Claire will be 3 months old this week. It's unbelievable how fast the time has gone. She has been an absolue joy every day since her arrival, and I couldn't really ask for a better baby. She's still sleeping through the night, about 8-9 hours in one stretch. I went back to work two weeks ago, so she is now spending her week in a mixture of Nana-care, Mommy-care, and "baby school" (since I don't like the word daycare). She's adapted really well, and seems to like baby school, although after she blew out her diaper the other day, I'm not sure how much they love her :). Just kidding, they tell me every time I pick her up how cute she is, and how snuggly, and how much they just love to hold her because she's so much smaller than the rest of the babies in there. And because she's a girl, and there's only one other part-time girl in her class!
Work has been REALLY busy, and very crazy. I'm told several times every day how glad they are to have me back, which is kind of nice because when I was at home on maternity leave I wondered if they really needed me back. And they do. I actually wonder how they survived without me! Conceited, yes, but they had me working until 6:30 the first day I got back, so I know they need me.
Aunt Colleen came to visit this weekend, and Claire loved seeing her. We took Claire to Barnes and Noble, which is one of my favorite stores, and seems like it will be one of hers too, she LOVES to have us read her all her little books. And whenever I go to the bookstore, I get so excited in the kids section remembering all the books I liked when I was little and I can't wait to read them to her. She'll be the only 2 year old I know listening to Little House on the Prairie... Nana and G-Daddy also came to visit yesterday, and it was nice to have the whole family around.
Just 1 picture from my dad to add right now, since I can't use my regular computer, and can't put pictures onto my work computer, but I can tell that she's getting bigger, she's probably close to 11lbs now. I finally decided to break out her 0-3 month clothes this weekend.... even though the newborn stuff still fits her, at 3 months old. I just needed a little variety from seeing her in the same onesies every day! Hopefully our next baby will be a girl too, since we have so much of her stuff that she really hasn't even been able to wear, and now it's getting too cold. Note to self, next time don't buy so many clothes until you know how big your baby is! This pic is from yesterday, and it's part of a totally cute outfit, but I think this was right after a nap, so the "totally cute" part was on her changing table.
