Short video

You have to watch this 2 minute video. It's pretty touching. Have a kleenex handy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZtU676jA_k

Claire is 5 months old!

Claire at 5 months:

• Eats about 6 times a day. Her bottle during the day contains 4 ounces.
• Sleeps pretty well. She goes to bed about 8PM and gets up once or twice because she's upset that she's on her tummy and I have to flip her to her right side, give her the nuk, and keep my hand on her side (this is new) until she falls back asleep. She also gets up once to eat- anywhere between 2-5:30AM. This morning she ate at 2:15AM and 5:40AM.
• Wants to put her pacifier in her mouth by herself. She's already little Miss Independent and she's only 5 months old. I wonder where she gets this from??? (Certainly not her mama who traveled halfway across the world to Ukraine when she was 16 years old by herself).
• Rolls over like it's her job. She can roll across a room in just minutes! It really is amazing to see. She prefers to roll to the right, but she just keeps on going until an obstacle stops her!
• Starting to seem like she recognizes her name. I can't quite tell if it's a coincidence or if she really is starting to react to it.
• Is pretty quiet. She continues to be a good listener like her daddy, rather than a talker like her mommy.
• Still far prefers feeding with her mommy but takes the bottle well on most occasions.
• Doesn't like to nap. It can be quite a chore to get her to sleep for naps. When she does nap, it's often for 30 minutes or so.
• Pulls her little legs up underneath her when she's on her tummy and lurches forward. I tell her she better not even think about crawling anytime soon because mama wants her to be a little baby for awhile longer!
• Gets scared of people-- sometimes it's strangers and sometimes it's family members that she knows.
• Is just starting to wear 3-6 and 6 month clothes.
• Looooooooves Sydney. She thinks Sydney is hilarious and reaches out to grab her. Sydney on the other hand is not very enamored by the little creature we call Claire.
• Loves to stare at her mommy. The last two times we were at church she just wanted to stare at me, no matter who was holding her.
• Lights up when she sees her daddy.
• Has a brand new thing where she throws her head back and arches her back backwards.
• Is beyond adorable and loveable!!!
  

Claire meets Everleigh

We brought Ami and Scott dinner and met baby Everleigh on Saturday night. Even though it was only four short months ago, it is hard to believe Claire was ever that small! She is soooo beautiful and such a well-behaved baby! I was in awe at how Everleigh could be awake and not crying! When Claire was that age (2 weeks), when she was awake she was either crying or eating! I am so glad Ami has a good baby after how hard her pregnancy was. Claire and Everleigh will have so much fun together when they're older!


Josh already wants #2. He just doesn't admit it.
I gotta say, she looks pretty comfy in my arms!

Claire wins the most mobile award

You never know what kind of photo opportunity you're going to have when you pull out the camera. This afternoon while Daddy napped, I organized Claire's clothes in her nursery. I laid her on her tummy on her Boppy and gave her a toy. She played for a few minutes and then I laid on the floor a couple feet in front of her. I snapped several shots of her in action. The following 9 pictures prove that I have the MOST MOBILE 4 MONTH OLD EVER! Amazingly, she never lets go of the toy in her hand! She's so smart. :) And cute. And loveable. And adorable. And funny. Okay, I'm smitten.

(also note her Vikings outfit that Auntie Bethanie gave her today!)

Step 1: Look at the Mommy and flash my million dollar smile.

Step 2: Place toy near mouth and lean forward.

Step 3: Shove bum in air.

Step 4: Lean to the right.

Step 5: Lean to the left.

Step 6: Roll over and off the Boppy!

Step 7: Roll from back to tummy! All while holding on to my toy.

Step 8: Smile because I am so proud of myself!

You can see where she started and where she ended up! Note her leg is stuck under the crib. I had to help her with that one- she's only 4 months, she can't do everything herself!