What's A Scherbel?: 05.09

5.20.2009

Now Almost 7

Isabel is 6 months and will be 7 months very soon. I wanted to take her picture for 6 months so I got her all dressed up and this is what she started doing when the camera started snapping. Thanks Isabel....she thinks she is pretty funny. She has definitely developed an attitude.

Our second try...Yeah cute but her clothesare totally dirty, sweet pototes I think.

This is Isabel, this picture just shows her nature. So happy and loves to move. She will be crawling anyday. She cannot bare it when Charlotte leaves the room and she cannot follow.

She also has a quiet reflective side. She loves to just watch her shapes.

Charlotte is teaching her all about the ways of the world and you can never have too many purses.

I love that both my daughters would rather suck on a pickle over a piece of candy. Charlotte would rather have a slim jim over a candy bar. They are truly my children.

Just so sweet....isn't she just sooooo sweet?

5.13.2009

Charlotte Dear I love you so

Charlotte is such a funny girl. She is always making me laugh. Today we were driving in the car and her window is down and as we have been driving she has been saying,'stick stick stick' over and over (i think she started repeating it because it was making Isabel laugh) well she had been saying it so many times that it was starting to sound like d**k. I didn't what to freak out and tell her not to say that word because we all know that is when they remember the words. So I said why don't try a different word. I just laughed out loud when she chose DUCK.

Charlotte loves to paint. If I need her to do anything, I know that I can bribe her with a painting session. She is getting really good to. She has started pointing out what is what in the painting, I love seeing her creativity.

I got a new camera for Christmas and since then it has been so fun taking pictures that we often have 'photo shoots' at our house. I once put Isabel in a canvas box for a picture and since then Charlotte sees the camera she runs for something to climb inside. CHEESE!!!

Charlotte has a new morning ritual. She hears Isabel, 'Isabels awake!!!' and runs into her room and climbs into her crib. They play for 30 minutes before either of them are ready to get out. Isabel loves her so much that she always WANTS Charlotte to use her binky.(So claims Charlotte, I don't speak Baby so I will take her word for it)

It is gardening time!! Charlotte and Roland are back out in the garden. They already have peas coming up. This week they planted Squash, Tomatoes, and all sorts of peppers. Charlotte still loves the dirt. And her Dad. We are excited to go out and eat peas while we work.

Dad and Charlotte. Partners for the egg toss on Easter, Roland taught Charlotte to catch with her skirt.

Charlotte is definitely her mother's daughter, she would rather suck on cured meat over a piece candy (as would her mom) She has even started dragging her bed into the living room. Ask Roland, I used to bring our bed into the living room.
She learns so much everyday it is so hard to keep up. We were working out in the yard and she picked up the scissors and while postioning her hand in the handles she said, use your thumbs just like Mickey Mouse.

In the Backseat.

Charlotte has developed some bad habits while driving in the car with me. Occasionally (not often at all!) she hears me say things like 'Come on Lady' 'They let you drive' 'Get off the phone I***T' Well Charlotte has started to comment on driving, Slow down, too fast man, Hey Lady. It is a little bit cute until she start saying those things to me.

The other day we were driving to the airport to pick up Roland and we had been in the car for 10 minutes and I was in the front seat decompressing from the frenzied run out the door so I hadn't spoken to her. I notice that she is talking and I hadn't been listening or responding, but she didn't require a reply, she was going through all the theme songs of her 'shows', 'Handy Manny....Handy Manny' 'Its the Mickey Mouse clubhouse, come inside its fun inside....Role call...' This totally took me back to the Suburan(our old car) days and driving to Nebraska. Erik, you know theme songs I am talking about. Gummy Bears, bouncing here and there and everywhere...., Chip chip chip and Dale rescue rangers...where there's danger..' Yeah, you all watched those shows and sang the theme song.

What's New With Charlotte

Wow..Charlotte has been busy. Her new favorite pasttime is digging holes in the yard or just taking it easy sitting on the curb. She will spend all day outside if you let her.
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If you even say 'bellybutton' when Miss C is around she will point to her neck (she has a oneise on so she can't lift up her shirt) Then she will want to see yours. She has become a little obessed, we are starting to work on other body parts.
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Charlotte is learning her shapes. I think circles are her favorite. She can always find a circle. We watch Baby Newton (the baby einstein about shapes) And when she see a shape she goes to her shape poster to point to a shape. So clever this girl!
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So helpful lately....Charlotte loves to help me around the house. She helps me throw away her diapers, she helps pick up toys (they don't stay away very long, but she tries) she loves to put the clothes into the washing machine. And when we get new diapers she loves to put them away. Picture this: 200 diapers and Charlotte putting them away, one by one.
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Charlotte has been playing with a baby doll lately. She likes to take its clothes off and rocking her. I asked if the baby needed a nap and Charlotte tried to drop her in her crib.
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This one isn't new, Charlotte has been running away at first sight or mention of a diaper. She runs aways so fast that her little tummy almost leaves the rest of her behind. Why doesn't she want a clean diaper?
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I swear Charlotte wakes up some day s and decides that she is going to master something that day. For example one day she seems very determined to climb without anyone's assistance. She will try to climb into the bathtub, out of the bathtub, up into the highchair, onto the couch out of her bed. She hasn't succeeded ---YET. She also has days when she does a lot of walking backwards, it is more of a waggle then a walk, but she is one focused little girl.
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Charlotte has an alphabet poster on her door, we have been teaching her what the pictures are by saying "baby, car, fish, etc" and pointing the the object on the poster. We were really focusing on baby yesterday but she kept pointing to the fish. This morning I got her out of her crib and she walked right over to the poster and said something with two 'B's and pointed to the baby!!!!!!! And we thought Hazel was going to the smart one and Charlotte was going to be the muscle.

Charlotte is flicking her tongue to make a, well a flicking sound, if she isn't talking she is normally making that sound. A little creepy, I will try to get it on video.
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Charlotte can now spin on command (if there is music on)
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After mastering the toe tapping, she then started walking backward. Only two words...A Natural. She never even stumbles.
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Charlotte is always learning to do something new. Aunt Amanda has taught her to tap her toe. It is more of a foot stomp, but she has heavy legs. Whenever she hears music you can almost see the nerves sending the signal from the brain to the leg, down to the foot.