Claire-a-Roni....The Latest

Our little monkey is getting so old!!!!

Beats her forehead on the floor when she’s frustrated or upset, which is apparently "normal?" (fortunately, she’s only done this on CARPET!) *Update: She has. On the tile. ONCE. I caught her. Too bad I didn't get it on VIDEO!!

LOVES peas. She won’t eat all of the Lucky Charms we put on her tray (I mean…Lucky Charms?? We would NEVER feed her those!) but she’ll eat ALL of the peas on her tray—frozen still or cooked. What a nut!

Likes wearing headphones and listening to music! (Celine Dion…we’re indoctrinating her with her mommy’s favorite) I should probably add that she actually may prefer putting the plug in and pulling it out of the headphone jack of the iPod. That's probably the REAL entertainment.

Has a new "signature smile" she likes to use when she first sees me pull out the camera.

Loves soap/lotion pumps and I find her many times SUCKING on the tip of the pump! GROSS! I'm surprised she hasn't been poisoned yet!

Says “eye,” and blows kisses! (OK, well the last couple of weeks, she's STOPPED talking (in our language at least) pretty much. Pediatrician had said that once she starts equating the words with the meanings, she may stop talking until she can understand the connection) She can also say "fishies" and "teddy bear" but definitely doesn't perform when asked...

LOVES milk. Chugs it before naptime and bedtime.

Jabbers on in her own language constantly

LOVES climbing onto chairs. The other day, I was sitting on the glider in her room, and she climbed onto it, and started pushing ME off!!! The little turkey!

LOVES teddy bears. Any kind. Here she is at Walmart thoroughly enjoying herself :)

We have this white planter that doesn't have a plant in it anymore (It died. But Costco told me it wasn't my fault when I returned it because MANY other people had returned it too...) and Claire LOVES climbing into it, and will cry if she gets stuck. It's pretty funny.

Finally, I have a good clip of her saying "what the doggie" says :)

Have I mentioned she likes the tub? :)

Jordan, and our friend, Jonathan, were very pleased with themselves after strapping Claire in the turtle-pillow pet... sometimes I wonder about them...