Partum Me?! Charlie’s Christmas Haul

We’re behind schedule, folks.  So sorry! As I’m sure was the case for many of you, the last week has been jam packed with celebrations.  I thought I’d keep today simple with a picture post of Charlie’s best Christmas gifts.  People were so generous and thoughtful. Charlie made out like a bandit.  A cute little bandit.

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The Educo Shape Sorter – We also got the Fisher Price version.  Charlie had an easier time fitting the shapes into their holes with the FP sorter, but is OBSESSED with the rattles inside each of the pieces in the Educo version.  They will both yield hours of fun.

The classic Rock-a-Stack

Early Years Little Shoppers Set – Charlie is way into the rattles inside certain pieces of this set, too.  But he also likes the other features, like the peel-able banana and the mirror inside the milk carton.  I think it’ll be a fun toy when he’s older and we teach him about going to the farmer’s market!

More Fisher-Price toys.  It was amazing how fast Charlie caught on to the cause-and-effect lessons they are meant to teach.

Cool counting picture books about our current home and our former one!

Okay, this was totally more for me than for Charlie, but OMG!  So awesome.

As I hinted in last week’s post, we’re starting a collection for Charlie.  A train collection!  His first piece is a vintage Tyco car with graffiti work done by local artist Oliver Wright.  We’ll display it in his room until he’s big enough to play with it since it fits so well into the “Boy in the City” theme.

But this next one was the gift that took my breath away.  It was from his uncle. My brother.

That right there is Derek Jeter’s 1992 rookie baseball card, in mint condition, in the plastic case and everything.  I know it’s not a card that’s worth a million dollars or anything, but it could be some day.  But more importantly, it was Charlie’s uncle’s way of sharing something that was so important to him (baseball) and to our family (going to Yankees games together) with his nephew.  I must have held it in my hand, turning it over and over, for 15 minutes or so just marveling at how awesome of a brother I have.

It’s not out of the box yet, but Charlie also got the Wishbone Flip toy that I mentioned in last week’s post.  And my dad opened up an account for Charlie and put some of my mother’s stocks into it.  He’d been hanging on to them for just this occasion.  Swoon.

Oh, and just for good measure.  Here’s Charlie with the most awesome-looking Santa ever.  He started wailing right after this shot.

Happy New Year!