Happy Birthday, Claire-Bear!!!

At 10:00am, 2 years ago my little Claire-Bear-Roo-Ski came into this world. My baby is 2 (I can't believe it)!!! She had the roundest face any of my kids have had and to make it worse, she looked like a little plum. During the pushing phase of my labor, Claire got stuck for about 10 seconds after her head and one shoulder came out, thus causing the purple look she sported. Not only that but she also had jaundice like her big sister and had to be put under the "bili lights". In one of the pictures you can see the yellow-purplish face. The nurses affectionately called her "Cheeks", I can't imagine why!

Here are some of my favorite things about my favorite two year old:

~I love watching Claire run anywhere, she has the cutest little jaunt and her hair bounces up and down as if she were riding a horse.

~Within the last week or so, Claire has started to use the word "thingy" to describe nearly everything around her. If she wants something, she always asks for "that thingy" or "thingies".

~I love watching her play with her babies, she takes such good care of them and loves to play with her cousins Maddie and Kennadee.

~Claire has the cutest little singing voice, and she uses such expression when she sings.

~Her puzzled look always causes me to smile with her crumpled up brow line and her scrunched up little nose and the chubby cheeks.

~She still takes naps, can't get enough of that.

~I like to tell the story of how Dustin came up with her name.

~Most of all, I love that she chose to come to our family. I don't know what I would do without her darling disposition and her little smile that can light up an entire room. I love you little Claire, have a very Happy Birthday!!!