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Charlotte {9 months}

Let's just put this out there, we picked Charlotte before Charlotte was a princess.  ;)  And I'm not sure that the royal baby will ever be called Charlie or Charlie Bug and I'm even more certain that I don't care what they named their kid.  It's just about to be an amazingly popular baby name and we were TOTES ahead of that trend.

Charlotte is 9 months old already!

Stats
Weight:  20 lbs, 12 oz (86.13 %ile)
Length:  29.75 inches (98.75 %ile)
Head circumference:  18.23 inches (96.69 %ile)
This girl is perfect.  She is proportional and amazingly squishy.

Teeth:  still just the 2 lower, but I'm confident she'll have a few top teeth soon.  She's been a drool machine lately and everything is back to being in her mouth.

Charlotte likes...
... walking around the house (holding mama and daddy's fingers)
... Army crawling, especially when she can pull on the high pile carpet in her room
... those Gerber wheel treat things
... bath time
... blowing raspberries

Charlotte does NOT like...
... being over tired
... still not a fan of Nose Frieda (though if she can chew on it, she hates it less)
... saying goodbye to Mama in the morning at school
... when Mama takes things away from her (like when I don't let her eat paper, because I'm mean like that)

Things to look forward to...
... Planning the birthday party
... We're taking a 4 generation photo this weekend & I'm so excited to have that keepsake
... I can't wait to bring out the water table my parents bought for Charlotte at Christmas-time!
... I can't wait to plop Charlie into the lake up north and see how she reacts!  She loves the bath!

Charlotte is cracking me up on a daily basis and loves to make sure that Porch and I are within eyesight at all times.  Now that she's mobile, she has started to creep towards where ever I am (especially when she's hungry).

This girl.
Couldn't sit still for a minute!!!  Immediately lunged over the side to see what was on the floor.
But then waved goodbye.  ;)

Mother's Day with my itty bitty
xo


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  1. UnknownMay 26, 2015 at 10:56 AM

    She looks so much like Ryan but when she smiles so big she instantly morphs in to a mini-you. Looking forward to watching the three newest additions to the Kempowski clan grow up together. I hope they'll be good buddies!

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    1. Crabby SunflowerMay 27, 2015 at 9:31 PM

      It was so fun to see the girls together at the shower! I'm excited to see them grow up together; having lots of cousins was always fun as a kid! :)

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  2. ShwetablogJuly 21, 2016 at 6:13 AM

    Great

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