Stats

Charlotte saw the pediatrician yesterday.  She is 8 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 3/4 inches already!  While I was on bedrest in the hospital, they kept saying that every day in the womb is worth two in the NICU.  That makes me wonder if she would have grown even bigger if she was born full term, which is this week.

Just Looking Around

Today

Is Charlotte's due date and also the day Mike went back to work.

Bubbe and Charlotte

Bubbe going in for a kiss.

Poopsmith

Tomorrow I go back to work after taking two weeks off.  I am not looking forward to pile of paperwork that awaits me, but I do miss many of my co-workers and (almost) all the students I work with.  Of course I am pretty sure I will miss Charlotte, Emily, and late morning naps even more.

And so while I go back to Farnsworth to resume my old job, I am pretty sure there is a job here that will always be waiting for me at night.  I realized yesterday, as I was washing Charlotte's cloth diapers, I am responsible for everyone's poop in the household except Emily's.  I tend to the cat boxes, walk the dog, and now am Charlotte's poopsmith.

By the way, the Poopsmith is a character from Homestarrunner.

Mike Nawrocki: Speech Language Pathologist by day, Poopsmith by night.

Meeting of the Minds

Nacho presently weighs three time as much as Charlotte.  Emily was worried that he would smother her.  But the gentle giant really only smothers her with curiosity.   He always keeps a respectful distance and looks to me first before approaching her.  And if he does get too close for comfort, Pancho comes rushing in to keep Nacho atbay.

Auntie

Jess holds her niece

I've been telling my sister for years how much fun it is to be an auntie and now she gets to see for herself.  Charlotte is a very lucky little girl.