At 11:24 am, Crosby Fox turned 4 years and 9 weeks old!!! At 1:03 pm, Jane Claire turned 48 weeks old!!! These two are such a joy. Crosby adores Jane Claire. She is a big fan of him...most of the time. ;-) She especially loves getting in the bathtub with her big brother. Although if I am completely honest, she is eager to take a bath with or without him! She LOVES bath time! Crosby was equally fond of baths when he was her age. She tries climbing over the side to get in before I can even get her clothes off. Crosby did, too! She smiles and splashes EVERYWHERE. Crosby did, too. She flips over onto her belly, takes gulps of water and promptly chokes on it. Crosby did, too! She cries when you take her out. She hates to be done but she is usually exhausted by that point. Crosby did the same thing, too! It is fun to see their similarities. There are lots of them!
Crosby has gotten more interested in helping me cook lately. Early in the week, I made a meal that required a food processor. Crosby has never been a fan of that appliance. It has always been way too loud for his liking. But he really wanted to help me cook. So, I came up with an idea that solved the problem...
Who know ear protection purchased for the monster truck show would come in handy for the kitchen!?! He would count to three and then press the button. Of course he couldn't tell how loud he was counting because...he had on his ear protection. Let me assure you, he was loud! Here he is in the middle of "threeeeeeeeee"....
Silly boy! Now that we have solved the noise problem, he is all about using the food processor now!!
Little bit likes to help out in the kitchen now too! She did this for the first time a few weeks ago. I finally caught it on video...
Five years later, there is peace. There is hope. There is joy. There is gratitude. There is family. There is love. On Thursday, we celebrated Caroline...
We met friends for a little play time at Monkey's Treehouse on Friday. It was Jane Claire's first time to really play...
This video was from last week. I forgot it was even on my phone! My parents watched Crosby and Jane Claire while I worked the consignment sale. Pop taught Jane Claire a new trick. She showed off her new skills over dinner at Oscar's...
"See how long my legs are???"
There is not a lot she won't eat. She is sort of a bottomless pit these days. The only thing she is starting to turn her nose up to is purees. She wants whatever is on our plate. Not that mushy stuff!!! Unless it is in a pouch!! Sometimes, I try to squeeze in a few veggies via jar. You know, if the rest of us are eating something lame like...hot dogs?!? Yes. It happens. She has started to drink a little more out of sippy cups and the bottle. Emphasis on little! But if I am honest, it is just easier to feed her than it is to pump and attempt to give her that sippy cup or bottle!! I suppose I will really work on it when we are given the okay to start whole milk. In a month. Heaven help me...
Little bit has taken off with her height and weight. I have no idea what either measure is at this point. But I know she is longer and heavier! She is still in size 3 diapers and I think she will be there for a while. She has moved from the 3-6 month Janie and Jack size to 6-12 months! You never know with other brands. 6 months all the way up to 18 months. Why are sizes all over the place?
Jane Claire's preferred mode of transportation is me!! ;-) But she crawls all over the place. She has picked up speed and can get where she wants to go pretty quickly. She pulls up on everything and cruises a bit. She is able to stand without holding on for 10 seconds or so before she decides it is overrated. She can walk behind a push toy but is pretty wobbly. That is good news to me! Means we have a little more time before she walks. Immobility is preferred! ;-) We officially had to put the baby gates on the stairs this month. Here is why...
Jane Claire still sleeps 12 hours or more most nights and naps 3-4 hours during the day. Give her her lovie and her bubba, turn on a little waterfall noise, and Baby Girl is good to go.
Jane Claire chatters more and more each day. Da da, Ma ma, duh (dog), Nih Nih (night night). She is appropriate with "Da da" for Blake but I haven't really heard her refer to me as "Ma ma." Of course, Blake comes in the door every night so we practice. I am usually just here!
Jane Claire likes to give sweet little cuddles. When I get her out of bed, she reaches down to pick up her lovie first. When I pick her up, she lays her head on my shoulder. When someone talks to her and she is feeling shy, she lays her head on my shoulder and smiles. It is the sweetest thing ever. She does the backwards wave which is one of my favorite baby gestures. Too cute.
What a great 11 months it has been! How blessed we are by this sweet little one. Just like every other month, I took her perspective pictures.
Praying this next month takes its time. One can wish... ;-)
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