Tonsils, Potty Training and Light Bulbs

Claire has been potty training this summer... it has been comical to say the least. Goggles are the ONLY thing she wears except for the underwear, which has been worn on her head several times.

Haley had her tonsils taken out this summer. She must have been on some pretty strong medication, because when we brought her home she said she was feeling good and wanted a cheese burger! Instead we gave her a slush. She threw up twice later that night. (Your welcome.)




Claire loves to run up and down the back balcony. She spends a lot of time out there. After being very quiet for a very long time she came in the house and handed Chris a light bulb from a strand of VERY FRAGILE lights.  When Chris asked her where it came from she took him out to the balcony to show him how she unscrewed 65 lights and gently placed them in a pile. Amazingly, she did not break any of them.  

Claire

18 months! She loves to talk... A LOT! Her favorite treats and almonds, bananas, cheese sticks and Chris' cookies. Claire has a special talent for emptying drawers in nothing flat. She loves to draw, jump on the tramp, be outside with the big kids and her baby. I love this little girl!

Cheese!

Claire is eighteen months and a total cheese ball.  

She is very busy!  She has started to climb anything and everything.  She loves to brush her teeth and she talks-a lot!  

And she loves it when Chris squirts whipped cream into her mouth!

A mess looking for a place to happen...

Claire is now 15 months and she is into everything.  She got a hold of the powdered sugar the other day.  Her favorite thing to do is empty as many drawers as she can before I can clean up the major catastrophe she has created before her drawer purging.  

For Grandpa!

We love you!

One year old!

Our sweet Claire is one...  I can't believe it.  Life is so much fun with her and we are all crazy about her.   

Birthday Party via Skype

Claire and I missed sharing a birthday by one hour.  My baby turned one while we were gone. (The guilt was horrible!)  My Mom threw her a great party and we got to join in too-  all with the magic of SKYPE.  Ashlynn and Coby told us about it and I love it!  We got to see and talk with the kids every night.   Learn all about it here

Why I don't do anything anymore....

I  Follow Claire around and try to keep the mess under control!  It is a full time job.   I love this little girl, but she is into everything!  

She is taking a few steps on her own now and I am led to believe that the craziness has just begun... life is on fast forward right now and I would give anything to slow it down.  

Cookies = crawling

and she's off!   Claire really wanted to crawl, but i guess she just never had a good enough reason.  Until Chris made cookies on Sunday.  He set the plate on the floor and she was a girl on a mission.  She is officially a crawler- life will never be the same!

Seven months!

Claire is so much fun!  And growing up way toooooooo fast!  

Six Months

I am pretty sure that Claire has been able to sit up for quite awhile now, but has never been given that opportunity.  We sat her down on the bed thinking she would topple over- instead she sat there and just looked at us like "What?"  

The last six months have flown by.  Claire LOVES to eat.  (she's a Peterson, of course she loves to eat!)   The better the food the louder she yells for more.  

She loves to hear herself.  "MA, MA, MA, MA"  where her first words.  

 She's adorable and we are so in love with her.  

I had no idea...

Ryan said to me the other day- "I new that baby was cute, but I had no idea that she was going to be this cute!"  

He will be the protector of this little girl wether she wants it or not.  

But really- could she get any cuter?  

Two Teeth!

4 1/2 months!  Growing too fast!  Claire surprised the heck out of us on Saturday.  She had two little teeth pop through!  She was so happy and pleasant that I did even consider that they were on their way.  Sunday how ever... She was sad and in pain. 

 I got her a little teething ring at the grocery store in Foothill Village in SLC while we were waiting to meet my Brother there late Saturdaynight.  He had a sweat shirt on that said "Notre Dame Women's Boxing"  I love it.  He said that when he was going to school there he had  passed a girl on campus wearing this sweat shirt.  It was quite big for her.   Intrigued, he stopped and asked her how he could get one.  She said that you have to be on the Women's Boxing Team.  Then she asked if he would pay money for one?  

- Sure.

-Twenty dollars?

-Sure!

She took it off and handed it to him.  (She had a shirt on underneath, of course.)

He handed her twenty dollars and they went their separate ways.  

This is a picture with Claire and her new teething ring.

New Trick!

3.5 months

I mean really... could she get any cuter?  I told Ryan that he was so cute and he said "Mom, don't say that in front of Claire, she will hear you!"  He is so funny!  

Thanksgiving / Claire's Blessing

We decided not to tell Emily until we blessed Claire. So, Thanksgiving night we blessed baby Claire at our home. I was great because we had everyone from both sides of our family there. I think Emily was very surprised when she heard Claire Emily Peterson was the name. It was such a great Thanksgiving and a great time to bless this new person that we are so grateful to have.

Claire Emily Peterson

Now, her name is official... We have debated for a long time what to name our new addition. Ruby was on the top of the list for along time, and Chris and I both still love it! (It is my Mom's first name, but she goes by Janice; her middle name) But for some reason Claire seems to be what we keep coming back to. And when Chris surprised me by flying my sister Emily from New York for my birthday/giving birth day- we thought that Emily would make a perfect middle name.

"Cuter than a wolf pup"- Clair at three months

Time is going way to fast! Three months already. When she smiles and coos you just can't help but smile back. She gets so excited sometimes a lets out these squeals that crack us up. The best is when she wakes up in the morning and is so excited to see us peeking over the side of her crib. She can hardly contain herself- it's like she is thinking, "WOW, I am so happy to see you!" We are all in love with this baby girl, but Ryan still is the clear winner as far as not being able to get enough of her. He says that she is cuter than a wolf pup! (where does he come up with this stuff!!!?)

Coming to a mailbox near you...

Check out the stamp for mailing Claire's birth announcements. I love it and I can't wait to get the announcements sent out (although she will be about 3 months old by the time I get them finished!)

Beautiful Baby (8 weeks)

Isn't she beautiful? Her name is Claire and we are crazy about her! She finally slept eight hours the other night. There is nothing better than a new baby, except for one sleeps through the night. She is 8 weeks now and weights 12 lbs. She is starting to coo, smile and sometimes squeals with delight -it is so funny.