Chatty Charlie

Where did January go?! I feel like this month got away from me before I even had a chance to welcome the new year. So many days I wanted to sit down and write this blog only to be distracted.. But here it is, the first blog of 2013. The blog I know you all have been waiting for.  
Our home has been filled with the most wonderful sound ever the last couple months! Baby Charlie has discovered her voice. Although at times it seems all she is doing is screaming, (not crying, just singing...like her mom.. or a dying cat..) most often I peek around a corner to her chatting joyfully to her giraffe or most commonly, herself in the mirror. If she's awake she's almost always chatting. And my new favorite, whispering to herself. It's almost as cute as baby laughter. Almost. But it is true, nothing beats that pure, sweet laughter of a baby. This morning she topped the cuteness chart by laughing in her sleep. 
Charlotte is still my skinny little fun-sized babe. At almost 7 1/2 months she is weighing a whopping (almost) 13 pounds... So close we'll just call it an even 13. She is almost always wiggling and moving around which I am convinced is the reason why she's skinny (not because she threw up almost everything she ate for several weeks.. Oh GERD, will you ever leave my child?). Anyway, now that she has figured out that she can roll anywhere she pleases I spend much of my time searching the living room for whatever she's decided to hide under. Don't get me wrong. I love these moments.. These are the proud mommy moments I live for.