Fajita Friday Fun

Troy had some vacation days to burn so Claire got to spend all day Thursday and Friday with her daddy.  We've used Troy's vacation to travel to many exotic places like Olive Garden, BabiesRus and the mall!  Okay, so we are not very exciting people, but we've had fun :)  Troy, Claire and I enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Olive Garden Thursday thanks to Troy's mommy and daddy.  They gave us a gift card for our anniversary back in June, and we were saving it for the. perfect occasion.  It was nice to have a yummy free lunch.  Claire was a cute little show off smiling at everyone.  She didn't want to sit in her carseat, so she sat on my lap like a big girl, played with a napkin and watched us eat.  Food is very important when on vacation, so today we went to a great Mexican restaurant and enjoyed fajita Friday (fajitas and a drink for less than $5)  Claire once again sat on my lap and happily enjoyed the scenery. 

It's funny even though Claire has hit 10 pounds, she has recently been able to fit back into a lot of her newborn clothes.  She has grown 2.5 inches since June, so her big baby belly has thinned out and made her a lot slimmer, refitting into her old clothes. In this picture she is wearing her newborn cow onesie.  She still looks like she is swimming in most of her 0-3 month clothes. 

Single Parent

We've been very busy here at the Bowlby house.  We are very happy to have Troy back from covering Hurricane Irene.  I did not enjoy being a single parent.  I don't think it would have been that bad if Claire didn't have such a bad reaction to her shots.  Claire and I managed to keep ourselves busy by attending a playgroup for new moms with babies, a Pampered Chef party and baptism class.  The highlight of the weekend though was a visit from Grandma and Granddad Rice and cousin Isabella. 

 Group shot at our playgroup, I am on the left side in the blue shirt. 

Pictures of Isabella and Claire coming soon. . .

Goodbye old friend

 Troy was tired Friday night after working a 14 hour day and left Claire's Wubbanub out where Jack could reach it.  We were awoken early Saturday night to the sound of Claire's best friend being shredded limb from limb.  If you're wondering where the pacifier portion is, let's just say Troy found it at the dog park 2 days later. 

 These were their last 2 pictures together.

And these were their 1st 2 pictures three months ago.

Luckily Amazon.com has free 2 day shipping.  This time we thought we'd try the colorful caterpillar.  We still miss the puppy though, maybe for the next holiday. . .

Rough day :(

Claire's shots didn't sit so well with her this time.  She was up most of last night and has been super cranky today.  I feel bad because she is usually such a happy baby.  We went to the drug store and bought Claire her first bottle of acetaminophen and bought me a big bag of M&M's.  I'm hoping the medicine helps her to be more comfortable and sleep.  It took 45 minutes of walking around rocking her to get her to sleep tonight (it usually takes 5). 

 These are pictures from Saturday night when Claire got to attend her first sorority party.  She did great and of course everyone thought she was cute :)  She was not in the mood for pictures she wanted to play.

Food is funny!

Claire got the chance to try food from a spoon last night.  It feels like such a big step.  I remember when she was on iv fluids, then a feeding tube and then she finally learned to drink from a bottle.

First bite of food EVER!!!

Growing growing growing

Today was Claire's 6 month check up, 6 months can you believe it.  The doctor is very pleased with her development and we don't have to go back until she is 9 months old in November (except to get her flu shot).  And wait for it. . . my baby is 10 pounds!!!!!!!  Claire did really well with her shots.  She was so tired she fell asleep on the table waiting for the nurse.  Let's just say she was not very pleased when she woke up to the needle stick, but calmed down as soon as her mommy gave her a hug. 

10.2 oz   22 inches long