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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Seven Months Old





Claire is seven months old today. I'm using it as an opportunity to post some of the great pictures my mom took while she and my dad were visiting a few weeks ago. Some highlights at seven months:

  • Claire is sitting up on her own now with fewer and fewer face plants (unless she's desperate to get a toy just out of her reach).
  • Check out her long eyelashes--I've been jealous of them since she was born. (See the bath photo for the best look.)
  • She's quite mobile by rolling herself all over the floor; unfortunately, that means we can no longer contain her many spit-ups to a blanket on the floor.
  • I'm slowly but surely winning the nap-in-the-crib battle. She still screams bloody murder when I put her down, but generally it lasts only 10 minutes or so now instead of 45 minutes.
  • All food is Claire's friend. She loves mealtime and hasn't refused any of the foods I've tried with her yet.
  • Those of you who are Calvin Alumni will appreciate the souvenir my parents brought back from a conference they attended at Calvin. Of course, they also had the latest tuition figures...frightening.

1 comment:

Sara said...

San, she is just beautiful! Love the chubby cheeks. Can you believe she's 7 months already? Keep fighting the battle of napping in the crib, the end result is worth it. Even though it is a difficult battle. Thanks for the updated pictures, I love to see how she's growing up.

Your are doing a great job raising a future Calvin Grad!