November 14, 2010

Our Little Baby is ONE YEAR OLD!

Claire is now 1 year old. She is getting her little personality and if she wants something she is not afraid to stomp her feet and start to make a screaming noise to get it.

Claire:
-weighs 22.15 lbs (we know this from the dr. appt. for the ear infection on her bday)
-loves to push around her baby stroller that she got for her bday (thanks Adrienne)
-still puts everything in her mouth especially the rocks at the park
-eats more than Sean (loves food)
-uses a sippy cup and drinks milk (no more bottles or formula)
-had 5 ear infections this year
-goes right down to sleep in her crib at night and listens to ocean music
-still loves her pacifier
-does not like to ride in the car in her car seat
-prefers to walk over the stroller
-loves to run to the street and fall off the curb
-wants to climb up the stairs on the playground structures
-will sit in a swing for hours and go back and forth
-is taking one to 2 naps each day
-tries to say the words you are saying
-loves to be chased around the house when you say you are going to get her
-wants to be where everyone is and will cry if you leave her in the house
-likes to kick the ball and play soccer with Sean
-opens up the drawers and pulls everything out/loves to pull books off the shelf
-will wave hi and bye, puts her hands up when she is done eating, and jumps in her crib when she wants to get out
-has to have a barrette in her hair or it is in her face
-broke the bulb off of Sean's night light and started to eat it which resulted in a sliced up lip
-loves to dance when the radio is on and clap her hands
-walks over to her pictures and says her name and points to herself
-if you tell her to get the ball she goes over and gets it (wow if Sean would listen like that)
-if wearing 18 month to 2T clothes because she has a little, fat belly
-wearing size 6 shoes
-wearing size 4 diapers (we just finished the 3's)
-starts to run when she know she has something she is not supposed to
-loves to be tickled, laugh, and be tipped upside down
-thinks it is a game to throw her food on the floor if she is done with it
-Is now in the "toddler" category......no more "baby" for you!
-Is too cute and so loving.....when you open your arms she runs over and gives you a big hug!
Claire was born in the afternoon on November 10, 2010. She weighed 7lbs 7oz and was 19.5 inches tall. She slept most of the time in the hospital and never fussed.

Claire Bday

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Here is the book I made of Claire's birthday that sums it up. What a wonderful time and great weather. Thanks to everyone that came to celebrate with us.

Claire is 1

The pictures are done in reverse order so start at the last one and check out the pictures going in an upward direction.
She loved all her presents and has been playing with them since. The challenge now is to get Sean to let her play with her toys because he thinks they are all his now.
Claire was not thrilled about eating her cake and started to cry. She did not like the frosting or the big cake. Later that evening we gave her a small piece of cake and she ate it. I think all the people and the big cake overwhelmed her.
Claire's cake was a cupcake tower that included her Tinker Bell smash cake.
We had Claire's birthday party on November 6th at our community park. We wanted to do something special so we had a Luau themed party. Claire greeted her guests with her little outfit that was too cute.

Day at the Fair

We went to the state fair a couple weeks ago and were able to see the pig races, ride tons of rides including 2 Ferris wheels, and walk around. We had mini fried doughs (did not want to get the big greasy one) and some lemonade. Fun times and everyone was wiped out when we got home.

Halloween Parties

We had 7 Halloween events this year so next year we are going to scale it down a bit. The kids were able to use their costumes a whole bunch.
Sean loves to play with Joshua and he had an awesome Halloween party that included cheese stick fingers and a graveyard made from dip and pretzels. We could not get all the kiddos into the picture so we started taking them when a couple kids were seated.
Sean and Claire went to Dani and Zoey's Halloween party at the park. The weather was wonderful and the kids loved the huge Halloween cookies they were able to decorate.

Halloween Night

We went around Nana and Papa's neighborhood for the evening of trick or treating. Sean loved this spooky, scary house. Sean had a huge pumpkin full of candy but to my surprise he did not ask for a piece to eat until he came back to the house. He loved to pass out candy to the kids at the door who were trick or treating.
The kids were posing for a picture at one of their Halloween parties.
Claire was showing how she is "cute as a bug."