Charlie is Growing Up (you probably could have guessed that))

Here you are folks, Charlie using a spoon!  Not super great, but I think he might get up to half of the food off the spoon.  The other half often falls or drips down his chin.  I still don't always give him a utensil, because they still often become toys.  Utensils are a privilege not a guarantee.

Charlie got his first pair of real shoes.  Like me when I was little, he cried when we first put them on.  Thankfully he only cried for a few minutes, where me on the other hand cried for a few hours.

Charlie LOVES corners or anything similar to a corner.  In one day I took photos of all of the corners that he went into.  Kitchen table legs.

 Next to the stairs.

 In between couch cushions.

Fireplace and the autumn.

 Elbow of couch.

Bathroom counter and wall. 

 Speaking of bathrooms, Charlie LOVES playing with our plunger.  I often find it in random areas of the house!  Thankfully it is quite clean, especially since he tries to drink from it.

 Charlie LOVES making silly faces, this is his current favorite.

 We call it his "Oooh Face" or the "Surprised Face."

Charlie is getting 3-4 more teeth at the moment.  It is kind of hard to tell since he doesn't really let us look in his mouth.  This will put him at about 12 teeth!

Charlie loves picking up Kitty like Mommy does.  Unfortunately for Kitty, Charlie doesn't do a good job.  He usually gets fist fulls of fur, Kitty's hind legs, or the tail.  He also doesn't get the idea of petting and smacks Kitty instead.  We are trying to teach him, but it is a long process.