Rough day

Today has been tough for Claire. After sleeping for 8 hours straight (mommy loved this!) she woke up with a cough, runny nose, and congestion. Then at 8:30am she threw up. She had her 4 month check up today so when I talked to the pediatrician about it, he said she most likely threw up from mucus draining all night and getting into her stomach. No more vomiting since then so that is good!

Claire weighs 15 pounds 12 ounces which puts her at 90% on the charts (down from 97% at 2 months). She is 24.75 inches long which is 75% on the charts. She is growing so fast and keeping up with her growth curve. On top of not feeling well, Claire had to get her 4 month shots. It was a rough day for our baby girl!

By this evening, she was shot and ready to call it a night at 7pm. We hope she sleeps well though the night and wakes up without her cold in the morning.

Getting Sick

We have been battling a nasty cold at our house this week. We aren't sure where it started but I would be willing to bet it was with Sheila's flu shot. Everyone says they help but I'm not so sure. Anyway, Claire has been watching us run around the apartment with blue surgical masks on for the last five days. There is nothing like being congested and then having to wear a mask with a runny nose. I guess this is what they mean when they say you have to make sacrifices for your kids. All in all, it's not too bad.
We are still waiting to hear from the world's worst mortage company on when we will be able to close on our house. I bet if we are all really quite, we can hear them not e-mailing me back. If they weren't giving us such good terms we would have looked elsewhere but I guess that is just the way it goes.
I hope you enjoy the video of Claire as much as I enjoyed making it.

Lovin' tubby time!

Had to share a few awesome pictures we got today of Claire during her tubby. She loves this time of day, as you can see from the pics!

Claire's first laugh!

Hard to believe Claire is already 15 weeks old. Where has the time gone? She is so much fun now. She has really started to babble lots and smiles all the time. We have been blessed with one of the best babies ever. She usually goes to bed around 7:30 or 8pm, gets up around 1 or 2am to eat and again around 5 or 6am to eat. She usually sleeps until 8 or 9am (sometimes even until 10am but only on days when Jeff is home with her!). She has been taking two to three naps during the day but only for 40-50 minutes each. I do not have any problem with that though since she sleeps so well at night.

We got to hear Claire laugh for the first time today. I was playing with her on my lap and making noises with her hands and she started to laugh! It was so amazing and awesome to hear her laughing! We cannot wait to hear more of this as she continues to grow.

The first two days with the nanny went very well. I thought for a while that we might have to look for another new nanny because Emily came for the second day and told Jeff she thinks she might have allergies to cats! I was so stressed and bummed because Emily seems to be a good fit for us. However, she had taken allergy medication and was willing to try another day. The second day went well and she said she would like to continue to watch Claire...thank God! I was not looking forward to trying to find yet another nanny to watch my baby.

We are still waiting to hear on the house. It turns out we can put in a pool, now we just have to wait for the final paperwork and a closing date. Hope you enjoy the pictures and thank you whoever it was (the ONE person) that voted for Claire looking like me...I know it was a sympathy vote but I appreciate it!

Time with family and friends

Just sharing some more pictures of our big girl. She is growing so fast. It seems like each day she gets bigger and more interactive. We are having so much fun with Claire. Saturday will be the new nanny's first day. Wish us luck. We pray that Emily ends up doing a much better job at taking care of Claire than the first nanny did!