3 Months

Whew. I made it. I'm getting Claire's three month photo up before she turns four months. I had a hard time posing her this month mostly because she's found her fingers and like her big sister she believes that fingers are for sucking. At this rate I'd better just start saving up for braces for both girls because I don't think I will be able to break them of the habit before it ruins their mouths. Oh well.

Claire is such a talker and it has only become more common the older she gets. She's rolled over from her tummy to her back. She loves her big sister. Yesterday when we went to Target I had Claire in the Ergo baby and Lilybelle was running wild. I picked up Lilybelle and when she was eye level to Claire, Claire got so happy and couldn't stop smiling. Lilybelle can make Claire laugh or smile just by looking at her. Lilybelle loves Claire too, and makes sure that I know when she is crying by saying, "baby crying" as if I can't hear it in our approximately 750 sq foot house. I seriously think we need to upgrade, but with housing prices rising I don't see it happening any time soon. Plus a two year old can't get far in a small house.

I can't wait to see all her monthly pictures together to see how she has grown. I guess I better get working on her year one photo book now. And the family photo book too for that matter.

Happy Birthday Lilybelle

For Lilybelle's birthday this year we had an Elmo themed birthday lunch. A few months ago she become obsessed with Elmo. From her diapers. Yes, her diapers. She asked who was on her diaper one day and I said "Elmo." It went downhill from there. While I was on maternity leave, we must have watched I think six seasons of Sesame Street in the span of twelve weeks. I used to think I wasn't going to let my children watch that much tv, but having two kids under two cured me of that notion. But I digress. This post is supposed to be about her birthday.

She had a lot a fun and especially loved her Elmo balloon that she and Tim picked up the day of her birthday lunch. I got a lot of good pictures and planned on editing them before putting them on the blog, but our computer died before I got around to it. Hence the reason I'm just now posting. It was great to see Lilybelle enjoy her lunch, cupcakes, and all her presents. We decided to keep it low key this year and just had a birthday lunch for her and just keep it small. I made an Elmo face out of fruit, and then made us a rice, chicken, and black bean dish that was super yummy. After lunch, she blew out her candles on her Elmo cupcake, and then opened her presents. It was neat to see how much she has grown since her first birthday. She's gotten so independent. I can't wait to see her grow.