Claire's First Trip To The Cottage

Sara, Claire and I went to Grandma's & Grandpa's cottage this weekend. Grandma surprised us and made lots of hats for Claire. The hats are SOOO awesome and are adorable. Of course we tried them all on because Claire looked so cute in them. We had a lot of fun and cannot wait to do it again. I do have more pics to add but it is late and I am tired so here is a sampling of some of the pics from over the weekend. We hope you enjoy the pics of our bundle of joy.

Sleeping with my hat on.

Awake and having some tummy time with one of my hats on.

Claire flexing and showing off her muscles.

Claire enjoyed posing for pics.

Claire is #1 in our book. I am glad she agrees.

Sleep tight princess.

Growing Up!

Claire had her 1 month doctors appointment last Monday. She gained over 2 pounds since leaving the hospital and weighs 7lbs. 5 ozs. She is growning up oh so fast. The doctor said that everything looks great and that seems to be a very content baby. Claire loves her bath time a lot and lounging in her boppy. We also brought up her swing yesterday and put her in that. She had a good time in it for a little bit. It is alot different for her so I think she needs to get used to it. Sara has also been giving Claire lots of tummy time. She has started to lift her head up and look around a little bit when she is laying on her tummy. She also likes to sit up on your shoulder and look around. She has been doing very well holding her head up in small intervals. The weeks are going by so fast and every minute of every day is a new adventure.

Not much new with the family. Two nights this past week it was 6 degrees here. 6! I mean we live in GA! It is supposed to stay kind of warm.......right? We had a few snow flurries last night but not much to talk about.

We really have no new pictures. We have not been camera crazy lately because of being so busy. The next few weekends will be jammed packed. Today all of our friends are coming over to watch the football games. Next Saturday night we are going to our friends house and then Sunday it is up to the cottage to spend the day with Dad and Deb. Then the week after that we will be over to Vinny and Katie's to watch the Super Bowl. Claire will get to have a lot of new adventures over the next few weeks.

Here is a collage I did of Claire. I am going to do one every month so we can see how much she grows. Our love to all!

My First Bath and Other Events

Well this week was a week of firsts. Claire lost her cord this week. YEAH! That means bath time for Claire. Claire had her first bath today in her big girl tub. At first she did not like it at all but she finally warmed up to it and had fun. Since it is winter time she is always covered up. She has the cutest little feet and legs. She was having a great time in her bath tub.

Claire also discovered her hands this week. She has been paying so much attention to her hands. She moves them back and forth and watches them the whole time. She is fascinated by them.

Sara and I are talking about how much she has grown in a month. I remember when I first held her she was so tiny that I could really hold her in one hand. She has put on weight and grown so much that you definitely need two hands to hold her now. Plus she is a very active baby. She is always moving around and is very strong. We have been putting her in her Boppy and she has been sliding out of it because she is moving around so much. I think it is time we strap her into it.

I cannot believe a month has gone by so fast. She will be a month old on the 9th. Time really does fly.

Claire getting in her bath

Claire not happy at all with her first bath

Oh but wait.....this is kind of fun

She is so so so so cute

Still having a lot of fun

Alright! I am clean!Do I have to get out?Oh boy this is fun

All done. Can I go back in?

My hooded towel still does not fit me because I am still small

But I look really cute in my robe