Claire loves: food, sitting and standing in the exersaucer or jumparoo, TV, funny noises, mom and dad, Brody, watching kids, playing in water, busy places, talking and making faces, pulling hair, her ball, Sophie, stuffed bunny, crinkly toys and books
She doesn't love: laying on her tummy or back (would rather be up), afternoon nap time, long naps, going to bed without mama
Big Milestones:
- Sitting on her own.
- Rolled from back to belly (only a few times).
- Is now on a 4 hour schedule and eats 4 times a day.
- Eats solids 3 times a day. A fruit at 10:30. Oatmeal with .5 ounce of breast milk at 3:00. A veggie and rice cereal with 1 ounce of breast milk at 7:30.
- She goes down at night with no fuss. She still occasionally wakes up during the night, cries for 5 minutes or less, and goes back to sleep. She's in bed around 9:30 every night and I get her around 8:30 every morning! I know she's ready to be up for the day if she wakes up happy and is playing in her crib.
Weight: 18.56 (90%)
Height: 26.5 (75%)
Head: 17.32in (90%)
Dr. Swindle said that she is smart and strong. He was encouraging about her lack of rolling. He told us to continue with the eating and sleeping routine that we are on. He thinks we might have teeth in the next couple of weeks, and she might not have a lot of hair until she's 2!
- She. Is. So. Fun. She is such a joy to be around and rarely gets upset!
- Started rotating in a circle to get places. She does this on her belly and back.
- Likes to gargle the spit in her throat.
- Rolled from back to belly (finally) on 4/26/15.
- Started pulling her own hair and finding her ears.
- Starting to sit on her own. Officially did it on 5/2/15 and hasn't stopped!
- Did the first "multiple roll" on 4/27. Rolled from back to belly then belly to back.
- She went with us as we closed on our new house on 4/30/15!
- We borrowed a jumparoo from the Cross family and she loves it.
- Stayed with daddy and meme all day one Saturday while I was getting ready for Mary's wedding. I maybe saw her a total of 1 hour and she was great. It was harder on me than her! Mom fed her a bottle and bedtime, which she took well, but she needed mama to settle down and fall asleep.
- When she cries in her crib, she watches the door. Smart girl.
- She has started covering my face with kisses. Especially first thing in the morning.
- Her morning naps are going very well. If she cries at all, it's usually less than 5 minutes. They last around 45 minutes sometimes more.
- She's starting to throw a tantrum if we take things away from her, so that's fun.
- She tries to drink my morning coffee, and loves cups.
- She's sucked on bananas and oranges and a sippy cup of water. Shes had mashed strawberries, potatoes, bananas and avocado. She's tried puffs. She has a taste of icing. She ate several real green beans at the Cross' house.
- We spent an afternoon at the Driggers' pool. She sat naked in the pool and cried when I got her out!
- I think I can feel some teeth up TOP! She's really chewing on her fingers.
- Has started reaching for us.
- I celebrated my first Mother's Day on 5/10/15. I got cards, a monogrammed hat and "Praying circles around the lives of your children" by Mark Batterson. We celebrated with Lolly and Papa and Meme. Our church held a dedication service. Jeremy charged us with raising Claire in a Christ like environment. He reminded us that she will learn most from our example. He asked us to show her God's love for her by displaying our love for others. Before our church congregation we read Zephaniah 3:17 "for the lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs." This will be our verse for Claire's life. We came home to have lunch all together at the house and it was wonderful.
- She recognizes her grandparents.
- Claire got to meet Madelyn, Leslie and Zach Harris!
- It has rained a lot and been kind of cool, so we haven't spent a whole lot of time outside.
- She sat in a big swing by herself and went down the slide with me.
- Sat in a high chair and shopping cart.
- Almost every night she rolls and plays with her blankie before she falls asleep. Sometimes she rotates in circles. (Never rolls all the way over.)
- She cries when we get her out of the tub.
- L O V E S to stand on counters and tables. Especially when she's facing a mirror.
- She has learned how to scrunch her nose and make a thin smile with her lips. Melt.ing.
- She flaps her arms and shrugs her shoulders.
- We went to Amelia's birthday party!
- Covers face to sleep a lot of times. She loves her bedtime blankie!
- Has started to cling on when we try to put her down.
- She gets the chills a lot and makes a funny face.
- She does this bashful flirty look where she does a sweet smile and cocks her head to the right.
- The only 2 places she sleeps are her bed and her car seat. Trying to get her to sleep in public is a no-go.
Claire, you're such a sweet little social butterfly! You don't meet strangers, and as a lady in the tire shop put it, "you look like a magazine". We are so thankful for your strong body, you chatter and your belly laugh. Although I'm sad that you're halfway to 1, I am loving every minute of watching you grow. You're my most favorite baby girl!
-Mama
She doesn't love: laying on her tummy or back (would rather be up), afternoon nap time, long naps, going to bed without mama
Big Milestones:
- Sitting on her own.
- Rolled from back to belly (only a few times).
- Is now on a 4 hour schedule and eats 4 times a day.
- Eats solids 3 times a day. A fruit at 10:30. Oatmeal with .5 ounce of breast milk at 3:00. A veggie and rice cereal with 1 ounce of breast milk at 7:30.
- She goes down at night with no fuss. She still occasionally wakes up during the night, cries for 5 minutes or less, and goes back to sleep. She's in bed around 9:30 every night and I get her around 8:30 every morning! I know she's ready to be up for the day if she wakes up happy and is playing in her crib.
Weight: 18.56 (90%)
Height: 26.5 (75%)
Head: 17.32in (90%)
Dr. Swindle said that she is smart and strong. He was encouraging about her lack of rolling. He told us to continue with the eating and sleeping routine that we are on. He thinks we might have teeth in the next couple of weeks, and she might not have a lot of hair until she's 2!
- She. Is. So. Fun. She is such a joy to be around and rarely gets upset!
- Started rotating in a circle to get places. She does this on her belly and back.
- Likes to gargle the spit in her throat.
- Rolled from back to belly (finally) on 4/26/15.
- Started pulling her own hair and finding her ears.
- Starting to sit on her own. Officially did it on 5/2/15 and hasn't stopped!
- Did the first "multiple roll" on 4/27. Rolled from back to belly then belly to back.
- She went with us as we closed on our new house on 4/30/15!
- We borrowed a jumparoo from the Cross family and she loves it.
- Stayed with daddy and meme all day one Saturday while I was getting ready for Mary's wedding. I maybe saw her a total of 1 hour and she was great. It was harder on me than her! Mom fed her a bottle and bedtime, which she took well, but she needed mama to settle down and fall asleep.
- When she cries in her crib, she watches the door. Smart girl.
- She has started covering my face with kisses. Especially first thing in the morning.
- Her morning naps are going very well. If she cries at all, it's usually less than 5 minutes. They last around 45 minutes sometimes more.
- She's starting to throw a tantrum if we take things away from her, so that's fun.
- She tries to drink my morning coffee, and loves cups.
- She's sucked on bananas and oranges and a sippy cup of water. Shes had mashed strawberries, potatoes, bananas and avocado. She's tried puffs. She has a taste of icing. She ate several real green beans at the Cross' house.
- We spent an afternoon at the Driggers' pool. She sat naked in the pool and cried when I got her out!
- I think I can feel some teeth up TOP! She's really chewing on her fingers.
- Has started reaching for us.
- I celebrated my first Mother's Day on 5/10/15. I got cards, a monogrammed hat and "Praying circles around the lives of your children" by Mark Batterson. We celebrated with Lolly and Papa and Meme. Our church held a dedication service. Jeremy charged us with raising Claire in a Christ like environment. He reminded us that she will learn most from our example. He asked us to show her God's love for her by displaying our love for others. Before our church congregation we read Zephaniah 3:17 "for the lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs." This will be our verse for Claire's life. We came home to have lunch all together at the house and it was wonderful.
- She recognizes her grandparents.
- Claire got to meet Madelyn, Leslie and Zach Harris!
- It has rained a lot and been kind of cool, so we haven't spent a whole lot of time outside.
- She sat in a big swing by herself and went down the slide with me.
- Sat in a high chair and shopping cart.
- Almost every night she rolls and plays with her blankie before she falls asleep. Sometimes she rotates in circles. (Never rolls all the way over.)
- She cries when we get her out of the tub.
- L O V E S to stand on counters and tables. Especially when she's facing a mirror.
- She has learned how to scrunch her nose and make a thin smile with her lips. Melt.ing.
- She flaps her arms and shrugs her shoulders.
- We went to Amelia's birthday party!
- Covers face to sleep a lot of times. She loves her bedtime blankie!
- Has started to cling on when we try to put her down.
- She gets the chills a lot and makes a funny face.
- She does this bashful flirty look where she does a sweet smile and cocks her head to the right.
- The only 2 places she sleeps are her bed and her car seat. Trying to get her to sleep in public is a no-go.
Claire, you're such a sweet little social butterfly! You don't meet strangers, and as a lady in the tire shop put it, "you look like a magazine". We are so thankful for your strong body, you chatter and your belly laugh. Although I'm sad that you're halfway to 1, I am loving every minute of watching you grow. You're my most favorite baby girl!
-Mama
Mother's Day/Baby Dedication
Sweet girl ready for breakfast.
Exersaucer
Sidekick for Amelia's 1 year session.
Sweet baby kisses.
First bath in the kitchen sink.
6 month pics
6 months
Every morning Kelly and Michael date.
Lolli and Papa on the square.
Sweet face
Sitting up!
Baumberger wedding
First time in the shopping cart.
Strolling with daddy.
First time swimming at the Driggers!
Spitting is her favorite sometimes.
Mother's Day
Being a rebel with Amelia.
Willard girls
Thrilled about her wet suit.
Brody doesn't like dad to be on the floor with Claire.
Scrunched nose.
We bought a house!
She loves grass as much as I do.
Pool with AJ.
Amelia's birthday party!
