Charlotte slept through the night and awoke a little later than usual, about 8:20 am, despite getting to bed much later than usual the night before. So, Mommy and Daddy were assuming that Charlotte would be more than ready for her morning nap when the time came.
Mommy got Charlotte dressed and ready for her day with Daddy before she went off to work. When Mommy went into her room to say goodbye to Charlotte and Daddy, Charlotte patted the bed, asking Mommy to sit down beside her. Mommy obliged and explained to Charlotte that she had to go to work, while kissing Charlotte profusely. When Mommy started to go toward the stairs, Charlotte insisted on going downstairs as well, all the while drinking her bottle. When Charlotte saw Mommy put her scarf and coat on, Charlotte wanted to do the same. Mommy and Daddy tried explaining to Charlotte that she would be going out later in the day with Daddy. Mommy was afraid that Charlotte would start fussing, but she didn’t.
As Mommy was putting on her boots in the porch, she could hear Charlotte and Daddy on the other side of the closed door singing as they climbed the stairs to start their morning activities and routine.
Daddy reported that Charlotte did not have a good morning nap; apparently, Charlotte awoke and fussed every 15 minutes until Daddy gave in and got her up. Daddy attributes this to the window blind that he couldn’t close, but Mommy doesn’t think so. Lately, Charlotte has needed a little extra comforting and soft encouragement to close her eyes and to go to sleep when she’s been put in her crib. Not sure why, but it usually does the trick.
After lunch, Daddy took Charlotte to a little play group at the local community centre where the gym is set up with all sorts of play equipment and toys. Daddy reported that there were far fewer people in attendance at today’s group, about one-tenth the number that is usually there. Unfortunately, Charlotte didn’t show much interest in a lot of the toys; she went down the slide twice and didn’t really show much interest in playing with the other children. She wandered out of the gym and went to watch people swimming in the pools. Daddy brought her back to the gym, but very shortly thereafter, she wandered back to the window to watch the pools again. Daddy took this as a sign that Charlotte really wasn’t interested in participating in this program today, so packed up and took Charlotte shopping at the Pickering Town Centre for a Valentine’s wedding anniversary gift for Mommy.
Upon returning home, Daddy and Charlotte played downstairs for a little while before phoning Mommy at work. Again, Charlotte showed no interest in talking to Mommy on the phone; Charlotte just wanted to push the buttons on the phone.
When Mommy arrived home from work, she didn’t even have the outer screen door to the porch open and she could hear the loud taps on the living room window by little hands—-Charlotte was calling “mama” and banging away. Charlotte was so excited to see Mommy; she couldn’t wait for Mommy to get her boots off and in the door to give her a kiss. Charlotte kept pressing her little face up against the screen door, puckering up for kisses. Once again, Charlotte greeted Mommy at the door without her pants on.
As soon as Mommy got her coat and scarf hung up, Charlotte began asking for a bath. Mommy explained that we needed to eat supper first, which Daddy had on the table within a couple of minutes of Mommy walking in the door.
Once again, Charlotte didn’t eat all that well at dinner—-she’s getting very good at “casting” her food, occasionally hitting Mommy in the arm or head. Charlotte was anxious for dinner to be over so that she could have a bath, which she continued to ask for during dinner. As Mommy was cleaning up Charlotte in her high chair, Charlotte started to yawn, which Daddy reported she had done a few times leading up to Mommy’s arrival. Both Mommy and Daddy figured Charlotte would be fast asleep before she even finished her bottle tonight.
Daddy and Charlotte have been working on the parts of a room. Today Charlotte said “floor,” “ceiling,” and “wall,” while pointing to each; she is still working on “window” but points to it correctly.
Mommy gobbled up her dinner and scooted Charlotte upstairs, without much coaxing. Charlotte has gotten quite good and fast at walking up the stairs just like we do, one foot per step, as long as she is holding onto our hands. Once in the bathroom, Charlotte as usual got the stool positioned for Mommy while Mommy filled the baby tub with water, making sure that there were lots of bubbles for Charlotte.
Charlotte really enjoys her bath time, but really dislikes getting her hair washed. Mommy continues to try to find fun ways to get the task done, but it usually ends up with Charlotte crying briefly. Mommy hopes that this part of bath time will become less stressful for Charlotte as she gets used to water once swimming lessons start and when she starts going to the beach at the cottage.
Bath time over, Charlotte and Mommy retired to Charlotte’s room to get ready for bed. Mommy noticed that Charlotte’s hands and feet were especially wrinkly. Charlotte helped Mommy put lotion on Charlotte by rubbing some on her cheeks and tummy; for some reason, Charlotte has taken to eating the lotion on her hand, which I doubt is very good for her, but it is a baby lotion, so I’m sure the makers have taken this into account in manufacturing. I can’t imagine that it tastes very good, but it must not be bad, as Charlotte has done this several times, despite Mommy’s constant requests not to.
Mommy and Charlotte worked on a few puzzles with Daddy. Whenever Charlotte places the monkey piece is its proper position, she always makes the sound and actions of a monkey—-it’s so cute to watch. Unfortunately, Mommy can never seem to catch this on video. I think Charlotte has become camera shy—-when Mommy brings the camera out, Charlotte stops doing what Mommy is trying to capture on film.
Mommy let Charlotte play for a few minutes past her bedtime as it seemed like Charlotte had got her second wind from her bath. Charlotte has got quite good at sorting shapes and placing them in the correct hole; sometimes she completes the task really quite quickly.
Usually when Charlotte sees her bottle she is quite willing to get into her crib to go to sleep, but not tonight. Charlotte settled down as usual in her crib with her bottle and kitty, with lullabies playing softly in the background and her light projections on the ceiling. Mommy was surprised to hear Charlotte cry less than 15 minutes later. Charlotte’s cry was unusual—-it sounded like she was very distressed so Mommy went in to her immediately. Charlotte had finished her bottle and was standing at her crib railing—-everything was fine. Mommy laid Charlotte back down in her crib, covered her up, and stroked her hair for a few minutes while chatting softly to her. Mommy kept an ear for Charlotte until Mommy fell asleep. Around 12:30 am, Mommy woke up hearing noises-—it sounded like Charlotte was playing with her activity centre in her crib. Eventually, the noise stopped, but Mommy was now awake, tossing and turning, unable to get back to sleep.
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