Peas. . .No Thank You

Claire has been eating cereal for over a month now so we decided to add some veggies to her diet. She first tried carrots; which she enjoyed. Yesterday I decided to let her try some peas. As you can tell from the video she didn't really like them. I did try them again at dinner and she ate them a lot better.

Everyday Claire does something new. . .Lately she has been "talking" more instead of squealing and grunting. And then even more recent we have been hearing some consonant sounds in the midst of her talking. It is so fun to listen to her babble. I caught on video another cute "first". She has a Jumperoo that my parents got for her. I have put her in it before, but she didn't really know what to do and would just sit there. Well, yesterday she figured out how to bounce and jump and was having a good ol' time in it. (Oh yeah and I turn the camera sideways for a while, I have no idea what I was thinking. . .sorry)

Here is third video of Claire giggling. I absolutely love to hear her giggle. We never know what will make her laugh. At this particular time I had yawned and she started laughing. So I kept making a yawning noise and she kept laughing. Sorry you have to hear my annoying noises on the video too.

Look What I Can Do!!!

A Lot Has Been Happening Around Here

August has been a busy month around the Smith house. Claire turned 4 months on August 4th. On the morning of her doctor's appointment, Louisville had some serious storms that resulted in a lot of flash flooding. (Luckily it didn't flood where we live.) So we braved the storms and took Claire to her checkup. She was 24 inches long and weighed 12 lbs and 8.5 oz. Percentile wise she was 50% for height, 25% for weight, and 75% for her head circumference! The doctor said she looked great and healthy. She also received her second round of immunizations.

See my yellow band-aids?

Later that day while Claire was playing on her gym she rolled back to stomach all on her own for the first time. Grandpa Smith got to experience this moment over the phone!

On my belly

Then on August 9, we headed south to Florida. I have to admit I was very nervous about how Claire would do on the airplane and with our busy traveling schedule. But she did great the entire trip! We got up early Sunday morning for a 7:00 flight. She slept in the airport while we were waiting to board. Then while we were waiting to board we hear some little "tootles" coming from her! Great timing! She did great on the flight down. Sarah and Josh picked us up at the airport and we headed down to Adam's Granddad and Grandma Smith's house. We were able to see aunts, uncles and cousins while there. Some of whom we hadn't seen for a couple years. Adam and I also got to go out on the lake for a little bit while Claire was napping.

On the airplane. She doesn't look very happy but she did great!

Great Grandparents

Sunday night we headed to Adam's moms house. While there Claire was able to get into a pool for the first time. She wasn't exactly a huge fan, but she sure looked cute in her little bathing suit. She enjoyed chilling in Uncle J's and Grandma's arms more than swimming.

That evening we head to Yamato's, a Japanese restaurant, for a wonderful dinner!

The whole Gang!

Monday night we headed to Sanford to Adam's dad's house. Claire did a great job with all the traveling. She obviously felt right at home in her Grandpa's arms as you can see in the picture below. On Wednesday night Josh, Sarah, Adam and I headed out to Colorado Fondue for a night out while the grandparents and aunts babysat Claire. We had a great time and laughed a lot! It was just the break we needed before we came back to KY to face school. We had a great time in Florida and were not ready to come home! We love our Florida family!

Adam started school this past week so we are preparing for another busy fall. This is the first time since Kindergarten that I haven't had to "go back to school!" I feel truly blessed to be able to stay home with her and am trying to savor every moment as they seem to be passing so quickly.

Quick update

So, Claire had her 4 month check up and everything looked good. We leave for a visit to Florida in two days. I am very excited to see everyone and a little nervous about flying with Claire. Since we are leaving in two days I have a lot on my plate these days and don't have time for a full update. I just wanted to say hey and I will put up some pictures and more details about Claire when we get back!!

I'm Growing Up!

Here are a few pictures to show the fun things Claire is doing these days.

She doesn't scream immediately when placed on her tummy, and she is starting to stick that little bottom in the air in preperation for crawling.

She enjoys watching a Baby Einstein video while lounging in her Boppy.

She loves to put her hands in her mouth.

She smiles all the time.

And this picture I included because I thought it was cute!!

Finding My Voice

For the past week or so Claire had given up making her cute "oohs" and "aahs" and was only making grunting noises. We kept telling her to open her mouth and "talk" to us. Yesterday while playing in her pack and play she all of a sudden started making these squealing noises. They were cracking me up! She continued to do it later that night as well. I think she has found her voice! Sometimes she is so loud that she startles herself!!! :)

Claire is not only learning to use her voice, but she is learning to move as well. She has yet to roll over, but she is really good at arching her back. She can then scoot her body around. Take a look at these before and after pictures I took. Today she started out laying one way while we were playing. As we were playing and she was observing she turned about 90 degrees! It looks like we need to start babyproofing the house.

I started facing this way, but. . . .

I finished facing this way!

Bath Time

For a little while Claire did not like getting a bath. It didn't matter what the time of day, or what kind of bath (sponge or in her tub) she would cry the entire time. It made for a pretty stressful time. Then one day she decided it wasn't so bad after all.

Here she is getting ready to get all clean!

Hair and body wet. . . .check

Shampoo in hair with a cool hairstyle . . . check


Clean, dry and happy. . . check

Excited to take a bath