Archive for October, 2007
Natalie and Clara, Through the Year
Clara, Natalie’s first friend, just turned 1 yesterday, so I thought it would be fun to post pictures of the two girls through the year. They’ve both grown and changed so much!
Here’s their first picture together, December 21, 2006. Natalie was 2 weeks old, Clara 9 weeks old:
The girls with their Dad’s, January 21, 2007. Natalie was 6 weeks, Clara 15 weeks:
From when Chris and I baby-sat Clara for the first time (what an adventure that was!) on February 11, 2007. Clara, who was 4 months, was so much more aware of Natalie, who was about 2.5 months:
Swimming in Clara’s pool, May 25, 2007. Clara has just turned 7 months, Natalie was just shy of 6 months:
In sun hats at the Philadelphia Zoo, May 27, 2007:
This was taken on August 14, 2007, when Diane and Dave watched Natalie while Chris and I went on a date:
Same night, Diane holding both girls:
Recently, I started watching Clara 2 half-days a week while Diane teaches at Rutgers. Clara and Natalie are so cute together! When they wake up from their naps, they get so excited to see each other, even though they saw each other earlier in the day. Last week, I took them out in the car and they were a little fussy. Then they noticed that their buddy was in the car too and they laughed and giggled and tried to reach across the back seat to hold hands. Although I have no expectations that they will really learn to share for a while, it’s nice to have a context to introduce the concept.
Both of these pictures were taken October 8, 2007. Natalie is 10 months and Clara is a week shy of 1 year.
Playing outside together:
Reading together:
We hope Natalie and Clara will be friends for years to come!
Happy Birthday, Clara!
Natalie’s first friend Clara turned 1 yesterday! It’s hard to believe a whole year has gone by since Clara was born. That means Natalie’s birthday is only seven weeks away…
Clara’s mom Diane and I have been friends since grad school—it’s wonderful to have a close friend nearby who is going through the adventures of motherhood at the same time. We talk, compare notes, share ideas and support each other all the time, which I feel very lucky for. Natalie and Clara get along great, too!
Here are some pictures of Clara’s first birthday party.
The birthday girl:
Proud parents Diane & Dave:
Friends Natalie and Jack scoping out the presents:
Clara making a wish:
Happy Birthday, sweet Clara! Thanks for a great party!