St. Patrick's Day

We headed over to the St. Patrick's Day Celebration at the Landmark Center in St. Paul this morning. Kristine and Meghan were also there (but we just missed seeing the Flannerys). Now that we have Clarie, it is a different type of celebation.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Art turns another year older today. Claire wanted to wish her daddy a very happy birthday!

Grandma & Grandpa are coming over to watch Claire tonight, so we can head out to dinner at the Corner Table to celebrate. Looking forward to it!

Spring Fever!

We took advantage of the 50 degree weather after work tonight and went for a walk. It was the first time we were able to go on a walk without having Claire's face completely covered up. She seemed to enjoy the ride...at least the portion she was awake for. :) Lets hope more warm weather is on the horizon!

Precious Time

As most of you know, I headed back to work yesterday. Dropping Claire off at daycare for the first time was an emotional experience to say the least. It was so hard to hand her off to someone else for the entire day. The good news is that she did just fine both yesterday and today. She seems to be napping, eating and playing well, so I am grateful for that. I have also been pleased with the teachers in her room. All these things do make it a little bit easier to leave her.

The not so great news is that by the time we get home, play, eat dinner and bathe Claire, it is time for her to go to bed. I guess it makes you appreciate the moments you do get to share a little bit more. I am already looking forward to Friday.

Thanks to all of you that have offered encouragment and support this week. I appreciate it.

That's the update. Unfortunately I have not had time to snap any new photos the last couple of days, so this will have to do.

Impressions

We spent this afternoon working on a little project for Claire's room. We received this baby keepsake kit as a gift when Claire was born. It is basically a frame that includes her footprint, handprint and a picture of her. We figured we better get moving on this before her hands and feet were too big to fit in the impression material. Here are some pictures from the project:

Big Girl Chair

We busted out the high chair for the first time tonight. Not because Claire is eating solid food yet, but because she insists on being a part of dinner every night. We have tried numerous times to put her in the bouncy chair on the floor, but she never lasts all that long. Once we hold her in our laps and she can watch us eat, she is more than content. However, eating and holding her at the same time is never ideal.

She seemed to like the high chair okay - at least she let us get through dinner (granted we are accustomed to speed eating these days).

Exersaucer

Here's Claire in her exersaucer for the first time. I wasn't sure if she was big enough or if she would even like it, but thought I would give it a try. Despite the fact that her feet barely touch the bottom, she LOVED it. She thought it was great that she could stand up without any assistance from mom or dad...she is an independent one, that is for sure.