Week 44 - 10 months old

Charlotte has had a rather rare quantum leap week (say that fast 3 times in a row).  Last Thursday she started signing to us ('milk' as Matt changed her diaper before feeding her after she woke up.  She vigorously signed milk to inform the proper order of operations).  As of today she is signing milk, eat, dog, and daddy.  Whoever thought to teach signing to babies is bloody brilliant!

Charlotte is sitting intently in front of the TV for the entirety of the "Signing Time" Volume 1 video (25 minutes).  I am desperate to try not to make this a habit - once a day she can watch the video but no more as it is a delicate balance between learning and getting too hooked on the boob tube.  And she is kind of walking - 3 to 5 steps at a time!  Though it is not really walking, it is more like a blur of falling and running and squealing.

Oh, and she is now 10 months old as of Valentine's Day!

We bought her a few more bits to her playpen - so it is large and proper and she does not feel like she is in juvy jail anymore.  We also have  had a few play dates this week - with Kiro, Chris, and Toby (all boys I just realized). 

We are still testing out new parks - the Bedok one is cool if Charlotte was seven but the Greenfield Drive one is great but too far to walk to.  And the park by our house won't finish till early next year - hmph!  Well at least we have a nice play room now...

Here is a video of Charlotte mostly walking...


I have been playing around with Photoshop these days.  Here is my latest project - the Lomo like photo (cool but very time consuming)...

 

Here is Charlotte on a scooter.  I hope she stays this fearless forever (a nice wish but she is half (chicken) me...)

Bucky about to drive us to the park:

Charlotte shares her mother's patience for restaurant dinners on Valentine's Day:

Charlotte does not much enjoy sitting on the precipice of life (or shear rocks):

With Chris in the play pen:

Charlotte's TV face in the making:

It takes a village - to help someone walk! :)

By the way - there is loads more video but the upload was hanging everything, so more later on those.  Watch this space...