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Claire is getting to be such a little person--complete with her mama's attitude. She is such fun. Claire loves being outside and if she can't be outside, looking out the door/window is second best--similar to Harvest. She is eating well and has finally mastered the sippy cup (at least one kind). This huge improvement makes the idea of getting rid of her bottles at 12 months much more of a possibility. The thought of not waking mid-night to mix a concoction of formula/water is simply delightful. She is sleeping well too. We can finally and safely say that we have established a routine that works. This has been going for the last month or so, but I didn't want to jinx it until the routine was firmly established. It seems that it has (cue the allelujiah chorus)! We put a little Jim Brickman or Beethoven on the CD player, dim the lights and the mood is complete. Next stop dreamland. She lays down, literally whimpers for a minute or two and she's asleep. It is awesome! She does go to sleep at 7:00, but we wake at 5:30, so it is perfect. She nearly sleeps through the night, although we are not quite there yet.
She took her first tumble yesterday. Sadly, I was at "happy hour" subjecting myself to a little alcohol induced happiness (I only added that for dramatic effect. I was simply enjoying some much needed time with the girls.). Chris was busy making her a bottle and Claire was messing with her carseat. She was kneeling in it when it tipped and over she went. Bumped her poor little mouth on the tile and blood was spilling out. It was tragic! Chris was rather nervous, but it seems he did well. A little water and a little loving was all she needed. I came home to a sleeping, yet bloody little girl. She was a bit sensitive to eating and drinking, but is perfectly fine today. One calamity has passed! Sorry no photos to share.
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May 24, 2008 at 9:15 PM
christopher said…
And NOW.... The rest of the story. Kara makes it seem all too simple, so I will give the gory details. This was her first accident with me alone, and it happened to be the worst yet. She climbed into the head portion of the seat and proceded to move forward in it. Once she got beyond the midpoint, the seat rocked forward, and down went Claire, face first into the floor. Blood was spewing everywhere. I thought she busted her teeth out. I was calling everyone to find out what to do, but there were no answers. I almost brought her next door to our neighbor who has no kids, but then thought, what would he know? She didn't want a cold cloth, she just wanted to scream and bleed. It was a nightmare.
May 24, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Kara said…
And rose to the occasion and handled it well. Good job. I think you have mastered it all--poo, blood...ooo, I guess you still have vomit. Our gory firsts are not over.
May 24, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Anonymous said…
Chris. did you call me? I could have answered your questions! I am a professional in the medical field. Yesterday I was trained on the biphasic AED system...think of all the trouble I could get into!

Love ya,Jessica
May 25, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Erin&Joshua said…
I heard that you did wonderfully and saved Claire's teeth all on your own. I think she is very lucky to have such a superhero for a dad!
May 29, 2008 at 9:37 AM
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