We still call Charlie our baby, but he is not quite a baby anymore. He is tall, heavy and independent. He still relies on Jamie and I for most of his needs, but he is picking up new skills and more independence everyday. What happened to that little newborn that just laid around and would cuddle with you all of the time? Now we have a Tasmanian Devil that will not sit still, will not cuddle and practices his wrestling moves when you try to change his diaper.
This Christmas/ birthday has been a lot of fun. Charlie is quite animated when opening gifts. Everything that he opened was a surprise and he showed the excitement on his face. Everything had to be taken out of the packaging and played with for a minute or two before the next gift was opened. After playing with the new toy it was lined up next to the previous. Charlie is very particular about the placement of his cars, trains and planes. They must be end-to-end or side-by-side and touching each other. He might be a bit of perfectionist.
A lot of people think that having a birthday on or near Christmas Day means that you get less gifts or combined gifts. If you are one of the people that think this, you should see my living room, Charlie's bedroom, the basement and the toy boxes at the grandparent's houses. We have enough toys, books, puzzles, blocks and balls to open a toy store. We should probably place a toy ban on Christmas and birthday next year. I highly doubt that the grandparents would abide by it anyway.
After an exciting several days of visiting family and celebrating the holiday Charlie is exhausted. We have missed a few naps, eaten too many sweets and played until we could not hold our eyes open.
It has been a great year and I hope that 2014 goes a little bit slower. Next year we will have two babies to watch grow up. The older they get, the older I get.
Happy birthday Charlie!
Merry Christmas to all!
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