Claire has had an exciting few months...

She went on her first road trip to Boise where we found this upon arrival...

(All cleaned up and on a walk by the Boise River! It's beautiful there!)

She wore her hair in a ponytail for the very first time....

Wore her first Halloween costume and attended her first Halloween party...

Learned to do this trick with her Daddy....

Got her very first haircut...

Learned to sit up on her very own.....

Experienced her first time sitting in the snow....

(the cold did not seem to bother her one bit!)

Had her first Thanksgiving and her first taste mashed potatoes.

(Pretty sure potatoes will be one of her favorite foods)

Went to see Santa with cousin Eliza and Finn....

(She was laughing pretty much the entire time.)

She has also gotten her two bottom teeth and mastered the MA MA MA's and BA BA BA's. She is my little Angel, I can't seem to get enough of her.....

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I am sure thankful for this little family of mine...I love them.

Saw this quote on a friends blog and loved it! Had to share!

Thanks Ju!

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

-Elizabeth Stone

Bored of the game, but loving Grandma Susie!

What a Man!!!!

LOVES the pool!

First pumpkin picking!

4 months!

4 MONTHS!!!

Weight; 14 LBS 5 OZ 67th percentile

Height; 25 1/4 inches 85th percentile

Okay so.... Claire is really 4 1/2 months now, but who is counting right?????

Ahh who am I kidding? I count daily. I can not believe how fast time is going. Everyday I think about how someday this little angel of mine is going to be a teenager and probably not even like me anymore. How can this be? She is so perfect...So innocent. I worry about everything she has to learn in this life. How do I teach her, I mean really teach her right from wrong? As much as I LOVE being a mom there has not been a day that's gone by where I haven't wondered if I am doing it "right." Does everybody feel this way or is it just me????

ANYHOW...

Claire has changed so much the past few months. Here are a few of the things I can think of. She loves her feet. Whenever she lays on her back those are the first things to her mouth! She also grabs for anything that you have in your hands! She prefers those things over any toy given to her! (I personally thought that wouldn't happen for a while longer.) She loves smacking her lips together and kicks those legs like crazy!!! She has learned to roll from front to back and talks a ton.... I wake up to it most morning and I honestly can't think of anything I would rather wake up too. I also didn't think I would ever have to take my baby out of a church meeting because she was talking to loud. I love it!!! She no longer likes to fall asleep laying in our arms...She likes to be held up and then gradually lays her head on our chest/shoulders. (This is my favorite time of the day) She smiles anytime Jake and I walk in the room. It's heart melting really. One of her smiles (my favorite) is one when she opens her mouth super wide and starts breathing really fast. I think she does this so much because she knows we love it!!!! My favorite of all her cries is her fake closed mouth cry... It's hilarious and sad all at the same time. Claire has also become quite the communicator. She definitely lets us know when she needs something and has really started to show her own preferences. Her personality is really starting to come through and it is so fun to see her growing and progressing. We love her so much, she brings so much happiness to our home and I can't imagine life without this little one!!!!

And now for some photos......

(probably a few to many)

I may have gone a little crazy and taken a few to many, but I just had to

document the 4 month mark!!!

Jake is the best at getting this little one to sleep!

Can somebody please tell me how a baby can go from this....

to this....

In a matter of a few months?

Or from this....

to this....

In a matter of a few seconds?

It's mind boggling really... and it's crazy how fast time goes!

We definitely couldn't love her more!!!

CLAIRE HARMAN

May 13th 2010

7lbs 11oz

First day of life! (

On our way home from the hospital...First ride in the car!

First Bath at home...She LOVED it. (okay that is a lie, but she did love getting her hair washed! Jake is now worried we will be spending lots of money in the future getting this girl pampered!

First...Maybe second time meeting her cousins Liza and Finn. Liza is going to be a great older cousin!

They will be best friends!

First trip to Bear Lake...Many more to come!

Blessing Day....Such a fun day! Jake gave an amazing blessing!

He really loves her!

Claire and the beautiful Bride!