Photoshoot

Claire was doing tummy time on our bed and I noticed the light was really nice coming in from the window, so it was time for a photoshoot.  There are so many nice photos, but I can't post them all.  Well, yes I can, it's MY blog.  hehe.  almost 4 months.

More shopping, less tv

We took a boat to the city to go shopping for clothes that will fit my new Girls.  While there we ate sushi.  Rich goes all out with sushi.  Mine was vegetarian.  Yum.  

We're really trying to avoid watching tv in front of Claire.  We noticed that she was craning her neck to look at it if it was on.  I've cut way back and rarely turn it on during the daytime.  Yay.  In place of tv, Claire is aware of the computer.  

Also, I've become super sensitive to violence and so I asked Rich to stop watching one show all together and another he has to watch on the internet with earphones.  Rich thinks I've turned into an old lady and he has an old lady voice for me where he'll say things like, "Oh dear.....oh my.....so violent.....heavens to Betsy"  I recently read a book about cutting out tv that I really recommend called "Living Outside the Box: TV-free families share their secrets".  Easy read and motivating.  There is so much life to be lived and relaxation to be found in other activities.  Here's to new habits.  

Shhh...Baby's Sleeping

4 days old to 3 1/2 months.

Slobber Girl

And she's not even teething yet.

Flying with Dad.

Playing Footsie with Mom.

Missing a key

The other day I was dusting in between the keys on our laptop and the "C" broke off. The next day, if only he had time at work, Rich thought to write me an entire e-mail leaving out the letter "C" as a hint to order a new keyboard. When he came home that night he picked up the laptop announcing, "I'm gonna HECK my e-mail." haha.

A week full of friends (half of them named Amy)

I've had a busy week.  I had my Bible Study Lunch on the beach (with Amy, Tascha, Christine, & Kara), a visit from Amy (dancer friend who lives in CA), a visit to Amy (my friend with the toddler and twins), a ballet class (yikes - I'm not talking about that), a birthday party, a church picnic, a couple's dinner & Wii night with Christine & Josh, and a visit from our old friends from downtown SLC, Dave & Anissa.  What a fun week!  

We have so many fond memories of Dave & Anissa, a lot of them laughing about our time in the crazy SLC 13th Ward.  Anissa is quite the hostess and we enjoyed many meals at their apartment.  Anissa & I were in a book group together, we joined them for Thanksgiving dinner one year, and we met them for a weekend stay in their family's cabin near Sundance.  It was fun to find out that our families go way back - when my mom was a young girl she & my grandmother stayed with Dave's relatives in one of their mountain cabins.  We've been able to see each other every few years: when I took the $10 bus that connects NYC's Chinatown to Boston's Chinatown as well as a couple visits when they lived in Oregon.  This visit was different for us.  I suddenly felt like my parents - we were having a great time talking, all the while wrangling our kids and trying to hear each other over Claire's crying.  I'm curious what our next visit will be like.         

Eyes on the toy

Ooooo.  It's a toy.

Must suck on toy.

Oh boy!
Stuck on arm.  Can't reach.
Getting closer.
Huh.  What happened?

Superwoman

While I was changing her diaper Claire became fascinated with stretching her arm out and staring at her bracelet.  It was hilarious - her body would get all stiff, she'd hold her breath, and as you can see she puffed up her cheeks and got wide-eyed.  She assumed the position several times over the next 15 minutes.  Looking at the pictures still makes me laugh out loud.  3 months.  

3 months old

Thanks to the swing I have a few moments to eat, shower, or get things done around the house.

Here Claire is having face-to-face time with Daddy.

Camping at Mt. Rainier

Rich's good friend, Shayne from MN, invited us to camp with his family at Mt. Rainier.  After much convincing, I agreed to give it a try.  I'm always dreading camping due to my history of freezing all night long and I was really worried about taking a baby along to freeze all night.  But, I've got a good sleeping bag and used a little heat pack inside of it.  We bundled Claire up so much that she couldn't move and she slept in Rich's sleeping bag while he stayed awake the whole night trying not to squish her.  We had a good time talking around the campfire and the next day Rich & I went hiking to a waterfall.  It did me in - I was taking embarassingly small steps by the end of the hike.  Good thing Rich insisted on carrying Claire.  Camping with a baby was a success, but she cried the whole drive home.  12 weeks old.