The factory is silent. Its assembly line stands motionless. Somewhere off in the darkness, a buzzer sounds. One by one, lights begin to flicker and illuminate on long-unmanned diagnostic panels, giving a sense of enormity and complexity and scale to the machinery. The low hum of power supplies warming up comes next, followed by the higher and louder whine of turbines and electric motors. A whistle sounds, and one by one, employees begin to file in and take their places at the controls. Purposed for a single task, whose time has now come, the factory slowly comes to life...

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Two Months!


Wow... if the first month seemed to go fast, the second passed in the blink of an eye. Here's what baby Claire looks like now:



And here are some things she's been doing lately:

- She now smiles and laughs in recognition whenever she sees me or Kathy, especially first thing in the morning or seeing one of us after being away for a brief while.

- She bats and grasps at objects near her face.

- She can support her entire core unassisted from the waist up while being held. She can also support her own weight, but her balance leaves something to be desired, so she won't be walking quite yet (this week, at least).

- She can push herself up onto her arms and has started to make attempts at crawling, but can't quite get traction yet.

- She "talks" A LOT! Usually happy little coos and gurgles, but she occasionally mimics something we day using her own versions of words, like baby Hooked on Phonics. Her favorite one to imitate is Daddy's "I love you" which from her sounds like "AH LAAAAAAAAH PHBBBBBBT!" using the same speech inflections and volumes as me.

- She's holding steady at about 14 lbs and 23 inches long or so, but she's eating like she's about to grow again. She typically takes in about 6 ounces of milk every three to four hours!

- She is officially sleeping through the night at this point, usually going down for 6-7 hours, occasionally as long as 8. We are obviously thrilled. If we get less than six hours of sleep on a given night, it's definitely not Claire's fault.

- Both Kathy and I are back to work now, which is why updates have been sparse. Hopefully October will find me with more time to fill everyone in on things.

If any of you are still watching our blog for updates, thanks for your support and patience! We love you! More soon... promise.
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3 comments:

  1. CathusmaxSeptember 3, 2009 at 12:11 PM

    Next baby game

    BABY LEFT BABY RIGHT

    Whenever Claire's about to lose her balance, you have to take bets on which way she's gonna go

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pudAbbtp-_s&feature=related

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  2. CathSeptember 3, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    ps blogger is a bit racist- it made me put in "Sambo" as my verification word

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  3. HeatherSeptember 3, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    So um...sleeping through the night huh...? I thought I said you should keep that to yourself!!! JK!!! I'm just insanely jealous... :) I can't wait to come see her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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