Monday, January 30, 2006

Claudia had her doctors appt and did very well. People always ask how much she weighs.

her weight - 9 lbs 12 oz - she gained 25 oz in 21 days (better than normal) 75%tile

her height - 23" gained 11/2" - 95%tile

her head - 95%tile - lots of room for brain growth!

got her Hepatits 2 shot today - she didn't like that very much

she gets 4 shots on 3/1 her 2 month appt

Sunday, January 29, 2006



Today Kasey is going to a shower for her and 2-3 of her softball friends. Hopefully Claudia will take a long nap during that time! Otherwise Abby and I will have to devise several exciting games.

Wednesday, January 25, 2006



Claudia has had an interesting couple of days. She has been very "active" and Kasey has been very patient with her. She had a visit from Aunt KA last night and went for a ride in the car to calm down a bit.

Abby got a bit frustrated (she couldnt go to dog obedience because I had a track meet) and impatient but she got to run last night. Much better, we hope. She has been a real good dog with Claudia. They are buddies.

Thanks again for all the good thoughts. Claudia goes for her 1 month check-up soon. Any guesses on weight??

Tuesday, January 24, 2006





Claudia is four weeks old!











Saturday, January 21, 2006



Claudia Lynn is over three weeks old! Today I had a track meet in the morning and then came home for a walk with Claudia and Abby (see below). Abby and Kasey are very happy to start getting outside. Claudia is enjoying looking outside (she likes the contrast of the trees and the sun), she lieks to be swung, and I think sh likes channel 926 on the music channels best (Singers and Standards). Its amazing how much background noise is on regular TV in comparison.

Here Claudia is sitting in the family room. She is possibly the 5th generation to sit in this chair. We think she is starting to outgrow her first outfits and we are on a mad dash to wear them all before it is too late.

Yes, Abby is a good dog! She is a very good walker.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Sunday, January 15, 2006



Today Aunt Susannah gave Claudia Lynn a bath. Claudia did very well but didnt like the noise of all the water. We have spent the day shoveling snow, watching the football games with Tyler, and resting. Both Tyler and Susannah have been able to hold the baby so Kasey gets some sleep. The last 24 hours have been fairly restful, the opposite of the previous day.

Abby went to the dog park and had a good time. Other than that we are all waiting to watch the premeire of 24 tonight and planning a good dinner.

Saturday, January 14, 2006



Yippee, Aunt Susannah and Uncle Tyler arrived!!

Wednesday, January 11, 2006



Claudia Lynn is 15 days old! She had another bath tonight. Initially I thought her hair was thinning out a bit, but it seems to be sticking togther OK. Claudia has been getting some "tummy time" and has lifted her head from side to side a few times. She even slept for 2 hours twice in the past 24 hours. Kasey was quite happy about that. She is back above her birth weight. She gained about 12-13 ounces in a week!

I have to work real late the next three days and it is the first time really away from her. Hope I dont miss much. Aunt Susannah AND Uncle Tyler are coming this weekend to visit. I think this is very exciting that we get both of them when we were initially only hoping for one. Susannah planned a trip to CT 4 weeks ago and had a great visit, but Claudia was still hanging out inside Kasey.

We continue to get very generous gifts for Claudia. Thank you to everyone!

Saturday, January 07, 2006


Cousin Kerry visited Claudia from Boston today. Cousin Elizabeth came all the way from Boston but was too sick to come over. Next time! Little kids and sick people stay away for these first few months as we get Claudia stronger. Doctors orders.

Claudia is lifting her head up when she lays on my chest to give me a good look. That surprised me last night. If we are sitting in a chair she will give a good kick off our legs and almost send herself into orbit. We have to hold on tight now! She's starting to reach out to touch our faces, and she can grab real tight.

She isnt reading quite yet, but the Barrigas gave us nice wooden letters to spell her name and we hope to have her practice with that. We've been reading to her each night and we are about to watch her weekly allowed TV show, This Old House.

Friday, January 06, 2006


Claudia Lynn is 10 days old! She has been lucky to get so many great presents and is especially thankful for the many great gifts from her friends at school.

In this picture Claudia just a heard a piano recital from Kasey and then we talked about an impending visit from her cousins Elizabeth and Kerry tomorrow. And maybe Uncle Marty as well!!

Tonight, a bath!

Wednesday, January 04, 2006


Claudia Lynn is 1 week old! She has had some uneventful last few days. She went to the doctor for a weight check Tuesday and had gained 6 ounces in 2 days! Out of the problem area very quickly. Everything is going real well. We are very lucky.

Claudia has been keeping Mommy up a bit as she is pretty hungry. Mommy is doing a great job. I went to work today where all of Claudia's future babysitters were very excited to hear about her. She even got some great presents!

We had visits today from Aunt Pidge, Uncle Rick, and Cousin Zack. I think Abby was happier for visits than Claudia was. She's been very patient. We go back to obedience class next week. She has been doing very well at the dog park with her recalls and staying. We're lucky to have such a good dog.

Here are those feet we have been talking about. Every time a new doctor sees her..."My, those are big feet". and "Wow, thats a lot of hair".

Monday, January 02, 2006



Well, basically nothing happened today with Claudia. She just slept and ate. There was a car accident at the bottom of our driveway at about 3pm that was kind of exciting. Young lady driving too fast went half way up the trees by our mailboxes. She was fine, car isn't fine. Woke Kasey up it was so loud. Abby went to the dog park today and had a good time. I think she got a little impatient with all the activity last night. She is used to basically sleeping from 5pm to 5am. She has been a VERY good dog through all this pregnancy stuff.

Claudia has been sleeping most of the day and awake most of the night. Hopefully we can turn that around. I went to school this morning to catch up and run practice. We will stay home tomorrow as Claudia Lynn has a weight check to go to in the morning.

Thanks for all the messages. Especially from our overseas friends!! I can't remember how to say happy new year, I remember Happy Birthday (Gellukig Verjaardag!).

Sunday, January 01, 2006



Smile Claudia! We definately have the same head of hair.









Claudia Lynn had her first bath at home tonight. It was definately a comedy of errors with Kasey and me trying to get it all done. But we did! Claudia was a great bather, of course. The picture is a bit red because we have a heat lamp in our bath.
Yesterday Claudia Lynn said goodbye to Grandma Schneider who made the trip back to Pennsylvania. Unfortunately it was snowing and the trip took a bit longer than expected. We also got some of our pictures printed so we can send them out (now we realize we need envelopes as well!).

We had her frist doctors appointment and she did real well but is a bit underweight so we go back today for a weight check. She has been doing real well and hasnt been fussy at all.