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8 Weeks




Claire is 8 weeks old today. It is so hard to believe. She is now sleeping 6 hours fairly consistently. In fact, last night she slept 7 hours. She is eating well, but doesn't seem to be getting chubby. It will be interesting to see how much she weighs next week. Since I have known Chris, every Sunday he wears his Patriots jersey. He felt Claire needed to adopt this tradition, so he bought her a Patriots onesie. I must say she looks like a boy, but what can you do?? She still looked cute. On Monday, Claire will be going to daycare. We found an in-home daycare with only 2 other two year olds, so she will be given alot of love and attention. However, it still doesn't change the fact that I am sad. Although staying home with her has had it's share of trying times, I really enjoyed it. I will miss so many of the day to day things--her looking into my eyes when she is eating, snuggling with me, her big smiles when she wakes up, reading to her and hearing her coo. I never thought I could be a stay-at-home Mom, but with a wonderful baby like Claire, I would do it in a heartbeat. She truly has become the light in my life.
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