Daddy's Mini-Me

Everyday our little Claire bear is looking more and more like Daddy. Here's a few pictures to prove the point!

Claire next to a picture of Daddy as a baby.

They even nap alike!

Claire turns 6 weeks old this week and we are amazed how much she is growing and changing every day. Besides being more awake and alert these days, she has recently started sticking out her tongue and drooling more. She also made her first real smile (meaning she was awake and not smiling in her dreams) for mommy this week. We are trying to get her to do it again for daddy and we are close. She has started to coo and "talk" at her mobile and it almost sounds like she is saying "Hi" (or at least that's what mommy thinks). Her baby language also includes "a-ghee" which cousin Berklie also did as a baby. As nice as her new vocabulary is, she still mostly just grunts and squeaks. Daddy will be starting her french lessons very soon though!

Family Fun

This past weekend Claire got to meet more relatives! Aunt Megan and cousins Jed and Olive came down from New Jersey for the weekend. Olive brought Claire her first baby doll and it even came with its own baby carrier. Funny thing the doll was actually bigger than Claire! Then cousin Ben, uncle Bill and Granny came over for dinner and Claire time Saturday night. We topped the weekend off with a trip to Grandma and Papa's house Sunday.

How many Howards can you fit on a couch? :)

Claire is learning from Papa how to "rest your eyes".

Grandma attempts to soothe a fussy Claire, but at least she's awake!

This week Claire also got a visit from mommy's friend Bonnie (aka Aunt Bons). She also received her first piece of official mail. (Daddy thought it was a milestone worthy of photos).

10-4 Good Buddy!

Claire turned 4 weeks old today and had another checkup at the doctor. Our little chubbs weighed in at 10 lbs 4 oz and is now 21.5 inches long. Luckily this visit didn't require any unpleasant shots, but she still didn't seem to happy to be there!

Here's a picture of Claire in her chair posing for her one month photo!

Claire also had lots of visitors recently. Mommy's friends Meredith, Christiana and Jon, and Lori came by to meet her. Also, Daddy's friends the Hurley family stopped by to say hello!

Super Bowl Sunday was a squeaky clean fun day for little Claire. Now that her belly button has healed, Daddy was able to give her a bath in her tub. She normally screams at bath time with Mommy, but Daddy has the gentle touch that kept her happy. Afterwards the Howards went to watch the big game at Sandra's. Claire got to hang out with her pal Ella, but of course slept through all of the game. Despite her newborn tendencies toward narcolepcy, we are starting to get a few more awake moments during the day. Hopefully soon we can start getting her to sleep through the night! (wishful thinking Mommy!)