Claire has been loving bath time lately. She is a little fishy!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
a door, some x-rays, and a bright pink wrap
The end of November (2012) we were going out to eat with Hilary (she came for a visit!!), Garett, and Presley. It was taking a little while so I was walking around with Claire so she wouldn't get grouchy. We were standing in front of the door and she was making friends with people outside. She was waving like crazy and giving huge smiles. Well, a rude person pushed past me and opened the door. I knew it was closing and so I stepped forward so her hand wouldn't get caught in the door. Apparently Claire has longer arms than I thought and she reached toward the closing door. I turned back just in time to see it close slowly on her finger. I was trying to open the door while turned the wrong way and Claire was screaming. Once I looked at her finger I knew that she needed to go to the clinic. Thankfully Gare and Pres led the way and knew where we were going. Claire had to get 3 x-rays and they told us that her finger had cracked. I felt like the worst mom ever. My poor little baby was broken! After they wrapped her up she was doing great and played like normal. Whew. Claire kept her wrap on for only a couple of days before she bit it off and refused to keep it on. She didn't seem like it was bothering her at all. Claire was a champ the whole time! I was so proud of her for being so good while she was getting her x-rays and getting all wrapped up. She is the best!
Halloween 2012
(Yes, I am just now blogging about Halloween. I know, it's already 2013 but I have been busy!)
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Claire's First Christmas
We had a wonderful Christmas break in Moses Lake with our families. Here is a picture rundown of how we faired.
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| Claire was really good on her first plane ride. Luckily, there was a cute little girl in front of us for one part of the ride that entertained Claire. |
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| We had to document our first family-of-three plane ride. |
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| We took a trip to see the lights in Leavenworth. Brent carried Claire like this the whole time and she was nice and toasty and having a great time. |
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| Chelsea, Chris, Heather, Brent, Claire, Carolyn in Leavenworth, WA |
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| Momma and Claire after Christmas Sunday |
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| Grandma and Grandpa Jackson got Claire this Christmas dress and we took some pictures after church. She looks like she had seen Santa, but we were just holding up Pete the Cat for her to look at. |
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| At the annual Hirz family Christmas Eve celebration, Bampa dressed up like Santa for the babies, Claire and Rachel. Claire was not a fan of the strange man with a big white beard. |
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| Carolyn, Claire, Bampa-Santa, Brent |
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| Christmas morning, Claire wasn't too sure about the whole present thing. |
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| She did like her new sippy cup! |
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| Mom and Dad got Claire this doll that our friend made. |
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| She kind of warmed up to the present idea. |
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| Christmas breakfast and Grandma Jammie and Grandpa PB's house. Claire had lots of fun playing with Jammie. |
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| Chris and Chelsea got engaged on Christmas Eve!! Claire wanted to steal Chelsea's pretty ring. |
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| Chris tried to teach Claire how to eat a cinnamon roll the right way - just dive right in. |
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| We tried to play in the snow at Christmas time but Claire couldn't really move in her snowsuit. |
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| Brent on our anniversary date. We went skating! |
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| It wasn't quite as romantic as I had hoped. This was one of the few moments I wasn't clutching to the wall. |
We had a wonderful time! We are grateful that we got to fly to Washington to spend some time with our families. This Christmas goes down in the books as a success.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Eleven Months
People, next month my baby will be 1. That's 12 months old, 366 days (it was a leap year), and 52 weeks. Where oh where has the time gone?! In order for Claire to get to 12 months, she had to turn 11 months. Today was that day! Happy 11 month birthday to my sweetie.
At 11 months, Claire :
::dances every.single.time she hear music, including church. She loooves to move her head back and forth. It is especially silly when she is crawling and music will start playing. She is on her hands and knees and sways her head and her bootie to the music. She has some mad skills, this one does!
::went on her first airplane ride. She did so awesome! She didn't seem to have ear problems and wasn't too unhappy at all. A man told us as we were getting off in Spokane, "Your baby is an angel. We have an almost 2 year old and I know he wouldn't have been that great." Yep, I know it.
::will point at us really excitedly. Funny story, on the plane Brent put Claire on the floor between his legs and she was standing up. She looked up and pointed at Brent as if to say "Hey! You are my dad and you are here! How long have you been sitting there?" Then she looked at me and did the same thing. It was hilarious.
::makes sounds that are starting to sound like actual words and really wants to talk. She will hold conversations with us like she knows what we are saying and we know what she is saying. I can't wait to be able to know what she is talking about. I am confident that she is going to have lots to say.
::walks around holding on to things. Claire will walk all around the couch and walk all around the playpen just grinning. Grandma Jackson made a huge deal about her walking around this morning and she was loving it.
::can run! Uncle Tio (Uncle Chris) was helping her walk and then he started running. She was pumping her little legs trying to keep up and she was laughing.
::takes a little while to warm up to people. The trick is to give her some sort of food and then she likes you pretty quickly after that.
::has 8 teeth. When I was 1, I only had 4 teeth so she definitely got her tooth growing ability from her daddy.
::is getting better at sitting down from standing. She used to just fall backwards and hit really hard. Now she is bending her knees and plopping down more gently.
::eats big people food occasionally. We will try to give her at least some portion of our meals and she loves it. We haven't really found anything yet that she hates so I'm hoping she won't be too picky.
Dear Claire,
I am crazy about you, Kid. You are hilarious and so much fun. I love seeing you explore the world around you. We came to Washington for Christmas this year and you have had a blast exploring Grandma's and Grandpa's houses. I was talking to Ellyne the other day and she was telling me how she couldn't believe you were going to be a year old next month. I couldn't believe it either. Time has flown but I'm so glad you are getting bigger, stronger, and smarter. It's fun to watch.
Love,
Mom
At 11 months, Claire :
::dances every.single.time she hear music, including church. She loooves to move her head back and forth. It is especially silly when she is crawling and music will start playing. She is on her hands and knees and sways her head and her bootie to the music. She has some mad skills, this one does!
::went on her first airplane ride. She did so awesome! She didn't seem to have ear problems and wasn't too unhappy at all. A man told us as we were getting off in Spokane, "Your baby is an angel. We have an almost 2 year old and I know he wouldn't have been that great." Yep, I know it.
::walks around holding on to things. Claire will walk all around the couch and walk all around the playpen just grinning. Grandma Jackson made a huge deal about her walking around this morning and she was loving it.
::can run! Uncle Tio (Uncle Chris) was helping her walk and then he started running. She was pumping her little legs trying to keep up and she was laughing.
::takes a little while to warm up to people. The trick is to give her some sort of food and then she likes you pretty quickly after that.
::has 8 teeth. When I was 1, I only had 4 teeth so she definitely got her tooth growing ability from her daddy.
::is getting better at sitting down from standing. She used to just fall backwards and hit really hard. Now she is bending her knees and plopping down more gently.
::eats big people food occasionally. We will try to give her at least some portion of our meals and she loves it. We haven't really found anything yet that she hates so I'm hoping she won't be too picky.
Dear Claire,
I am crazy about you, Kid. You are hilarious and so much fun. I love seeing you explore the world around you. We came to Washington for Christmas this year and you have had a blast exploring Grandma's and Grandpa's houses. I was talking to Ellyne the other day and she was telling me how she couldn't believe you were going to be a year old next month. I couldn't believe it either. Time has flown but I'm so glad you are getting bigger, stronger, and smarter. It's fun to watch.
Love,
Mom
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Ten Months
Yes, I know. It is closer to her 11 month birthday than her 10 month birthday and I'm just now getting around to posting. I've been busy, people! Claire, I have chosen to spend my extra time with you and Daddy instead of blogging about you. I think you will forgive me.
Anyways...
At ten months, Claire: (I took notes on her 10 month birthday, so all of these are from then.)
::has 6 teeth! She is a super tooth grower and is doing really well at growing them.
::can do real crawling! She is really good at crawling with her belly off the floor and loooooves to get into things.
::is getting better at copying sounds that we make. She will often times make a noise and Brent or I will copy it and she will get a huge smile and repeat the sound. Then she gets really excited about the noise, laughs, and we do it all over again.
::has a lowered crib to sleep in. Since she began pulling herself up we decided it was time to lower the crib so she wouldn't be able to stand up and flip herself out of her crib. She thinks it is fun to stand in her bed and just look around the room when we put her in there.
::loves the entertainment center because it has the perfect shelves to pull herself up on it. She loves the lights on the consoles and thinks it is fun to turn the x-box on and off over and over again. We will run over to her saying, "You're in trouble!" in a funny voice and she just laughs at us.
::isn't a huge fan of snuggles. She likes to be on the move and doesn't usually like to be held down with snuggles.
::claps. And it is the cutest thing ever.
::eats puffs and loves them.
::holds the bottle all by herself without accidentally pulling it out of her mouth. She will occasionally sit in her high chair and feed herself if Brent is making dinner while I'm still at work.
::is sleeping better again. Hooray!!
::pulls herself up to standing position and will try to walk along things. Where did my baby go?!
Dear Claire,
I love you. So much. When I come home from a long day at work, you make everything worth it. I can't help but be happy when I am around you. My life has been so blessed in these short few months that you have been here and I can't even begin to imagine the blessings I am going to continue receiving because of you. Be happy, my sweet baby.
Love,
Mama
Anyways...
At ten months, Claire: (I took notes on her 10 month birthday, so all of these are from then.)
::has 6 teeth! She is a super tooth grower and is doing really well at growing them.
::can do real crawling! She is really good at crawling with her belly off the floor and loooooves to get into things.
::is getting better at copying sounds that we make. She will often times make a noise and Brent or I will copy it and she will get a huge smile and repeat the sound. Then she gets really excited about the noise, laughs, and we do it all over again.
::has a lowered crib to sleep in. Since she began pulling herself up we decided it was time to lower the crib so she wouldn't be able to stand up and flip herself out of her crib. She thinks it is fun to stand in her bed and just look around the room when we put her in there.
::loves the entertainment center because it has the perfect shelves to pull herself up on it. She loves the lights on the consoles and thinks it is fun to turn the x-box on and off over and over again. We will run over to her saying, "You're in trouble!" in a funny voice and she just laughs at us.
::isn't a huge fan of snuggles. She likes to be on the move and doesn't usually like to be held down with snuggles.
::claps. And it is the cutest thing ever.
::eats puffs and loves them.
::holds the bottle all by herself without accidentally pulling it out of her mouth. She will occasionally sit in her high chair and feed herself if Brent is making dinner while I'm still at work.
::is sleeping better again. Hooray!!
::pulls herself up to standing position and will try to walk along things. Where did my baby go?!
Dear Claire,
I love you. So much. When I come home from a long day at work, you make everything worth it. I can't help but be happy when I am around you. My life has been so blessed in these short few months that you have been here and I can't even begin to imagine the blessings I am going to continue receiving because of you. Be happy, my sweet baby.
Love,
Mama
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