Niki, Charlie, and I had a very nice weekend at home. I had lot of work to do, so I holed myself up in Don's Pool Room (aka the bonus room), and went for it on Saturday and Sunday during the days. Charlie and Niki worked around the house, and took occasional naps. We went for a walk on Saturday morning - Charlie was ready for the Tennessee sunshine. 
In the afternoon, we bought Niki and Charlie a new "jogger stroller" for Niki and Charlie to use at Stroller Strides. 
Our regular stroller is essentially the British sports car of strollers - very nice to look at and nice to use, but a little fragile. Taking it into the grass is not a good thing. So, we got what is essentially the Jeep Wrangler of joggers - cheap, not as handy, but tough and capable. Charlie absolutely hates it, of course. She hates being strapped in to anything.
On Sunday, the Hancocks stopped by. They had been on vacation and brought Charlie a little shirt as a souvenir. Charlie really enjoyed watching the two kids and playing with them. Sarah and Max are great kids, and were really entertaining Charlie by talking to her and playing with her toys with her. Charlie really responded to them.
Charlie is changing daily. Her voice is changing, and I am enjoying listening to her new sounds as she tries them out. She is not a big fan of tummy time, and much prefers to lay on her back, especially if she can watch a person's face, or play with her toys. She likes to grab her toys and shove them into her mouth. Big fun. She also enjoys watching herself in the mirror. She is fascinated by human faces. 
She also really enjoys sticking her feet in her mouth. (Who doesn't, really?) So, most of her time on the changing table is still spent chatting with me and shoving her feet in her mouth. Luckily, she occasionally still does her full-body "soft-shoe routine", where she lays on her back, stops making sounds, and silently and energetically kicks her legs and swings her arms. She'll stop as abruptly as she starts, and goes right back to talking.S
he likes to stand. When we sit her in our lap, she ALWAYS pushes up, trying to stand. We hold her by her trunk, and she tries to balance as best she can on her little feet. When she "stands", I love watching her facial expressions as she tries to balance.
She is playing more with her toys, but has not shown a preference. Wait. That's not accurate. She likes anything she can shove in her mouth. As such, our fingers, washcloths, burp cloths, the Baby Bjorn, her toys (such as car keys, Buggy-Bug, and Froggy-Frog), as well as the plastic rings they hang from, are ALL favorite toys.
Today, she rolled over onto her tummy from the back for the first time. Seemed to be an unpleasant surprise for her, as she squalled as soon as she flopped onto her belly. We'll see how this progresses.This next week should be quiet, as we're less than two weeks away from Charlie's first trip to Michigan!
CJS
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See Corey's top pic in this post for How To Use a Front Carrier. Here's Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers showing how not to use it-in the CAR!!!
http://perezhilton.com/2008-06-23-is-this-safeor-legal
What an idiot. Pretty much using his baby as an airbag.
-Alicia
P.S. to Erin- Dan would NEVER leave Cannonwood now, w/Charlotte across the street:)
Core - great post! Thanks for sharing! It's so fun to hear how Char-latte is developing! Lots of Love! Steph
Goodness gracious - Anthony Kiedis is a moron. Even if that thing doesn't have an airbag, tragedy is sure to ensue...
The only airbag on that rig is the kid - Anthony's safety directly depends on how gassy his kid is.
For those of you who are not aware - Rules for Baby Bjorns:
1. Do not ride in a car with your baby in a Baby Bjorn.
2. Do not engage in a knife fight with your baby in a Baby Bjorn.
3. Do not chest-bump your buddy with your baby in a Baby Bjorn.
4. Do not go tree-skiing with your baby in a Baby-Bjorn.
5. You may not go to a nude beach with your baby in a Baby Bjorn (because the baby is not naked when in a Baby Bjorn.)
6. You may not dive into a pool wiht your baby in a Baby Bjorn (the baby might fall out).
7. You may not do gymnastics with your baby in a Baby Bjorn.
8. You may not play paintball with your baby in a Baby Bjorn.
9. You may not skateboard with your baby in a Baby Bjorn.
Surprisingly, however, you may:
1. Belly-flop or Cannonball into a pool with your baby in a Baby Bjorn.
2. Play volleyball with your baby in a Baby Bjorn (a little-known rule allows volleying the ball of your baby's head).
3. Go sailing with your baby in a Baby Bjorn (very helpful with hiking out).
4. Manage a pit crew with a baby in a Baby Bjorn (baby provides an extra set of eyes to glare at crew-members who are screwing up).
5. Play a drum-set with your baby in a Baby Bjorn. (Another little-knonw fact - babies love to rock out).
6. Go skydiving and hang-gliding with your baby in a Baby Bjorn (surprisingly high heights are not scary for a baby. Being dropped from your arms at four feet is just as scary as being dropped 40,000 feet . . .)
7. Ride a Segway with your baby in a Baby Bjorn (the vast majority that fall off Segways on those "See Nashville on a Segway Tours" that I see out my window fall onto their sides or their butts).
8. Engage in a pillow-fight with your baby in a Baby Bjorn.
9. Drink beer with your baby in a Baby Bjorn (your baby likes the feel of the water dripping off the beer on her head on a hot day.)
I also want to point out that while you may grease a pig with your baby in the Baby Bjorn, you may not CHASE the greased pig with your baby in the Baby Bjorn.
Just a question- Is C-Dog your rapper name? Street name? Wrestler name? Are you a tagger?
-Alicia
I am merely trying to be as cool as my Northern cousin, E-dog.
Can you play tennis or croquet at your parents house with your baby in a Baby Bjorn?
Erin:
Yes, you may play croquet with a baby in a Baby Bjorn, but you may not play tennis with a baby in a Baby Bjorn.
Similarly, you may not play football, soccer, baseball (particularly if you intend to dive for home), or hockey with a baby in a Baby Bjorn. You may, however, play basketball with a baby in a Baby Bjorn.
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