Memories with Charli: 11th Month

1) Charli went on her first plane ride to California for Christmas. She did amazing on the plane and didn't cry. She enjoyed smiling and clapping and was happy to interact with any stranger. She refused to sleep on the plane so by the time we got to the airport she was so exhausted she immediately passed out in her car seat in the stroller.

2) She did amazing in California and loved all the attention that she got from her grandparents, cousins, great grandparents, and great aunt and uncle. She stayed up super late every night and didn't sleep too great since she shared a room with mom and dad but she was pretty happy and content.

3) She got a lot of gifts for Christmas and wasn't quite sure what to do with them. She mostly seemed overwhelmed by them. She loved her ball pit and stackers.

4) Charli started to learn how to wave and got much more interactive and started to mimic people's facial expressions more and more. She was extremely social and loved being around a ton of people as long as she wasn't tired.

5) Charli still did not have any teeth.

6) Charli started to enjoy her bottles less and less and demand more solid food.

7) Charli started to whine and have temper tantrums a lot more frequently (not mom and dad's most favorite thing).

8) Charli got to see the ocean for the first time on Christmas day and take pictures with the family. She also got to experience being a part of an escape room even though she ended up falling asleep in dad's arms.

9) Charli started to army "scoot" around and was close to crawling.. just wouldn't use her legs.

10) Four days before Charli turned 11 months, she started crawling.

11) On New Year's Eve, Charli went sledding but mostly just slept the entire time. 

Charli and Mama at the beach.

Charli and Daddy at the beach.

Christmas morning.. tons of gifts and all she wanted was that candy cane.

Christmas Eve dinner with uncle Ryan.

Getting on the plane with mom and great grandma.

Outside with daddy in the snow.

Norman family Christmas party with her cousins Mason and Chloe.

11 months and so active.

Memories with Charli: 10th Month

1) Charli got really sick the week of Thanksgiving. She had pneumonia, had a 103 degree fever, and was extremely dehydrated. She had to get an IV for fluids at the doctor and mom and dad had to feed her by syringe until she started feeling better. She initially lost half a pound but quickly made it up when she started feeling better.

2) Charli had her first thanksgiving but was pretty tired because she was still recovering from being sick. She was pretty happy still though but was more interested in making a mess of her food than eating it. She did love the deserts of course though.

3) Charli started to show signs of crawling and would get up on her knees but then fall over onto her head.

4) Charli definitely became more clingy and loved being carried around by mom and dad. She made sure we knew that she wanted this at all times.

5) You couldn't eat a meal alone anymore. Charli remained interested in all food and had to have her share.

6) Charli would clap on command and started to high five her dad.

7) Charli had Christmas pictures taken and did awesome considering she was up all night the night before.

8) Charli continued to sleep pretty well with a rough night here and there.

Being silly with mom :)

Rolling everywhere.

Beautiful baby blues.

IV at the doctors.

Stylish baby.

Sitting in front of the christmas tree.

Time with daddy on thanksgiving.

One of Charli's Christmas pictures

Another of Charli's christmas pictures.

Charli at 10 months.

Memories with Charli: 9th Month

1) Charli slept in her crib for 10 hours on Halloween and she consistently slept in the crib for at least half the night. Charli started to sleep train herself and would get antsy if we tried to rock her to sleep. Some nights she still needed some extra snuggles to go to bed though.

2) She continued to love all food that was given to her but especially apple sauce, pumpkin pie, and popcorn (not the part with the kernels of course..).

3) She had her first halloween and went to mom and dad's work for trunk or treat. She was dressed as a tiger.

4) She had her first ear infection and didn't sleep for four days (pretty much). Thank god for antibiotics.

5) Charli started to wear 12 month size clothes.

6) Charli continued to practice walking but still no crawling.

7) Charli consistently said mama to pretty much everyone including her dad.

8) Charli was a very mellow baby with spurts of energy and loud noises. :)

9) Charli was very entertained by the dogs and consistently reached for them.

10) Charli still did not have any teeth.

11) Charli started to become ticklish especially on her thighs.

12) Charli started to tilt her head on purpose especially when she realized we thought it was cute.

13) Charli slept for 7+ hours in her crib most nights.

14) Charli learned how to roll consistently right before her nine month appointment with her doctor. it became her method for getting around.

15) Charli went to "Thanks for coming" for the first time and was interested in all the food and squealed and yelled a lot. She also spent time with her cousin Mason.

16) At her 9 month appointment Charli weighed 17lbs 11 oz (27%), was 26.9 inches tall (25%) and her head was 17.4 inches (55%).

Snuggling with daddy on football day :)

Not too happy about her ear i infection but still so beautiful.

Loved this fall picture of Charli. 

She has the best glares!

Her halloween picture. :)

The head tilt.

With her cousin Mason.

On Thanks for coming day.. out of mommas belly as long as she was in. :)

The group photo of Thanks for coming.

Charli and daddy.

9 months old!

Memories with Charli: Eight Month

1) Charli's vocabulary expanded and she started saying dada and mama quite a bit. Tended to say Mama more when she was upset.

2) Charli was very much into trying new foods and was very interested in whatever mom and dad were eating.

3) Charli went overnight camping for the first time and loved the campfire.

4) Charli went to bear lake for 4 days for Uncle Sam's wedding and she did really well. She loved visiting the Lake and eating dirt and even though she was teething she was still pretty happy.

5) Charli still no teeth.

6) She started sleeping in her crib for part of the night but was waking up more in the middle of the night.

7) She was obsessed with any toy that lit up and had music..

8) Charli loved watching football and would stay up late watching to see the Utes games.

Fell asleep on the way to bear lake

Found a perfect heart shaped island for Charli

Heading to the wedding :)

Loved the sand. 

Ready for Uncle Heber's wedding

Ready for football

Spending time with her cousins :)

Memories with Charli: Seventh Month

1) Charli went swimming again and LOVED it.

2) Charli had her first experience in a swing and smiled and laughed even though we had to wake her up to try it out after going to eight different parks

3) Said Mama first

4) Started eating more solids and finger foods.. become a lot more interested in food

5) Went to Oktoberfest and made happy cartoon noises the whole time

6) Still had no teeth

7) Mom and Dad switched schedules so dad had charli in the morning and mom had her at night

8) Charli constantly needed to be entertained and was very interactive: loved singing and whistling and responded really well to strangers

9) Starting showing more attention towards the dogs and reaching out to them

10) Slept pretty good for the most part but still had some rough nights.. still sleeping in mom and dad's bed

11) Charli Became a lot more clingy and would throw temper tantrums when we would set her down or walk away

Seven month pictures!

Beautiful smile.

Her first time in a swing  :)

Loved chewing on everyone's cups :)

The pjs she got from Oktoberfest

getting ready to go swimming

Loved swimming <3 p="">

Happy as a clam in daddy's arms

Loved the camera and getting her picture taken (with her cousins Mason and Khloe)

Charli's Six Month Photos

A week after Charli turned 6 months we took her back to Fotofly to have her pictures taken. If you can remember, her newborn photos were a challenge and she was super grumpy. This photoshoot was wonderful and pretty much the exact opposite. Charli interacted really well with the photographer and it was really hard to choose our favorites because they were all so amazing. Towards the end she did get a little fussy but we had already gotten so many good photos I didn't really care. Here are some of them. :)

My amazing beautiful family. So so lucky. 

Look how grown up my little stinker looks!

She was standing in this. So much happier than her original over the couch photo as a newborn lol.

Chubby babies = the best.

My beautiful girl.

So much sass. 

Loves her daddy so much.

Her hand obsession is only growing..

Couldn't get her hands away from her face but it was cute anyway lol.

Her eyes are the best.