This video is from my phone, so not sure on the quality, but I've been meaning to share it for a long time and am glad to finally have the time to put it on the blog. Can't remember exactly how old she was in this - I think around 5 months.
And another video from a few days ago. It is HARD to make this girl laugh and giggle, but every now and then something tickles her for no apparent reason. Hope this makes you smile, Dr. Long - and I told you the puppy met with her approval!
We had an outing today to lunch with a friend and this was Claire's outfit. So fun what you can throw together for a baby to wear. The shirt was gifted, the hat a hand-me-down, the overalls a thrift store purchase, and the shoes a $1 sale at the consignment store (but new in the box). The look - priceless! :)
Consider this a sneak preview for the family portraits to be taken this weekend. Daddy bought her this tutu swimsuit for Valentine's Day. Sooo adorable!
Look at her big girl shoes! Another $1 find at the consignment sale and she's already trying to walk in them. She is seriously pulling up on everything (and everyone) already. Mommy is sooo not ready for this!
If only the lighting had been better - this was a cute, cute picture. She loves to play in my jewelry box and with these little electric tea lights. Don't worry, folks, she is heavily supervised, I realize the choking hazards, etc. But doesn't she look adorable with the necklace on her head like a little tiara? You know, for all our talk about not having a girly girl, her mom sure is bad about dressing her up like one!
Cousins Stone, Mercy, and Wyatt sent some toys over for Claire recently and right at first, she didn't know what to think about them. A LOT of them made noise, and we are pretty quiet around our house. However, she has learned to like most, if not all of the toys that we decided to keep. Whenever she plays with this schoolbus (one of Stone's personal favorites), she does two things. First, she pulls out the little girl. Don't ask me how she knows that the girl is the one for her, but it's always the girl. And second, she turns the bus over and plays with the wheels. So, what do you think? First female mechanic in the family? Hey - in today's economy, I'd encourage that over a degree in liberal arts!
Mommy is starting to get a little freedom to get some things done around the house even when Claire isn't napping now that she is so much more capable of playing alone. Sitting up and able to get around a bit, she shows some signs of crawling, but is sooo much more interested in walking, which she does on her tippy toes. I never have to worry about leaving her alone while she plays, however, because she is never alone. The putty is her constant companion, as seen here.
Everybody loves daddy-daughter pics! Here are the two of them in their boots. Our next-door neighbors have a 13 month old little girl and a month old little boy (no, not on purpose), and Claire is happily sandwiched in between these two ready-made playmates. They have been so kind to pass along Katie's clothes and shoes to us, and Claire is shown here in a cute pair of black boots that Katie sadly was never able to wear. God bless hand-me-downs! I think I'll hardly have to buy this girl anything to wear or play with until she's much bigger!
With brown bear when I did her hats photo shoot the other day
Seriously, does it get any better than this?
At the doctor's office before her six month shots (her Mimi says this is the most beautiful picture of her to date). :)
At the doctor's office after her six month shots - Poor baby. (FYI, I had the camera at the ready when I put her back in her seat because I had said something to her Mimi about taking a before and after shot - I was not sitting there fiddling with the camera while she suffered.)
New shoes to help her in her newest quest to get moving!
We think it might be about time to put away the bouncy seat. It's becoming a bit of a hazard since she's decided she would rather sit up straight and tall now than recline...
Her favorite toy is on her toy shelf - Irving (or the Putty as we call him). He seriously LOVES to play with Claire. He's always laying right beside her when she plays or watching from overhead if she's on the floor. He lets her pull his hair, whiskers, ears and tail without complaining a bit, but the other day he did run away when she bit him - and she doesn't even have teeth yet! |
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