Charlie can walk!!!!!

Well we knew it would happen eventually....and we figured it would be in Hawaii - and sure enough it happened!!!! Thursday, May 24 - was the official day!

For a couple of weeks before we left for Hawaii...Charlie was getting sooo close to walking. It started with him "forgetting" to hold on to the table/couch - and would just stand on his own. He would also take a step or two from the coffee table to the couch. And he was liking to walk with us - holding our hands. While in Hawaii - he would walk lots with us holding just one hand - one finger actually! Then he would let go of our hand and take a couple of steps....but then on Thursday night....totally out of the blue - he started walking!!!! We were in my parents room - and I didn't have my camera - but my mom quickly grabbed the video camera - so we have it on video! He was even able to get up to standing when he fell down - it was like all of a sudden he knew what to do!! It was pretty exciting! Of course he just wanted to run...forget this walking...running is better!!!!! But he's still a bit shakey!
We are sooo proud of Charlie!!!!

(Oh how our life will change...yet again!!!!!)

Going for a walk with Daycare

Check out Charlie's cool ride!

I was finally able catch Charlie going for one of his daily walks with Daycare...alot of times he goes right by my building. Today I was lucky enough to get the camera in time to take a couple of pictures!

Orange Country Choppers - The Toddler Years!!!!!

Aren't the three boys the cutest in this picture!!!!

Brief Update...

Well after many many months...Charlie has two new teeth!!!! Yeah!!! I've been saying since January...anytime now - the two bottom teeth are sooo close...but they were stubborn! Finally Monday they made their appearance!

Charlie now says "Uh Oh" when he drops something....I guess he heard me say it so many times! But its pretty cute!

Charlie has been in the Daycare at Sto:lo Nation just about a month now...and it is going really well! The first week and a half he would cry when I would leave him...but by week two - he was very content when I would leave. He's too busy eating his breakfast I guess. (I'm trying to catch him when he goes for a walk with the group to get a picture of the 4 seater stroller. I will post it when I catch them) There's typically 8 kids on a daily basis - and most are older than him. But starting Monday there's a new friend starting and he/she is 9 months old. They are kept very busy...going for walks(at 10am) then lunch at 11:15, Nap time at 12 - ?, Craft time, and playtime(indoors or outdoors) until 4. Charlie usually sleeps for about an hour. And sometimes he falls asleep on the ride home...gets a little powernap.

Charlie is loving his Winnie the Pooh Musical book at the moment...he's had it since last summer but seems to have just "discovered it". It plays songs and his favourite it "Eency Weency Spidar" He even starts to do the hand gestures! It's very cute!

(I'll post pictures soon...)