Constant Beginnings

9 months has flown by. Honestly. It is hard to believe nearly 9 months have passed since Claire shown her light on our hearts. We love her more and more everyday. It seems corny to say so, but it is very true. Each day is a new experience as she understands or sees something new. It is quite the joy experiencing life through someone else's eyes. This past month has been one of huge growth. She is crawling everywhere. Claire will now leave a room that we are in to see what there is to see. She is intrigued by Harvest, but not so much into pulling his hair anymore. She loves to watch him play with his toys and occasionally crawls after him to see what he is up to. Claire is eating everything--babyfood and table food. She is no longer showing any aversions to textures, which eases my anxiety. She is beginning to develop a cute little personality. Her favorite face is one where she wrinkles her nose. She does this ALL THE TIME!! It is too cute. She is adding heavy nasal breathing to th...

      What a difference one week makes! Just last week, Claire was getting a handle on crawling, inching crawl by crawl to the object she desired. It was a slow, turtle crawl. Now it is a lighting speed crawl. She comes when you call her name, she pulls herself up on anything, and reaches for everything. Let's just say she has already attempted to taste Harvest's food. I, luckily, was able to dig the kibble out of her mouth before the full taste took place. Ugh! It is a whole new world at our house. We came home from Vegas and decided it was time to baby proof our house. We bought the outlet covers, baby gate, and cabinet locks. Our life is changing so rapidly and we are loving every minute of it!!

Claire is finally crawling. We saw her move forward a bit on Saturday for the first time, but she didn't last long enough to capture it on video. She finally crawled for a bit longer today. She isn't going very far, but is great to have achieved this incredible milestone. Now Harvest better watch out!