2 weeks.

Claire Amanda, 2 weeks old, 9 lbs, 21 1/2 inches tall.

Sisters

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............

And she was deemed perfect.

Claire's first doctor's appointment.

Goin' Home.

The Top 10 Best Things about Being Pregnant:
#10: Nobody looks at you funny for eating peanut butter, jelly and mayo sandwiches.
#9: Having 3 chins is considered normal.
#8: People think you're funny when you give the sign of the cross and run away when they try to rub your belly.
#7: Nobody really cares what you wear.
#6: Since you can't reach your legs, you don't have to shave.
#5: Second Lunch.
#4: Most of the time, people give you their seat on the Metro.
#3: Everyone lets you pick the restaurant, and nobody complains about eating Indian food three times a week. (Claire liked the spicy curry, Sophie was a chips and hot salsa baby.)
#2: Shopping for teeny tiny everything.
#1: You're going to have a baby!



The Top 10 Things About Having a Baby:
#10: Everyone wants you to take naps.
#9: The disposable mesh underwear they give you in the hospital.
#8: Maternity leave, although I still wish the US was more like Norway, France, or even Canada.
#7: Coffee. In normal, caffinated quantities.
#6: You can see your feet.
#5: SUSHI.
#4: The meds are nice.
#3: Third trimester insomnia is cured.
#2: So is the gestational diabetes! No more pricking fingertips!
#1: You have a baby!

The one where Claire has the hiccups.

This was taken in the dead middle of the night while we were still in the hospital. Maybe this is funny to me because Sophie and I get the hiccups all the time, or maybe it's just the meds.

Welcome to the world! (Claire does Arlington)

On December 29, 2011, at 8:39am, we added to our little family.

Claire Amanda came to us at the Virginia Hospital Center, via scheduled c-section. Claire weighed in at 8lbs, 7oz, is 20 1/2 inches long, and has 10 fingers and 10 toes.

With Daddy and Aunt Monica.

Claire's billirubin levels were high, so she had to be 'baked' for 12 hours. She was not a fan.

Already a Caps fan, Claire made sure we were home and comfortable before the start of the Winter Classic.

And like her sister before her, Claire heartily demonstrated an instant dislike to her carseat.

Merry Christmas!!!!

Walking on Sunshine

One of the songs from the Nickelodeon Music Fest, which we recorded a few months ago.

And apparently, she wants to be laundry.

Plaits

She's ignoring you.

32 weeks, 5 days

The new baby girl is baking away nicely. Her arrival has been scheduled for December 29.

Fingerpainting!

Chuck-E-Cheese is not for amateurs.

All smiles.

This is what happens when someone refuses to take a nap.