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Wed, Sep 16, 2009 6:56 PM
Claires appt today was pretty uneventful. Her weight and height have not changed at all - still weighing in at 23 lb and 30.5 inches tall. She got measured today on the big people scale, which was a funny sight. And we don't have to go back until 18 months (unless the H1N1 shot is in and we take her back sooner).

One of Claires favorite new things is to dip any food in any other food. it started with ketchup and has progressed to anything that can be dipped into. Right now she is dipping her meat loaf into hummus. Only she doesn't get that once she dips she should eat that bite, she just sucks the hummus off and dips again - so beware of her double dipping! She is slowly figuring out how to eat with utensils. She will use a spoon to eat applesauce or yogurt, but she wears about as much as she eats. And she isn't quite strong enough to push the fork into her food. But she understand the concept and will move the fork to her mouth once we put food on it.

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Don: Uneventful can be good as the way this report sounds. And Claire's growing like a weed. Good to hear she understands the utensil concept - very important. Good report and wave hello to al, Claire!

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Sun, Sep 13, 2009 5:17 PM
We have had a great couple of weeks. Last weekend we spend in Massachusetts for Labor Day/family visiting/birthday celebrations. I think Claire enjoyed getting spend time with everyone and running around Grandma & Piperes lawn. She wears herself out walking around, which makes for long sleep nights. We are extremely lucky with Claires sleeping habits as Dan has to wake her up around 7:00 to get ready for daycare. But she must forget about this when the weekend comes because most morning she will sleep until at least 8:30, but usually more toward 9 or 9:30. Since moving to the toddler room at daycare she is down to one nap a day (12:30-2:30) so we moved her bedtime up to 8:00. However, she will pretty much stay up until any hour if you keep her occupied. Last weekend most nights she was up until 10 or 11 and wasn't fussy about it. I am realizing now how lucky we really are.

Claire has been teething like crazy lately and has been a little fussier than normal. I haven't seen any new teeth come through, but I know they are there somewhere. She can't take her hand out of her mouth and is drooling like crazy with a runny nose and low fever. From what we see, she has 6 teeth on top and just 2 on the bottom.

The daycare adjustment is now complete. Every day got a little better and the Tuesday after Labor Day they switched the personnel around and Claire now has her FAVORITE lady in her room with her. Since that day she has yet to cry when getting dropped off. Today I saw Claire stand herself up without the grabbing onto anything. She cracks me up whenever she bends over to pick something up, she had total concentration on what she is doing.

Today we went apple picking with some friends and had a great time. We didn't take the stroller and Claire was a trooper walking around the orchard. She passed out in the car and then slept for another 3 hours once we got home. That meant Mommy & Daddy both got naps this afternoon! :-)

That's about it for now, I have rambled enough. We head back to the doctor on Wednesday for her 15 month checkup.

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Tue, Sep 1, 2009 3:31 PM
Claire is walking around like crazy now. She is little Miss Independent and does not like any help walking, especially on her way home from daycare. I added a new video of her walking through the house, you can see how stable she is (except over the lip into our bedroom).

These last few weeks have been trying for her as she has been transitioning from the infant room to the toddler room at daycare. Some of the changes she is going through are 2 naps to one nap (on a 12:30-2:30 schedule). Sleeping on a mat instead of a crib and eating at little picnic tables instead of high chairs. They had been working with her ahead of time on sleeping on the mat and getting only one nap, but she has been having a hard time transitioning to the new care takers. It has been about 3 weeks now and she is finally starting to spend the entire day in the toddler room without being sent back to the infant room. They tell us she is doing much better now, but still has a few breakdowns throughout the day. Dan says she freaks out when he drops her off in the kitchen with her new teacher (the breakfast tables are in the kitchen), but she stops once one of the infant teachers comes over. Everyday is a little better and I think she will forget about the infant room soon. At least she is interacting with bigger kids now and gets to head outside to play at the park a few times a week. In the infant room, they went out for walks, but weren't allowed to get out of the stroller and play. Claire also sustained her first battle scar at daycare last week when she tripped walking to circle time. She didn't seemed bothered by it, but had a nice bruise above her eye. And I never like to see the daycares name on my caller ID at work.

Claire has been a little fussier than normal now that she is teething pretty badly - she has 6 teeth. She surprises us everyday with something new - knowing a new body part, sign, or word. She loves to clap her hands and show us where her belly and nose are.

Eating habits have not improved at all - I think she is going to turn into a chicken nugget.

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Meg: Sounds like Claire is loving her mobility and indepedence. Turn into a Chicken Nugget? Never...relax! She will try new things when she is ready. She probably just really likes them or the ketchup :)

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