A Small Sample of Us: November 2014

Claire is already 6 months old. Wow. Time is flying by so much faster than it seemed to with Reed. Before we know it, we'll be celebrating her birthday.
She will see her doctor on Friday, so I don't have her 6 month stats. Suffice it to say that I'm sure she has doubled her birth weight by now. She's a bit of a chunker. Carries it in her thighs.

She is sitting up unassisted for longer periods of time. She scoots around on her belly and if she's there long enough will even push up onto her knees for a bit. We've started her on some baby food, but haven't been super consistent. We'll have to start that now though. She's had peas (which she is not a super fan of) and applesauce (which she seems to like just fine). She's still not too sure what to make of the solid food though.

We will meet with the pediatric neurologist on Wednesday. After her initial MRI he wanted to see her at 6 months. We don't know if he'll order another MRI, but we're hopeful that he won't. Claire is showing no signs of concern whatsoever (Praise the Lord!) and continues to develop as a normal, healthy, happy, baby girl.

Reed has really come into stride as her big brother. It seems that the worst of his transition is over and he is just a really great kid to be around again. He's funny. He's kind. He's encouraging. He tells Claire how much he loves her and talks about how cute she is. She is "his Claire Irene."

Speaking of Reed...his 4th birthday is in two weeks! How do my kids keep growing up so fast?!?!?!

I'm excited to do the holidays with two kids this year. As a parent, the holidays definitely become more about the joy on your children's faces and getting to share with them why we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas at all. Such a fun time and a great chance to make memories. Reed is already asking to make snow ice cream with Daddy again :)