charis is growing like gangbusters. she has been making all kinds of new sounds and just makes adorable noises now...much better than all those grunts, although we still get those too :) her neck is so strong now, she holds her head up almost all the time. she is rolling from side to back and back to side on a regular basis too. and when you carry her, she has started to put her arm around your shoulder to help hold herself up. derek spends a lot of time trying to teach her to stick out her tongue, and his patience is finally beginning to pay off...she smiles at us when we do it to her, and then her little tongue pokes out for a second and she smiles again. man, those smiles have got to be the best drug in the world. hm. the epidural was pretty amazing though. ;)
the cloth diapering has been in full swing for about a month now and i am pleased to report we have quickly become veterans of that war. since derek has gone back to work, i've gotten into a good groove with things and with the extra diapers we bought a few weeks back, i'm prepared to say i think the cloth diapering is easier than the disposable diapering that we did for the first few weeks...if only because i don't have to run to the store and slap down $30 for a weeks worth of diapers and wipes. it's nice having everything i need in the house at all times. i bought a drying rack a couple weeks ago and started hanging the diapers out to dry, so we're saving energy that way and the diapers are completely stain free without any stain treatments. i'm continually amazed at the bleaching power of the sun. i'm really happy with the diapers we've chosen for her (a mix of fuzzi bunz and bumgenius one-size) and it's even easy when we're out of the house, thanks to our wipes spray and wet bags. i really recommend cloth to anyone, even if you're working full time. i wash every two to three days and then hang them out to dry. it's really not much of a hassle, and i love stuffing the inserts back into the clean diapers and putting them back on the shelf. who knew i'd love diaper laundry??? :)
we went to an over the rhine concert last wednesday with some friends of ours from our birthing class. their little boy is about a month older than charis. the concert was free and it was a fabulous night for it. derek and i saw tons of friends there, and we had a great night with the baby just laying on the ground quilt and enjoying the music. i don't think we've seen over the rhine for about three years now. didn't think i missed going to their shows, but i think i was wrong :)
this past weekend we looked at some houses and found one that we really like. we are considering putting a contingent offer on it and see what happens. of course, in order to do that, we need to get our condo on the market. well, we're really close to being able to do that. just a bit more clutter to box up and sort through and i think we'll be there. hopefully it will be on the market in the next week.
derek's job is just going great and he is so happy there. plenty of work, and plenty of excitement.
two weekends from now, we will be traveling to illinois to visit derek's family as his sister will be in town from florida. it will be our first road trip with charis, and i have to say i'm nervous about it. we're going to try to time our travel time around her afternoon nap time so that hopefully she'll sleep most of the way. we'll see. but i'm sort of anticipating a 7-hour trek for what is usually a 4.5 hour drive.
well, that baby of ours is getting ready to wake up, so i'm going to shut this post down for now...here are a few new pics to enjoy...
reading with grandma bobbi
two month pics
over the rhine concert
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