Thanks Grandma and Grandpa D

Charlotte had a great weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Davis (3/4 and 3/5). It has been a little over 2 months since they had seen her last, and her development was even surprising to Grandma D, who has always believed Charlie to be advanced. :-)

Charlie has been a little hesitant lately to be held by anyone other than Mom or Dad. It usually takes a few minutes for her to warm up... but she was quite quick to do so for Grandma D. Of course, she didn't really have much choice, since she had 2 months worth of snuggling to make up for!

Grandma thinks Charlie waited until her visit to reveal to us that she knows how to grasp her toys with BOTH hands and pull them to her mouth. Mommy and Daddy had never seen that before this weekend, and Charlie also grabbed several rattles that she never had interest in.

Grandpa D had to bide his time, but he got to join Charlie in one of her favorite activities: reading her books. Grandpa read "Brown Bear" and "Barnyard Dance" to Charlie, both several times, and his sweet little girl was just mesmerized. Of course Grandma helped them turn the pages.

It was a great weekend, and never long enough, nor often enough.

We're very fortunate to have Beck's parents right up the street so Charlie gets to see Pop and G Rose pretty frequently, and she always loves it.

Beck and I are very thankful that Grandma and Grandpa D have visited Little Charlotte so many times in her short life. That 9-hour drive can be a bear, especially in winter, and we really appreciate how much effort they make to get up to see her. After all, Charlotte is their FIFTH grand-daughter (sixth overall grandkid).

Daddy keeps taking pictures and videos so they can keep up with her on the internet. One of these days though, he'll get just the right combination of pictures and music to tug their hearts strings enough to get them to sell their house and move closer to Maryland!