Glory Days

Two things: First, Charles slept five hours straight last night. Yep - he loves me. :) Second, JA and I spent the evening reliving our glory days. While Charlie slept beside us on the couch we watched John play high school football. Then he found this fun video from the NCAA tournament back in the day. Do you recognize that cute little cheerleader at the end?? ;) (I did cry a little at how young I looked!) ;)  Ahhh, memories... I wonder in what activities Charles will engage when he grows up?



Charlie turned five weeks old yesterday. Here's what new with an infant at that stage:

Your baby is learning that he has hands and fingers and feet and toes. He's also starting to talk more. Not with words, of course, but by cooing — with increasing goos, gurgles, and grunts. This marks the beginning of his language development. Talk to your baby often. You'll be able to keep his attention by shifting from a low to a high pitch — the singsong style that parents in every culture tend to use when speaking to a baby. Smiling is universal. A baby's first smile happens at about the same time in all cultures, so get ready for your baby to reward all your loving care with a beaming, toothless, just-for-you grin. This will probably make your heart melt, even if you've just had your worst night yet.

I will confess, I'm a total softie for his smiles. :)

Breakfast - egg white veggie flatbread; decaf latte
Snack - Greek blueberry yogurt
Lunch - cheese ravioli; apple
Snack - two chocolate chip cookies
Dinner - two slices of cheese pizza
Dessert - organic, chocolate soy milk