Don't just take my word for it! (a series)

And now it's Charlotte's turn!  She's won the heart of her teachers in the infant room and has the same primary teacher Anna did at her age (we love Miss Patty!!).  She's even made a few friends ... but, I recently got word that she's turned into a little bit of a hair-puller, hopefully it's a phase she grows out of soon.  And, at least she's not the biter, seeing as how she went from two teeth to five in two weeks!!

7/8/13:  Charlotte had a great first day!  Every time I set my eyes on her, memories of Anna came back!  She is such a sweetheart!

7/9/13:  Charlotte gave Miss Patty a belly laugh today!  I was holding a colorfull ball over her head to see and when I touched her belly with it and made a funny noise at the same time, she laughed for us!  So cute!

7/10/13: Charlotte enjoyed doing tummy time in front of the mirror with her friend today!  They were all smiles at each other!

7/18/13:  Your little Charlotte slept right through the fire drill today!  She even had two friends put in her bed with her and wheeled outside in the sun and didn’t wake up until we got back inside! (AHHHMMAZING because she continues to take very short naps at daycare)

7/23/13:  Charlotte got a glimpse of Miss Patty while doing tummy time in front of the mirror and she was all smiles, but she couldn’t’ figure out how I was in two places at the same time!

7/29/13:  Charlotte had fun wearing stacking rings today!  She was doing tummy time with her toys in reach and she managed to put a ring on each arm! So cute!

7/30/13: I love how Charlotte’s face lights up when she sees me coming to get her.  She’s so sweet!

8/6/13: Charlotte gave us a laugh today!  She was laying on her back when she tried to roll to her stomach, got her right arm pinned under her, her tongue out trying to lick the floor and kicking her legs all at the same time.  She’s a multi-tasker!

8/1/13:  Does Charlotte have a jumperoo at home?  Because today she was in the exersaucer and she was moving her feet with much determination, like she was trying to bounce up and down.  It was so cute!

8/19/13:  If Charlotte’s dress is wet when you pick her up, it’s because she insisted on sucking it all day!  I would put a toy in her hand so that she could chew on that instead, but nope, her dress must have tasted better.  I missed her a lot last week! (Miss Patty was on vacation)

8/22/13:  Charlotte was all about her toes today!  Whenever she was on her back, those little legs were up in the air and she had a hold of those cute little piggies.

8/26/13: Charlotte was in a silly mood today!  A couple of times she would laugh out loud (I don’t know why) but when I approached her to see what was so funny, she just gave me her sweet smile.  Love her!

8/27/13:  Charlotte needs to know where I am at all times!  She was lying on the floor and I was sitting in the chair behind her, she turned herself all the way around so that she could see Miss Patty.  So sweet!

8/28/13: Charlotte discovered the spinning circus tent on the exersaucer today!  I’ve never seen her spin it before, but today she got it spinning pretty fast and was mesmerized.

9/20/13: No note … but I must have saved this report because it was the first time Charlotte napped more than 30 minutes at one time; she went 11:40am – 1:05pm!

10/8/13: I think Charlotte knows how to give kisses!  When we kiss her on the cheek and pull away, she tries to kiss us back on the check.  She is just so sweet!

10/10/13: Charlotte took her very first buggy ride at school today!  She sat up like a big girl and looked around at all the pretty flowers and flashed everyone her pretty smile!

10/14/13: It seems like Charlotte doesn’t want to sit up for very long anymore because she immediately tries to lunge forward and roll all over the place.  She up pretty far today like she’s thinking about crawling.  It won’t be long now! (or so we thought … she took about 2 more months, ha)

10/15/13: Charlotte loves going outside on the playground, but she does not like going inside the treehouse, she made it very clear to us!

10/16/13:  I think Charlotte is trying to clap her hands!  After her nap, she was sitting up and she started feeling her belly, then she started to swing her hands like she was trying to clap.  So cute!

10/23/13:  I looked in on Charlotte at naptime to see her throwing her pacifier and putting her thumb in her mouth.  So cute!

10/24/13: Charlotte was raising her heads above her head all day today!  It almost looked like she was trying to clap her hands too.  She was extra smiley today, too!

11/7/13:  Charlotte had fun playing ball with Miss Patty today!  I would roll it to her and she’d pick up and try to taste it.  Pretty funny!

11/11/13:  Miss Patty can really get Charlotte laughing when she’s changing her diaper.  She kind of expects it, so she gets all giddy while she lying there, just waiting for me to tickle her.  (Which is good, because she gets changed A LOT with that functioning digestive system she has)

11/12/13:  Charlotte was giving everyone a Miss America wave today!  She’s never done it before and she put her little hand in the air and waved it around.  Adorable!

11/14/13: Charlotte was sitting at the table watching her friend in the saucer bounce wildly, so she tried to bounce at the table seat.  It was so cute!

11/18/13: (mid-year report) The one word I can use to describe Charlotte is “sweet.”  She is the most easy-going, gentle-natured little girl we’ve ever met.  She’s very smart and loves watching people.  She’s been trying to get on all fours because she wants to crawl very badly, which will be coming very soon!

12/12/13:  Charlotte loves the hair of one of her friends!  Every time he gets near her, she runs her fingers through it (she never pulls it) and she smiles when she does it, which makes it even cuter!

12/16/13:  Charlotte showed off her crawling skills today!  She was so happy that she could go anywhere she wanted to!

12/19/13: Charlotte and Miss patty had lots and lots of cuddle time today!  She didn’t want to play of move too much, so she got lots of holding and hugs.  Miss Patty didn’t mind that at all.  What a sweetheart! (this was your first day back at school after being out two days with your stomach bug)

1/2/13: Charlotte had lots of fun today!  I think she missed her friends and teachers!  I was trying to cheer-up one of Charlotte’s friends and I stated saying “if you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands” and your Charlotte joined in and started clapping her hands right on que – it was SO cute!

1/6/13:  Charlotte is starting to come out of her shell a bit!  She was Miss socialable, interacting with her friends and being a silly goose all day!

1/7/13:  Charlotte loves Miss Patty’s shoestrings!  Whenever I’m standing still or sitting still, she’s right there trying to pull them off my shoes!

1/9/13:  Charlotte wanted to make a lot of noise today!  She found out that if she hits the front doors on the changing tables it makes noise, so she spent most of the day exploring that part of the room.

1/16/13: The morning Miss Patty was pretending to talk on the phone and Charlotte did exactly the same thing and she was chatting away.  It was so cute!