Clara's Thread!

[beeniesmom]

She's very pretty.
I love the one standing up! Cute onsie!
She has really pretty shaped eyes.
Doesn't she try to EAT the books? I have to hold books when we read because she just wants to taste them. She loves looking at the pictures but then... I wanna taste!

[beeniesmom]

Our little girls are growing up too fast. It's bittersweet.

[finn's mom]

Carmen, thanks! And, yeah, she was sucking on the book! I took several pictures and most were of her with the corner in her mouth.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Great pictures! The closeup of you and Clara is really special. She is such a cutie.

[Cataholic]

Clara is adorable!

I noticed in one post, maybe December??, something about her knee popping? What does that mean/result? I ask, well, first cause I am nosy. But, second, cause you are 'practicing' her to stand up. Just wondered it that was PT they told you to do??? J's doctor was really against me doing anything like that..."he will do this when he is ready" type answers, and how doing so early can lead to injuries, etc. J never crawled, took forever to sit up on his own (I mean, like 8 or 9 months!)...but, walked at 11 months. He is odd.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Awww...she gets more adorable every day, Kari!! Such a cutie patootie. I love the picture with her Oma by the fire. It's beautiful. You look great!!

[finn's mom]

Cataholic...no worries, it's not nosy. She was unofficially diagnosed with a discoid lateral miniscus in her right knee. It has popped since birth, but until her four month checkup, her doctor was unconcerned. At that appointment, though, he sent us to a specialist to have it looked at. The doctor said that in order to 100% diagnose, she would need to be anesthetized for an MRI. We both agreed that was unnecessary because it doesn't cause her any pain. If it does at any point in the future or affects her developmentally, we will discuss our options (ie surgery). It's basically that the cartilage between her shin and thigh bones is misshapen. Some people never have any problems other than the fact that they have a poppy knee. We are just keeping an eye on it and praying it never needs further investigation.

The "practicing" really isn't anything. I'm doing it simply as a barometer for when I need to lower her crib mattress. At this time, she only hangs on for a couple seconds usually before toppling over. The pictures were taken the first time she held on for long enough for me to get my phone and take a few photos. She was leaning against the side. We were never instructed one way or the other to not help her bear weight on her legs, so I didn't give it much thought. I figure she will do things on her own time, but I don't see anything wrong in giving her a little nudge when she is trying to roll over or pulling her up from a flat position on her back into a sitting position when she has ahold of my hands and engages her abdomen herself. I don't think we overdo it, though.

And I'm not too paranoid about milestones at particular times, because I have heard too many stories like Jonah's, where babies skip crawling or are "late" to roll over or sit up. She will do her thing when she is ready to. Like I said, we help her or give a little tug or a little nudge every now and then. She already sits up unassisted, but not for very long.

anyway, sorry for the long answer hahaha.

[finn's mom]

Clara is in the 99th percentile for height, at 28 inches! Doc says she will be 5'10 if she keeps this up! That is doubtful, but she is long and lean right now, at 15.10 pounds. Poor girl has her first cold, though. The only other time she seemed under the weather was just a little congestion. She is coughing a lot and her nose is runny. She is in pretty good spirits, though!

[Karen]

That's okay, tall is good, and that's not TOO tall! My friend are sure their daughter is gonna be 6'3" like daddy, as at age 2 1/2 she's regularly mistaken for a four-year-old!