Welcome to my first brag session! Quite ironic that I am choosing today since I have been so wiped out from lack of sleep. Little Claire is wonderful, but her sleep patterns are wearing me out! But, as every mom and parent knows, you are still inthralled with your little one.
Bragging may be the wrong word because that implies that someone has done something out of the ordinary or to a level not yet seen. Claire doesn't do much but just look adorable and everything she does is just so stinkin' cute! So, gushing would be a more appropriate term.
One of my favorite things to watch is her finger/fist sucking as she is talking and talking at the same time. She is developing a melodic range that would rival most opera singers all while keeping the slobber making to a maximum! Kisses are certainly not for the faint of heart and are best taken with a burp cloth nearby.
Last week, she turned over for the first time! Claire showed her determination on Saturday by spending an entire hour trying to and turning over. And it can really frustrate her when it takes too long or too much effort to get her roly-poly body flipped over. Once she gets turned over, she's not too happy. Tummy time is not her favorite hour - or more appropriately 3 minutes. But when she looks up at me with raised eyebrows over her blue-green eyes, I melt.
Most spectacular recently has been Claire's to take a bath, dry off, diaper, lotion and almost have her pj's on before she begins crying. Bathtime smiles are some of my favorite and border on miraculous. She can be fussy and grumpy seconds before and morphs into the sweetest girl in the tub. There's nothing like a nice soak to sluff off the day's troubles.
Claire displayed shades of her mother this afternoon. Desperate for a little time out of the house, we strolled over to the corner store for a Dr. Pepper treat. Silently and almost motionless, little girl takes in the green trees, sky and street sounds. She is like this for 30 minutes - never cracking a smile, talking or even uttering a fuss. We come in and I put her down on the couch. Instantly, she begins talking and jabbing fingers and fists in her mouth. I chuckled. When I am out running errands I can hardly wait to get back and give my husband a play-by-play no matter how mundane the time was. I just need to share! And so glad that my little girl is sharing with me. Hopefully (and prayerfully!) she will always want to share her thoughts, ideas and emotions with me.
Okay -I'll stop boring you right now. But before I go, I wanted to post a link for a Gerber babyfood coupon at Target. It is for $1.00 when you purchase two items. If you buy the $0.47 stage 2 babyfood, it is actually free! The greatest thing is that you can print off multiples and buy as much as you want. Don and I bought a selection of items and paid $5.78 for $25.28 of babyfood. We felt like we were robbing the joint!
http://babycheapskate.com/ You will have to go to the 07.07 archives and scroll down to the Happy Parent's Day posting for 7.21. Stock up and enjoy the savings!
Bragging may be the wrong word because that implies that someone has done something out of the ordinary or to a level not yet seen. Claire doesn't do much but just look adorable and everything she does is just so stinkin' cute! So, gushing would be a more appropriate term.
One of my favorite things to watch is her finger/fist sucking as she is talking and talking at the same time. She is developing a melodic range that would rival most opera singers all while keeping the slobber making to a maximum! Kisses are certainly not for the faint of heart and are best taken with a burp cloth nearby.
Last week, she turned over for the first time! Claire showed her determination on Saturday by spending an entire hour trying to and turning over. And it can really frustrate her when it takes too long or too much effort to get her roly-poly body flipped over. Once she gets turned over, she's not too happy. Tummy time is not her favorite hour - or more appropriately 3 minutes. But when she looks up at me with raised eyebrows over her blue-green eyes, I melt.
Most spectacular recently has been Claire's to take a bath, dry off, diaper, lotion and almost have her pj's on before she begins crying. Bathtime smiles are some of my favorite and border on miraculous. She can be fussy and grumpy seconds before and morphs into the sweetest girl in the tub. There's nothing like a nice soak to sluff off the day's troubles.
Claire displayed shades of her mother this afternoon. Desperate for a little time out of the house, we strolled over to the corner store for a Dr. Pepper treat. Silently and almost motionless, little girl takes in the green trees, sky and street sounds. She is like this for 30 minutes - never cracking a smile, talking or even uttering a fuss. We come in and I put her down on the couch. Instantly, she begins talking and jabbing fingers and fists in her mouth. I chuckled. When I am out running errands I can hardly wait to get back and give my husband a play-by-play no matter how mundane the time was. I just need to share! And so glad that my little girl is sharing with me. Hopefully (and prayerfully!) she will always want to share her thoughts, ideas and emotions with me.
Okay -I'll stop boring you right now. But before I go, I wanted to post a link for a Gerber babyfood coupon at Target. It is for $1.00 when you purchase two items. If you buy the $0.47 stage 2 babyfood, it is actually free! The greatest thing is that you can print off multiples and buy as much as you want. Don and I bought a selection of items and paid $5.78 for $25.28 of babyfood. We felt like we were robbing the joint!
http://babycheapskate.com/ You will have to go to the 07.07 archives and scroll down to the Happy Parent's Day posting for 7.21. Stock up and enjoy the savings!
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