momma and claire

I will stand by you

I will help you through

When you’ve done all you can do

If you can’t cope

I will dry your eyes

I will fight your fight

I will hold you tight

And I wont let go

Family Day

We don't get too many family days together...so when we had a chance this weekend we took advantage of the photo opportunities.

Truly a momma's girl

Christening

This past weekend we were honored to give Claire back to Jesus as she was baptised in his name.

We were so happy to have the pastor who married us baptize our little princess.

Proud Godmother and Godfather Aunt Jessie and Uncle Shu.

Mom's Christening Gown

Last year my mom made a baby girl christening gown and baby boy christening jumper made from her wedding dress.
We are honored to have Claire wear it for her baptism.
This beautiful dress will be kept in the family for future little girls on their baptism day.

Baby Doll

We recently had Claire's photos done by a friend, and she was a perfect angel! She sat pretty and smiled for over 2 hours.
More photos from this session to come.

Raspberry Attempt

Claire has been trying and trying to mimic raspberries...this was the closest she had ever gotten. Now she is a pro.

Splish Splash

This was our first attempt in the "big tub", and Claire learned how to make a wet mess very quickly...

Raspberries

Apples....yuck?

Cousin play date

We had cousins Liam and Lillie over for a play date! We had a tea party, ate dinner, then all 3 kids decided to melt down.
At that point it was adult play date, and the wine came out. :o)

Liam helping Lillie onto the chair...what a nice brother he is.

Pretty Princess

Why does time seem to be flying by?
Claire is already 7 months (by our weekly calculations)
She weighed in at 15 pounds 13 ounces and 27 inches long.
She is a good little sleeper, napping up to 4 hours a day and sleeping almost 9 hours straight at night, as long as the tooth
fairy isn't in town helping her teeth breaking through another layer of gums.
Sitting by herself, reaching for toys, playing peek-a-boo, and giving kisses are her new tricks...along with
separation anxiety and stranger danger!
I am sorry if Claire has cried when you held her, or looked at you like you have 3 heads.
This stage will soon pass and she will be running and playing with everyone.
I love this age and wish I could freeze these "firsts" moments forever.

Bunny girl

I got these ears for Easter, and I love them so much that we put them on almost every day for a photo op. We're ready for Easter!

Raspberries

Claire is a sponge these days! We have been trying to teach her raspberries, and she has been trying so hard to get them down! She still couldn't quite get it out in this photo, but today she can do them on cue. I will try to load some videos of her mimicing mommy, if blogger will let me. I have so many good videos, but for some reason the site is not working correctly... :o/

Oh that smile

This little girl lights up my world. She's my best friend, my everything. I can't imagine what we did before she came.

Beanie

We had a photo session in our sunroom today... and bean sure knows where the camera is, and how to cheese it up!

Blankies

Claire's 2 favorite things these days...besides mommy and daddy.

More food momma!

Claire started eating cereal just a few days shy of six months. It took some time for her to get used to it, but now she absolutely LOVES it. This past week we have started making homemade fruits and veggies and introducing her to them. She prefers her cereal over apples, carrots and pears. We even have to mix her fruits and veggies in her cereal in order to get her to eat them! What a weirdo. :o)

teething?

Dear baby teeth,
we are finally sleeping, all night long! And now you decide to come along and ruin it? Can't you wait another month?! I don't even see visible evidence that you are here, but I know you are lurking behind my little one's gums, waiting to spring on her. I wish you would hurry up already so we can get back to normal....of course until something else changes, and we're thrown off track again.
Thanks for listening,
Mommy

somebunny's sitting up!

What a big bean!

Happy Valentine's Day!