We took C to her first Utah game on the 2nd. It was the PITT game so it was extremely loud and we didn't bring ear plugs. She was not a happy camper. We finally got some from Guest Services, but they were adult size. Even after ripping them in half they still didn't fit. She wasn't too thrilled with the game and we spent a little time walking around outside of the game to calm her down.
I love her little pose in this picture!
We took her to her second game on the 11th. This time we were prepared with earplugs, but not with sunscreen. She got her little face and head a little burned, but not too bad. She liked this game a lot more! She was such a good girl! She watched the game, and even cheered a little. This time we had her all decked out in her Utah Cheerleader get-up. However, we forgot her bow, and people kept calling her a boy! lol Even though she was in a dress, she still got called a boy. Oh well... Next time, we won't forget the bow! The cute outfit was given by some family! THANKS GUYS!!! She looks so cute in it!
And of course the UTES won both games!!! GO UTES!!!
My Grandparents just celebrated their 5oth Wedding Anniversary! Wow... So amazing! My grandma wanted to get family pictures as part of their celebration, (the rest of the celebration included a suite at the bees game & fireworks). So we all went and had a family photo shoot and they all turned out really well! Claire did great. She wouldn't do any pictures of just her, but in the family pics she was smiling! Here are a few...
We were finally able to bless Claire on September 5th. It was such a great day! We had lots of family and friends come. It was so fun to see everyone. The blessing went great. Joe did a great job. Claire did cry a little bit, but it was because she wanted to sit up. She looked so dang cute in her white dress. We barely escaped a blowout. Right after her blessing in the middle of the sacrament she decided to toot and poop very loudly in a very quiet room. Funny, yet scary. Joe quickly went and changed her before it made too big of a mess. Thank heavens that dresses come with diaper covers!!!
Taking a nap before the blessing.
With Daddy after the blessing.
4 Generations
With Mom and Dad
Showing off her pretty new dress.
Claire with her boyfriend Maddux. (She needed a nap)
The day was a great success and a lot of fun! Thank you to everyone for coming and for all of the help!
I can't believe how fast time flies! Claire is getting so big and so much fun. We tried to put her in a walker because she loves to stand and she is such a strong baby, but I'm thinking it is a little too soon for the walker. Her feet don't touch the ground so she sways back and forth. She tried to eat all the toys and lasted about long enough to for us to take a few pics. We'll wait just a little bit longer and I bet she'll love it!
She has also started rolling over now. She loves this little flower play mat but rolls over and gets stuck. She loves the cute toys that hang. She loves to grab them and can now pull one of the flowers and it plays music. She is such a cutie! She is now making these little grunting noises when she's falling asleep. It is so funny because her eyes are closed, but she still makes the noises. She is talking like crazy! It is so dang cute! She's growing so fast which is definitely a bitter sweet feeling.
Today Claire is 3 months old! Wow... time flies!!! I have been horrible about taking time to journal or blog about the last 3 months so I'm going to do one big long post! Yay, you get to read it! :-)
Claire is such a good little baby. I don't have to hold her when she sleeps anymore, well not all of the time anyway... I'll admit, I love to just sit and hold her when she sleeps, but it makes it hard for me to get things done. She is still sleeping in a bassinet. She's getting too big for it, but we like her to sleep in it because things in our lives are a little hectic right now. We're staying at my parents house and Joe's parents' house, so with the bassinet we can take it with us and she can at least have that consistency. She sleeps through the night occasionally, but will sometimes wake up once or twice a night. Depends on what time she finally gets to bed.
She spits like crazy. She's always drooling, spitting, and blowing bubbles.
She is starting to be more interactive. She is grabbing my hair, and tries to grab the logos on Joe's shirts.
She has giggled a few times but is always smiling.
She is talking more and more every day.
Claire has the cutest pouty face. Her bottom lip sticks out so far and you just have to laugh.
Claire has seven extremely long hairs on her head that blow in the wind.
She loves to sit up and has been holding her head up very well for quite a while now. She's extremely strong and great at pulling herself up.
Claire is starting to like baths more.
She wears 1-2 diapers.
She's rolled over twice. ( She was just super hungry and arching her back so much she just happened to roll over.)
She loves to sleep on her tummy, which is a little nerve racking for mom.
Claire loves when Joe squeezes her cheeks and says in a deep voice, "These are my chubby cheeks," 3x.
She loves her soothie binky. We have tried to switch to a cuter binky and she just isn't having it.
She fights like crazy when she's exhausted but doesn't want to go to sleep.
She loves to suck on her hand, all the time! Hopefully it doesn't turn into thumb sucking.
She has one cry that is just a whine. It's pretty cute.
Her right kidney isn't functioning but the left is doing the work it needs to. He left kidney has a little bit of reflux which should clear itself eventually. She is on an antibiotic to prevent UTIs. She absolutely hates it so we have to mix it with a little bit of milk to get her to keep it down. This is how she has learned to spit. Between her antibiotic and medicine for acid reflux, she can spit out her medicine as soon as you put it in her mouth.
She loves to rub blankets or burp cloths.
Watching T.V. with Daddy, in Cedar. 6/15/10 - one month
So I can finally take some time to sit down and write about the whole labor experience. It happened like this... Saturday May 8th we went to the hospital to get an ultrasound to check the fluid level and for a NST. While doing the NST the nurse pointed out that I was contracting but they weren't bad enough to keep me there. I was scheduled to go in on Monday May 10th at 1:00 A.M. to be induced and she told us to just stick with that. Well Joe went to work and I was contracting all day. They were pretty painful but not bad enough or close enough together. I just dealt with it all day. When Joe got home my contractions were getting worse but not close enough together so I just tried to tough it out. Then finally at 1:00 May 9th, I couldn't take it anymore and we went to the hospital. I wasn't sure if my water had broken, and I guess my contractions still weren't close enough, and I was only dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced which I had been for about 2 weeks. So the nurse wanted to send me home, but my doctor told me to stay. The nurse did a couple of test and come to find out... my water had broken and I didn't even know. I was expecting a big gush but that just didn't happen.
I was dilating pretty quickly but the nurse made me wait til I was a five to get an epidural. She gave me a sedative that was super weird. I could still feel the pain but my body was so relaxed that I just didn't care. The weirdest feeling in the world! Finally at 4:30 A.M. I got an epidural. It was like a little piece of heaven.
The nurse told me to get a little rest, but that is pretty hard to do when they are checking your cervix so often and your blood pressure every 15 mins. The nurses had shift change and we got the best nurse ever. Her name was Megan. She also told us to relax and rest.
At 7:30 A.M. she said I was fully dilated and needed to start pushing. Joe and I freaked out! Weren't we supposed to rest first? We were so excited to meet our little one! On the first push she could see Claire's head and said I need to call the doctor. She called the doctor and I pushed a few more times while we were waiting. She finally told me not to push anymore because the doctor wasn't there yet and Claire was ready to come. He finally got there at 8:15 A.M. and with one push Claire was out. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. She looked exactly like Joe. Holding her was the most amazing feeling. It was super weird to know I was the one to comfort her. I usually give crying babies back to their mom, but this time I was the mom.
The labor was suprisingly easy. The pregnancy was hard so it was only fair I had an easy labor. :-)
Claire is such an amazing baby. We love her so much!
Claire is such a blessing in our lives. She is a beautiful, healthy, baby girl. We love her more and more everyday! So I have finally been able to upload pictures of Claire. However, these were just taken the other day so she was one month old. I will put up the first pictures of her later. I will also share the story of the night/day she was born later. We are right in the middle of moving up to Salt Lake so things are super crazy right now.
I love her little pose in this picture!
