One year old

Claire,

Happy 1 year Birthday! I spent the whole day remembering your birth. I remember feeling so anxious the night before you were born. We were at the hospital at 5:30am to start the induction process. We were so excited/nervous. After we filled out all of our paperwork, we headed up to our room. Dr. Tsaltas broke my water and started the pitocin. We waited and waited. The contractions started, and I decided I would wait a little while for the epidural. That did not last too long..after 2 hours, I was ready for the epidural. We waited some more and while we waited, we had many visitors. (GG, Papa Mark, Mimi, Papa, Aunt Amanda, Jason, Ali, Dave and Erica) I thought I was slowly progressing and was not the least bit worried. At 3:30, Dr. Tsaltas came to check on us. He said that you were stuck, and he would schedule a c-section within the next hour. They wheeled me back around 5:00pm. You were born at 5:33pm. We are such proud parents! We can't express the love and joy you bring to our lives.

At 1 year old:

• You weigh 22.4 lbs and are 29.5 inches (both the 50%)
• You are walking and running everywhere.
• You love to wave bye-bye.
• You can say Mama, Dada, and Da= dog.
• You like to Moo, baa, bark, and hiss like a kitty cat.
• You love to eat fruit cups, green beans, cheese, yogurt, and cheerios.
• You have a beautiful 6 teeth smile and the sweetest laugh.
• You still love peek a boo.
• You refuse to drink whole milk, but are still a busy nurser.
• You nap in your crib and spend the night sleeping with mommy and daddy.

We love you so much Claire bear!

Breakfast with Santa!

Claire finally got to meet Santa on Saturday! She seemed pretty interested.

December NEWS

We have recently had to get child-safety locks for all of the kitchen cabinets because a certain someone was beginning to get curious. She is especially fond of the Tupperware cabinet. Which is now hers to play in.

We are so excited about Claire's first Christmas,

here are some of the decorations.

Ali and Jason were in town this weekend

and we all put up the Christmas tree with

the help of Papa Mark.

Here are the videos everyone's been asking about. I think you will find them as cute as we do!

First Steps

Claire took her first steps on Sunday night. I will update with pictures soon. (we have yet to be able to capture it on film)

Claire's First Halloween

We had a great time visiting family members for Claire's first Halloween. Enjoy the pictures!

An Overdue Post

What have we been up to?

I started back to work on October 5th. I am working at Support Solutions which is an agency that provides supported living for individuals with intellectual disabilities. I love my new job!

Before returning to work, Harry and I searched for a sitter. We were so lucky to have such an amazing sitter in Knoxville. She set the bar high which made it difficult to find someone here. I know we had many people praying for our family and God provided. One of my best friends that I grew up with is home preparing to go to nursing school so it worked out perfectly for her to watch Claire. Julia is great with her which gives me peace during my days at work.

On my first day back to work, Harry had to take Claire to the doctor. She had her first ear infection. She loved the antibiotic that she was given, but it hurt her tummy and also her little bottom. Her ear is healed, but we are still working on her bottom.

Last night after Wednesday night dinner, we headed to our church's Pumpkin Patch. Claire had a photo session with her Mimi and the Uran's. She looks like such a big girl in all of the pictures. I hope you enjoy them!

River fun, Tailgating, and Wedding

Here is the picture that I promised with Claire's first tooth. This past weekend I was in my cousin Beth's wedding. Since I was getting ready with the bridesmaids, Jason and Harry were in charge of getting Claire ready and they took this sweet picture. The wedding was lots of fun. Because of the massive amounts of rain we have received lately, they moved it to a rodeo arena at the last minute. It was beautiful! While the guests watched the couple pronounce their vows, they saw horses gazing in the background. The reception was held at the arena as well. The food was spectacular. My uncle Gary had grilled barbecue the night before and the grooms family brought authentic Korean food. After dinner, the couple danced the night away with their friends and family. Congrats Beth and Alex! We love you.

Here is Claire and Ali at Claire's first UT tailgate. We had a great time, but have decided to wait til next season to tailgate on campus again. I think the noise from the fans was a little much for her.

While in Knoxville, Claire went on her first boat ride. She loved it! She looked like a little marsh mellow puff in her life jacket swimsuit.