Times they're a changin...

I haven't posted in awhile because so much has been going on and I feel like the weeks have just flown by. The big news in the Kippley household right now is that I'm leaving CHR after 8 years!! I've only worked at one company since I graduated from UNI and so it kind of just feels like a good time. Plus, I like a lot of change all at once. New baby, new job...maybe we should buy a new house this year! Just kidding Brian. Calm down. My last day is tomorrow and then next week I have off to spend some time with Charlie. My new company is called American Medical Systems - a medical device company that specializes in pelvic health. I need to figure out a way to explain the company without giggling like I'm in 5th grade. It's a great opportunity and best of all, they have a really flexible work schedule so that means more time with Charlie!!


We had a going away happy hour tonight and Brian brought Charlie to it - his first happy hour - and Charlie was flirting like crazy with my co-worker Robyn. It was hilarious. He must have liked her long red curly hair!!



Charlie is growing like crazy. My friend Heather told me that she has been using their wii to measure their son Drew's growth. So I thought it was a great idea. I just created al little boy mii and was going to have Charlie sit on the scale thing but when I put in his birthday, the wii asked, "Charlie, are you a baby?" Apparently they have "baby stats" and it made the mii character a little baby with a bib. He even crawls towards the other mii's. It's so cute I had to take a picture. So here's out little chubby wii family :) (The blonde girl is my mom's mii)



According to this scale, Charlie hasn't gained much weight since his 4 month appt!



Charlie has really started enjoying his excersaucer. His legs are geting so strong and he loves all the fun toys on it.

Charlie has really gotten good at grabbing things..and of course then he puts it in his mouth. It's fun to watch him finally play with his toys instead of us just shaking them around for him!

Charlie also turned 5 months old on July 12th! I'm not sure where the time went but he is getting to be such a fun, expressive little boy!!

This one just cracks me up.

His legs are getting so strong and he loves to stand up with some help!

Sometimes needs a little more help Daddy!

He's just starting to get the hang of sitting up but most of the time ends up crouched over like this.

And sometimes tips over when sitting up.

Charlie has really started to get the hang of cereal no thanks to me. I was keeping it so liquidy (not sure if that's a word) that he wasn't really getting what we were doing. I finally followed the directions on the box other than the "first time feeding" ones and now he just scarfs it down. He's been sleeping really good and he's been doing the funniest thing in the AM. Usually he starts to cry and that is our wake up call to go in and get him up. But for the past several days, he just wakes up and hangs in his crib. I'm not sure how long he's awake until we get him but we can hear him laughing and cooing before we go in. Usually he's playing with his toes (his current favorite toy!) And he's so darn happy when we walk in. He loves to scream and squeal when he's happy. I caught a little of it the other morning.

PS. I forgot to add 1 thing I hate about World Cup soccer. I don't understand why at the end of the game, if they feel like the other player did a good job, they give them their jersey. How ridiculous is that?! What do they do with all of those sweaty jerseys from the other teams?? I think tomorrow for my last day, I might take my shirt off and hand it to one of my co-workers who I really respect. That ought to go over well :)