Chuck D & Mr. T

Charlie spent a lot of yesterday practicing shaking hands with people and saying “Meet you”. And helping pick out paint colors (he calls all colors “blue”).

C was thrilled that Raul came over this morning to paint Teddy’s room. He also likes to pretend to call Raul and say “Hi Raul” over and over.

Teddy does not want to be put down.

Charlie pretends to call his aunt and invite her over, saying “Georgia, come”.

Charlie is very particular about music. He always asks to turn it on, always wants to hear Boom Boom Pow, and always asks for “more” during the pause between songs. He also runs to get his guitar every time he hears a song that he likes. Rachel gave him some new mix cds the other days which he loves (though he always wants to skip Raconteurs, Heartless Bastards and Lucinda Williams).

Teddy loves looking around at everything and makes the cutest smiling faces all the time.

Charlie likes to throw his hands in the air and wave his hands and yell “Goooaal” with great enthusiasm.

Charlie loves his fire hat.

Charlie has about a thousand new words a day. And for a while now he has been able to understand everything you say to him. Today I asked him to go get a bowl from the cabinet, and he ran and did it and was so pleased with himself.

Teddy is so soft and cute and cuddly and the hair on his head is fluffy like a little chick. Here is his head when he was about 3 days old.