becoming a monkey....

You will not believe all that I have accomplished in the past few days. I have become a fearless explorer. I pull myself up on everything, the ottoman, the shelves, the chairs, the oven, the doors, if there is a something to grab onto, I will pull myself up. Mommy has had to move lots of shiny expensive things out of my reach. Also when Mommy is cooking in the kitchen I help her with my baking utensils. I really like being helpful. My Nana comes in THREE days and I can't wait to show her all my new skills. I hope she is quick on her feet!

What's New???

So what's new? Basically I am standing as much as I can now. I stand in my crib all the time and it is very hard to put me down because now I can sit and stand and play in my crib instead of sleep. I usually play and talk for a while, then I get sad I am alone and I cry, and then I realize how tired I am and I pass out face down or slumped over in the sitting position. When I crawl I get up on my hands and feet and my butt is up in the air - you might think I am trying to get better at crawling, but actually I am trying to stand. I think I will walk by Thanksgiving. Also I had my first grown up food this week. I had macaronis with butter two nights in a row! I really like it. Less than a week until Nana comes!!

Look at Me!!!

I wonder if I will be one of those babies that walks before she ever really learns to crawl. I hope not. I hope I give Mommy and Daddy a chance to get used to my crawling before I am running all around on two feet. In the mean time I enjoy pulling myself up, standing and sticking out my tongue.

Splish Splash

Almost 8 months

You have probably been wondering what I have been up to. Mostly just crawling around and chewing on things that I shouldn't chew on. My 2 bottom teeth are coming in so I have been a little more crabby then normal. I have also been trying new foods, fresh raspberries, graham crackers and fresh peaches to name a few. Last weekend Mommy was away but Daddy and I had a great time. We went to the Aquarium and we saw lots of fish and even a tiger. I wonder if the tiger is confused about why he is at the Aquarium instead of the Zoo. I think Daddy liked the Aquarium even more than I did. I also like to steal Lucy's toys whenever I get the chance. She steals mine so we are even. I like to talk all the time. I say Da Da, Ba Ba, Ma Ma, and I am bringing back the teradactle sounds. My Aunty Caitlin and I like to screech at each other but Mommy doesn't like how Aunty Caitlin encourages me. Lately I also like to practice standing. It makes me happy to feel like a big girl. Even though I am almost 8 months now I fit into 12 months clothes and even some 18 month clothes. I enjoy listening to music and I bop my head and dance a little when I hear songs I like. My goals are to start drinking from a cup soon and also phase out my bedtime bottle because I eat such a large dinner I really do not need a bottle before bed. Daddy reads me a story for bed each night. My favorite one is That's Not My Monster. There are lots of different textures in that story and I enjoy testing them all out. The monster on the last page has big fluffy ears like Lucy and that is my monster. I have lots of exciting things coming up, Nana is coming to visit again for almost two weeks, and Aunt Barby is also coming for 5 nights. I have not met her yet, but I know I will love her. Then Mommy and Daddy are going away to Vail and they are leaving me behind. Which is crazy considering how cool I am. But Aunt Lindsay is going to play with me the whole weekend so I don't need Vail. I am also already writing my list to Santa for my first Christmas. I have been very good this year so I am expecting a big turn out. Well I am very busy and important and Mommy needs my help with something again so I gotta go....

As long as you dont drop me!

First Solid Food :)

Daddy & Me

You can tell by the expression on Daddy's face that he loves me sooo much! I am super excited to spend the whole weekend with him because Mommy is going away with Aunt Lindsay to the beach. They will be sad that they left after I tell them how much fun I had with Daddy.

1st tooth

Mom only tortured me a little bit to get this blurry photo of my first tooth. That is all you are going to get because I am cranky!

Baby Teeth

Last Saturday my first tooth came in, my bottom left tooth. And this morning Mommy noticed my second tooth is coming in. I am very happy the second one is coming in because I would have looked like a jack-o'-lantern if I had only one on the bottom. So far I am not very affected by the teeth breaking through, but I am more needy lately and I have been waking up around 5am and Mommy & Daddy do not like that at all. As soon as my teeth come in I promise to start sleeping later.

Mommy hasn't been able to capture a photo of my teeth yet, but she tries every day. Sooner or later she is going to be able to show you what my teeth look like. Right now they are just barely poking through my gums. I am very excited about all the new foods I will be able to eat once I have teeth.

Mommy & Daddy then and now..

It is hard to imagine a world without Claire, or that Mommy & Daddy were happy at all before I came along. They are very in love and I like looking at all they fun they have together.