My daughter

So it is now September, and I am still me, I am just a me with a baby! A baby girl. Claire Cockrell came on July 2nd, 2008 at 8:04AM weighing 8lbs 6oz. Casey and I are absolutely in love with every piece of her. She has changed our lives forever. We brought her home on the 4th of July. So we call her our little firecracker :) She's such a joy to have in our family.


This little red white & blue bow is a gift Casey's mom bought for Claire to wear if she was a girl....and she is, so here she is wearing it! I love it!


I have been blessed to be able to stay home with Claire for 12 weeks. We are coming up to week 11 and then I go back the next. The past 11 weeks have been some of the best of my life. I sometimes wish I could turn back time and start over at week 1 with her, so that I don't already have to go back to work. But, I love watching her grow and I already love the little girl she is becoming, so I wouldn't go back really, because I can't wait to see what more she is going to grow to learn and become.

Here we are on Claire's 1 month birthday!



She is going to be going with her daddy to the church weekday school every day, so I am not worried at all about daycare. I'm thankful Casey will be so close every day.
Here is Claire talking her daddy while she explains to him why he needs to buy her an new pair of shoes :)
She has gotten to where she knows our voices. Its really neat to see her face light up when Casey or I talk to her. She gets a big grin on her face. Like this picture down below....



Here is Claire on her way to her first Plano High School football game. She loved the half time show with all the pretty flags and the shiny instruments and the sparkling sequences that the drill team wore. She did great they entire night!

Claire is now 2 months and going on 3. She can hold her head well. She likes her tummy time, and the doctor says she has advanced tummy skills while being on her tummy! She has the prettiest baby blue eyes, like her daddy's, and long eye lashes like her mommy's.

Claire, you are such a blessing. I just love this little girl. I love watching Casey be a dad, her dad, he is a great dad. I love watching her interact with family and family interacting with her. Its neat to see our parents be grandparents. Life is good, and it only keeps getting better. Thank you God for our daughter.