Four Months Old

Happy Thanksgiving!  We have so many things to be thankful for these days.  Not only is Clara 4 months old yesterday, she got to experience her first Nor'easter as well.  It started snowing here around noon time and went strong into the night (we got about 10").  We didn't lose power, but it did flash once.  Clara is definitely a very happy and smiley baby most of the time.  She is also very chatty these days and I am working with her on saying Momma. ;)

Sleeping: Clara continues to sleep well.  We had one night recently where she slept through the whole night, which freaked mom and dad out a little.  We kept going in to check and make sure she was still breathing.  I have started an experiment with napping in the crib, not going so well, but I have to admit that is more my fault.

Eating: this remains the same, mostly breast feeding with the two bottles that have the supplement added.  I believe that since her weight gain is going so well, that when we go back to the doctor at the end of January they will stop the high calorie formula supplement.  Its great to see all the rolls that she is getting!

Weight: This is not an official weight as we don't go back to the doctor until the end of January.  But we weighed her here at home and she is now 10 lbs and 6 ounces.

Clothes: Clara is now wearing 0-3 and 3 month outfits.  She is quite long (gets that from me - just kidding), so i think we could move out of these sizes quickly due to the fact that they aren't long enough.

Clara and her Great Nana (My Grandmother)

Firsts: Clara attended her first wedding this past month.  She danced all night long. She also went and met her great Nana this month.  She also came to the gym with mommy one Friday and had her first boxing experience! She also went on her first hike.  First Thanksgiving dinner with the family.

Likes: her play mat, getting her diaper changed - loves a little naked time, being held, funny faces - especially when daddy sticks his tongue out at her, car rides.

Happy Prematurity Awareness Day

Today, Monday, November 17th is National Prematurity Awareness Day and to recognize it Clara and I are both wearing purple!  My 32 weeker is almost 4 months old!

We are so thankful to the doctors and nurses at Dartmouth for their knowledge and support.

If you are looking to donate to any organizations this year, we would recommend that you look into March of Dimes, CHaD, or David's House.

This morning we also woke up to some real snow on the ground.  Hoping to get some pictures of Clara in the snow.  Her first snow!

She and I will also hopefully be venturing out soon to a local thrift shop in search of a puzzle for some craft projects I am working on.

Wedding Fun!

I would like to start off today by saying Thank You to the many people in our lives who have served or are serving.

So the weekend of November 1st the whole family attended my best friend Carrie's wedding.  It was held at the Enfield Shaker Museum and was a fabulous event.

Friday night was Halloween and the rehearsal followed by the rehearsal dinner.  My parents who were also invited to the wedding came up early and kept Clara for us during the rehearsal dinner.  It was nice to have a night out with friends and much merriment was enjoyed that night.

A selfie of the Bride and Groom and a group shot from the Rehearsal dinner!

Saturday was the actually wedding. It was a little rainy and cold, but still a great day.  It was so awesome to be there for Carrie and to get to witness this day.  She is so happy.  We are very happy that she found such a great guy to marry.  Clara partied hard, refusing to miss out on any of the events of the day.  She even found her way on the dance floor several times.

Congratulations to Carrie and David.  Wishing you a lifetime of happiness!

Today, I am planning to spend sometime going through Clara's wardrobe, as she is outgrowing most newborn outfits at this time.  She is wearing 0-3 months clothing quite well and will be moving into size 3 months soon.  So many cute newborn outfits that will be packed away to be shared with the next baby girl born into the family or friends.

This task won't be happening until after Clara wakes up from her nap.  Today is the first day we are trying napping in her crib.  She sleeps well in her crib at night but has usually napped in her swing or in someones arms during the day.  We'll see how it goes, so far so good!

Only made it 20 mins!