First Steps

I saw Clara take her first official steps on Friday morning. This video was Friday afternoon. She has gotten a little better since then but prefers to be held and carried to her destination if at all possible. I can't believe my baby girl is starting to walk!

I know I haven't kept up with this blog well. April pictures can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/kathrynmgood/April?authkey=Gv1sRgCOa4wNSQn76qUQ&feat=directlink

May pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/kathrynmgood/May?authkey=Gv1sRgCMel5YPaqbjPygE&feat=directlink

Clara - 9 Months

Sweet Clara will be 9 months on Wednesday. I can't believe it but it is true. She's quite the speed crawler and pulls up on everything she can. She has starting waving and says bye-bye. She is also very good at saying mama, but I still can't tell if she is referring to me or just says it randomly.

Clara gets into anything she can and already just looks at me and grins when I say no. She smiles a lot but not that full face smile that Caleb always had, so a little more reserved but still has plenty of charm.

She loves chasing her big brother and I love hearing them laugh together. Time 0ut for Caleb has become less effective because Clara heads straight for him while he is sitting on the stairs and starts climbing on him and the stairs.

She's a good little eater - a little more picky than Caleb was at the same age, but she definitely likes to eat.

Now if her hair would just grow a little faster!

We are so blessed and happy to be her parents - if only we could slow down time. We'll be celebrating her first birthday before I know it and that makes me a little sad.

Here are a few of Clara's 9 month photos taken this morning. http://brookekellyphotography.blogspot.com/2010/02/clara-9-months.html

Catching Up on Clara

Clara is such a delight and I am loving every minute of her babyhood. I don't know if it is that she is my second, she is a girl or that I think she is my last, but I really don't remember enjoying Caleb this much. I think I was too focused on what happens next - now I just want time to stop. It stresses me a bit that she still isn't on a real schedule but then I remember that I can barely keep a schedule for myself so I can't really ask her to eat, poop and sleep at the same times every day. She likes to be held a lot more than Caleb did - she's just needier in general. She loves her big brother and routinely goes after his hair, which makes Caleb think that she is trying to "get him." I think she is one of the most ticklish babies ever and I get a kick out of making her laugh on a daily basis.

I don't see any teeth popping through quite yet, but middle finger and index finger are pretty much attached to her mouth. She also enjoys trying to chew on my chin.

Her hair is starting to come in a bit - lighter brown, but brown just the same. Her eyes are brown as well. She may have her brother's eyelashes but she's our brown-eyed girl for sure.

Clara's still a Mama's girl, but I love how she lights up when she sees her daddy or her brother. Caleb loves it when she laughs at him. Seth thinks she is tough because she takes a lot of semi rough-housing by her brother.

We started rice cereal earlier this month. She LOVES it! Here she is before her first tasting.

Here she is during the first tasting.


And here's a video of her trying green beans for the first time. She obviously loves them :). I love how the video catches Caleb laughing at her facial expressions.

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Milestone Monday

Two milestones for you this Monday:

1. Caleb went pee-pee on the potty twice at school today! I worked with him all day on Saturday but all it got me was two puddles of pee-pee and a lot of frustration. Glad he performed for his teachers though!

2. Clara rolled over from back to stomach!


They grow up too fast....