December

Santa!

Unfortunately we went to see Santa in the evening and that day at daycare, Clare didn't eat or sleep much and has a cold so needless to say, she wasn't in a good mood to see someone new.  Despite Santa's best efforts to familiarize her with him, this was the result. 

Clare's early Christmas gift

Sing it with me...All's she wants for Christmas is her two front teeth...
and they came a few days early!  Clare's front teeth finally poked through!  the right one yesterday and the left one today!  Neither of the boys got teeth that close together.  She is still chewing on toys like crazy but hopefully this will provide some relief to all that bulging pain.  now, i hope her cold can go away for Christmas too so she isn't so miserable and we can all sleep better.  Winter vacation has started in our house.  the kids and i are off for almost 2 weeks!  Unfortunately someone has to work :(.  We are looking forward to time together at home. Merry Christmas! 

I have misplaced our card reader so can't get our great pictures off the camera card else i'd attach some here.  Hopefully i can find it soon.  I trimmed Clare's bangs a little which changed her look a little and her wavy hair is getting so long!  it's past her arms when straight (in the bath) but it just gathers up at her neck in waves.  She is such a happy, patient baby.  still getting used to daycare though.  doesn't eat or sleep much yet, while there.  she loves the jumperoo and watching all the other babies.  she is the only girl in the infant room.  6 boys and Clare.  Zach's broken foot is healing but still hurts when he isn't wearing his sturdy boots so that'll continue.  He's gotten into all the Christmas songs and it's great fun hearing the words he is interpreting.  he calls eggnog, milknog (both boys love it too). when we were singing Rudolph, Nathaniel was saying the first part, "do you recall the most famous reindeer of all" and Zach blurts out, "Dasher!".  Nate made lots of wonderful holiday things at school and is super excited to be off for 2 weeks. He has asked Santa for a real train for christmas because he has seen pictures of the elves making trains so he's thinking the odds are good for Santa to have one to bring to him.  He's my practical one!  I totally get the way he thinks:).

I did just get my video's off that camera and here is one of Clare from yesterday.  i think she is clicking her bottom teeth with her new top front tooth.  she did this all evening yesterday.  it was so funny!

this last video shows us putting ornaments on the tree. look at Clare in the background reaching for the tree.

Random

New tricks and teeth

Clare just got her first tooth on Sunday, Oct 20th and then today the second one (both bottom ones) today (Tues)!  we'll see if the chewing/restless sleeping/eating slows down at all.  I think the feel of the new tooth is what is making her do this fun new noise in the video above.  She kind of is smacking her lips but tucking in her bottom lip.

 

She also can sit up now...and it wasn't until i videotaped her this week that i realized how well she can sit up.  she can regain her balance well with Nathaniel trying pretty hard to knock her over.  She more will fall forward rather than backward.

 

 



Fall for these 3 kids

Clare is getting close to sitting up by herself. She can fall backwards onto the pillow or me and pull herself back upright again!  it's pretty amazing to watch.  Nathaniel still can't do a sit-up to save his life.  She is still teething a lot and when you try to read her a book, all she wants to do it eat it.  She still adores her brothers and loves grabbing at them.  Nathaniel loves this and lets her grab his hair and face (even when painful) and Zachary tries to shake her off and doesn't like it at all. She talks a lot and now has a full on laugh thanks to Nathaniel's silly antics.

 

Right before naptime i had the boys go in their room and listen to a book on tape while I changed Clare and I came in and found them sitting like this with each other.  Very cute.

 Zachary is burping baby Clare Panda.  He religiously carries around his baby panda and baby meerkat animals as his babies.  We take them to the bus stop with us.  They sit outside and watch us play. They come with us to the grocery store. 

 

 Nathaniel tripped while on the way to the bus stop and landing right on his chin.  It sure looked horrible at the time but didn't need stitches luckily.  The doctor glued him up.  And of course, school pictures were the next week.  He has a jog-a-thon tomorrow for school.  Kindergarten is going really well and he is still excited everyday.  Gripes a little about the homework (it's not much at all) but doesn't mind doing it once he starts. They had a field trip walking to the fire station on monday.

5 mos old!