10 months

Man she's big. And squirmy.

Eyes

We had a Wonderful visit from my Dad and Melanie this past weekend. While we love seeing those guys no matter what, one of the definite perks is my dad's skill with a camera. I am always astonished in the way he captures expressions. I love the faces Charlotte makes, and I especially love her eyes.

So here you go, a study in eyes.

(I totally took that last one)

Thanks for the pictures dad!

New seat

Last week I had to be dressed up a lot at work, which translated to heals most days. I pretty quickly came to the realization that a 19 lb baby in an infant carries is not something that I can safely lug around in heals. So, goodbye carrying the infant seat around:

And hello new seat!

We're still using the infant carrier in Alex's car since it's rated up to 30 lbs, but I am very happy to leave it there and just carry the baby back and forth. We've also all but given up on cloth diapers, so picking little c up at daycare now a days is a breeze!

Ahoy Mate

First word!

Big news! C said her first word today, witness by me, Nana and Saba. We were all in the living room, C was on the floor, I walked over and she very clearly looked up at me, put her hands up and said "up". It was awesome :o)

Helpers

The last of the videos I had saved up - here's C and max helping me open my birthday present from mom. Hard to say who's more interested...

New Camera!

My birthday present to myself this year was a new camera. Not quite as fancy as dad's, but MUCH more portable. And at the end of the day, it has to be portable to be used :o)

Of course I couldn't wait to start taking pictures of my baby

Oh wait, I mean...

My baby :o)

I definitely have a lot to figure out, but I think it could be really awesome. Happy birthday to me!