Morning has broken, I think

It's all rainy and icky looking outside, so I dressed Charlie in a cheery romper to combat the gloom. Charlie likes the outfit, don't you think? Poor Connie looks sad about the weather though.

Narcissus

At the doctor's appointment on Monday, Charlie stared and stared at herself in the mirror next to the exam table. I didn't get a picture of it, but I did get this camera phone shot of Charlie and her "twin".

The next day, Charlie Jo spent a good 45 minutes "talking" to the beautiful baby in the mirror above her attached to the play gym. She was convinced that she had made a spectacular new buddy. Here she is, deep in conversation.

Funny faces

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Glowing report

We had a check-up at the pediatrician's office and Charlie got a glowing report! She is 11 pounds, nine ounces and 23 inches long. She's in the 75th percentile for both weight and length.

She also got her first few shots. Yes, they made her a little mad, but we were able to soothe her pretty easily. She got some baby Tylenol, and now she seems to be okay.

Here are some photos of her from before the appointment. She's between sneezes in the last one.

Wiggle wiggle wiggle

What's more fun than a naked, smiling baby? A baby who uses her whole body to sneeze!!

Visit to Mommy's old office

After the jaunt to downtown to see Daddy, Charlie visited my old office at the law school. She loves hanging out with her Vandy Aunties -- Angela, Kathryn and Lillian. Charlie urped on both Angela AND Kathryn. Lillian wisely stayed out of the splash zone.

Visit to Daddy's office

Charlie visited her daddy's office for the first time today! She met lots of people and charmed them all. She was especially smiley for Corey's assistant, Susan (who gave Charlie the adorable embroidered yellow fleece blanket with "Charlotte JoAnn" and her birthdate embroidered on it).

Hmmm... I think a diaper change may be in order.
Just don't get any poop on important documents!
Showing her the sights from the 11th floor.
Next time she comes, I think Corey's going to make Charlie do a little legal research for him.

Happy birthday Grandma Jo!

Yesterday was my mom's birthday, so we Skyped with her to give her birthday wishes. We even took a photo with her -- sort of!

Scrub-a-dub-dub

Bath time for Booger!

Corey says Charlie inherited her daddy's figure.

Tonight was the first time she peed in the bath tub!

Whew - all done.

Toasty toasty toasty in a pretty purple outfit from Jenni & Dick Malahowski.

Corey as a sweet little baby!

Weekend with Grandma B

We had a great time with Charlotte's Grandma B last weekend! Here are some fun photos she sent of the visit.

More Indiana Cousins!

Saturday afternoon, my cousins Brian and Melanie and their three boys Jordan, Brandon and Cameron, stopped by! Jordan and Brian had just run a half marathon, but they still had enough energy to come over to move some furniture for Jordan's new apartment. We're so excited Jordan will be staying in Nashville for the summer, because then we get to see him more!

Here are some photos from their visit. The first one is actually from when Jordan met Charlotte last month, but I hadn't posted it yet. Cameron chose not to hold little Charlie, so I missed getting a shot of him. All three boys gave Melanie a super hard time for speaking "baby talk" to Charlotte. Just wait until they have daughters of their own and can't resist it themselves!

Jordan's a natural with his little cousin.
Brian was able to tame the little beast.
We hope Brandon goes to Vandy so we can hang out with him more, too.
This is Charlotte's favorite new way to be held.
The boys accused Melanie of torturing the baby when she started crying. Poor Melanie is a saint for putting up with all those goofy guys.