A few days in the life of Charlotte

We begin with a typical quiet moment where she is contemplating what to get into next.  She had already accomplished removing the pieces from the puzzle beneath her feet.

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And…she’s off!!

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Lunch occurs sometime later

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We continue later on in the week…we steal a nice moment between her and Otis

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Then we run some errands.  Mommy’s sunglasses are always a good distraction.

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time for some outside playtime which always includes some independent walking

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See how they gaze at each other on our nightly walks?

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Getting ready a few mornings later to cuddle up to Otis. He was not in the mood.

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That night I moved her high chair into the living room so she could watch frozen. Otis waits patiently during every meal for her to drop a morsel or 5.

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After her bath, she sits with Kali in the recliner and watches some more of her new favorite movie before bed time.

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It’s an even split between Frozen and Tangled. Frozen is disneys take on The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson and Tangled is their take on Rapunzel.

Yesterday, I turned an empty box of diapers over for her to use as a table. 

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Then for lunch. .. she had steak.  Even though I gave her smaller pieces to eat, she grabbed the big slice and went to town. I think she likes to gnaw on steak when her teeth are coming in.  Plus… it’s steak.

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You can bet Otis was laying at her feet the entire time.

Last night she waited me out. Her crib is in our bedroom.  We like heading the kids closeby. I put her to bed at 8. Lysander and I came to bed at 10 and there she was…sitting patiently for us.  I put Zander down and started to get into bed when she started the most pathetic, tortuous cry. .did I give in? Of course I did.

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Last night was worth this morning in pictures.

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she’s always taken her blanket with her when she leaves her crib, but this giant bear makes the journey now as well.