Belly Bean Revisited

January 25 was Charlie's first birthday. Instead of writing a post about all the remarkable accomplishments of her first year, I decided to go back even further, to when she was just a little "Belly Bean" in Mommy's tummy...

These pictures ran simultaneously in my mind and on facebook. In case you missed an installment, here they all are again:


August 23, 2009 -- Belly Bean at almost four months. (Note: Scale may not be accurate.)



August 26 -- Belly Bean gets a new blanket from Grammakate.



August 27 -- Belly Bean dreams of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.



August 28 -- Belly Bean dreams of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles singing Nickelback songs. (Mommy loathes Nickelback.)



Still August 28 -- Belly Bean has arms and legs now -- and hair -- and is starting to look a lot like Daddy!



August 29 -- Although still very tiny, Belly Bean has already developed a passion for reading...very small books!



August 31 -- Belly Bean is feeling French Today...Bon jour, Bebe Legume!



September 1 -- Belly Bean is a girl -- a little beanette!



September 2 -- Belly Bean strikes up an imaginary friendship with a couple of peanuts.



September 9 -- Belly Bean loves sharing a bucket of popcorn with Grammakate! (Obvioiusly, this was while Grammakate was still coloring her hair.)



September 10 -- Shhhh...Belly Bean is having a siesta after celebrating Grandpa Greg's birthday at Monterrey last night (The restaurant, not the city).



September 14 -- Belly Bean hopes that Uncle Dj will invite her over sometime to have a nap in his papasan chair.



September 16 -- Belly Bean logs on [to a very tiny internet] to read Grammakate's blog.



September 24 -- Belly Bean shares a special moment with Grammakate.



October 12 -- Belly Bean is practicing her gymnastics!



October 31 -- Daddy can feel Belly Bean moving now!



December 8 -- Belly Bean loves being swaddled in the bunting that Grammakate made for her...



December 9 -- ...and when she wakes up, it can be her super cape!



December 22 -- Belly Bean is celebrating Mommy's birthday!



December 31 -- Belly Bean tries out different positions in her new "expanded" room.



January 7, 2010 -- Belly Bean loves her new carrier! (And check out Mommy's six-pack!)



January 14 -- Belly Bean assumes the position!




January 16 -- Belly Bean demonstrates now NOT to get born, proving that children actually can learn from their parents' mistakes!



January 24 -- Belly Bean consults her calendar and decides that sometime this week would be good for her.



January 25, 2010 -- Charlotte Rose, a/k/a Belly Bean arrives between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m., weighing in at 6 lbs., 13 oz., 19 inches long!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHARLIE ROSE!