Claire at the PKD walk 9/15/07
Claire with Jordan at the Whitcomb Family Reunion
The Whitcomb Family
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Picture Time
Claire at the PKD walk 9/15/07 Claire with Jordan at the Whitcomb Family Reunion The Whitcomb Family
Monday, September 24, 2007
New Schedule
Mom went back to work on Thursday of last week and Claire stayed home with dad. She begins her new schedule this week. On Mondays she will spend the day with Aunt Karey, Alex and Ryan. Mom & Claire headed to their house last week for a 'test run'. Claire is going to have to learn how to nap with a lot of noise around. Mom & dad think it may help her associate quiet time at night with longer sleep periods! Wednesdays, Grandma Joanne is coming up to spend the day with Claire so dad can get some work done. Mom and dad imagine Grandma Joanne and Claire are going to spend a lot of time playing and reading.
Claire has been keeping up with longer stretches of sleep at night. She usually goes down between 7pm and 9pm and sleeps for 5-7 hours. For a '7 week old' (her adjusted age) that's not too shabby. She's gotten hooked on being swaddled. Until recently she didn't like being wrapped up but as of late she seems to enjoy being snug in her blankets.
She continues to enjoy bath time and smiles when she is put into the water after getting her hair washed. Mom likes to pretend Claire is getting baptised and hopes this will prepare Claire for the real thing (no crying!).
Lately, she has taken to 'standing' while being held facing mom, dad or Jordan. She puts her weight on her legs and holds herself up while being braced. Dad has also had success with Claire's tummy time, getting her to push herself up higher and lift her head to see him. She is doing really well holding her head while being held. She has also made the transition to the Snugli as long as she is facing forward and can see the world.
Claire went to Uncle Joel and Aunt Martha's last week for her first 'offsite' babysitting adventure. Mom & dad went out for dinner and it was easier to bring Claire to their house with the hectic schedules of her cousins. Per Uncle Joel, Claire did well. Didn't even know mom & dad were gone.
Claire met many of her extended Whitcomb family on Saturday at the family reunion (pictures to be posted later) and was a trooper. She really does seem to enjoy large family gatherings.
Claire has been keeping up with longer stretches of sleep at night. She usually goes down between 7pm and 9pm and sleeps for 5-7 hours. For a '7 week old' (her adjusted age) that's not too shabby. She's gotten hooked on being swaddled. Until recently she didn't like being wrapped up but as of late she seems to enjoy being snug in her blankets.
She continues to enjoy bath time and smiles when she is put into the water after getting her hair washed. Mom likes to pretend Claire is getting baptised and hopes this will prepare Claire for the real thing (no crying!).
Lately, she has taken to 'standing' while being held facing mom, dad or Jordan. She puts her weight on her legs and holds herself up while being braced. Dad has also had success with Claire's tummy time, getting her to push herself up higher and lift her head to see him. She is doing really well holding her head while being held. She has also made the transition to the Snugli as long as she is facing forward and can see the world.
Claire went to Uncle Joel and Aunt Martha's last week for her first 'offsite' babysitting adventure. Mom & dad went out for dinner and it was easier to bring Claire to their house with the hectic schedules of her cousins. Per Uncle Joel, Claire did well. Didn't even know mom & dad were gone.
Claire met many of her extended Whitcomb family on Saturday at the family reunion (pictures to be posted later) and was a trooper. She really does seem to enjoy large family gatherings.
Friday, September 14, 2007
3 Months Today
Our little girl joined us three months ago today. We can't quite believe it has already been three months. We recently discontinued the formula supplement with her milk since the doctor said that was OK. This way we can keep the samples we have been sent and the stash of preemie formula we got from the hospital for when she moves off breast milk. Claire seems to actually be eating better without the formula. We knew without it she would want to take more as it wouldn't be as filling but she might also be going through another growth spurt.
We still don't have a consistent sleeping pattern. This is one of the areas where Claire's 'corrected age' really is evident. She behaves more like a 7 week old. All attempts by mom & dad to create a pattern have been for naught. Mom would have liked a more consistent pattern in time for her return to work, but oh well.
The weather has been iffy as of late (hail yesterday for a spell) so mom & Claire went to the mall to get out of the house. This was Claire's first shopping trip (outside of Target and the grocery store). Claire was a trooper and slept the whole time. This didn't stop her from coming home with some cute outfits.
Claire ready to head out for her trip to the mall. She obviously does not know what excitement awaits her.
Claire and Tabitha
We still don't have a consistent sleeping pattern. This is one of the areas where Claire's 'corrected age' really is evident. She behaves more like a 7 week old. All attempts by mom & dad to create a pattern have been for naught. Mom would have liked a more consistent pattern in time for her return to work, but oh well.
The weather has been iffy as of late (hail yesterday for a spell) so mom & Claire went to the mall to get out of the house. This was Claire's first shopping trip (outside of Target and the grocery store). Claire was a trooper and slept the whole time. This didn't stop her from coming home with some cute outfits.
Claire ready to head out for her trip to the mall. She obviously does not know what excitement awaits her. 
Claire and Tabitha
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Modeling for mom
Let the brainwashing begin... Claire wears her Gopher cheerleading outfit on Saturday. 
Claire sports her pink shoes from Jen E. Claire's shoe collection is a little light in mom's standards (only 4 pair!) 
Claire has been a good sport this week as mom snapped numerous photos. We're pretty confident those eyes are going to stay blue.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Nearing 3 months
9 lbs 9 oz. That's what the little chunky monkey weighed in at yesterday. Mom & Claire made another visit to the doctor to check on Claire's congestion. All is well, no issues with her ears or lungs so our doctor feels it will eventually go away. Claire has small nasal passages so any amount of congestion makes her sound like she can't breathe.
This hasn't stopped Claire from heading out on the town. Mom, dad and Claire visited the great MN Get-Together last week. Next year mom imagines Claire will make her own food requests but this year she was stuck getting what mom wanted (pronto pup, gelato, fries, cheese curds and mini-donuts -so healthy!). Claire lasted for about 3 hours in the stroller before she said enough! Feed me and get me out of this thing. Claire took her bottle in the shade and since sunscreen is a no-no we threw a blanket over her head and walked the rest of the way to the car.
Sunday we headed to the marina to visit with some of the Whitcomb family. Grandma Jackie and Papa have a slip in Bayport. Claire stayed in her stroller while we were down by the boat but came out for a visit when we got back up to the parking lot.
Wednesday Claire and mom headed out to lunch with Dianna and new babe Riley (one of Claire's future boyfriends). Mom heads back to work on 9/20 so she is packing in visits with friends and spending as much time as she can with Claire.
This hasn't stopped Claire from heading out on the town. Mom, dad and Claire visited the great MN Get-Together last week. Next year mom imagines Claire will make her own food requests but this year she was stuck getting what mom wanted (pronto pup, gelato, fries, cheese curds and mini-donuts -so healthy!). Claire lasted for about 3 hours in the stroller before she said enough! Feed me and get me out of this thing. Claire took her bottle in the shade and since sunscreen is a no-no we threw a blanket over her head and walked the rest of the way to the car.
Sunday we headed to the marina to visit with some of the Whitcomb family. Grandma Jackie and Papa have a slip in Bayport. Claire stayed in her stroller while we were down by the boat but came out for a visit when we got back up to the parking lot.
Wednesday Claire and mom headed out to lunch with Dianna and new babe Riley (one of Claire's future boyfriends). Mom heads back to work on 9/20 so she is packing in visits with friends and spending as much time as she can with Claire.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Out of the bassinet...
and into the crib. Claire made the decision to begin sleeping in her own room the other night. Actually, she spit up after one of her middle of the night feedings and the quilting needed to be washed so dad put her in the crib. Since she did well mom & dad decided it was time to make the move official. She had been napping in the crib during the day to get used to the room and the crib.
The first night was fine for Claire, but not for mom. Up every couple of hours for feedings and to check on her. Mom is having some issues with not being able to hear Claire breathing. Last night went better (as Claire pulled another long stretch of sleep) but mom still went in to check on her multiple times.
The first night was fine for Claire, but not for mom. Up every couple of hours for feedings and to check on her. Mom is having some issues with not being able to hear Claire breathing. Last night went better (as Claire pulled another long stretch of sleep) but mom still went in to check on her multiple times.
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