It’s a much healthier week so far for Clarebaby. Jeremy and I are very relieved that the oral antibiotics have cleared up Clare’s eye infection and she’s smiling at us with two eyes again instead of just one.

She’s growing up so quickly and is so much fun to play with. She’s also getting more independent and will amuse herself with toys while we do other things. Of course she likes it best when we talk to her, but it does make it easier for me to get things done while she’s playing.

This last weekend we went down to Corvallis to visit with Glenn, Beth and Linda. I didn’t get any pictures of Glenn, Beth and Linda with Clare – but they had lots of fun with her. Beth especially can get Clare laughing. It was a beautiful fall day and Mom sat outside with Clare enjoying the sunshine (which has since disappeared and it poured rain today).

Our sweet little swaddled baby. Mom said she looks like a little pea pod in her swaddle.

Look at our big girl in her Bumbo seat! She love to sit up and look around.

Here she is this morning while we were getting ready for the day. She’s such a happy little cuddle bug in the morning – it makes it hard to concentrate on getting ready for the day.

The excitement for this week is that while I was in Corvallis visiting Glenn and Beth, J and my dad stayed home to fix a leak under the sink. Instead of fixing the leak, they decided to remodel our kitchen. Just kidding. J and I have been talking about remodeling our crappy little kitchen since we moved into the condo. If you haven’t seen our kitchen (which most people haven’t) you’ll have to take my word for it that it could win awards for poor design. For starters it has our washer and dryer in it, making it a laundry/kitchen. The cabinets are small and oddly laid out – and there’s not very many of them. Our widest drawer is 4 inches wide, and there is about 2 feet of useable counter space. Yeah, we didn’t buy the place for the kitchen. Anyway, J found a good deal on modular cabinets and countertops, we bought a new dryer so we can stack it on the washer, and away we go. We’re in demolition mode right now (J is pulling nails out of the cabinets as I type) but hopefully when we’re done I should have more cabinets and twice as much counter space. Yes, pictures are coming soon.

And, finally, here are some more cute pics of Clare baby. I know that nobody looks at this blog for the articles 😛