Claudia went to the Tribury Bike Ride today with the whole family. Both parents rode in the ride and Claudia was there to cheer us on. Tonight Claudia went to the big town fireworks which she enjoyed very, very much.

Claudia had her 9 month check-up today and she did pretty well. She is not growing much at all so we have been told to feed her like crazy and come back in a month for a weight check. Everything else checked out well. We have to watch her teeth a bit as they come in (they are coming in very fast).

She is a real good girl.

¡Hola a todos mis amigos españoles!

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Claudia is enjoying reading a whole lot. Especially if she turns the pages herself. Each time she turns the page she leans forward and lets out a grunt/laugh. She really likes photo albums because they are easy to turn.

We think she is starting to talk a bit. But we aren't really sure. She is definately hearing her name, and "responding". She is also doing a bit of "singing" when the opera channel is on. We are going to hook up my keyboard on the floor so she can use it easier.

Her swimming lessons have been going well, but she hasnt really enjoyed them too much the last few weeks. I think she gets a little cold. She likes them best when we have our rubber ducky. She is starting to kick a bit (frog kicks).

Claudia visited Boston today for her godparents housewarming. They have a very nice house and everyone had a good time. Claudia rode with her Aunt Mary on the trip and did very well.

Claudia visited the Bethlehem Fair last night. Notice her excellent technique on the merry go round. She holds on very tight. Looking to her inside shoulder....

Claudia had her first swim lesson on Saturday. She went underwater, rode the kickboard and "jumped" off the side of the pool a few dozen times. She has to work on blowing bubbles and kicking. I dont think she understands how to do that yet. She did a great job but got very tired. Today we go to the parade in Newtown.

Claudia had a good time visiting her Grammy in Pennsylvania for her birthday. Claudia rode her little horse a whole lot! She also went to Aunt Susannah's and Uncle Tyler's house for the Corvette Parade where hundreds of corvettes come by their house in Carlisle. As always Claudia was an excellent traveller and slept most of the way. Abby had a great time as well. I think she'd love to stay there with her buddy Toddy and Sarah.

Claudia has her first swimming lesson this Saturday. She really likes the water so we hope she will enjoy this.

On friday night Claudia went to the Bridgewater Fair where she rode the merry-go-round for the first time. She rode once with Daddy and once with Mommy. She rode very well. We also bought some great pictures from a local artist named Peter Schwartz.

On Saturday we travelled to Massachusetts with the Kopecs and Kasey went to the Toby Keith concert. Claudia and I spent quality time at the hotel watching movies and walking around.

Claudia is working hard on her Spanish and Italian tapes for babies. She will sit and listen to the whole CD. She also likes the Disney Baby Einstein DVDs.

Claudia does the chicken dance with Elmo. Then she tries to eat his nose. Claudia is eating a whole bunch. She eats cheerios and cookies and bananas with her finger now. You can see that she is now sitting in a big girl car seat.

Claudia had a lot of fun with her Polish friends last night. She learned lots of Polish words and was a big hit at the party. We ate like crazy and even heard some great accordian work from Mr. Wojteczko.

Claudia went to lake Waramaug yesterday as well and had a good time swimming while Daddy rode his bike. She has been really enjoying a Spanish tape we got her. She sits for very long periods listening to it. She can't wait to visit two of her godparents next weekend. she is also starting to move around the room a lot more. Time to clean up things off the floor.

Claudia had a party today with family and friends and had her baptism at the church this morning. She was a very good girl but really needed a nap around 2pm!

Claudia is a patient baby when we travel. We took everything but the lawn mower on the trip.