I love that Zealand picks his nose and then puts the booger in the other nostril. I love that when he needs to use the bathroom, he says, "so anyway, I need to go potty." I love that he farted in the tub and called it "poop bubbles" (that was last year). He also referred to the hot-water-bottle as a "water purse". Genius. When I say "Dr. Seuss" he corrects me. Did you know it's actually "Dr. Susan"?
I love feeding Charlotte. She reminds me of Zealand, except that she might be easier to wean. He was so broken-hearted. I want to remember that she prefers to nurse while she does gymnastics with her legs. She is incredibly strong and she loves to grab my arm or belly and squeeze the life right out of me.I have a half-dozen claw marks on my belly right now. A few months ago, she was less sophisticated and she would dig her thumbnail into my collarbone and twist it back and forth like a thumbnail screwdriver. When she was newborn, I adored the way she would rest her hand on her belly as she ate, as if to say, "Oh, I'm stuffed, great dinner by the way".
Charlotte kisses me. Last night she bit my nose. Over and over again. Even in the dark as I put her to bed. She makes a sound by using her fist to flap her lips up and down while talking. I think all kids do this. She does it really slow. Zealand never had a lovey...except me. Charlotte's lovey is a wet dishrag. When I wipe down the kitchen countertops, she cries and cries for the rag. Now she gets her own rag most days. She just loves to suck all the water out of it. Charlotte is afraid of people blowing bubbles in their bubble gum. She has started crawling over to her bed and squawking at me until I put her in it so she can do laps around the crib and mug on her pink horse, which lives there.
I guess this post came about because Charlotte is almost ready to start walking and it just hit me fast that her first year is almost over. I have also been organizing our digital photos and remembering how much fun it was to get to know my first baby, even though he is now a big kid. I need to post/take more pictures and mark these events because being a mom is the greatest time of my life.
