This little guy

is just the sweetest. He's been through SO much the past 2 months and has amazed me with how he handled everything. I am positive I had more meltdowns than he did! In the matter of weeks he went from a crib, to a toddler bed, to a big boy full sized bed- and he loves it! (I'm sure the sheets with cars and buses has a lot to do with that!) He has been tossed from grandparent's house to grandparent's house to a new house- and he loves it! And perhaps the biggest change came in the form of a 9 1/2 lb bundle of noise- and boy does he love her! He especially loves kissing her and squealing "Hey Claire Bear!" every time he sees her. Considering prior to her birth, if he saw a baby, or a picture of a baby, he would shout "NO!" and swat at it, I am beyond pleased with his reaction to her. I was concerned Claire would need a helmet to protect her from flying fists...but it seems she may need one to protect her from all the kisses that are showered upon her.

kisses

going in for another kiss

and more kisses. You can see how much she loves it :)

He also enjoys petting her hair, but who doesn't?

Isn't he just the sweetest?

Claire's room

I've had a lot of fun planning Claire's room. Feminine, but not Pepto Pink. I think I found a happy medium! Orange birds. With a lot of help from family, we are finally getting around to making a room for Claire. Just need to make some bedding and window treatments and we're done!

I think she likes it :)

My Handy Manny

Luke was a big help to his dad installing the baby gate. While he doesn't really need it and has gotten quite used to not having a gate up, we figured it was best since it will have to come up in a few months anyway. Once it was up, Luke asked to "open" the gate and when I said "no", he replied with "Not nice". I do love him dearly. Sorry Mommy's not nice.

More Claire

Claire Margaret

Claire Margaret was born May 4th at 7:56am. A whopping 9lbs 8oz and 19 1/2 inches long. We are so excited to have our little big girl here!