My Journal and Journey: As a Wife

This is the mom-I-just-woke-up-and-just-wanna-eat Claire look. 

As is each month, this has been a big one for Claire.  The biggest thing for us was eating baby oatmeal for the first time in her whole wide life! Auntie Kayla spent Saturday evening with us and Claire was super excited to see Kayla’s fork go up and down from dinner plate to mouth and back again. 

So…because her doctor said it was okay as of last month and because her Auntie Laura said some food before bed might help her sleep through the night, Claire had her first tablespoons of Gerber Baby Oatmeal Sunday night.  Claire was so, so excited by this addition to her bedtime routine!  Just as when I introduced the bottle at two months old, Claire knew exactly how the whole eating from a spoon thing goes.  

Justin and I wanted to hold off on giving Claire solids simply because we don’t want to push her into being big too soon.  But Auntie Laura was right, Claire is ready and that night she went back to sleeping through the night!

Our little Claire Lady is four and a half months old!  Her little personality is blooming and becoming more fun and beautiful.  

It has been fun to see which of the abundance of toys Claire has selected to be her favorites.  She gets excited every time she sees the toy I have named “Crinkly Cricket.” He is just the right size for her to hold and his wings make the crickly sound that babies just love.  He is also really good for chewing.   She loves to “taste” and chew on whatever she can get into her mouth.

Claire went to visit her doctor earlier this week.  We learned that Lady is now 15 lbs and 8ozs, 28″ long! So that puts her on the 95th percentile for heighth and 75th for weight.  Big little girl!

One of our favorite Autumn activities has been going for walks, enjoying the brisk air and fall colors.  The high winds, rain and lack of sun over the last several days have kept us from our walks. 

Today as I was heading upstairs with a load of clean laundry I noticed the sun had come out and the wind was minimal.  So, I quickly outfitted my Claire Renee in her hooded sweatshirt, unfolded her stroller, tucked blankets warmly around her and grabbed my coat.  Our quick walk was such a treat and really lifted our spirits!

Here is a picture of Claire in her stroller…most interested in the strap securing her into her stroller.

Claire enjoying a Autumn walk

Claire taking her morning nap

Claire Renee is three months old already!

She has changed so much since she first came out into the world.  When I first held my little girl she was skinny, wriggly and red.  Now she is chubby with soft beautiful baby skin.  She loves to laugh, smile, look deeply into eyes and copy facial movements. 

Claire amazes me in many ways.  Her ability to bless people is truly amazing.  When people look at her it seems as though the burdens of the world lift and all they can think of is making Claire smile. 

Having Claire has opened up a new world for me.  She has given me a differant perspective on life, people around me, put new light on old things.  As Justin and I were spending our first week with Claire, Justin remarked at how completely new the world is to her.  Claire came knowing nothing of our large, loud, confusing, complicated world.  He said she doesn’t know what a name is, what colors are (let alone which are which), that there are even people.  It is amazing!