Sorry for the lack of updates, our lives have been a bit crazy... but I will get to that in a bit. As you can imagine, having a new baby at home is like having a magnet for everyone you love. It has been so fabulous to have our house full of loved ones coming to see Claire... and Ari and I. My mom has already been here four times! Thank goodness, too. I am not sure what we would have done without her support through Claire's hospitalization and the holidays. She also has gotten us organized, painted Claire's room and our master bath, as well as sewed drapes for Claire and our au pair's room. She also did about a year's worth of our ironing (I hate ironing!). Now I know that as a mother I should be aiming to be the best mom I can be, but how can I ever compete with that? Oh, I didn't even mention the numerous errands she ran as well as cooking and serving delicious meals. I wish she would move in! I love you mom!! I digress... so mom was here cuddlin' Claire and of course taking care of us. Then Jenn came in to town so she could meet baby Claire before jetting of to Australia. It is so funny to watch her and my mom interact, its like my mom has two Jen's. The visits were full of cuddling, cuddling, and more cuddling... but check out the picture of Jenn reading to Claire, it is too cute. Also too cute are the outfits that Jenn and her parents gave to Claire!
After a fun trip to Jungle Jim's, a six acre grocery store... I am not exagerating, it was time for Jenn to go just in time for us to pick up Marine, our au pair. It was like greeting our long lost French relative. She is so cute and gracious. She loves everything we cook for her; she says everything is "delicious." Of course she is trying to teach me to say that in a very cool French way, but I just can't get it. Ari has definitely caught on to more French than me!
Sorry for the lack of updates, our lives have been a bit crazy... but I will get to that in a bit. As you can imagine, having a new baby at home is like having a magnet for everyone you love. It has been so fabulous to have our house full of loved ones coming to see Claire... and Ari and I. My mom has already been here four times! Thank goodness, too. I am not sure what we would have done without her support through Claire's hospitalization and the holidays. She also has gotten us organized, painted Claire's room and our master bath, as well as sewed drapes for Claire and our au pair's room. She also did about a year's worth of our ironing (I hate ironing!). Now I know that as a mother I should be aiming to be the best mom I can be, but how can I ever compete with that? Oh, I didn't even mention the numerous errands she ran as well as cooking and serving delicious meals. I wish she would move in! I love you mom!! I digress... so mom was here cuddlin' Claire and of course taking care of us. Then Jenn came in to town so she could meet baby Claire before jetting of to Australia. It is so funny to watch her and my mom interact, its like my mom has two Jen's. The visits were full of cuddling, cuddling, and more cuddling... but check out the picture of Jenn reading to Claire, it is too cute. Also too cute are the outfits that Jenn and her parents gave to Claire!
After a fun trip to Jungle Jim's, a six acre grocery store... I am not exagerating, it was time for Jenn to go just in time for us to pick up Marine, our au pair. It was like greeting our long lost French relative. She is so cute and gracious. She loves everything we cook for her; she says everything is "delicious." Of course she is trying to teach me to say that in a very cool French way, but I just can't get it. Ari has definitely caught on to more French than me!
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