Lets see...we're in Kansas & I'm still trying to
settle. I'm slowly meeting new people, which is really nice. I'm the
mom at the playground whose kid walks around with her finger up her
nose all the time. I'm slowly getting a tan, for the first time in 3
years, since we're at the pool almost every day. Claire keeps me
going...even if she makes me want to pull my hair out at times. She
just turned one at the end of May & is a dang smart baby. Chase
& I have managed to make it 3 years without wanting to lock each
other outside of the house. I miss Taco Bueno, I'm becoming addicted to
chocolate cokes, & I'm already thinking about my first drink
post-baby. I'm ready for us to buy our own house so I can start
decorating my very own place & not have to worry about nail holes
in the wall or looking at stupid white walls all the time. Is September
here yet, because this has to be the longest year in the history of my
life. I have a pretty good feeling that Carter will look just like his
dad, leaving me out of the blond hair/blue eye club yet again. If he's
half as funny as Claire, I should have awesome abs just from laughing
so much. I probably spend way too much money at Wal-Mart & most of
the time wish it was Target, instead. I'm a mixed bag. When you get in
my car, you never know if you'll hear Fox News or rap music. I know
almost every song by the BackYardigans & can probably sing the
Wonder Pets song in my sleep. I wish I was a funny girl who could tell
a good joke, but it hasn't happened yet. 

05/20/08: How can it be that in 12 days, my precious little baby will be 1? Is it legal for time to fly this fast? I write her letters every month & honestly, this month was the hardest. It took me longer this month to put the words on paper, to wipe the tears from my eyes. I can't believe I've been a momma for a year now! Claire is the most beautiful, precious, perfect person I've ever had in my life. More than I could have ever imagined or wanted from a baby. Carter will have the same spell over me & I can't wait for it.
06/07/08: Well, Claire's birthday has come & gone & I am still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I have a baby who is already one! If you asked me 6 years ago where I saw myself, my answer would not have been 24, married, a precious daughter, & a son on the way. I still can't believe that in 4 months, I will be 24 with two babies! And, I never would have thought I'd celebrate Claire's first birthday 5 1/2 months pregnant! Claire is a little hurricane. She is all over the place, into everything she can get her chubby little hands on, & making me laugh almost the entire time she's doing it. The other day she got in my dresser & somehow got a bra strap around her neck & was walking around the house with it hanging off of her neck. She says "hi, bye, mama, daddy, duh (duck), dah (dog), cak cak (quack quack), oof oof (woof woof) (AND! She uses those two phrases appropriately-if you ask her what the duck/dog says), bi (bite), eye eye (bye bye), iiiide (outside)", she waves, has the cutest laugh you've ever heard, can point out nose, ears, & occasionally mouth, when she is ready for bed, she will grab my hand & lead me to her room, can go up & down her slide by herself, loves anything to do with the outdoors, & has recently decided she loves the pool! The sweetest thing she does though, is when I ask her where baby brother is, she pats my tummy. I am so glad I have all of you girls to talk to on here & I can't believe how many of us are in the same boat right now...barely toddlers & we are doing it again! I have a feeling I have no clue what I've gotten myself into!
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4.9 hours ago Awww your little girl is so cute!! the 1st year flew bye its sad how fast it goes. but its so fun seeing elise learn new things,thank you for the bday wishes.lp
hillary929 -
6.1 hours ago Thats great! LOL I would use it too! I got my BS in Education (took 5 LONG years) taught first grade for 5 LONG years and now I am going back to college to be a dental hygienist! I just can't make up my mind! LOL hillary929 -
7 hours ago I didn't realize your hubby is a dr. What does he do? hillary929 -
9.7 hours ago whats your myspace? I have to see more of those pics! LOL molly2416 -
31.6 hours ago THANKS SO MUCH!!! My mom is doing better. My parents got their power back after not having it for a little over two days. My mom was down to only having 1 tank of oxygen. There are so many familys that lost so much. I hope to take some pictures and post them so you guys can see. I'm to thankful that my family is ok now. I hope to get on often so I can catch up on everything. CONGRATS to those of you that have had your little ones and I thinks its great that I have such awsome friends on this site. THANKS again. Molly and Molly's Family SHANNON917 -
33.6 hours ago Claire and Carter.. that's so cute! Did you and your husband agree on names or did one of you pick each of them?
His room is complete except for some odds and ends, just things that need to be hung up on the wall. My boyfriend is procrastinating... He has a Zanzibar jungle theme goin on. I really never decorated for Ben because we were in an apartment and we moved just a couple months after he was born, so I just kept it simple.
Has Claire moved to her big girl bed yet?
SHANNON917 -
Wednesday, 23 July OMG!!!
Can it be normal to have that much movement?? I mean seriously!! And it's like he's snuggled up on my left side it's NONSTOP movement 24/7. If this is any indication of how it's going to be outside of the womb I'm in BIG trouble!
Ben was so calm and was just the best thing you could ever ask for in a baby. He was so chilled and relaxed... I think #2 is going to be the complete opposite! Ben never moved this much. I feel like he could just bust out at any time!! Some of his kicks make me rise out of my seat or jerk right along with him and people look at me like I'm CRAZY 
9 weeks left.. only 9 weeks left... or at least thats what I keep telling myself..
Have you started on his room yet? tgal -
Wednesday, 23 July That stinks:( I am sure we will all go through it though!! Good luck...hopefully it is just a short phase and she gets the hang of it! That is awesome that she does so well with a pillow. Anna sleeps on her belly only so I don't know when a pillow will work for her...we will see! Have a good day!!! Tabatha -
Wednesday, 23 July see, that would be my prob with gabe..there is no way i could get him to stay in it! he is awake for about 30 mins everytime he gets put down. are the rails high enough that they can't climb out when you put them all the way across? that might work for gabe if he couldn't climb over them. i'm so tired during the day i just don't want to have to fight him on his naps anymore than i already do..i'm so tired during the day already, and the baby isn't here yet! keith gets up at 5:30, i'm still awake when he leaves at 6, gabe is awake by 6:30 so there is no need in me trying to go back to sleep..it seems that i'm just started to nod off and he is waking..i wish this child would sleep till at least 7!!..i know i'll be missing these days in about 3 months..i need to chill about this baby coming, its gonna happen and there is no stopping it..i need some tranquilizers..i don't know what we are gonna do today. i need to go get some groceries..its so friggin hot here though, i hate to get out! Tabatha -
Tuesday, 22 July
so cute! i don't know when i'll get gabes tail in a big boy bed..he is such a worm! tgal -
Tuesday, 22 July
Looks like she loves it!! How is she doing with it? Anna's bed can do the same thing...I just didn't know when I will make the transition. Also, how does she sleep with the pillow? I always wondered when they should start sleeping with one:) nickiesue -
Tuesday, 22 July
Beyond words - TOO CUTE! molly2416 -
Tuesday, 22 July I'm trying to catch up on all my messages. Sorry I havn't been on much nor for very long we had a really bad wind storm and my parents still don't have power. Ours has been working its been an off and on thing. It might be a little while when I can sit down and catch up but I will do my best. Please keep my mom in your prayers her name is Mary and she's on oxygen and is running low and she needs power and soon. Alot of homes had alot of damage from the 90 mph winds we had MANY trees have been up rooted. cait -
Tuesday, 22 July Yikes!! That is very hot make sure you stay in ac and get a lot of water. I don't think we have hit 100 degrees yet but sure we will the humidity is just horrible around here. I could not imagine 103 I would go through so much gas just using the ac in the car
Taking the crib down will probably be a good idea too so Claire wont relate it being hers as much. We are taking the glider out of Liliana's room and will move it into ours because she has to many toys!! I can't wait until we have the time and money to redo the upstairs room so they can have our room and we can move over then we get a PLAYROOM!!!
Well make sure you take pictures of the new bedding and her room I would LOVE to see it. Tomorrow for Liliana's birthday I am babysitting and taking her and the boys to chuck e cheese I am nuts!! A 5, 3, and 1 year old plus being my huge pregnant butt I hope it isn't to crazy when we got and everyone keeps it together. Have a good night and make sure you don't lift anything to heavy!! cait -
Monday, 21 July Thank You about the pictures too it was so hard trying to get pictures and handle everything else but I had a good time so that is what matters. cait -
Monday, 21 July The last time I took Liliana to an appointment with me she thought the midwife was so funny. It was cute to have her see her again since she was the first person to see Liliana. It's weird to think this time last year we were heading to the hospital just to get sent home again lol. Everyone is shocked how well I am handling Liliana turning one tomorrow but truth is it has not hit me yet. When I see pictures of her being so little I miss it so much but then think now she is able to do so much and I am so proud of her when she needs me she just comes to me. Thinking about it now I am getting sad
Have you guys started to look at houses yet?? What are you looking for? It must be hard to have to get her packed up and out of the house by a certain time. My day is very blah today I am just relaxing well trying too. We played a lot with new toys. Both the girls are napping now and my mom just went to rest too if I nap I wont want to get up and we have people coming over around 5-6 for dinner..good thing we are ordering out!!! cait -
Monday, 21 July Claire is the cutest thing..hopefully she doesn't realize that she can get out of bed!! Liliana's party was great a lot of fun although when I went to bed at 9pm I could not move..I needed to drink a ton of water and take tylenol. My back felt like it was hit with a baseball bat because I was standing all day getting people things and chasing Liliana around. It was fun though and she had a blast it is the first time she had really been in our backyard normally we play on the deck but I think I will let her walk around more it made her so tired!! I got my results back on Friday and everything is fine they said my iron level is down but nothing to worry about. I got back on July 30th which should be interesting it will with Liliana coming with me cause my mom will have Kayla and the two of them are a lot to handle together. I can't believe we are so close to being moms of 2 under the age 2
Last night when almost everyone had left I was holding my friends daughter who is 3 months and Liliana lost it crying to hard trying to climb up my leg...I hope she handles it better in a few months when our baby stays!!! Then I gave Giselle back to her mom and Liliana got on my lap and put her head where the baby had her head and smiled up at me. YIKES!!! Liliana loved the baby when she was with her mom or in her chair just not with "her mama". How was your weekend?? Anything exciting? claireykin23 -
Saturday, 19 July Is Claire walking yet? Lilly is properly now so makes life a bit easier so I dont have to carry as constantly xx cait -
Friday, 18 July They told me yesterday they should have the results which will be nice. I still feel sick I hope I am not coming down with something. How did Claire do in her new bed?? Was she excited?? I ended up going in again to Liliana's room and picking her up I couldn't help it she snuggled right in and was back to sleep so I took her to bed with me. Atleast every hour she would wake up and hug me or get closer to me or even got on my chest like when she was a little baby. I didn't sleep barely at all which sucks cause today is cleaning, doctors, buying the rest of the food and then closing the carwash by 9pm I am going to pass out I bet. I can't believe I have to go to the doctor now ever two weeks I am so much closer to my due date then I realize. When is your next appt?? cait -
Friday, 18 July Hey Cara- I read what you said about the doctor saying about Claire waking in the middle of the night..doesn't it just break your heart. It's after midnight here and I am wide awake not feeling well and tired but can't sleep of course. Liliana has cried out twice in the past hour I went in and rubbed her belly gave her a pacifier and she reacted out and grabbed my leg but went back to sleep. I just wanted to pick her up and hug her but know she will be wide awake then and that is when I will be tired. So how are you feeling? Today I had the glucose test and the lovely rhogam shot and feeling crappy since then. I have to go back tomorrow to see the midwife the one working today had to cancel. Well I am going to try and make myself sleepy because 7am is going to come fast!! Tabatha -
Wednesday, 16 July i have seen those cups online, but i haven't bought one! i'm so sick of buying sippys! i've decided when he's ready he will do it..i hope..he is so stubborn. since he's been getting the molars he doesn't want to eat much at all and he has only taken the bottle for the past few days..i bet you are getting uncomfy..10 weeks left! that isn't long at all!!! i remember being on the net when i was about 30 weeks looking at pregnancy pillows..at about 2am! i had the worst time sleeping. its setting in early now..i have to take tylenol pm some nights, but then if i get woke up it takes forever to get back to sleep..it is very hot here..my dad carried gabe around today for me or else i don't think i would have made it. i like aiden. i just looked it up on the ssa.gov site to see the ranking and its #27..gabriel is #28!! i like the name caden too..kinda similar but not as popular..but i'm sure we would end up calling him cade..cade and gabe..thats kinda kooky.. Tabatha -
Wednesday, 16 July he is better than he was yesterday for sure..still fussy and gnawing on his fingers. motrin has been our friend. monday night when i was up with him so much, i only got like 4 hrs sleep..the next day i thought to myself..damn, this is how its gonna be in no time! i forgot how horrible i am on that little sleep. my parents came down today for a vistit. we went out and ate..i nearly ate the buffet..i swear people were staring at big prego girl making 2 trips lol! i was so hungry..i haven't ate much the past few days so i guess i was making up for it!..also, my dad really wants us to name the baby aidan, well..he suggested it anyway..sev times..thats actually one of the names on the list..its gotten pretty common though..but keith and i actually both like it..how are y'all doing today?..oh lord, gabe is taking his diaper off!
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