She is babbling quite a bit more and saying lot's of "dada's" and "mama's" :) She hasn't associated us with her words yet, but it is quite adorable when she is in her crib saying "mamamamama!" She will get in little shouting matches with Ben which is hilarious. She will yell, and he will yell back, and they go back and forth for awhile and she has the biggest smile on her face. So sweet :)
Whenever I get home from work, she clings to me for quite awhile. If I try to put her down, she will often cry... and of course I pick her right back up. It makes cleaning and cooking dinner challenging sometimes, but I've learned to do many things one-handed. Ben is in the U.P. hunting and his mom is here watching her today, so I will take tomorrow off and have a nice 3-day weekend with her. Next week is Thanksgiving as well, so I'll get 4 days off then. Love the long weekends!
Claire is a great eater. She eats rice cereal, squash, carrots, avocados apples, bananas, and we're about to start making some green bean purees for her too. We are still feeding her my frozen breast milk but that is about to run out... I am going to start mixing with formula soon to start that transition. When I went back to work, my supply quickly diminished. I am so thankful I was able to store so much to keep her on breast milk this long. I wish we could keep her on it longer, but it just isn't going to happen. She is very healthy and happy, and I know the Lord will always take care of us :)
At the end of October, I decided to join Premier Designs and become a jeweler! My wonderful friend Stacey Walton has been with the company for a few years and I decided to join her team and give it a try. So far, it has been beyond what I've expected. I was nervous about doing a presentation in front of people, but after the first show, it was much easier. I went to Fall Round-Up which is a training/conference in GR, and had an amazing time. This company is all about God and serving others, which is just so awesome to me. They teach us to focus on enriching lives and spreading love, and selling really great jewelry is our tool. I am so glad we made the decision to join Premier, and I'm really excited about the possibilities with building my own business :) If you or anyone you know would like to help me out by having a home show and earning lots of great free jewelry, please let me know! :)
God has blessed our family SO much!!!
