"Uncle" Marc came to visit last week and got the girls ready for opening day. Dad has lost the battle (note the girls' shirts) but at least he has not lost the war (thankfully they are not Yankees shirts)
Go Braves!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Happy Opening Day
"Uncle" Marc came to visit last week and got the girls ready for opening day. Dad has lost the battle (note the girls' shirts) but at least he has not lost the war (thankfully they are not Yankees shirts)
Go Braves!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Much to report!
We have been remiss in updating the website, mostly because the henhouse is always busy! The girls have had a great month, both in big events and development.
Speaking of big events, cousin Michaela Elizabeth Vennell Roberts has arrived! She was born on March 25 after a marathon labor (Nicole is a TROOPER) and according to Nana and PopPop has the same Towne nose and chin as Charlotte. Kara can't wait until this weekend to see for herself.
Grandma and Grandpa Cooper made the northeastern rounds earlier in March and had a great couple of days with the girls.
The girls took a trip to Connecticut to A. see Nana and PopPop over spring break and B. get out of Aaron's hair so he could continue his tradition of painting at least two rooms in the house. Julia got her very first tricycle, which only took about an hour and one cut finger (not hers) to put together.
Charlotte changes everyday and is now cruising on furniture and climbing up the stairs. Her nine month check-up went well and she is still a skinny minny--now in the 16th %ile for weight. We find this to be very mysterious in that she eats all of us under the table at every meal. To wit, Aaron made pancakes last weekend and the final tally was Julia: 2; Charlotte: 16. That is not a typo.
Julia has started a once-weekly pre-school program through a local high school's Child Development elective. She is slowly adjusting to being away from home and loves going to the library with her buddy Jane to pick out a book. She loves to do things "all by mySELF" including getting dressed, giving herself a bath and helping put away dishes and the laundry. Her hourly rates are being read to and Elmo juice boxes.
The girls have a great time together and we love watching them figure each other out and hope they will always have this much fun.
Speaking of big events, cousin Michaela Elizabeth Vennell Roberts has arrived! She was born on March 25 after a marathon labor (Nicole is a TROOPER) and according to Nana and PopPop has the same Towne nose and chin as Charlotte. Kara can't wait until this weekend to see for herself.
Grandma and Grandpa Cooper made the northeastern rounds earlier in March and had a great couple of days with the girls.
The girls took a trip to Connecticut to A. see Nana and PopPop over spring break and B. get out of Aaron's hair so he could continue his tradition of painting at least two rooms in the house. Julia got her very first tricycle, which only took about an hour and one cut finger (not hers) to put together.
Charlotte changes everyday and is now cruising on furniture and climbing up the stairs. Her nine month check-up went well and she is still a skinny minny--now in the 16th %ile for weight. We find this to be very mysterious in that she eats all of us under the table at every meal. To wit, Aaron made pancakes last weekend and the final tally was Julia: 2; Charlotte: 16. That is not a typo.
Julia has started a once-weekly pre-school program through a local high school's Child Development elective. She is slowly adjusting to being away from home and loves going to the library with her buddy Jane to pick out a book. She loves to do things "all by mySELF" including getting dressed, giving herself a bath and helping put away dishes and the laundry. Her hourly rates are being read to and Elmo juice boxes.The girls have a great time together and we love watching them figure each other out and hope they will always have this much fun.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Eight Months Old!
We're not sure where the time has gone, but Charlotte has mysteriously become eight months old as of today. She had her buddy Tyler over for a visit and the babies had a lot of fun 'talking' to each other while Julia read books with Liza, Tyler's mom.
Charlotte was born with a spike of hair that continues to outgrow the rest of her coif...not to worry, this ponytail is a one time photo op!
Julia has been keeping warm in the freezing winter (infamous 'Cheese!' face still going strong).
The girls had the chance to meet cousin Caleb last weekend at his bris. It was a lovely ceremony with great company (and food!) but YEE-OUCH! God bless Caleb, indeed.
A belated heartfelt-wish:
Charlotte was born with a spike of hair that continues to outgrow the rest of her coif...not to worry, this ponytail is a one time photo op!
Julia has been keeping warm in the freezing winter (infamous 'Cheese!' face still going strong).
The girls had the chance to meet cousin Caleb last weekend at his bris. It was a lovely ceremony with great company (and food!) but YEE-OUCH! God bless Caleb, indeed.
A belated heartfelt-wish:
Monday, February 9, 2009
A new star
Julia and Charlotte's first cousin, Caleb Cooper Salmon, was born last Friday morning at 3:41. 
Though the girls have not yet met him, Aaron and Kara did get to see him and snap this picture.
Caleb and his parents are healthy and happy. They went home on Sunday.
Charlotte continues to be extremely active. She has grown her two front teeth (which she displays prominently when she smiles) and she is both crawling and pulling herself up to standing (see the video at the end). She has even begun cruising a bit. She also "talks" to us: she mimics us (Aaron, Kara or Julia) anytime we either razz with our tongue out or scrunch up our face and sniff in and out quickly. We'll try to get a video of it for you - it is very cute. In contrast to her minimal weight gain as mentioned in our last post, Charlotte continues to eat ravenously.
She has two full bowls of food at each meal and eats Cheerios by the dozen. In fact, last night, she got ahold of the Cheerios bag and spilled out a bunch as shown. Within ten minutes, she had eaten every one of these (except the four or five mushy ones that fell out of her mouth and stuck to her pants). Incredible!
We finally had a thaw this weekend. We celebrated with a hike.
Charlotte enjoyed her first backpack ride and Julia played "Queen of the Mountain" on various rocks with Mom. We finished up with fries and ketchup from Friendly's - a good day.
Though the girls have not yet met him, Aaron and Kara did get to see him and snap this picture.
Caleb and his parents are healthy and happy. They went home on Sunday.Charlotte continues to be extremely active. She has grown her two front teeth (which she displays prominently when she smiles) and she is both crawling and pulling herself up to standing (see the video at the end). She has even begun cruising a bit. She also "talks" to us: she mimics us (Aaron, Kara or Julia) anytime we either razz with our tongue out or scrunch up our face and sniff in and out quickly. We'll try to get a video of it for you - it is very cute. In contrast to her minimal weight gain as mentioned in our last post, Charlotte continues to eat ravenously.
She has two full bowls of food at each meal and eats Cheerios by the dozen. In fact, last night, she got ahold of the Cheerios bag and spilled out a bunch as shown. Within ten minutes, she had eaten every one of these (except the four or five mushy ones that fell out of her mouth and stuck to her pants). Incredible!
We finally had a thaw this weekend. We celebrated with a hike.
Charlotte enjoyed her first backpack ride and Julia played "Queen of the Mountain" on various rocks with Mom. We finished up with fries and ketchup from Friendly's - a good day.Friday, January 23, 2009
Cuddling with Mom and Sliding with Dad
A happy 7-month birthday to Charlotte, and it seems a good time to give an update on the doings of the girls and their latest doctor's appointments. Julia's 2.5 year checkup and Charlotte's 6-month appointment coincided this year. Julia checked in a 37 inches tall (80%) and 28 lbs. (42%). She was excited to be weighed on the stand up scale instead of the sitting one. Charlotte is 27.25 inches long (88%) and 15lbs. 10 oz (32%). Her head circumference is in the 90th %ile. The doctor was not worried about Charlotte's weight, even though she only gained 7 oz. in the past two months. She has been incredibly active, belly-crawling her way around the house and pulling herself up to standing. She continues to love her mom above all and will do a cheek-to-cheek snuggle (as pictured) everytime she sees Kara. If someone else is holding her, she will fling her upper body towards Kara when she enters the room. There have been a few close calls!Julia has been enjoying herself in the winter wonderland that our yard (and driveway) has become. This is a long video, but it shows Julia enjoying her new game "icee"
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