Claire and Paige's Baptism

Claire and Paige were baptized this morning at Union Church in Berea, Kentucky by Rev. Kent Gilbert. The service was beautiful. Paige wore the christening gown of Andrew's great-grandfather, that Andrew also wore as a baby. Claire wore a dress made by Andrew's mom, Beth. Claire's smile turned into a frown when the water poured on her head. Paige had the same reaction, but Claire started to wipe away the water with a towel which made Paige smile again. It was so sweet. Andrew and I gave the girls a blessing and my mom had prepared one for them as well. There were few dry eyes in the sanctuary. When our reverend took Paige around for the congregation to see, I followed with Claire. Paige was wide-eyed and Claire didn't know what to think.

Two Months Old

Paige had her 2 month check-up today. She weighed 12 lbs. 7 oz. (90-95th percentile) and was 23.5 in. (100th percentile!). When they gave her shots, she pulled her torso towards her legs and nearly did a sit-up. The nurse said she had never seen a 2 month old that strong. That's my girl!

Oh Christmas Tree

We went to Baldwin Farms yesterday to get our Christmas tree. It wasn't as dramatic as last year where we had to return another weekend due to blizzardous weather that didn't allow us to continue up the long "driveway." We had a nice time though and stayed warm. In the photo above, Paige is wearing Claire's Christmas sleeper that she wore at 9 months old. It is large, but amazing that it didn't completely swallow her.






Paige and her first Christmas tree.







Prepping the tree stand.


I had wrapped a few presents earlier this week, so that they could be placed under the tree as soon as it was decorated.








This morning Claire went into the living room and was rearranging ornaments one minute and the next minute she was absolutely quiet. When I went in to check on her, she was just sitting in her rocking chair (my great aunt Weesie's rocking chair) admiring the tree. It was beautiful. She also let me get my camera to take a couple of photos.

Eight Weeks Old

I can't believe Paige is almost 2 months old. She is holding her head up very well now and makes lots of cute noises with smiles. She just lost her umbilical cord stump a few days ago which must be a record. She is still sleeping 8-11 hours in one stretch at night. Unfortunately, she sometimes likes to begin those stretches much later than Andrew and I would like. Paige will have her two month check up next week. I'll keep you posted.




I also have to add some cute quotations by Claire. She has been saying the most adorable things lately. I know I won't be able to remember them all, but I have to memorialize some of them.

The other day as I was driving Claire home from school she said, "I love you so much, Momma." I almost melted.

Part of our nighttime routine is to read a book with Claire, sings songs, then go to bed. As Andrew was reading to Claire, she was less interested in the story and more interested in her new stuffed dog that she really wasn't listening. When Andrew finished he said, "Claire, I'm going to sing some songs now." To which Claire replied, "You go for it, Daddy."

When Claire came home from school on Tuesday, she topped them all and ran up to me and said, "I just missed you today, Momma." It was so sweet. I'll try to remember some other sweet phrases and add them to the list.