Walk This Way

You've seen her crawl. You've seen her pull up. Now you can see Charlie walk! The girl who loves to perform has given us yet another glimpse of her ever-growing repertoire. She's been working on this little number for a week or so and seems to be getting the hang of it quite nicely. Watch her as she walks to the chair all the way from the gate at the end of the room. That's over 10 steps to you and me! I'd say she deserves a round of applause, folks.

Say Cheese!

For Charlie's first birthday coming up, we decided it would be a good time to go and get her picture taken by a real live professional photographer (at the mall). As luck would have it, she suspected something was up and deliberately refused a nap that afternoon. This led Mommy and Daddy to fear the worst and that our time in front of the camera would not be a happy moment. But things turned out better than expected and Charlie Shay was a perfect little ham for that camera. This was mostly due to the fact that the photographer lady knew exactly how to make Charlie giggle and smile at just the right times. Here is one of our favorites.

Me Like Bananas!

Charlie Shay loves bananas. I decided it was probably time to start feeding her more of a solid fare, when everytime I put the pureed food to her mouth she just shoved it away - only choosing to eat her "puffs" that she can feed to herself. So reluctantly, I chopped up a banana, and put a few small pieces on her tray and held my breathe that she wouldn't choke and make me do the "whack on the back" manuever. I laughed when I realized how slippery bananas are, and everytime she would get one in her hand, I would shove her hand in her mouth hoping that little sucker would hit the mark. She ended up loving it, and we didn't have any choking episodes, Thank goodness! I thought the sticker that says "Place Sticker on Forehead and Smile" was the perfect way to commemorate the event!