I am absolutely amazed to say that our little bear is 7 months-old! Just the other day I was starting to put together a photo album of her photos and I couldn't even remember what it felt like to hold her when she was brand new and only 3 pounds. Now the only evidence of her preemie days is that she is smaller than other babies her age. She has made amazing strides in the last month. She now sits independently; don't get me wrong, toppling over still happens. She is able to reach for toys, though and come back to a sitting position. She transfers objects between her hands regularly and uses her hands together to manage to lift more complicated toys. She babbles and makes the most adorable expressions when she talks to you. But her laugh is really my favorite. What is even better, is that when I laugh she starts to laugh as if she knows that if I am laughing something must really be funny and she doesn't want to be left out. She is really into making noise and banging her toys on surfaces. She also still seems to be a lefty. Crawling doesn't seem that far away either... she gets on her hands and knees and seems to really want to be able to move but for now we are limited to rolling. We have plenty of drool but no teeth yet... hopefully soon! Regardless, she is a complete delight and we just can't wait to see what she will do tomorrow.
The other day when Claire and I were playing in her room, I decided to take a few pictures. She was rollin' all over the place to get to her favorite toys. I think the funniest pictures of her are those in her defeated pose: head down into the rug because she just can't get to what she wants. The best part is this only lasts a minute and then she is up playing again.
I am absolutely amazed to say that our little bear is 7 months-old! Just the other day I was starting to put together a photo album of her photos and I couldn't even remember what it felt like to hold her when she was brand new and only 3 pounds. Now the only evidence of her preemie days is that she is smaller than other babies her age. She has made amazing strides in the last month. She now sits independently; don't get me wrong, toppling over still happens. She is able to reach for toys, though and come back to a sitting position. She transfers objects between her hands regularly and uses her hands together to manage to lift more complicated toys. She babbles and makes the most adorable expressions when she talks to you. But her laugh is really my favorite. What is even better, is that when I laugh she starts to laugh as if she knows that if I am laughing something must really be funny and she doesn't want to be left out. She is really into making noise and banging her toys on surfaces. She also still seems to be a lefty. Crawling doesn't seem that far away either... she gets on her hands and knees and seems to really want to be able to move but for now we are limited to rolling. We have plenty of drool but no teeth yet... hopefully soon! Regardless, she is a complete delight and we just can't wait to see what she will do tomorrow.
It has been a bit tough to catch Claire smiling on camera recently. She is such a joyful little thing that when she smiles she is usually giggling and throwing her head back or wriggling with glee. I have MANY blurry photos of Claire smiling; I am guessing you may not be interested in seeing those. Anyway, here are a few I captured that aren't blurry.
This blog entry is officially dedicated to my sister who says she is tired of reading blog entries about Claire eating... too bad lady! She clearly doesn't understand how much fun meal times with a baby are. Our little Claire Bear loves to eat and play with her spoon. Since I am a bit more type A (shocking I know) than Ari, I tend to keep a tighter reign on her but these are pictures of Claire set loose with her spoon and some prunes... yuck! She enjoyed every second of it!
