Trying to crawl.

Charlotte is trying to crawl. Right now she gets up on her elbows and knees, rocks back and forth, then lunges forward. Throw in a couple of rolls and she is across the room before you know it.

On her way.
Closer.
Now I have got her.
Straight to my mouth.

First Christmas

Charlotte had a very exciting 1st Christmas. My family came to our house on Christmas eve and we went to see Frankie's family on Christmas morning. She did not care to open presents but did like the tissue and wrapping paper. Her favorite toys are the Exersaucer and Raggedy Ann that my mom made for her. I can't wait until next year when she knows what is going on. It will be great.



Playing in the Exersaucer.
Uncle Toby and Charlotte.

Which is more fun my top or Grandma and the wrapping paper?

5 Months

Charlotte is 5 months old. I cannot believe how big she is getting. She is very happy baby and enjoys playing with everyone. Some of her favorite activities include rolling around the living room or where ever else she might be. She especially likes to try to roll when putting her in a car seat, changing her clothes, and changing her diaper. She also wants to touch everything in sight and try to put it in her mouth. She likes to put her fingers in your mouth and really likes Frankie's beard. Her bottom 2 teeth are showing and she likes to play with them with her tongue. She is becoming a great multi-tasker like her daddy.




Smile, happy baby. Just relaxing.

I want to touch the camera, it is shiny and has lights.

Trying to roll over in the chair.

Trying to fight going to sleep.

Saturday Adventure.

Saturday is always a fun time at the Parks household. I usually have to work every other weekend so Frankie and Charlotte have bonding time. Today we were able to spend the whole day together. Charlotte met Santa Clause and tried to pull his beard off. When he told her no, she looked at him as if to say you have got to be kidding me.


Who is this funny looking guy?

After we spent the day at granny's house it was time to come home and play. Frankie tries to teach Charlotte all kinds of things. One finally paid off. This is her favorite sound to make, especially when she has a mouth full of sweet potatoes or green beans.



And then there was the opossum.... We heard the dogs going crazy on the back deck and at first thought they were just barking at each other. They just kept on and on so Frankie went out to see what the problem was. The story starts a couple of summers ago. We replaced the 3 panel sliding glass doors that lead in to the back yard. Less than 48 hours after they were installed the lawn mower threw a rock and we had the cracked glass effect. Frankie then built a screen to stand up to prevent this from happening again. Skip to today....The screen is leaned up against the house on the deck. Between the house and the screen is our lovely opossum friend. The ADHD dogs that we have trapped a critter. Frankie made a opossum catching device and PULLED the growling critter out of the back yard. Like I said it is always an adventure at the Parks house.



Hissing at me.

Christmas Tutu

I made Charlotte a Tutu for pictures for our Christmas card. Here is a sneak preview. And yes, those are Star Trek ships on the tree. It was easier to move Frankie's Star Trek tree than to move the couch or chair.


Happy to wear a Tutu.


Too Cute.All done.

Belly Laughs

Charlotte's first belly laughs. Frankie was rattling a pampers diaper bag. It takes so little to entertain a little one.

Food

We started giving Charlotte real food this week. I am not sure she likes any of it, I think she would rather stick with her bottle.

Starting with cereal.

Not quite sure.Nearing the end.


Now for sweet potatoes.
Trying to help...left handed.
Still a little messy.

4 Months old

On Saturday Charlotte turned 4 months old. I cannot believe that she is that old. She gets bigger and more amazing every day. She is a little over 25 inches long and weighs 15.5 pounds. She does not like laying on her back and will roll over as soon as she gets the chance. She giggles when you lift her over your head and will sing her self to sleep when she has her head on your shoulder.
Not happy that I sat her up from tummy time.

Trying to wiggle back onto her stomach.
Chewing on her hands.

Shopping Trip.

Charlotte went on her first trip to Branson this weekend. She did very well and let me and her aunt Becca shop. She enjoyed the amount of attention that she was getting and behaved quite nicely.

Enjoying a massage from Aunt Becca.
Getting a massage and watching football. What more could a girl ask for.
Very sleepy.

Frankina

Have you ever wondered what Frankie would look like in a pink shirt? This may be your only chance to see that...so take a good look. Charlotte's babysitter took this last week. She looks more and more like her daddy every day.

Pictures for Grandma

Playing this morning.

Amazed that my hair can stand straight up all over my head.


Cooking on Saturday.

Halloween

Charlotte was a princess for Halloween. She woke up in a really good mood this morning so I thought it was going to be a great day for dress up. She did very well and had lots of fun at her 1st Halloween party.



7am Friday morning.
What exactly makes you think this is cute.

I do not want to sit up...or have shoes on...or wear this silly crown.

Much better now that I am on my belly.

Being a princess wears daddy's and little girls out.

Play Time

Charlotte has been rolling over for some time now, but I finally got a video of it. Enjoy.

Little Frankie

You decide, little Frankie or little Hannah.



After my bath.

3 Months

Charlotte is now 3 months old. She weighs almost 14 pounds and is 24 inches long. She knows that the camera means to smile and the bottle means it is time to eat. She even allows me to play dress up with her. Enjoy the pictures.
Ready to go to church.
Tolerating dress up and picture taking.

Happy with Hippo.
I really like to chew on my hands.
Playing with daddy.
She was feeling the bars on her crib with her feet. She would just move her legs up and down wiggling her toes.