Charlotte loves sweet potatoes, even though in this picture it looks like they are mostly on her face and bib. She tried butternut squash this week and likes that too. Next I think we will do green beans. She had banana a few weeks ago and got a rash all over, so we haven’t done any more fruit since then.
Charlotte went to her first Red Sox game on Saturday night with Dennis and Lori and Emily and Ryan and Mom and Dad. She stayed awake the whole time, way past her bedtime.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| ATL (32-35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| BOS (41-27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| W: | J. Beckett (8-3) |
| L: | D. Lowe (7-5) |
We had visitors this past weekend! Dennis, Lori, Emily and Ryan came all the way from San Diego to visit and meet Charlotte. We celebrated Dennis and Brian’s birthday one night. Charlotte loved meeting her cousins and aunt and uncle. We went to the aquarium, walked through the North End to Charlestown and took a water taxi back downtown. We also went to the Public Garden, took a ride on the Swan Boats and walked around the Arboretum. It was a busy few days! The weather was mostly terrible, unfortunately.
Charlotte and Emily played together a lot–Emily helped Charlotte practice creeping around and reaching for toys.
Ryan vs. the squirrel:
We got Charlotte this playmat so she can roll around on the floor. She was getting too ambitious for the little blankets we were putting on the floor for her to play on. In the past week she has started trying to move herself forward, mostly using her arms to slowly scooch along on her stomach.
Charlotte is loving the jumperoo lately, which works out well for me to take a shower. She has a love/hate relationship with the purple hippo…she always manages to turn herself around so she’s in front of the hippo. But then she gets really mad when she drops it and can’t reach it again. And just today and yesterday she’s been figuring out how to bang it against the side of the jumperoo to make a lot of noise.
Charlotte’s been eating cereal for the past few weeks. It’s quite a messy project. We switched from rice to oatmeal cereal yesterday and she seems to like that a lot better. She makes funny chewing motions a lot lately. She’s also enjoying being in her high chair more and plays with spoons and cups.
Charlotte had some good family time this weekend. My mom stayed with her while the rest of us went to see Dave Matthews at Fenway Park last night. Today Brian and I took Charlotte to the Museum of Fine Arts, where she briefly appreciated the special exhibit on Venetian art before starting in with some high-volume screaming.
Charlotte is quite the rolling baby these days. She gets onto her stomach and puts her arms and legs up like this, and then starts shrieking really loudly because she can’t get anywhere.
Charlotte’s been busy lately. This past weekend, she had her first sleepover at my aunt and uncle’s house in Maine while Brian and I went to a wedding. She seemed to have a great time and got to spend lots of time with her extended family.
On Monday we took Charlotte on her first hike. It was a really nice day and Charlotte looked around for a little while, then fell asleep.
And on Monday we fed Charlotte some cereal for the first time. We think a few bites might have actually gotten in her mouth. She’s really into the spoon.
