Playing with Daddy

Hugging Daddy's Leg

In Deep Thought

Dream Eater

Charlie likes eating so much that he even has dreams where he is eating...

Getting Around

He's not crawling just yet, but he's managing to get around pretty well!

Portsmouth: Part II

 Sunday we did some outlet shopping in Kittery Maine and got to go see Linda and Zib's house in Dover. Then we headed down to Topsfield to a bar-b-que at Jenn and Bryan's house. It was great to see the UNH girls and watch all the kids play together. Sunday we had breakfast at the Friendly Toast and then packed up and headed home. This ride took almost 8 hours and we took mini breaks in both Rhode Island and Connecticut to get out of the car and give Charlie some time to stretch.

Sleeping on the way to the party

Bar-b-que at Jenn and Bryan's house

Getting excited to head back to NJ

Playing with Mommy's water bottle

Breakfast at The Friendly Toast

Lunch in East Greenwich, RI

Playing with my toes!

Portsmouth: Part 1

 Jim and I bravely ventured on our first family vacation this past weekend. Traveling with a 6 month old on Memorial Day weekend was more adventurous than we realized. It nearly didn't happen too. Jim took Charlie to the Dr. on Friday morning to follow up on his cough and we found out he had bronchitis. So Jim kept him home all day from school and rented a nebulizer and with Dr. Kim's ok we hit the road at 3:30 when I was done at work. The trip from NJ to Portsmouth should take 4 1/2 hours. We made it in 7 hours! Charlie hates riding in the car unless he's tired in which case he just sleeps. If he's not sleeping though, he is screaming bloody murder. Needless to say it was a very long evening. We stopped numerous times to give him breaks and our ears needed a break too. We checked into a brand new hotel in downtown Portsmouth and collapsed into bed. Saturday we went out to breakfast to Colby's (formerly Karen's for those of you that ate there when Chris and I were at UNH). Then we headed over to UNH so Jim could check out my old stomping grounds. Charlie got to see ATO (Uncle Chris's fraternity) and then we headed over to Exeter for lunch. Even with Charlie being sick he was very well-behaved once we got to our destination and has finally started enjoying being in his stroller, which makes walking around much easier now that we don't have to carry him in our arms.

Waiting for the elevator Saturday morning

Waiting on line at Colby's for breakfast

Alley at Colby's

Checking out UNH campus

Future ATO brother?

Charlie's New Tricks

Charlie is getting very good at sitting up now. He has just learned to get himself from his side into a full sitting up position, though he topples over after a minute or two. His latest trick is pushing up onto his knees. We think he'll be crawling before long - - scary!! I'll post photos from our first family vacation soon.

Six Month Check Up

Charlie had his 6 month check-up and immunizations yesterday. He weighs 17 pounds and is 27 inches long! This puts him in the 45th percentile for weight and the 70th percentile for height. He is getting much better about sitting up and I think in the next month he'll be doing that with no help. Here are a couple of recent photos. Once again he's chomping on his crinkle book. I apologize, but since that is seriously all he ever does it's about impossible to take a photo without something in his mouth!