We have finally been blessed with lovely weather. No rain. No clouds. Just pure lovliness with sunny skies and warm temperatures. Yesterday we ventured to the beach. Our last experience with the beach wasn't so positive. Claire was a bit afraid of the ocean, wanting to go nowhere near it. And Mya, well, she was simply too little to experience much. This time was a bit different. Claire searched for seashells at the ocean's edge and Mya took in the sand, literally and figuratively. It was a lovely day. We were looking for sand dollars in particular. I've loved to look for them since first coming to the beach. It was rather funny. Chris and I were talking about how we didn't think we'd find any as the tide was already coming back in, when all of a sudden we hear Claire, "I find a seashell." We look at her little hands only to see a SAND DOLLAR! It was lovely. Simply, lovely.
Claire is nine months old. She is such an active kid, always on the go. She no longer lays nicely when we change her diaper. It is quite the challenge. She is getting rather quick at crawling, so we have to move just as quickly to keep her out of where she doesn't belong--the fridge, cupboards, etc. Developmentally, she is right on track or maybe a bit advanced in our biased eyes. She crawls, pulls herself up, is beginning to move from one piece of furniture to another, mostly eats table food, and imitates us (both in the noises we make or actions--knocking on a door). When we hold her hands, she is beginning to take steps without much guidance. On Saturday, she made her first attempt to climb a step. Sadly, it ended with her sliding down. She has three teeth--two on the bottom, one on top with another coming in on top. Ten things we love about her: 1. her smile 2. her curiosity 3. the way she holds our hands or her own hands when she sleeps 4. her easy-goingness 5....
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love ya,
J