So if you haven't already noticed I am really quite bad at blogging. I tried real hard at first, but as Clara got more mobile and I became more wrapped up in Facebook, I did less blog. Sorry!
First, I will take you back to January when Clara was 8 months. She had been kind of off of her schedule and I had a feeling she was teething.
February was the magic month. She got her first two teeth on her bottom gums! After they came through she ate like there was no tomorrow and slept all night long again! This made for very happy parents! She also started pulling up a lot at we had to lower her bed one "notch" because we noticed her using the slats on the bed to sit up. She would pull herself up on some of her toys and also started crawling (scooting) on the floor a lot more. She found the CD's and DVD's in the bedroom and hall and loved to pull them out. Grammy bought her a musical microphone for Christmas and Clara LOVES to sing into the mic and uses that to pull herself up to her knees. We also pulled out the Leap Frog music table which, of course, she loved as well. She started bouncing up and down (dancing) and started laughing a whole lot more! She also loves the Johnny Jump Up that Grandma Peggy got her for Christmas. We are so blessed to have such great parents who spoil our girls! : )This month was also special for Bonni and Elena as they got to go with Jason to the "Daddy/Daughter Princess Ball." They all got dressed up and Jas even bought them a corsage. To which Elena's expression and comment was enough to make me tear up. It was too precious. I also caught myself not believing how fast she and Bonnie are growing up. They are beautiful young ladies who are truly a blessing to our lives.
March so far has been a very eventful month. Clara took a couple of "steps" on all fours but still prefers to be held OR to walk herself along the table, couch, chair, wall-my leg...anything that will let her stand!She wants so badly to walk, but her feet aren't as fast as her desire! So, Mommy, Daddy, Bonnie and Elena have to help out! Clara also started getting her top 4 teeth this month. Her front two are sticking out more than the side two but the poor little lady is in a lot of pain.
For spring break we decided we would stay home and have some vacation time in Dallas. We did not do much and that was so great, but the biggest project was to build a playhouse-nay, structure, for the girls. Jason designed it and his sweet parents came out to help build it. While it still has a lot of work that needs to be done, the most important part is it is up and Elena and her friends have already taken advantage of it! Thank you, Grammy and Papa for all of your hard work!
Well, enough of my chattering for now. Here are the pictures.
bottom teeth
(kinda)top teeth
the beginning of the playhouse
Elena and the worms
All of the walls are up and the roof is now on. Here is the final project for the week. We still have a lot to do, but it has not stopped Elena and her friends from taking full advantage of it!
