Meeting Madeline

We were able to see Paul & Edith over the holidays. Paul has been one of Seth's best friends over the years. They went to high school together and he was Seth's best man in our wedding. The girls are about a week apart. How cute are the girls & their proud Papa's!

Christmas Day

On Christmas day we drove up to Ballston Spa to visit Seth's parents. We had a great mini-vacation. Movies, monopoly, out to a movie, and out to lunch in Saratoga. My brother, John, was visiting with us and it was great to catch up and relax. We watched our 1st movie out since having Clare, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It was nice to make it out and the movie was very touching. I'm still trying to post some of these great pictures from the holidays.

Clare's 1st Christmas: Christmas Morning

Clare was bright eyed for Christmas morning. Everyone was up. Even Elsa, our cat, was sitting under the tree waiting to open presents. Clare loves her new teddy from her Uncle. The last picture of Elsa is something that makes me think of the holidays and eating really well. She has an automatic feeder that spits out food twice a day at a set time & in a set amount. However, she has discovered that with a little shake with one of her 3 paws at the spout she can get an extra snack! She has been extra fluffy lately!

Clare's 1st Christmas: Visit from Uncle John & Christmas Eve

I've gotten behind on some pictures. We had a very busy Christmas. My brother, John, was able to make it out of Seattle before the record breaking snow storm hit Washington. It was his first time Clare met her Uncle John. He even watched her a couple times while I ran out to the grocery store and to a Dr appt. This is a picture before helping John with some last minute shopping at the mall. Clare was content in riding in her stroller around Macy's at Roosevelt Field Mall.
John was able to visit with us until after the holidays. Seth was on call Christmas Eve so we had friends over for snacks, cookies & games. This year has been going by so fast. Seth & I have made some really great friends and I feel so fortunate to celebrate the holidays with them. We are so lucky!

Visit to Vestal

Last weekend we went up to visit Seth's Dad's house for Christmas. Unfortunately, we had a ruff ride up. We left on Saturday and Clare wasn't quite herself. She was really upset and it seemed like she had tummy discomfort. When we arrived she was much better. We had a nice visit and Clare was much more comfortable on the drive home. We have been very busy the past 2 weeks and it has been great to be able to spend this time together. Seth's been working very hard lately.

3 month Doctor visit

Clare had her 3 month Doctor visit last week. She's doing really well. Her weight was 14.4 lb (90-95%) and length 25 inches (95-97%). She's liking her fingers (looking at them & sucking them) and has started to reach for things more. She's getting stronger with tummy time. It's amazing how fast she's growing. She had her first few giggles the past few weeks!

Holiday Party

Seth & I made it out together for the first time since Clare has arrived. Family fiends, Dave & Penny, came over to babysit Clare for the evening. Meeting Dave & Penny when we first moved out here made me feel so much more at home. Dave grew up in my hometown, in Washington state, and has continued to be a friend of the family for many years. What a small world! We were out for about 3 hours for Seth's work holiday party. It was nice to go out on a date but I was happy to get home to Clare.