Listen, there are no rules here and these updates could come at any day of the week! You can’t tell me what to do! I’m a grownup!
Welcome to Chucktown
Well Substack just autocorrected “Charlie” to “Charlow” and I guess that’s what I have to call him now?
Anyway we babysat our friends’ 1-year-old, James last Thursday so his parents could go on a date. Below, you’ll find Charlow and James having #BoiDinner. James is a fun baby and Char did a great job sharing his toys and attention with TWO other beings. This experience did make David and I look at each other and say “could we do three?” to which we each replied “LOLOL JK!”.
Charlow has also started “reading” books by himself which is fun and sad. Sometimes now when we ask if he wants to read a book with us he will say “no I’m reading by myself” which I learned last week means that I need to read by myself, too (don’t worry, Charles did clarify this for me very directly).
Jane-uary Forever
Jane’s laugh is…unhinged. I’ve spent the last month assuming that this weird chuckle she does is her trying to figure out how to laugh, but it seems like this just might be it! See for yourself:
Jane rolled over for the first time on her own! Woohoo great work! Also here to report the 4 month sleep regression is ~real~!!!
Book Talk
I read this book in Mrs. Buchanan’s class in 5th grade and I couldn’t stop thinking about it last week so I bought it. I’m pretty sure that she had us making charts and diagrams to keep up with clues and characters and it seems like that was a good idea because I very much feel like I need them now…
Charlow and I have been reading the Doll People series by Ann M. Martin of Babysitters Club fame. I read this series when I was little and loved them but never read #3 and it is so fun!! If you need an easy and entertaining kid read, check these out—they’re a great brain break!
What Charlie Wants to be When He Grows Up
Swim teacher
to “play with Sharp knives” (??!!)
TikTok Genre That I Can’t Scroll Past RN
Not looking for a guy in finance…
Things Penny Got In Trouble For Eating This Week
Pizza off of Charlie’s plate while he was going potty 🙄
3/4 of a dried up baby wipe
Tissues
Dust bunny
Meow’s World
She Is actually not fat but look how giant she looks in this aerial view
Stupid News
Friends, this week I give you Jason Kelce in a beret.
Sorry To Remind You…
Hey guys remember this song?
You’re welcome and I’m sorry.
Davey’s Corner
Last night Charlie tried to turn our cable box off. After having to remove him crying Annie asked him why he kept trying to push the button after we told him not to several times. He said, “I just like buttons.” Who doesn’t love a good button? Here are my top 5:
Honorable mention to candy buttons, although they are objectively not good.
1. Super Nintendo Buttons
2. Lamps with a foot button
3. BlackBerry keypad
4. “That was easy” red button
5. Nest Thermostat
*Annie’s note: Cadbury chocolate buttons were left off of this list and I will never forgive David for it.
TikTok You’re Not Allowed To Skip!!!
THE RED FLAG MAN will take you down. But in such a healthy way. Don’t be one of these dbags.
Hobbies Update
Two things:
1-I joined a strength training class about a month ago and I started squatting 35 lbs but today, my friends, I squatted the bar off the rack for the first time. I am working hard and feel sweaty and strong and smart! Next week I’m adding weight babyyyyyyy!
2-I love trash reality TV and you won’t believe it but I got into Love Island USA and WOW EVERYONE THIS SHOW IS A TREASURE TROVE OF DUMB SENTENCES. My fav so far is “Im really into shilvery [chivalry] and people asking me things” . Amen? Amen.
Chat with you later, Babes!
I FORGOT ABOUT THE DOLL PEOPLE