CEO is 1!!!!!

 

At 1 year Clare is....

21 lbs, and 29 inches long

 

Wearing size 3 diapers,  size 12-18 month clothes and size 4 shoes.

 

Clare is now finishing up her last bit of formula that we had left over, and is also drinking whole milk from cups.  She drinks about 24 oz a day.  No more bottles!  Big girl!  She also loves to drink V8 Fusion, and water.

 

Clare eats all "big people" food, except for grabbers, and she loves most everything we give her.  She likes my cooking, and loves to take things out of her cooking drawer  and help while I make meals.  Clare loves eggplant, bananas, pasta, lemongrass chicken, chicken shu mai, homemade 5 food group meatballs, nitrate free or veggie hot/corn dogs, PIZZA, hamburgers, waffles, turkey sausage, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, quesadillas(with cheese and left over baby food inside), fig newtons, and lots lots more!  Oh...The girl will stand on her head for a goldfish, or teddy graham too!

 

Clare has 8 teeth,  but now almost has 10 though as her two bottom molars are just poking through!  She had her first dentist visit yesterday and they said her pearly whites are gorgeous!  She has been brushing every day, since the first one came in at 4 months, so I would hope so!

 

 

 

Clare loves all things Sesame Street, and when I say loves... I mean LOOOOOVVVVVEEESSSS!  Anytime she sees anything that has to do with Sesame Street, you can count on an ear piercing "WOOK" (aka look) squeal!  She will stop whatever she is doing at the sound of Elmo, and can pick Elmo, Cookie, Big Bird, and Ernie's rubber duckie out when asked for each one.  So smart!  She even had a Sesame Street 1st birthday party!

 

 

Clare is speaking more, and more as well.  She says lots of things that we are not sure we know yet, thank goodness for pointing, but we can pick out quite a bit.  She makes all kinds of sounds and can say HEY, duck, look, Momma, Dada, Nana, dog, drink, good girl, Big Bird, she has a special sound that means Elmo, bye bye, ball, baby, no no, and nods her head yes. :)  At her 1 year checkup she even said "Momma bye bye bye bye".  I think she wanted me to get her out of there before her shots!  We are looking forward to more translations in the future!

 

Clare likes to swing, slide, climb, and walk in her squeaker shoes.  She loves to play ball, play with her "monies"(old debit cards of mine), and likes to check out my mom's BIG dog Nadia with her stethoscope.  She loves to be read to, to listen to music and dance and likes to go to the petting zoo down the street from our house.  She loves anything tht she has to think about, and will stick with things until she gets the hang of it. :)

 

Clare is the best part of our lives, and we are so thankful to have her here.  She makes us feel so loved and so lucky.  She is a witty, funny, smart, beautiful, amazing person.  We can't wait for many more years to come!!!

 

WE LOVE YOU CLARE BEAR!!!