Claire rolled over today after weeks of *almost* rolling over!! She would get the whole way over, and get stuck with her arm under her body and her head too heavy to lift! Here she is in all her rolled over glory (she's not looking too hot about being over, is she?)
Last week Claire turned 3 months! Man--time flies!! :)
Here's a picture since I'm not the best blogger...
Well...12 weeks old...Can't believe that! Look at that smile too...Claire is getting so big! We had to purchase the next size cloth diapers cause those cute little small fuzzibunz were just not cuttin' it. Much better fit and we're learning what we like...The diaper in the picture is Imse Vimse and it has cute little zoo animals on it...Claire is so cute with her cloth diapered bottom!
If you look really closely, her shirt says "Babies United for BreastMilk"...It was an omen for the morning really...She was protesting with her shirt, even though daddy got her dressed...
We're going to try to start giving her a morning bottle as much as we can to get her used to those things...She hates them right now, but has to learn so I can go back to work in the fall...It makes me think very hard about health care and the United States and why mothers don't get more time off to be with their babies. It is just so sad to me that I'm frustrated that my baby DOESN'T want the bottle...when I love nursing her, and she's so good at it, and it's so good for her and I. I'm so thankful to have all this time to just be with her and nurse her and not have to worry about bottles and pumping--four whole months! I'm so lucky really! We should all move to France where moms have a whole year paid maternity leave...oh to be so lucky!
Anyway--enough of a rant....I love my baby girl and am having so much fun seeing what she can do! This morning she grabbed my shirt and tried to pull herself closer to me....oh so cute! And I can't believe that next Tuesday she will be 3 months old! The time really does fly and I can't believe she's so big! :)
Happy 12 week birthday, Miss Claire!
Dear Jason,
What a fun time this has been to see you go from barely knowing how to hold Libby July to being a pro diaper changer for our new little one. You've only been a father for two and a half months, but you are doing a great job! You are so important to our family and to my sanity, and you are an amazing husband and father to little Claire! Thank you for being my support! She loves you so much (even though sometimes she's a little mama's girl!) and so do I! Happy Father's Day!
Claire is a happy girl again today...hopefully it continues! I took her Raggedy Ann pic this morning...Happy 10 weeks girl!
This is the best I could get! She was all over, laughing and smiling and moving around...So enjoy the huge smile!! Jason says she's "slow to warm up" but today at Meijer, she was smiling and laughing at this old man behind me in line...He was whistling at her and tickling her feet while I was unloading my cart...and she was LOVING it! :) So cute to see her growing and developing into a little personality! :)
Claire got her 2 month shots on Monday and for the last two days has been the biggest fussy-bunny you've ever seen! Either crying, sleeping, eating, or sitting calmly IN MOMMY'S ARMS...Don't think I'd get a very pretty 10-week picture, so I'll wait a few days and take it! :)
For now--here's a few from the week!
Pool Day at Grandma's!! Not too excited about the sunglasses!
Today Claire is 8 weeks old! Can't believe that this weekend she will be two months! Time flies and my little newborn baby is already changing so much!
So this weekend we had Claire's Baby Dedication at Wildwind Community Church. What a fun and special night to dedicate our baby to God and commit to grow her to know about the love that Jesus has for her and for the world.
My parents came to Wildwind for the special service, and Grandma even bought Claire a cute lacey outfit for the occasion! Thank you Grandma!
We got to share the spotlight with the Julys and that is so special because we want Libby and Claire to grow up together and become friends, and because Jori and I have been praying for our pregnancies and babies for awhile. Jori and I shared a bit about the testimony with the church...
Jason held Claire and she basically cried and upstaged Jori and me the whole time we were speaking...
We love you Claire and can't wait for you to grow up to be the woman of God we know you will become!
Last weekend my ittle baby seestor graduated from big ol' college! Yikes! I'm so old! It was Claire and my first night away from Jason and also our first big weekend trip! We made it through Thursday night, and luckily Jason came on Friday and stayed with us through Sunday...We had fun, ate good food, and hung out with the fam a lot! We also got to watch Carolyn walk in Graduation on Saturday afternoon! Yay for Baby Cunga! Jason, David and I got Carolyn a bike for graduation, and that was very fun to surprise her with on Sunday night when she got home from Grand Rapids! We were very excited about the gift, but she was even more pumped!
So here goes. I'm going to try to post a million blogs right now to update you on our life. Get ready!
First off--Claire last week, at seven weeks old!
She's got definitive pirate eye in that picture!
So I've been really bad at posting things more than once a week on our blog, but I've been really good at being a great mommy and a wife! Yesterday Claire and I went grocery shopping (a feat in itself!) and saved 53 dollars--and only spent 35!! Woo-hoo! I'm kind of excited about the coupon shopping!
So Tuesday was Claire's six week birthday and yesterday was my six week OB appt. All is well and I'm healing great, although Claire cried the entire visit. She has been SO fussy lately--not fun for mommy and daddy!
Here's the pics with her best friend Raggedy Ann!
Doesn't it look like she's actually looking at the camera! So cute!
Yesterday was Claire's five week birthday! Above is a "family self portrait" and below she is with her best friend Raggedy Ann. So big! Today we took her to the doctor and she is 13 lbs 10 oz, 23 inches long, and she SMILED at the doctor...He thinks she is SO smart and so do I!
So cute and sleepy on daddy's chest!
On Mother's Day I read while Jason made us lunch!
Love my Moby! Still getting used to it, (and so is Claire as you can see)...but it's fun and will be great for getting work done when she has more head control!
Here's a picture of my baby wearing her new outfit from grandma...Grandma's on vacation this week and is missing the baby Claire...So here you go grandma--we love you and miss you too!! Happy Mother's Day!
Look at those beautiful eyes!
"I'm the cutest, chubbiest baby in the whole wide world!"
She found her thumb! I love the cuteness--and don't even care about the thumbsucking!
And the cutest bottom on the planet--look at that heart!!
Week Four has been fun--Claire is starting to be so much more aware of her surroundings, looking around, seeing us, paying attention to what we are doing around her...and even smiling a lot (not necessarily at us, but still...)
Today she is four weeks old! Wow!
Look at those fingers...so beautiful!
And those toesers!!! Love them!!
This is a dress that my grandma bought for me when I was a newborn...There's a picture of my grandma holding me wearing it...and my mom wanted one too! So cute!
I can't believe it's already been three weeks and I can't believe it's ONLY been three weeks! Happy Birthday little Claire! You are so big!
(and also sooo sleepy during this picture)
In order to cheer up my seestor and get her through finals and the end of school, Claire and grandma and grandpa and I videotaped this little snippet to make her smile.
We love you Auntie-Poopie-Pants-Number-Two!! We miss you and can't wait for you to be home for the summer!!!!
I can't believe it's been two weeks already! So amazing!
Happy Two Week Birthday Claire!
Living in the College Culture neighborhood in Flint has been a lot of fun for Lisa and I the last few years. We have a great neighborhood for going for walks, riding bikes, and access to an awesome library, theaters, and Flint's top notch museums within walking distance or a 60 second drive. One of the other things that I have really enjoyed about living where we do is our proximity to Flint Farmer's Market. Whether looking for some fresh veggies, grains, poultry or looking for a good breakfast spot on a Saturday morning the Flint Farmer's Market has provided a plentiful harvest time after time.
This year we've decided to take our awesome experience to the next level. We are joining our first ever CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). The idea is simple but profound and makes positive impacts on several levels. A family pays for a season's worth of fresh veggies (and other market goodies like eggs, fruits, and grains)in advance and week after week they pick up their "share" of the harvest at local distribution points. For about $15 a week we'll be enjoying organically grown goodness for a price that beats the local grocery store and we won't even have to do the shopping! This system helps farmers with much needed season start up costs and helps families by providing the freshest, in season, locally grown product as possible. The CSA is good for the farmers, the families, and the community. It's nice to know that my veggies didn't have to be sprayed with preservatives and shipped across the country to get to my dinner table.
I am sure we'll be trying some new veggies that I have never even seen before but in the name of health, loving my neighbor, and caring for God's Creation I'm glad to give it a go.
We will be splitting a full share with Lisa's parents. A full share is enough to feed a family with kids or 4 adults. We'll be joining a CSA at a farm in our hometown of Davison just 10 minutes away and will be picking up our share at the Flint Farmer's Market about 2 minutes away. We're using Nature's Pace Oraganics and I can hardly wait to see what arugula tastes like!
To find a CSA in you area visit Local Harvest!
On Claire's one week birthday we had a Libby July over for a playdate with her parents....so cute! I can't believe how big three-month-old Libby is compared to one-week-old Claire...They are so cute though...and we parents had fun too!
