taste lots of interesting new foods there, also, like grilled cheese, broccoli, and tater tots.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Next Steps
Charlie has been making those next steps toward walking. When I picked him up from daycare on Friday, he was standing holding on to an exersaucer near the sofa. I sat on the sofa and gestured for him to come to me. I held out my hands, and one by one he grabbed them. Then he took two steps toward me. It was the first time I'd seen him do anything but shuffle his feet a little while he was standing and holding on to something.
He definitely has 3 teeth on top now. John's already brought up the fact that based on family history, he'll be needing some braces! I agreed, especially since it looks like he inherited the Knepper mouth (small jaw) and his Daddy's teeth (big)!
In other milestones, Charlie had his first pancakes (at least outside of what he may have had at daycare) on Saturday at the Original Pancake House. He sure did enjoy them. He also went to his first carwash on Sunday, and seemed to enjoy looking through the windows at the machinery.
At home, we've had to remove Lucy's bell from the back door. It was hanging from a ribbon on the doorknob, and with Charlie getting around now, we're having to tie up all the loose cords hanging from the window treatments. I'm going to have to sew a bell in the end of a sock or something, and hang that on the door. Right now, Lucy keeps nosing at the cloth we have hanging there to wipe her paws with, and I think she is confused that it makes no sound.
As for the adults in the household, John's band has a gig again this coming Saturday night, and this time I've arranged a babysitter so I can go to watch. I also did my civic duty this afternoon and went to vote in the presidential primary. This was an early vote, since I'll have a schedule tomorrow that would make it difficult for me to get to my polling place. Since I've lived in Ohio since the first presidential race I was old enough to vote in, I've never felt like my vote counted as much as it does this year. We also had a couple of issues to vote for, so it was well worth the extra time and effort to go out of my way. I'll be interested to see what happens in the coming days.
He definitely has 3 teeth on top now. John's already brought up the fact that based on family history, he'll be needing some braces! I agreed, especially since it looks like he inherited the Knepper mouth (small jaw) and his Daddy's teeth (big)!
In other milestones, Charlie had his first pancakes (at least outside of what he may have had at daycare) on Saturday at the Original Pancake House. He sure did enjoy them. He also went to his first carwash on Sunday, and seemed to enjoy looking through the windows at the machinery.
At home, we've had to remove Lucy's bell from the back door. It was hanging from a ribbon on the doorknob, and with Charlie getting around now, we're having to tie up all the loose cords hanging from the window treatments. I'm going to have to sew a bell in the end of a sock or something, and hang that on the door. Right now, Lucy keeps nosing at the cloth we have hanging there to wipe her paws with, and I think she is confused that it makes no sound.
As for the adults in the household, John's band has a gig again this coming Saturday night, and this time I've arranged a babysitter so I can go to watch. I also did my civic duty this afternoon and went to vote in the presidential primary. This was an early vote, since I'll have a schedule tomorrow that would make it difficult for me to get to my polling place. Since I've lived in Ohio since the first presidential race I was old enough to vote in, I've never felt like my vote counted as much as it does this year. We also had a couple of issues to vote for, so it was well worth the extra time and effort to go out of my way. I'll be interested to see what happens in the coming days.
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