Here is our little bathing beauty in the tub the other day. She loves bath time and kicks and splashes so much that I have to put her little tub in the big tub instead of the sink like I used to.
Here is our girl about to go on a walk with Mary. It’s the first time out for her Patagonia coat – a gift from JP and Debbie. It’s so puffy you can hardly see Clare’s face – but she stayed plenty warm on that walk!
Clare’s favorite thing is to sit and talk to someone. Here she is talking and laughing with Daddy. She’s a very strong baby and we joke that she as perfect posture. She’s getting to the point where she doesn’t like to lean back in her bouncy seat or on pillows, she wants to be straight up. She actually does a little stomach crunch and lifts her head off the ground a couple of inches trying to pull herself into a sitting position if she’s laid back. She loves to sit in her Bumbo chair and really loves ‘standing up’ like she is here. Seriously, J is just balancing her, she is holding herself up with her legs. She also has a really strong back and can hold herself while we pull her up by her hands. I suspect that once she figures out balance and control our little girl will get mobile very quickly using all of these muscles she’s developing.
Finally, here are some pictures of the kitchen remodel. J and Dad have done an amazing job with it and I can hardly believe it’s the same dingy little kitchen. The cabinets are in, one last countertop needs to be installed, we’re putting in a microhood and then it’s all cosmetic. It will be soooooo nice to move back into my kitchen – between the construction and living in boxes the house is chaos and I’m really excited to put it all back together.
Just about every evening and weekend for the past two weeks has been spent on this project. Big thanks to J and Dad for all of their hard work!!
