Claudia hasn't been taking naps. She is very happy to go to bed at night. However, she pretty much shuts down around 5:30pm. We had people over last night and she was very tired.

Aunt KA came over for awhile and had big fun with Claudia. Apparently they played with ALL the toys and climbed on EVERYTHING.

Claudia is learning new words. She says snack now. She can also roar like a lion.

Claudia has been sick and tired this past week. She had the stomach flu and has been fairly miserable. She is shutting down around 6pm each night. However, she has been an excellent patient. Kasey got sick at the beginning of the week as well.

Claudia can walk if I hold both hands now for about 5-10 steps. She is a crawling/climbing maniac when she feels good (see video below).

Claudia and mommy get caught in a tube.

New Haircut.

Claudia got her first haircut today. She isn't nearly as shaggy. Kasey said she did just great at the place.

As you can see by our map we got a click in South Africa (thanks Shelly and Susannah). There are at least 20-30 of you who log in here every day. Lets work on those other blank spots.

We are watching her "language" expand very fast. She has another 5 or so "words" in the past week. She has added 2 more signs, although we can't figure out what they mean yet. She is getting much better with "hot". Or "hhhhhhhhhhhhhhoht". She is doing "all done" with her whole body. We will try to tape it. Its very cute.

Claudia wants to thank all of her friends who came to her party. She had a great time. She was real tired, but she held up. She found the fact that everyone was playing with her toys to be very curious.

Claudia has a friend named Lauren. Lauren likes cake!

Many of you log in here everyday and we really appreciate it. We are also convinced you need something to do. If you look at the clustrmap on the right there are many blank spaces. If we can use our network to get some more red dots that would be fun. Good luck. Anyone who gets Africa gets a prize.

Claudia did great at her one year appointment. She was a trooper for all the shots and blood work. Sat thoughtfully for most of it. Today we went to Fairfield to hear Mr. Kurt and had a great time for lunch. Groovy's in Fairfield. We recommend!

Claudia has her big one year doctor appointment tomorrow. She has been eating much better so we think her weight will be better than last month. Claudia had sushi when we went out last week! It was a sweet potato roll. She loved it. Mommy wouldnt touch it.

Her Winnie the Pooh party is this Sunday. A few little and big friends are coming over for a short party. I think she will have fun. We will probbaly go to see Mr. Kurt play his drums in Fairfield on Saturday. Claudia loves listening to music. And she is starting to play the drum her grammy gave her much more. Uh-oh. Maybe we will bring her little keyboard so she can sit-in with the band.

She loves watching all the videos of people we have on the computer. She would sit on my lap for hours watching them. If you have a digital camera send us a short video clip.