Lynch visit, "walking" and ears

Tara, Matt, Taylor and Andrew come to visit. Tara and Matt have tickets to the Dove Awards, so we kept all the kids on Thursday night. They were all great. We went to the Franklin Main Street Festival on Saturday. We ate a Buca DiBeppo and Claire tried cake for the first time. She also ate a lemon and really enjoyed it. Kids are funny!

Claire is walking on her knees all the time. I worry about what that is doing to her kneed, but she seems fine. I think it is faster than crawling and sometimes she hops on her knees to get there faster!

Claire had her 9 month appointment on Thursday and she failed her ear exam. We decided to make an appointment with the ENT. I hope that turns out ok.

Washington, DC

Claire and I had our first trip to Washington, DC. Sam came, too, but he has been before. We were able to tour the White House grounds. We also visited with Rebecca Proffitt (Stump), her husband and daughter, Dora.

Unfortunately, Claire came down with a stomach bug and started throwing up a lot. She had her first trip to the emergency room on Saturday, this was a first. She was not given any meds. We were just told to keep her hydrated.

Walkin' and Talkin'

Claire is really babbling! She says "da-da-da" and "ma-ma-ma" real well. She is cruising using the sofa and has started "walking" on her knees. I think that if her legs were stronger, she'd be walking!

We went to Johnson City for Easter. Claire, Andrew and Taylor were adorable! They went to an Easter egg hunt, Claire's first, at Tara and Matt's Church. We went to church with Tara and Matt on Easter Sunday. Mamaw, of course, made an amazing Easter lunch and Jan and Tim came to eat. Claire is using her sippy cup a lot but she only wants to drink water. She is already a health nut!!!

Parks, Parks

Claire had her first trip to the park today. We went to Bowie Nature Park and Claire swung on a swing. The funny thing is she was lulled to sleep!

Sippy cups

We bought two sippy cups, one with a straw and one a regular sippy cup. She does not like them so far. We tried a little apple juice and water and just water. At least right now she can just chew on it!

Bye-Bye

Claire stared waiving bye-bye this week. It is so cute. She keeps her thumb inside her hand and just moves her fingers. Right now she only does it with her right hand. She even waved at helicopters.