Many people have said (and I have already seen firsthand) that babies are often more excited about the packaging or the trash involved in a new toy than the toy itself. It’s the simplest things that keep their attention for the longest. Of course, when most of the time that means packaging plastic or paper, [...]
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This afternoon we took another family trip to the pool. Motive A: Enjoyment, Motive B: Make Claire tired enough to sleep through most of the night tonight.
We spent a lot of the time in the big pool since we can put Claire in her little raft and just kind of float around holding onto it. [...]
Blankets as a rope to assist in scaling large objects…
The couch as a walker and toy box…
The jumper as a spot for spinning in circles on her toes…
The ottoman as a teething toy…
Daddy’s lap as a nest for a baby bird to cuddle up with her toys and feel loved…
…Just a few of the little [...]
One of Claire’s new favorite things to do: try to grab your attention by cocking her head to the side as if to say “Can you see me now?” She does this to Josh a lot when he comes home because she really wants his attention. She has also tried to peek out at us [...]
After our week of vacation in the Davis Mountains of west Texas, we are back home! I always look forward to this particular vacation and it is always a fun time in some of God’s most beautiful creation with friends and family! This time was a little different since the newest member of our family [...]
