Nate's favorite place

Nate's favorite place is on my lap, sucking his thumb, touching my face. Turns out it's one of my favorite places to be, too.

Firefighter Charlie

Here is Charlie wearing his fire coat, oxygen mask and fire boots.

Then Granny and Gray-Gray dug in their attic and found Dave's old firefighter/"Emergency" gear. Here they're playing with the call box (and it has a defibrillator on the other side)

Now Charlie has a true oxygen mask and tank. They're showing a little of their wear being that they're almost 30 years old, but he loves wearing them around the house.

He's gotten very good at doing his firehouse puzzle and doesn't need much help.

The other day I had promised Charlie a wagon ride if it wasn't raining after his nap, but turns out it was too cold. But I am a woman of my word, so we took a wagon ride around the house, and Charlie quickly dubbed it his fire truck. He'd tell me where the fires were so I could take him there to put them out.

I think it's safe to say he's a little fixated on fire fighting right now. He also has a slide in the backyard that he'll stand on with the garden hose and put out fires. And he climbs on a little outdoor table to rescue people. And whenever we get in the car to go somewhere he says he's getting in his fire truck.

February

Taking down the crib

First morning after sleeping in the bed

With Storm Troopers at the NBA All-Star Fan Jam

Charlie has taken to watching "Emergency," it was Dave's favorite show as a kid, and thanks to Aunt Nancy we have 5 seasons on DVD. He's a big fan and likes to act out the scenes while he watches. He calls himself "Gage" and Nate "DeSoto" after the two main characters.

Brotherly love (notice the fire helmet, again. It has replaced the football helmet as his favorite head gear at the moment.)

Our Valentine's Day/Anniversary dinner at Fearing's

1,000 Days

Wow, I just realized how long it had been since I blogged. Unfortunately no new pictures this time, but I'll try to get some up soon.

Dave mentioned a few weeks ago that we must have been getting close to 1,000 days of Charlie. Turns out today is Charlie's 1,000th day. Kind of a random milestone, but a milestone nonetheless!

Here he is on Day 1:

He hardly resembles the boy running around now, but when he cries I always see the same mouth of that "tiny" little newborn.

Here he is on Day 996.