8/09

Chloe is 5 months old now. Moving right along. Here eyes which started and deep blue are not starting to look more green. Which is fine with us since Jon and I both have green eyes. Still sleeping through the night. Things are going well. This was a busy month for us. Lots to do.

8/1 Went to Alfred for my cousin Billys wedding. Chloe's first time in a church and of course she talked and babbled. I was trying to keep her quiet by feeding her but that didnt last long. Nice to see some family we hadnt see in a while.

8/3 I am on the phone with Vicki and Chloe is playing on her floor gym. Now she had been flirting with rolling over for quite some time and was unable to get her one arm out of her way. I look down and she is teetering, I run to get jon, come back and she was over!! We both missed it. Oh but there will be many more.

8/5 Got a call from daycare today saying Chloe was running a temp they think she is teething. I thought she cant be, I just inspected her mouth and it seemed to early. Low and behold and get her home and there are two little white lines on her bottom gums!! Yeah...She did pretty well with the whole experience. Although it seemed she would hold her grumpyness in for when she made it home. Stocked up on orajel and tylenol and in the end she emerged with two shiny white bottom teeth! And the important thing here is that Jon and I survived.

8/14 We are taking a trip to meet the family at Fantasy Island!! She be a good year, last year I couldnt ride any rides becuase I was pregnant so this year hopefully. Chloe spent some nice time with the Bryans. Jordan was having his annual Tourretts Picnic and it was a nice day. Hot. Tuckered the poor gal out.

Chloe has been working out it the Johnny Jumper when I am in the kitchen. Its hysterical to watch her. Of course she already approaches everything so seriously, its her job. So she very intently studies everything and then goes to town. She usually has one leg all the way down and the other just slightly up so as she is jumping the leg is kicking in the air, he crazy hair is flopping in the wind and her tongue is out!!! Couldnt be anymore funny! We thank Aunt Kate for letting us borrow this while we are waiting for skip to arrive.

8/15 Jon and I decide we are going to brave the drive-in, the only way people with babies can see new movines without getting a babysitter. Its genius! Chloe of course faired very well. We went equiped with pj's already on and her ready for bed. Backup food just in case and plenty of blankets. She slept in the back while Jon and I sat in chairs and watched two movies. GI Joe and Transformers. We were eaten alive by misquitos and she of course slept just fine!

7/09

7/2 Chloe is 4 months old!! Who can believe we have come this far. Certainly not us. Time is flying already. The little champ is still sleeping through the night. We moved her into her crib this week. Bigg transition! She didnt skip a beat. Jon and I did not fair so well. It was nice to have our space back but sad to not have her smell in our room, and the ound of her breathing. One transition in a lifetime of many. She is still loving her floor gym, but has added a new weapon to her arsenal! The exersaucer!! Once she checked it out very thoroughly, and analyzed every inch it was game on. She has grown more and more. Now a heavty 13.9 lbs and 23 3/4 inches long!! She is still working on holding the bottle. The small bottles we use with the breast pump are easier for her.

7/4 Fourth of July!!! Independence day. We have trekked out to Rochester for a Claeys family picnic. Chloe will be meeting Aunts and Uncles from out of state for the first time! Stayed the weekend in Rochester and it went well. Despite all the gear we have to bring, its not to terrible going overnight.

Poor little thing is just like her momma. Does like the heat and sweats up a storm in the summer. We needed a pool. sprinkler was fun, I wasnt sure how she would like it, all she did was try to lick the water!

7/10 Off to the doctor for our first ear infection! Chole is so easy going for the most part. And she took this in stride like everything else. She took her medicine like a champ and was back to her old self in no time.

7/24 Grandma Claeys, aunt laura and caitlin came out to visit to watch Chloe for the night. Jon and I had tickets to see Billy Joel and Elton John, we waited months. And of course 3 hrs before the show....cancelled. Billy Joel with the flu? Come on for as much as we paid, suck it up Billy!!! Everyone stayed and gave Jon and I a much needed night out. Went to dinner, walked along the river and met some friends for drinks....like old times. Chloe of course gave Grandma a little bit of a hard time. I guess she wanted to show her who was boss in her house!! LOL!

Chloe and Daddy playing "Super Baby" Trying for some giggles!

6/09

5/2 Chloe is three months old! growing at a rapid rate. She is 23 inches long now. Busting out of her clothes and moving into 6months for length. She is becoming much more active. Bringing her legs to her chest and rolling from side to side. She is tryin to sit up. Still sleeping through the night. She loves to play on her floor gym. She grabs the toys that are hanging and trys to pull herself up with them. Putting everything in her mouth. Today is Jons birthday and my friend Vicki had her baby. Baby Ava!!! Into the world exactly three monthes after Chloe. They will be life long friends....

5/6 Off to see Baby Ava and welcome her into the world of babies, and friends with babies! Chloe looks gigantic next to little Ava who was born a little peanut. Jon and Chloe watching baseball while visiting Baby Ava and the proud new parents.

5/21 Chloe and Jons first fathers day! Of course Jon took advantage.

Chloe is starting to giggle, must be the cutest most pure and innocent sound I have ever heard in my life. Of course at this time she only giggles when she is good and read too. Jon and I make as many funny sounds and faces as we can to hear that precious sound and she looks at us like we are from mars!!! Work in progess, like most things. She is recognizing her bottle now, and realizes sweet victory is about to happen when she spots it. In her eagerness she tries to grasp it for dear life. As if I have never fed her before!

5/09

5/2 Chloe is two months old today!! She is now 11.2lbs and 21.5 inches....Growing well. Still breastfeeding. That is going well. She is really smiling alot now. Not to many giggles out of her just yet. She is sleeping though the night like a champ. going to bed about 7:30 or 8 and sleeping until 5 or 6. Cant complain about that. chloe loves to be outside going for walks. She walks with me in the Bjorn carrier, she loves to look around and then eventually falls alseep. She is always checking things out around her.

5/10 First Mothers Day!! Jon was great, made me dinner full of my favorites. It was a nice day home with the family. Jon bought me some really nice earrings with Chloes birthstone in them.

5/16 Down to Andover to see family. Full house meeting aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas and cousins. Busy weekend for chloe. She travels pretty well. Usually sleeps unless she is hungry and we need to stop and feed her on the way.

5/25 Memorial Day! Went to our friends Vicki and Travis for a BBQ. Still waiting little Ava's arrival. Little fussy this day in a new place.

Chloe has the craziest hair. Its getting longer and is often all over the place!!! When its washed its curly and as she moves and it dries, it ends up crazy. very unmanagable!! She is not happy about her hair either.....Seems to change colors, looking more red lately. I dont think she is happy about this either.

4/09

Lot of things going on this month. Chloe turned one month old!! We are getting our heads above water and getting into a good schedule. She had her one month check up 10.38lbs and 21 inches!! Had her first shots today, and first tears for mom and dad. We handled it well.

Took her for her Tullys debut on 4/3. She was perfect until Jon said " I cant believe how good she is doing" and it was all downhill from there. I have never seen him eat wings so fast.

4/11 took our first roadtrip to Grandma and Grandpa Claeys for Easter. nice to see family. Things went well. She slept well. And it was her first overnight stay. Not to bad. Some pics with family and cousins....

4/16 slept all the way through the night. I of course was panicing when I realized. thought this was fluke but a few days late it happened again. Oh happy day for me.

4/25/09 At our first hotdog day!! And boy was it a hot one. 85 degrees in april. food was good, pulled pork and fried dough. It was a little harry navigating all the kids. We apprently will need a bus to go anywhere together in the future! Chloe has such a cute outfit on to start the day and then peed herself out of it before we even left grandma marys house....thank Aunt Kate for this nice pic.

4/27/09 I am back to work full time. Actually looking forward to it. I have been out of work for three monthes. Chloe started daycare. things were going well and then on 4/30 we ended up up at Women and Childrens Hospital. Things went down hill fast. She came home from daycare, seemed a little off. Suddenly she had a high temp, wasnt eating and vomiting. So doc said take to the ER. That led to two days in the hospital while they were running tests. Nothing like seeing your baby with tubes coming out of everywhere. Poor honey they took blood, urine, spinal tap and catheterized her. I will never forget the sound of her poor screams while Jon and I sat helpless..... but all is well that ends well. After two horrible days and nights of me sleeping on a pull out chair. tests came back fine, and she just had a really bad cold. After some fluids and suctions, she was back to her old self, and we finally went home!!! She was such a trooper.