Daddy playing with Clara

Clara gets so tickled when I do this to her!

More pics

Clara has got this chair figured out. She knows how to rock it by just lifting and dropping her foot. It's really quite smart of her, she figured it out early on. And now she's got to where she sits up and leans all the way out of it. Luckly she hasn't figured out how to release the buckle!!! :-)

Clara in her OSU outfit. She's lookin at the TV and thinkin "I don't know about these Cowboys!!" (I actually don't know what she's looking at or if the Cowboys were even playing, it was just a good picture)

My little Clara Bear!!! The taller one in the back ain't too bad on the eyes either!!! ;-)

Ok... hang on for a photo blast!!!

Order is bottom to top in order of date. Clara is now sitting up all on her own. She's 6 months old and will stand on her own when you balance her. Sorry, don't have much to say, just wanted to post some pics. Enjoy!!!

Clara's progress

Clara is doing really well.  She has grown so much.  She is almost to the point where she can sit up. She holds her head on her own and recognizes when someone is smiling at her and will grin right back.  She has started to do a little laugh and will even try to imitate your words. She fussed the other day from her crib and Lagenna said it sounded like she dais Daddy.  It's so amazing, I have no words.  When you lean over her crib when she's woke up and she looks and sees you then gives you a huge smile!!!  Being a Dad is so amazing!!!

Well now for the pics...

The first one is Lagenna holding Clara.  Not sure what was happening... just seemed like a good photo op.

The second was when Clara got the bottle for the first time.  The mother isn't supposed to offer it so I got to do it.  It's a special bottle that isn't supposed to cause nipple confusion.  She took it right away and finished it all.

The third one was the same way as the first.  Just semed like a god photo op.  Clara was easy to get laughin.  I was making silly sounds and she liked it aparently.

The last one is just another mother daughter pic. You can see in this one how alert she is.  She loves to be carried around and she just looks at everything.  

Anyway... she is growing too fast for me!!! I feel like I'm going to miss things.  I always could comprehend how my folks felt as parents but you never understand until you have your own!!!  I have never been more proud of my accomplishments than I do being a father!!!

Clara's first trip

Here is Clara ready to head to her Great Papa and Grandma Jinks farm then on to her Papa and Grandma Bennett's. Was normally a 3 hour drive but we had to stop for about an hour so Clara could eat. She traveled really well. Slept most of the way. Such a good girl!!!



Here was Clara in her nice clothes. Grandma wanted a family picture.


Clara stole her Papa's chair. He said she was allowed to. She looked silly sitting in the chair. She's so tiny in the big chair.

Millie

Millie has been jealous lately of the new attention stealer.  It's taking some getting used to.  She's doing her stand trick in the bottom pic.  She's been really good around her.

Lounging on the couch

In the bottom one she's saying "hey Dad change the channel, I'm bored with this show!!"