Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone. Not much new here to report. Here are just a few pictures of Claire. Hope you all enjoy.

My First Fathers Day!

Well today we celebrated my first Fathers Day. What a fun day! We took Claire over to Grandma Deb's brothers house and we got to go swimming. She did pretty good with swimming, got a little upset, but overall had a good time. She smiled at everyone, got to play, and we had a great time. Thank you Deb for the pictures! (We brought our camera, but forgot the battery....DUH!)

Claire had her six month check up about a week ago. She now is 17lbs and the doctor says she looks great. She is average height and weight for a baby her age. She rolls around like a tumble weed and loves to play! She loves to reach for your face and play with you nose and lips. The doctor has put her on stage two foods also. She grew out of size 1 diapers in what seems like a only a month. She now wears size two and Sara said we may want to buy a small pack of size three's to see how they fit. She grows up a little more every day. She is a very serious baby. She smiles a lot but we do not get many laughs out of her. I try all I can to make her laugh. I do get pretty lucky sometimes. When she does laugh it is the best sounds in the world

I kind of got to thinking today that only about six months ago we brought home this little 5lb. 3oz baby. I look back at the pictures and she was all skin and bones. I think back and remember how absolutely scared I was. You would think that when the hospital sends you home with a baby as small as Claire was that they would send a nurse or owners manual home with her. You wonder how each day would go and I would pray that she would grow to be smart and strong. Then six months later you think back and realize how fast time has flown by. You see her now with her chubby little cheeks, arms, and legs. You hear her talking to herself when she wakes up in the morning. When you walk into her room to get her there she is, smiling up at you and just so happy to see you. She plays with you, reaches for you, and makes my day an absolute joy! I pray that she does not grow up to fast. I have so much to look forward to and cherish every minute I have with her. I love you Claire, just promise that you will not grow up to fast on me.

Claire swimming with her cute suit on

Claire and daddy swimming

I love my laptop mommy & daddy bought me

The many expressions of Claire

Still working on my laptop

She was hilarious this night! Look at this face

So so cute!

New Video

We just made this video. She is a giggling fool! TO CUTE! I hope you all enjoy.

Memorial Day Weekend Pics

Hey everyone. Attached are a few pics from the weekend. We went up to the cottage and spent the day with Dad and Deb. It was a lot of fun. It was a perfect way to spend a day!
Claire is doing great. She has been rolling over from her back to her stomach and just over the last two days has been rolling back over from her stomach to her back. She talks all the time now also. She is getting her own little personality. We are trying to get some videos of her rolling over and talking. Hopefully we will have some soon. Our love to all.

The next two pics are pics Deb took. Just awesome!

Relay For Life

Friday night we packed up and headed to Cumming to participate in Relay for Life. Deb is a cancer survivor and does the relay every year. We had a lot of fun and cannot wait to go again next year. Here are a few pictures taken from the evening.

Sara, Claire, and Courtney

Claire chilling in her stroller

The dads and their little girls

Look At Me.....Growing Up Fast

I know I have only been posting once a month lately. Shame on me! Claire is growing up fast. She just turned 5 months on this past Saturday. She has started reaching and holding things, she loves to play in her excer-saucer and jumper-roo, and she has started eating fruits and veggies. She is so much fun! She laughs and smiles all the time. She loves to sit up and have us hold her as she stands up. She HATES laying down. She has been sleeping from around 9:30pm to 8:30 or 9:30am the next morning. All in all everything is good.

I hope everyone enjoys all the pictures below from Justin and Heather's wedding and also Mother's Day. If you get a chance check out more pictures of them from their wedding at www.lindsey-turnerblog.com. The photographer Lindsey did a great job with pictures and Sara and I hope she can take pictures of Claire when she turns 1. She is one of the most talented photographers I have ever seen. Her pictures are amazing. Also, special thanks to Deb for the pictures of us at the wedding. She took some great pics with her new mack daddy camera and they are fantastic. Love you Deb!

Our love to all!

Sara, Wesley, Grandma, Auntie Anne, Claire, and ISara, Wes, Claire and I

Grandpa, Claire and I

The greatest picture of Claire!

I love this picture! It is so awesome!

The bride, groom, and LuluClaire in her dress that Grandma Deb bought her

Nanny and Claire

Mommy and Claire. SOOO CUTE!

Claire Bear

Claire and I at Justin and Heathers Wedding

Claire and Mommy at Justin and Heather's wedding

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone. It was Claire's first Easter. First things first though. Claire had her four month doctor appointment Thursday. She weighed 13lbs and was 23 1/2 inches long. The doctor said she is average height and weight. The doctor also said that Claire can start eating fruits and veggies. Claire has started eating apple sauce, sweet peas, and sweet potatoes. She is doing great and the doctor said she is very strong. She is now sleeping 9-11 hours a night. The doctor said that is not normal but not a bad thing either. The doctors had no complaints.

Saturday, Claire went on her first Easter egg hunt. Claire found 6 eggs (with the help of mommy and nanny). Claire won a stuffed bunny, a new book, and a pair of sunglasses.

Claire had a great Easter. Lulu came over to hang out with Claire and play for a while. We had a lot of fun and ate some really good ham, corn souffle, broccoli and rice casserole, and salad. Heather brought some really good cupcakes. It was a very nice Easter.

We hope all of you had a great Easter. Our love to you all.

Mmm! Sweet Potatoes.

Daddy and I hanging out.

Claire at her Easter Egg Hunt.

Claire and mommy after church.

They are so beautiful.

Happy on Easter!

Claire and Lulu hanging out.They will be trouble someday.Lulu is a doll!

Too cute.