Another fine day

Last night the bear slept from 10pm to 6am. We were well rested too. This morning, we took Claire to get her passport photo taken (on the right - click to enlarge). Then it was off to the post office for our appointment to apply for a passport for the bear. It is the beginning step of her international travel adventure.

Ok, so we didn't really use this picture. Her hairdo was the result of a bath and then I dried her hair. And viola! It's hard to tell from the photo, but her nickname of the week is Chunk. Hi Chunk! Mom's milk must be so nutritious that she keeps adding chin after chin. It's getting harder and harder to find her neck.

Last month, the local county newspaper was holding a contest for the cutest baby in the county. Lynn decided Claire was beyond cute - she is beautiful - and that entering her would have been unfair to the other babies in the county. I wonder if mom would have really entered her in that contest???

Until the next post, keep your hairbrush handy...

Adventures of Super Bear

She is just learning to fly...

Sunday Morning

Well, the power went out last night, so my alarm didn't go off this morning and I missed going to church. So, we spent a leisurely morning in bed.

Something caused the bear and Kayla to sneeze.

Heed this warning!!!

Yesterday my hard drive died. This blog and accompanying photos on the Picasa website, are all that I have left from 1000s of photos and videos of Claire. Please, please, please take a moment and backup your files (because I know you don't) and then make backups regularly. You can get a cheap external hard drive for less than $200. Recovering data from a dead hard drive costs well over a $1000 if you have a professional do it - more than the price of the computer itself!

On the bright side, Claire is doing very well. She is almost 2 feet tall. In addition we can see that she is increasingly becoming more aware of her environment, focusing on things near her. Her favorite attention grabber is a video of Cat in the Hat, narrated by Uncle Larry. When she is not watching the video or sleeping, she usually has a big smile for mom and me.

Yesterday I was the lucky winner of the weekly diaper blow out, which Lynn and I refer to simpy as "Kaboom". Since she turned 3 months last week, she now sleeps in her own room, instead of the bassinette we had beside our bed. Now, in the middle of the night, all I hear is the hissing/humming of the baby monitor. Fortunately Lynn still hears Claire crying.

Until the next post, make sure you back up your hard drive.

A Conversation with the Bear (3 min.)

She is growing up so fast. I am lucky I can spend most days with her. As for our conversation, I agreed with her completely - except her not wanting to take a nap.

Following Posts

The next three posts/videos are events in a typical day with Claire and me. I never guessed being Mr. Mom could be so much fun (and tiring too). Enjoy.

Typical Day with Dad, part 3

My little girl