Charlotte here...

Hi everyone! It has been awhile since you have heard from me and I need to fill you in on what's going on. I went to the doctor today for my 9 month check up. I KNOW! I'm 9 months old...how crazy is that?!?!? I can't believe it either. It has gone by so quick and I'm loving every minute of it. I know you are all wondering so I'll tell you, I'm 18 lbs. 2.5 oz and 28 1/4 " long. Long way from 3 lbs. 15.5", huh? The visit was great until some horrible women came in, smiled and then stuck my leg with something sharp. I don't know what the heck it was but it hurt really bad! Luckily I don't have to go back there until after my first birthday.

As some of you may or may not know, I went for a follow up visit with my friends (doctors and therapists) at the NICU last month. They thought I was doing good but they said my muscles were a little tight. They suggested that I get a physical therapy evaluation. Mom took me a few weeks ago for that and Nancy, the PT, agreed that I could use some regular PT. My Mom took me to my first PT session last week and I rocked! I've all ready started to roll over because of the therapy and I'm sure I'll be crawling in no time. I can't wait to start crawling! My doggy, Artu, just teases me by walking by but once I start to crawl I'll be able to catch and pet him! I'm pretty good at giving kisses too so I'm sure he'll be the recipient of a few of those.

Besides the PT I'm having a pretty laid back summer but I also want to tell you about my parents. I think that they mostly write about me so I'll tell you about them. First of all, my Daddy is AWESOME!! I lucked out in the Daddy department. He plays with me and is so silly...I LOVE IT!!! He makes me laugh all the time! Daddy has already taught me about baseball...he talks about his Sox and they seem to be doing okay. I guess they are on some kind of break at the moment so he won't teach me anymore for a few days. He also talks about some weird game called golf...I don't understand that too much. He seems so excited to go and play and when he comes back he doesn't seem like he enjoyed it too much. Oh well, I just get excited because he is home!

Now for Mommy. I love her a whole bunch but man, she needs to relax a little bit when it comes to me! Daddy just lets me play and have fun but Mommy is all about tummy time. I heard Nancy tell her that I should have 90 minutes of tummy time a day and I swear, Mommy has a stop watch going to make sure that I do all 90 minutes. I guess it is good for me but when I'm President are they really going to care how much tummy time I did??? ;-) Mommy and I do get to play a lot. Hopefully the weather warms up again and I get to go back in my pool. I didn't like it at first but now I love it!

Thanks to everyone who keeps reading about my family. I can't wait to see everyone soon.

Love,
Charlotte Faith