Call Me Charlie

Hi There People!

Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Charlie. That's short for Charles. You might have known me as Nigel. Well, technically that's my name until I am adopted... so for now, let's consider Charlie a nickname. My family had a vote a couple of months ago and decided that Charlie suited me well. Why Charlie? Well, it is one of my middle names... the last of my middle names to be exact. And my mommy tells me that she has an Uncle Chuck that I remind her of. Plus, my sister really thought it would be a good name for me!

For those of you who might not already know, I am two and a half years old. My mommy taught me to tell people that I was 2, and to hold up two fingers while doing it. She said it was real cute at first. Now she tells me, "That's enough!" Do you think it is because I do it at least twenty times a day at the top of my lungs? My birthday is December 9th. I am really excited to turn three before Christmas!

I came to live at this house almost three months ago. My new mommy and daddy have taught me a lot of stuff. They also take a lot of pictures. All the time. (Literally.) My mommy keeps saying that she has been really bad about posting updates, so I thought I would help her.

I have made a lot of new friends here. I keep telling my mommy and daddy that I am going to marry Natalie. She is exactly two months younger than me and very cute. They just keep laughing at me when I say that though... I wonder why? I also really, really like Gwen... and her mommy, Anna Marie. At nursery in church I like to poke the other kid's eyes out. (Not really, and I have behaved much better since the first time. I was just trying to point to their eyes for them!)

Mommy and Daddy figured out that I stay out of trouble as long as I am learning. So, I have learned a lot. I can count to 10 with ease and recognize all of the numbers. A lot of times I will scare my mommy by shouting "4!" when I am right behind her and she didn't know I was there. It usually takes her a minute to calm down, but then she finds the 4 that I saw and seems real happy. I also have learned my alphabet song and can recognize most of the letters, both upper and lower cases. My new favorite game is to build the letters with my blocks. And, I've started to help mommy when we read at night by saying the words I know, like "it" and "the".

My favorite, favorite thing about me cannot by captured in a picture. It is my voice. My mommy has a video that she took on her cell phone that she says she wants to send out. Maybe someday she will so that you can all hear how well I can yell my numbers. (Especially the number 10, it is my favorite!) I talk all the time. Well, my mommy keeps telling me that I am yelling too loud and says something about an inside voice a lot. Doesn't everyone want to hear my beautiful tenor all the time???

Here are some of my favorite things... Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about me.

............Pictures to be posted after adoption is finalized...............

1) This is my dog Boone. He is my best buddy. I like to yell, "Ready, set, go!" Then I run into him at full force. Unfortunately, he usually turns right around and starts running after me.

2) This is one of my kitties, Tiger. (I have a brand new kitty named Ziggy too.) I am a cat person, just like daddy. Tiger and Ziggy are my buds.

3) Coloring is the coolest thing in the world. But... I don't know why there are lines already on the paper before I start coloring. I just draw new and better lines all over them.

4) Okay, I have a secret to tell you. I love to read. I mean, I really love to read. Really. I have a lot of toys, but my mommy and daddy are always catching me with books instead of toys. I like to climb up, grab George, and read a book to him. I will point to the pictures and ask him questions about the story. He never answers though.

5) I also believe that food is not just for eating. You may not know this, but food is primarily for rearranging. For instance, if mommy gives me crackers, I must dutifully stack them before considering taking a bite. I love rearranging my food. That's why most of my meal times are longer than an hour.

6) Ah, the job of running... especially with Natalie.

7) And the best part about running? If you pick your feet up real good, so that you don't trip, you can stick your arms out and pretend to be a plane. I just love that!

8) I also really, really like balls. Not for throwing. Throwing is not my strong point. I love to stick my head on them and roll over them. I also love to kick them. My daddy and mommy keep saying I'm going to be a soccer star. What's soccer?

9) And, of course, I love sticks and rocks. I mean, come on people, I am a boy! I like to pretend like my sticks are walking sticks. Just like my daddy. I like to weigh my pockets down with rocks and other berries and pebbles too. My mommy never seems happy when she finds them though.