Just a few funny little Claire stories that make me laugh. I want to record as many of these as I can over the years. I trust my record keeping better than I trust my memory, so here are a few tidbits.
Claire's friend baby Hannah (six months old) came over to visit the other day. Claire went and got the tiny bib that goes with her baby doll, laid it on Hannah's tummy, and called her "doll doll doll." When I picked Hannah up from Claire's old activity mat (the one with the dangling toys), Claire promptly laid down on her back and started batting at the toys--something she would never normally do these days. Glimpse into the future possibly?
Every time Matt gets home, I say and sign "da-da" for Claire when we hear the garage door opening. Claire will now say and sign (her variation on the sign is to slap her hand against her head) it back to me. She has started to ask for Matt in this way when she hears a variety of sounds from an airplane to the air conditioning turning on. I feel so sad telling her that he's not home yet.
Claire's new word of the week is "hat." Anything on anyone's head it named "hat." She had her little baby doll that has a permanent bonnet. I said, "Claire, where is baby's hat?" Claire put the doll on her head and announced "hat!"
Now that she is completely weaned, we've tried to start a bedtime ritual that includes books, prayer, and singing a song. I was concerned that Claire would have a hard time going to bed at night without that last feeding, but it turns out she's ready for bed at bedtime. She often pushes the books away (well she does this all day but at night she pushes even her favorites away very quickly) and she has started pointing to the crib and signing "nap" while I'm singing to her. She is sleeping with one blanket in her crib now. It doesn't ever stay on top of her, but she loves to snuggle up to it before she falls asleep. It's very sweet!
Claire picked up a paintbrush. Matt said "Claire, that's a paintbrush." Claire then started trying to brush her hair with it.
She gets excited over seeing bananas and exclaims "a-ya-ya!"
Claire is lately fascinated with the words and concepts of "up" and "down." We say these many times each day, going up and down the stairs, raising her hands or an object up, and being picked up or put down. Claire has been into reading books in her carseat. Last week she was reading her book on opposites and started saying "up down up down" on the appropriate page! Claire's doctor was also very impressed with Claire's verbal skills when she heard Claire say "get down" when she wanted me to put her down at our last appointment.
