All growed up

Today we took Baby Charles to the surgery center where Dr. McBride clipped his tongue all the way back. Ok, not the tongue, just the frenulum that attaches it to the bottom of the mouth. We are hoping that now he can eat a looooooot better, and that he won't have to eat as often, and mommy will feel better and therefore be more excited to feed him! He had to have sleepy gas, which made Joshua a little  worried (ok, me too!), but he came out of the procedure just fine - ready to chug some milk! He was a little cranky today (unusual to his normal perfectness) and a little extra sleepy (mom didn't mind that so much), but otherwise doing great. He relayed his positive attitude about the whole ordeal by giving mommy a nice big smile this afternoon. Good job, little man. 

This is Baby Charles showing off his new skill of grabbing things. Don't worry, we will be updating you with new skills frequently. He has begun to smile (making mummy and poppy very happy), which we will document here shortly.  And yes, we sound like the ridiculous parents of a newborn in this video . . .

Happy First Month.

It's been a good month.

True Blue Mom.

A sad day for the Wheatley clan- baby's first tear.

Sometimes Baby Charles cries

But not very often. So when he does cry its kinda cute.

cutie pa-tu-ti

Thankful

I am thankful for everything! We spent Thanksgiving together - lounging around, watching "The Snowman" and taking a walk to our friends house. The weather was beautiful. We made some food; our mashed potatoes were definitely sub-par, but at least we had turkey candles.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Baby Charles got here just in time for the holiday season. Daddy likes finding all the festivities around town, and Mommy likes dressing Baby Charles up in seasonal garb. :)

 First we went to the [2]Canopy of Lights in Downtown Bloomington on Friday the 25th. We visited the museum with free cider and pastries and then found a perfect spot on the courthouse lawn. The place was packed! We were proud that we got there early enough to get a good view and not have to maneuver a stroller through the crowds.

 Saturday was the Holiday Market - with TubaSantas and carriage rides! Keri and Spencer came to visit us, and we all enjoyed carrying around Baby Santa.

 When Baby Charles grows up, he wants to be a TubaSanta too. 

There was a real-life pirate playing a ukulele.

Reindeer! Don't reach for their heads, said the reindeer lady. Good

advice.

Keri and Spencer and Baby Santa

Mmmm, Siam House red curry for dinner . . .

Monday we decorated our Christmas tree (our favorite part is the plastic color-changing angel on top). Don't worry, we are getting another string of lights.

Orange angel

Baby Charles Loves His Aunties

Aunt Glinnea do you remember this bear?  Now a whole new generation is playing with him!

This a very important monkey.  Baby Charles is mesmerized by this whenever we change his diaper.  It helps him take his mind off the discomfort.  Thank you Aunt Kathy!

Love, YOUR NEPHEW/GRANDNEPHEW

Baby Charles is curious