All alone again

Today Nanny and Papa headed back to MN. It is so quiet in the house and it feels kind of empty without them here. We miss them already. We are so grateful for all that they were able to help us with while there were here and we are so happy they were able to spend time with Claire. While they were here, they got to watch Claire eat her first bites of baby food and watch her become more coordinated with her hands.

We were also lucky to have the Streich family here to visit for a few days. Claire definitely loved all of the attention she received from Owen and Ellie. As you can see in the pictures, she wasn't left alone ever! While the Streich's were here, Claire went swimming for the first time at their hotel pool. She sat in a floaty and used the handle on it as a teether the entire time. She really seemed to enjoy being in the pool. We also went to Chucky Cheese with the kids. Claire had a good time just watching all of the activity and we all had fun being kids again for a few hours.

We are grateful to also have Roxi, Roger, Charlotte, and Mike stop in for a day on their road trip. It was so great to see them all and to be around so much family again. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit us!

Claire is now very good at grabbing toys and putting them into her mouth. She loves to have her thumb in her mouth and sometimes even gets almost her entire hand in. We are unable to tell if she will be right or left handed since she sucks on both thumbs and uses both hands to pick up toys.

Claire appears to have some discomfort with her teeth (we can't feel any coming yet) and loves to put her cold teethers into her mouth to chew on. She is sitting up easily now and rarely tips over. Her favorite toy right now is a toy piano with lighted keys on it. She has tried rice cereal, peas, squash, sweet potato, and bananas. So far she seems to like it all, as long as we feed her before she gets too hungry. If she becomes too hungry, she wants only milk.

Claire had a wonderful time getting spoiled by Nanny, Papa, and the Streich family. It is tough to know that the next time they will be able to see her, she will most likely be crawling, or possibly even walking. Hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.