Watch Me Grow

while out shopping, jay and i purchased a christmas bear for claire, and the woman who checked us out gave me a fun idea. she suggested that we photograph claire with the bear at the same time each year. what a great way to watch her grow and change over the years! so, here she is this year at age, well...zero. claire really did have a good time playing with her new pal.

More Two Month Pics

what a doll...with so many faces.

the mafioso (YIKES)

the curious

the darling

Mom and Dad's Anniversary

already one year. WOW. time flies when you're having fun...and babies! since baby is too small to travel, we stayed close to home for the occasion. we checked into the same hotel that we stayed in the night we were married. we set up the baby's bed and put away our things, and then took claire to grammy's house. it was the first time (and only time) that I have been apart from her since she was born. mom and dad went to dinner, and i must admit that it was very nice. it was quiet and not rushed. i enjoyed the alone time with my husband but was anxious to pick up the little one. yes, she stayed in the suite with us. (she was with grammy for almost three hours. baby steps.) she slept well as usual and we had a wonderful, relaxing night. the next morning, mom and baby took a nice, long bath and she loved it! dad was on hand to take some sweet pics.

Nine Weeks

things are moving right along. claire's personality is getting bigger every day. she smiles purposely, coos constantly, and enjoys blowing bubbles. she also loves watching her mobile go round and round. her favorite thing, however, is light. any kind of light: sunlight, christmas lights, lamplight, moonlight, fluorescent light. she is constantly stretching and craning to look. she continues to roll over (both ways) and acts like she wants to crawl (believe it or not). while on her tummy, she holds herself up and tries to scoot backwards, hence the nickname scooter.

we just had our two month doctor visit, and claire weighed in at 11 lb 10 oz. she gained 21 oz since the last visit! what a chunk. this visit was a scary one for mom and baby because it was time for shots. YUCK. luckily, we had grammy there for back up (thanks grammy). my sweet girl screamed her head off, and it was heartbreaking. she ran a little fever and slept a lot but not too fussy. she's all better now and ready to celebrate christmas with her family. claire and her sisters made a photo calendar for dad. enjoy the pics. MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone.

see my sticker for being brave when i got my shot

feeling much better

'Tis The Season

tonight we took claire to utica square to meet santa and then to look at the lights at rhema. she and her sisters had a great time. supergirl sat right on the big guy's lap and listened to her sisters give their wish list. the christmas lights at rhema were a big hit! claire really loves looking at them, and mom loves seeing the reflection on her face. too much fun.

Film Debut...Kinda, Sorta

clearly, i have no idea what i am doing. it was dark and i was caught off guard. watch closely for smiles and listen for gurgles and laughs. i have asked for a mini camcorder for christmas. hopefully, i will get it and be able to shoot better video because i think we have a star on our hands.