HAPPY EASTER!

Happy 1st Easter Baby Girl!!!

(Claire 6 months)

Dear Claire,

 

You looked so cute in your Easter dress that Grandma gave you. You had so much fun visiting your Grandma, Grandpa, GiGi, Uncle Matt, Great uncle Mike, Great Aunt Jill, Great Uncle Kevin, and 1st cousin once removed Jorgen on Saturday Easter weekend. We played games, laughed, and enjoyed your sweet little presence. You love to sit up and just watch the people around you. GiGi couldn't get over your funny worried eyebrows you make when you’re trying to figure something out. G and G Madsen bought you Easter Pajamas!

Your Easter Sunday started off listening to the sweet sounds of conference. It continued with getting you all dolled up in your dress and and hair band. You recieved your first Easter basket with all sorts of goodies. And then you joined all of your other cousins in a huge easter egg hunt! Michael, Jaxon, Gavin, Kate, Rylee, Will, Josh, Hannah, Noah, KJ, Jacob, Isaac, Marmie, Popie, Great aunts Sonja, Diana, Great Uncle Marty and Kuame, G and G Taylor, And a whole lot more! We had a yummy dinner and by the end of the day you were so pooped you conked out in the car. 

 Your mommy loves Easter and conference weekend! Celebrating the resurrection of our Savior reminds us that families truly are forever. We can live again just like our Savior Jesus Christ. Your Heavenly Father loves you and wants you to come to him. No prayer is unheard or unanswered. You were brought here on earth at this time for a reason. We are so glad you are apart of our family and we know this is all part of Gods eternal plan. Please keep the spirit in your life as you grow up and turn to him with anything. Enjoy listening to your prophet as he speaks to you with guidance and love from our Heavenly Father.

6 Month Stats!

Claire had her six month check up last Monday. She is growing so fast and just getting so long!

• She is 27 inches long

• Weighs 14lbs and 4oz (Yes this is still super light but we did gain weight!) My sister Cami calls her my little Ethiopian baby. LOL

• In the 10th percentile for weight. Yikes!

• 75th percentile for height

• She received 2 shots and one oral. (is it weird that i want to keep her little Barbie Band-Aids?)

• I think her head was 17in CM

• Her hearing, eyesight, and hand eye coordination is amazing!

• Daddy can always get her laughing by tickling her tummy or neck with his unshaved scruff.

• She is taking 3 naps a day, around 2 hours each. Sleeping between 9-12 hours a night. (Thank you babywise, Alissa)

• Is an eating champion! I think we need to enter her into an eating contest.

• I am still breast feeding! Woohoo I didn’t think i could make it this far...haha its so hard at first. But its now going great and am going to try and breast feed her until she is a year!

• She is sitting up for long periods of time playing with her toys. She also has the best posture just like her Marmie!

• Claire is not crawling yet but is scooting backwards and spinning around in a circle. Once she can get the forward motion going that we will never see her!

• Loves bath time, singing songs, listening and watching people.

• Was sick last month with bronchiolitis. We had our first trip to the ER at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital. So sad.... they did a chest x-ray, urine test, and blood test. Although her lungs checked out fine and sent her home, i had to suction her every chance i got. She slept in her car seat to keep her elevated. She still sleeps with her humidifier. And she had a fever of 104. She is now 100% better from that sickness but unfortunately the doctors are still concerned with her fast breathing. She is scheduled to see a pulmonary/respiratory specialist this month to get looked at. We will keep you posted.