Firsts...

I feel like every minute of every day Charlie is experiencing new "firsts" before our very eyes. I know that we thought we were going to be in hiding for a month, but we were going stir crazy already and Charlie was constantly asking to ride in the machina or to walk or play outside. So we have taken a few outings....nothing major, just a few hours here and there, but every time we do anything I am tickled to think about all of the firsts that fly by our very eyes! Today we went to Lowe's (our dishwasher has finally given up the ghost) and then to Wal-Mart. Charlie saw the display with all the banana's (his absolute favorite food in the universe) and I thought he was going to pee his pants! He was screaming with joy about all the bananas. I think he thought it was a gift to him. Like: "Charlie we brought you to this huge place, walked around for an hour, JUST to find this gift we would like to give you, 10 million bananas. Here you go! Good boy!" It was like he had won the banana lottery. He wasn't too disappointed that we only bought enough to get us through the next few days.
We also ate lunch out today- A local BBQ joint. We never know how Charlie is going to react to different foods. For the most part he loves pretty much everything that goes in his mouth, IF he's hungry. If he's not hungry- FO-GET-A-BOUT-IT. (Except Bananas- see above....) So BBQ. At first, not a fan. Then Papa covered his chopped pork in BBQ sauce and we couldn't get it in his mouth fast enough. Then he moved onto the baked beans and slaw. If it had BBQ sauce on to, it was gone! We might have given him some sweet-tea to wash it down, I mean, you can't eat BBQ without washing it down with sweet tea. That would be a crime against all things southern!
We've had some other great firsts too- meeting the youth group, going to watch the basketball game that Papa coaches, first play at the park, first walk through the church sanctuary....I know it's just the beginning and I am thrilled to come along for the ride.