2 Month Visit

Claire went in for her 2 month check up and shots today. Mom and dad estimated her weight a bit low. We thought she would be around 7.5 pounds... she weighed in at 8 lbs 9 oz! No wonder mom's arms are toning up! This put her at 3.7% on the growth chart. She hasn't gained any ground on length but considering the size of her mom she may be destined to be on the low end of the curve. She gained quite a bit on the size of her head (she's getting pretty full of herself, eh?). She was actually barely on the growth curve relative to her head size previously but she jumped all the way up to the 6th %-tile. Mom attributes this to her massive brain development :)

Claire took her shots like a trooper. She cried but calmed down very quickly and has been sleeping most of the day. Mom had a very hard time with the shots too so she was glad when Claire returned to her peaceful sleepy self before she even finished dressing her. Tough girl!

Social Butterfly

Claire had a very busy week meeting friends and family. She was quite the social butterfly.

Wednesday she and mom headed to a shower with mom's softball team. She met fellow new softball cheerleader Meredith and had a chance to hang out with several members of the team. Many thanks to Tammy M for hosting!

Thursday Claire and mom hooked up with mom's former MENTTIUM coworkers Judy, Julie, Mary Kay and Margie for lunch. After lunch we headed up to the office to see the rest of the MTTM ladies. Congrats to Julie - Claire can't wait to meet Julie's twin boys when they arrive in January!

Friday Claire, Aunt Karey and mom went to Aunt Denise's for a shower with the Whitcomb and Helget families. Claire met many of her extended family members, including her Great Great Grandma Lorraine. Claire had a great time in her cute little white dress.



Saturday Dad, mom, Jordan and Claire attended the Helget family reunion in Hudson. Despite the rain, it was a great day. Claire met more of her extended family and stayed very warm while cuddling up with everyone.

Claire has started smiling when mom nuzzles her cheeks and in response to dad and Jordan. The smiles don't last long but we know they aren't gas and that she is just test running before she flashes a radient grin.

A lovely Saturday walk

Claire lunching while the boys and Lynne wait for her to finish.

Jonas, Emerson & Claire

Thanks to Angie who emailed me these images from our walk on Saturday.

Meeting the Irish

Grandma Joanne's side of the family had a gathering Friday night. It was a great opportunity to introduce Claire to her Irish Great Aunts and Uncles. We had a great time, Claire was the perfect babe, let herself be passed among the family and spent most of the evening snuggled up with her big sister. Grandma Joanne's family brings Claire six great uncles, four great aunts, one of the greatest Great Great Aunts a kid could have and a smattering of second and third cousins.

Great Great Aunt Jean

One of her cool second cousins - Jon. Claire already wants to go visit Jon in NYC and be in one of his indie flicks.

Great Uncle Dan

Our host, Great Uncle John

Great Uncle Brian, welcoming Claire to the clan

Great Aunt Jean

Due Date

Yesterday was the day Claire was 'due'. We didn't expect her to go full term anyway due to my size but it is still interesting to see her now and wonder if this is the weight and length she would have been had she gone full term. We estimate that she is a bit over 7 lbs based on her weight last time we went to the doctor.

Timing finally worked out and Claire made it to mass. It was a Baptism Sunday and the daughter of one of Pete's softball team mates was being baptized. Claire slept through the whole thing - Jordan tried to explain to Claire that this would be her in just a couple of months but Claire was zonked out. Father Joe was leading mass so he stopped by to finally meet Claire.

She scared the heck out of mom the other night by sleeping through the night after spending the evening with Grandma Jackie and Papa. Apparently Grandma Jackie has the magic touch as it hasn't happened since. Hmm...maybe Grandma Jackie should come by more often, eh?

Claire finally had the chance to meet her twin cousins Jake and Mitch last week. Apparently, the boys were a bit tentative to hold Claire at first but once they got the hang of it they were anxious to have another go.

First Picnic

Mom, dad and Claire headed out for a picnic of sorts last night. We hit Chipotle and went to a park not far away to sit outside and get some fresh air. Due to the lovely heat we have been in air conditioning most of the time. Claire was a trooper and waited until mom & dad had finished eating before taking part herself in the picnic.

Celebration!

Over the weekend we celebrated Grandma Joanne's birthday (don't worry, I won't tell how old). Claire was awake for much of the event to the delight of her cousins. Alex and Ryan helped Claire learn how to use her activity gym.

Ryan giving kisses to his 'baby Claire'.