Claire turns One!

Okay, okay, so it's been awhile since the last blog! I've been a little busy!! Christmas, a birthday, life, work....... you get the picture. So let's play catch-up. Claire reached a very important milestone a few days before Christmas, she took her first steps! It's only been a few weeks and I believe she has quite mastered it, she walks everywhere and is doing very well. Claire then had her first Christmas and it was a true success! Everyone came to our house to celebrate. Christmas Eve we had our "feast of the seven fishes", which is my favorite dinner of the year, followed by opening of the presents! Claire normally goes to bed at 7 o'clock, which is about the time we were going to sit down for dinner. Our hairbrained scheme was to let her sleep while we ate and cleaned up, then wake her up and have her be in a good mood while we opened gifts, then put her back to bed and she would go back to sleep like a little angel..... and guess what?? IT WORKED! She got all kinds of neat toys and clothes from everyone!

The next morning Santa came and she got more presents. I thought she would be interested in ripping off the wrapping paper, but she really wasn't. Maybe next year! Santa brought her very nice toys like a swing for the backyard, a Bounce n' Spin Zebra, and a Bear Chair, to name a few!

Ten days after Christmas Claire celebrated her 1st Birthday! Once again we had family and friends from out of town that traveled a long way to help Miss Claire turn 1! We had a little party and Claire got to enjoy her first Cupcake! She was actually more interested in the cake than the frosting, I think she gets that from me!

Today Claire had her one year check up with her Pediatrician. Her official stats are Height: 30 & 1/4 inches (85th Pecentile), and Weight: 24 lbs (90th percentile). My favorite parts of her turning one are: 1) no more formula! and 2) she can now face forward in her car seat!

In a week we embark on our next adventure, Park City! Claire will have her first plane ride, she will even be going First Class! We traded in points for the flights and decided to upgrade ourselves, more for our sanity than her comfort. Claire will be seeing snow for the first time, so I'm sure there will be TONS of pictures and blogs! Promise!