6 months!

Here's an update on my tiny little girl:
~ She's finally doubled her birth weight - 14 lbs!
~ Her little round head is only in the 10th percentile
~ 26 inches long
~ Rolls around all over the floor. No leaving this baby alone on the changing table anymore!
~ She has weaned herself already :( sad face. About a month ago, she started showing no desire to nurse and started losing her fat cheeks and belly! So the doctor suggested supplementing with formula, but of course once I did that, she realized how much easier milk flowed from the bottle and has now rejected me completely. My feelings were hurt for a while, but now I see the upside of being able to leave her with Cole more often :) Yay freedom!
~ She loves jewelry already. Watch out if you're wearing a necklace around her!
~ Can almost sit up alone
~ Laughs and makes everything else ok :)

If you have facebook, enjoy this video on Dana's profile! I promise you will laugh!

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=147526775258126&comments&ref=notif&notif_t=video_reply

Cole's gone so I'm being productive...

In fact, I have a whole to-do list that I'm rapidly checking off. Clean house - check! Pay miscellaneous bills - check! Organize closet - check! Paint the guest bathroom - check! Mow the lawn - ohmmm, yeah, not so much. I tried but I couldn't get the lawnmower started. CROSSFIT, YOU HAVE FAILED ME! I can't even start a lawnmower! So yeah, I'll probably get my father-in-law to help me with that part :)

Anyway, Cole's in Haiti with ten others from our church for the next week. They're in Chantal, a small village outside of Les Cayes, over on the southern coast. It's a place that NCPC has supported for the last several years. They'll be building things for the new school, leading a VBS, and doing other odd jobs. I'm sure they'd appreciate your prayers! 

Ahhhh Vacation!

I have a good reason for not posting recently. I've been extremely busy lounging around, getting tan, reading books, eating good food... you get the picture. Last week we were at Folly Beach with Cole's family and this week it's Litchfield Beach with my family. It's been wonderful and I'm so thankful that we're able to take time to be together. Here are some pics with my family. I don't yet have any from last week.

5 months stats...

Well now that she's almost 6 months old, here are her 5 month updates :)

~ 13.5 lbs
~ 15 1/4 inches long
~ Drooling all over the place (teeth maybe?)
~ Rolls around all the time - both ways now! No more getting stuck on her stomach until I can rescue her.
~ LOVES the water! We dunk her often and she never minds. We plan to have her on swim team by next year :)
~ Trying out new sounds and whining a bit more to let me know when she's had enough
~ Giggles and laughs often
~ Focuses and grabs things, always pulling them to her mouth
~ Loves her toes and enjoys sucking on her big toe
~ Still not much hair - her mohawk barely has enough for a bow
~ Is so much fun to play with. We can't get enough of her!

In other news...

The other day Claire was sitting in her bouncy seat looking a little glum, so I asked her, "Claire Claire, what's the matter?" She sighed and replied, "I miss Aunt Carolann. Tell her to not be so busy to that I can come see her!"

True story. Love you CA!

Lovin' the jump-up!

Claire has recently discovered a love of bouncing up and down on her chubby little legs. We like to say she's a cross-fit baby already! However, this does get very tiring if you're supporting her for long periods of time. I've gone to bed many nights with sore shoulders.

Therefore I present - the Johnny Jump-Up!

She loves it :) Thanks Dee!

Who does she look like???

Cole ....

Or me...

Haha :)

Four months old!

Claire had her 4 month birthday last Saturday, but we went to the doctor yesterday, so I'm just now posting her recent accomplishments.

~ She weighs 13 pounds exactly (30th percentile I think).

~ She's 24 1/2 inches long.

~ She can flip from her back to her stomach (and is doing it now as I type) but gets stuck and can't flip back over.

~ This is a problem because she still doesn't like her stomach. I keep telling her that being on her stomach will give her better mobility and freedom, but she doesn't listen to me.

~ She can grab her feet with her hands now! So cute to watch :)

~ Likes to blow bubbles. And chew on her own mouth. I like to tell people she chewin' the cud.

~ Still sleeping through the night. Last night she went from 7 pm to 6:58 am WITHOUT ONE PEEP!

~ LOVES to entertain us with smiles and laughs. She's still a very happy baby.

We are so blessed by her!

Cousins!

We spent last week in Asheville and got to enjoy time with Caroline and Bruton!

Caroline really liked Claire's play mat...

Uncle Sam tried to get Claire to walk :) ...

BruBru and Claire got to compare size...

And we had a near collision...

Finally, Claire got tuckered-out from all the excitement :)

And that's that!

She's cute even when she's sad