13 months!

my new foot!
No More Casts!!
peter cottontail
Happy Easter!!
her fingers growing! march 30th


BabyHayden!

I Can't believe Claire is 13 months! A lot has changed in the past month, she started walking, turned 1, had surgery, grew her fingers over 15 mm!, gained a new cousin/friend, got her foot cast off! What a crazy month! I'm sorry I didn't update after her last appointment it was a very long day! We have been going up on Mondays and that is when her doctor does surgery so we wait and wait until he has time to see her, which is not fun with a 1 year old. We would get there about 11 and not even see Dr. seitz until 2 or 2:30. But thankfully they changed our appointments to Thursdays now and he doesn't do surgery on Thursdays so the process shouldn't be as long! Last week they noticed one of the extenders wasn't working so we had to double up on turns, so it will eventually catch up with the others. As of yesterday everything looked great and Dr. Seitz was very happy with everything, Claire not so much but that is expected. He let her take her leg cast off!!! We were super excited about that! She will pull to stand on it, and has taken one step. I'm going to guess in a week she will be walking, but I will not push her to do it, she will start back at it when she is ready. So enough about surgery! She has been kind of a crank for the past few weeks, we are thinking that she has more teeth coming in and her ears may be bothering her. So I bought so homeopathic Ear Ache drops in hopes that it will make her feel better. If not we will be off to the doctor :o( We have been lucky to have such nice weather Claire has been on many walks that she loves! Our new thing is taking her to the pet store to see the animals, and she loves it! So I am sure the zoo will be a hit this spring and summer! Claire's Cousin/Friend Hayden Christen was born on March 31st weighing in at 8lb 8oz 22 1/2 inches long! (his daddy called the weigh exactly). He was born at Wooster Hospital and by Dr. Weeman (same hospital and doctor that delivered Claire). I was able to be there for most of the day trying to help Brittny as much as I could, but I had to leave to tend to my own baby. Mitch and I both started school last week, and it hasn't been too bad so far. I like my classes and I am pretty sure Mitch does too. Mitch's Brother Bryan also left for Basic Training on the 28th, and so far we hear is doing well and likes it! Claire and I will be making a trip to Columbus tomorrow with Grammy Tracy and Aunt Lyda to see Grandpa Inks. He was life flighted to Grant Hospital in Columbus on Monday because he has an aneurysm in his stomach, he seems to be doing better so we have been praying everything turns out ok! We had a great Easter, Claire got all kinds of goodies and Mommy and Daddy let her spend the night for the first time by herself! She stayed with Grandma Crystal and Fredpa for the night and didn't do too bad. We laid low on Sunday we came over to the Kell's for lunch and then came home and did some homework and went to bed! We hope everyone else had a great day! Claire is completely off Formula and doing ok, she would prefer juice and water over milk, but she has been doing ok. She has been talking more and more! On Sunday she said "Kitty Cat" but in her mind everything says ooof! (woof!) We are looking forward to a possible trip to D.C. to see Uncle Brad, Aunt Danielle, Cousin Chloe, Aunt Connie, and Uncle Ed! Grandma Crystal and Fredpa are going at the end of April, Claire and I will be going as long is it is permitted by Dr. Seitz. The past few weeks have been pretty crazy but we are hoping things will slow down a bit.