The Many Faces of Claire

Babies are so sweet when they are sleeping!

A dramatic pose.

Big yawn!

A thousand mile stare.

A little drowsy.

Claire's Style

Some pics of Claire in some of her cute outfits. She is now able to wear a lot of the adorable outfits that everyone has bought her instead of just onesies.

How quickly they change!

Claire the day she came home from the hospital.

Claire seven weeks later.

Drum Roll Please...

My brother, Stephen, and his wife, Jessica, found out today that they are expecting a boy! Now my parents will have one of each. My dad is already looking forward to days spent at the ball park. Stephen said the baby had the hiccups during the ultrasound. How sweet! The baby is tentatively named Noah James but that may change by the time he arrives in January. We can't wait to meet this little guy!

Miracle Water

Our sweet baby has had a difficult start to her week. I have suspected for a while that she has issues with reflux but her symptoms have been manageable. Well, that all ended on Monday. She was incredibly fussy all day Monday and wouldn't nap for very long. By the end of the day, she was having inconsolable crying jags. She cried hysterically off and on from 10pm - 1 am and didn't sleep well after that. It continued through Tuesday while I did some research. Several other moms posted on some websites that they had used Gripe Water for their child's reflux so I sent Tim the information and he volunteered to go and get it after work. When he got home, Claire was crying pretty hard so we went ahead and gave her some. Within 15 minutes, she was calm and happy and she did well for the rest of the night and she's had a great day today. Here's proof:


Tim also bought a wedge pillow for her crib so that she isn't sleeping flat on her back. I'm not sure yet if this is going to help. She's such a squirmy baby that I keep finding her at the bottom of the pillow.

Correction

Okay, trying to blog with an infant in your lap can cause some inaccuracies in your recall. Claire weighed 10lb 14oz at the doctor's this week. That makes a bit of a difference. Have a good Sunday!

Claire at 6 W eeks

We have had quite a busy week -- well, busy for us. Our good friend Laurel came by and spent the afternoon with us on Tuesday. On Wednesday, my cousin, Courtney and uncle, Buddy, came by as well. Then on Thursday we had a visit to the pediatrician's office for our two month check-up where Claire weighed in at 9lb 14oz and 22.5 inches long. She received one oral immunization and four shots. This week we've been introducing her toys to her and she has really started to enjoy them. She is still smiling a lot and is now sleeping 4-5 hour stretches at night. I have tried to take more pictures this week and I think we captured some great moments. Here they are:

Cousin Courtney

Uncle Buddy

She is so gosh darn cute!

Sleep smile

I had to buy her something nice after she received 4 shots so
I bought her the most adorable swimsuit for next year.

Look at those ruffles! Too much fun!