Clara - Two Month Appointment

Believe it or not (I can't), Clara turned two months old four days ago. She had her doctor's appointment on Monday morning, and doc said she is thriving beautifully. Unlike her short brother, she is in the 75th percentile for height and weight. She's right at 11 1/2 pounds now!

She's found her fingers and she loves playing with them.

We have a couple others from this session where she is actually smiling, but this picture made Mommy smile. She is definitely more serious than her goofy brother.

"Thank you God for..."

A few more from last weekend

Clara ready for the boat, which she didn't get to ride. Maybe next time she'll be big enough for a life jacket.

Worn out!

Uncle Cas came by to play with Caleb and meet Clara for the first time.

Outside

My parents have a beautiful backyard, and Caleb really enjoyed playing in a new outdoor area.

Unlike Bella, their cat actually let Caleb get close to her. She didn't like it when Caleb tried to feed her a stick though....

Eating smores for the first time!

On the Lake

We spent a long weekend in Hickory NC at my parent's house. Caleb had a great time riding Granddaddy's boat. It made me nervous because he is so active and doesn't quite grasp the concept of safety yet, but I was glad to see him have so much fun.

Caleb loved a good time riding in the tube with Daddy. We wanted Daddy to go first by himself and let Caleb watch. We kept saying "Watch Daddy." Caleb's response was "Watch Caleb?" which he pronounces KA-LEEB like I named him an African name.

Clara at 6 Weeks

Clara turned 6 weeks this past Sunday. Somehow it is both hard to believe she has been here that long and hard to remember life before her. She seems to be more serious than Caleb but may have a little goofy side too. She is definitely a bigger baby - in both height and weight than Caleb was and I'm curious to see how she measures in at her 8 week appointment. Thankfully she hasn't had the reflux issues that Caleb had, but she has been fussier in the evenings that he ever was. She nurses really well though - something Caleb couldn't do, which caused me to pump exclusively for 5 months. I'm so thankful she is a good eater and sleeper.

She's losing her hair just like Caleb did, although it seems to be falling out a little more gracefully. I think she looks like a sweet old man in some pictures.

She started smiling back at us and cooing a little sometime last week. It lights up my world every time I see it. Here's some video I managed to catch:

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"I Cookin"

I took these pictures to document Caleb's first tent made of blankets and sheets - a childhood favorite of mine, but I got pictures of a much cuter scene. Caleb likes to pretend to cook. Here is our conversation:

Caleb: I Cookin'
Mommy: What are you cooking?
Caleb (as he stirs plastic food): I cookin' strawberries.
Mommy: What are you to put on the strawberries?
Caleb (looking confused): I cookin'
Caleb (a little while later): Strawberries and chocolate!
Mommy: Chocolate is a very good thing to add to strawberries. One of mommy's favorites.
Caleb: I hear beepin! (He is referring to our stove/microwave timer that tells us the food is done. He didn't really hear beeping.)
Mommy: Are the strawberries done?
Caleb: Yeah (as he stirs and then puts a strawberry to his mouth). Yummy.
Caleb (as he puts one to my mouth): Like it?
Mommy: Yes, yummy!

I think it is so cute that he likes to cook. I guess it shows that mommy and daddy really do cook around here. We went to a friend's house this past Saturday night and Caleb was playing with 2 two-year-old little girls, which meant a house full of girl toys. Caleb managed to find the only cars in the whole toy room. When he wasn't playing with those, he was in the toy kitchen - "I Cookin'!"

Caleb "cookin" strawberries.

Caleb under his tent.

Happy 4th!

We had a great 4th of July. We started out with a visit to the pool on Thursday afternoon.

On Friday evening we headed to the Hannolds house for a cookout and to watch fireworks. Here we are in our red, white and blue attire.

Clara slept in her car seat most of the time.

Caleb had a blast running around the golf course and jumping in the bounce house with all the other kids. He really enjoyed his cup of ice cream with M&Ms and sprinkles. When it was time for the fireworks Caleb was scared at first but then wanted to see more. He was completely worn out at the end of the night ... he slept until 9:50 a.m. on Saturday morning!