Getting to know each other

We can't believe that Claire has been home with us now for over a week. She has changed so much in a short period of time. She is now crawling and pulling up on things. She isn't very steady yet, but she is persistent! Now that we know she prefers real food to baby food she is also much happier at meal time. Her sleep is getting better each day and she slept from 10pm till 7am last night with only one waking that required a rub on the back for a few minutes. We have noticed that she has become a bit clingy the last few days with Dave and I. She really prefers to be held over playing on the floor. I think this is just part of the bonding process and her trying to figure things out. We aren't complaining as it is nice to cuddle with her.

Jack is struggling with Claire's arrival sadly. We knew he would find it hard at times, but we didn't expect the acting out that we have seen from him. We have made special efforts to spend one on one time with him and take him to some special places. That has helped, but he still has his moments. He is really sweet with Claire, but not so much with mommy and daddy at the moment.

Dave is home from work until next Wednesday which is nice. Jack also begins preschool next Wednesday and Friday. He is going to the same place he went last year and he is getting excited. We are going to an open house "meet your teachers" day next Tuesday. I think it will be good for him to get back into a routine.

Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days. The first is of me trying out my new carrier with Claire riding on back. She was held this way a lot in Korea so we figured we would try it. She fell asleep with me doing house work after about five minutes!

The second photo is from our outing yesterday to a new place down the road (literally about 1/2 mile) called 'Snapperz'. It is an indoor kids play center. They have bouncy things and huge place sets to climb on. Jack had a blast!