Seventeen Months

Of the three of us, Claire has been the quickest to bounce back from this cold.  We've had a week of staying home and trying to rest.  We are looking forward to feeling better and getting back into our normal routine. Claire had some special treatment while sick.  She got some new toys--a set of Duplo Legos (she can't put them together yet, but enjoys taking them apart) and Play-Doh.  She was also allowed to watch some TV.  She is surprisingly uninterested in cartoons or Sesame Street but loves to watch her Cedarmont Kids DVDs that have kids singing different children's and Bible songs.  Claire now points to the TV and says "tewey tewey tewey" when she wants to watch it.

A new favorite song for Claire is "The Wheels on the Bus."  She can do motions for several different verses and begins to request the next one before we are finished singing the current one!  Claire's favorite books right now are a set of nine small books that include "My Colors," "My House," and "My Sounds."  Favorite foods include cheese, bread, graham crackers, fruit, peas, corn, and chicken nuggets.

Claire is enjoying coloring more these days.  The most fun part is still taking the crayons in and out of the box and naming the colors.  I'm attending a new Bible study this year and Claire has her own little class to attend where she gets to hear Bible stories.  Each week she gets a coloring sheet to bring home so we can further discuss the story she heard.  We then hang the sheet on the refrigerator with a sheep-shaped magnet that has her memory verses for the year.  It's a little ambitious, but I have a feeling she understands more than we realize!

Wearing her Clemson shirt for the first game

She's not too sure what to think about the Play-Doh.  She does know one thing--it looks like something she should try eating!

Watching "tewey"

She discovered the one light switch in the house that she can reach on her own

Sick days mean some extra snuggle time with Daddy

Concentrating on her puzzle

So happy to be feeling better!