Three Month Pictures!

Here are just a few of Claire's three month pictures! I love them... they turned out great. Once again it was so hard to pick!

Pumpkin Pals!!

Today my cousin Caroline came over to play with me. We had a lot of fun together. I don't know what's wrong with my Mommy and Aunt Heather, but things got a little crazy when they decided it would be "so cute" to put us INSIDE a pumpkin and take pictures of us.... and I thought the other photo shoots were bad. Things are really getting out of control when it comes to taking pictures of me and Caroline. Where will they draw the line?????????????

I think they just stuck me inside a pumpkin...

Okay... I hate to admit it, but it's kinda comfy in the pumpkin. I may just fall asleep!

Do you think if I hide they'll quite taking pictures?

I'm at a loss for words... what do you say when you're inside a pumpkin?

We have definitely had enough of the pumpkin pictures....

Daddy's Little Princess!

Ben's Aunt bought this outfit for Claire and it says "Daddy's Little Princess" so I had to take a picture of Ben holding Claire with the outfit on! There is no doubt that Miss Claire already has her Daddy wrapped around her little finger... that happened instantaneoulsy!!

Halloween Extras!

Just a couple more Halloween pics! Notice Claire isn't in her costume in most of them!!!

Grandpa with his 4 granddaughters!!

Great Grandma McDowell with her 2 newest grandchildren!

A picture of Claire not crying with the Sunflower on!

Nuna & Claire!!!!

A Family Halloween!

Every year my mom (Nuna as she is referred to by the grandchildren) makes the kids their Halloween costumes. She has everyone over before Trick-or-Treating to eat chili and take pictures of the kids in their costumes! This year was special because we had two new little additions... Claire and Caroline! Maybe next year Nuna would be willing to make 5 costumes instead of just 3!!

Aunt Kristen holding the unhappy Sunflower!

All five of the McDowell grandkids dressed up!

Connor: Annakin Skywalker (after he turned to the "Dark Side"), Lauren: Belle, Jillian: Ohio State Cheerleader (Jillian always says she "votes" for the Buckeyes!!), Claire: the sourpus Sunflower and Sweet Caroline: an adorable Pumpkin!

And yet another picture of Claire crying in her costume. Thank you Caroline for holding Claire's hand throughout the torture! She loves you!!

NICU Costume Party!

Yesterday the "NICU girls" had a costume party for the babies. There have been a slew of babies born to NICU nurses within the last year and a half or so. We had so much fun getting our kids together and dressing them up! We are going to make it a Halloween tradition! They were so cute!

Back row left to right: Kendall with her Mommy Chante, Carson, Jayda (sorry Jayda we can't see you!) , Ava, Elise and her Mommy Beka.

Front row left to right: Anna with her Mommy Brittney, Noah, Landon with his Mommy Deanna, Claire with her Mommy Michele.

Claire the Sunflower

Claire the Sunflower... she HATED it. She wasn't a very "sunny" sunflower. Everytime I put the costume on her she screamed! Needless to say, she was only in it a couple times very briefly for pictures. I thought she looked adorable !!

A Day in the Life of Claire!

I am a very busy girl with an active social life. Here is just a glimse of a typical day in my life...



Here I am in my Bumbo watching Mommy make dinner.

Here I am with Daddy & Sophie on our way for an evening walk.

Here I am at Uncle Scott & Aunt Heather's house. Caroline & I are forced to have yet another photo shoot.

Now here I am defending my poor little Cousin Caroline. I am not happy at all with the Papparazzi... they are making baby Caroline cry and I had to get forceful.

Okay... we're cool now. Caroline stopped crying once the crazy photographer's took a second to give Caroline her pacifier.

Whew.. what a busy day! The best part was spending time with Caroline!

Spending Time W/ Mommy & Daddy!

I love spending time with my Mommy & Daddy! I got to help Daddy do some work on his Laptop!! As you can see I am getting big. Daddy & Mommy call me thunder thighs!

Mommy and I are just hanging out in our matching pink warm-up suits (unintentional!!)!

Fun in the Exersaucer!

This weekend my Daddy put together my Exersaucer. He said I was too little for it, but Mommy convinced him I was big enough and strong enough. My Daddy was VERY frustrated when he put it together. He said something like you need a degree in Engineering to assemble the stupid thing... whatever that means! But, he finally got it put together for me and I have been playing in ever since! I have so much fun!! Mommy takes me out of it before I am done sometimes because she read babies shouldn't stay in them too long! Oh well... I love it while I'm in it! Fun times!

So BIG!!

I love it when mommy sits me on the couch all by myself. I feel like such a big girl. Today I got a little bored with that so I kept trying to straighten myself up so I could stand on the couch. With a little bit of help I was able to stand and lean against the couch (don't worry... my mommy was right there to spot me!!). I was so excited I started squealing and smiling. My mommy thought I looked very cute. She said I am getting "So Big".

3 Months Old!

Today Claire is 3 months old and as you can see she is quite a big girl! She is changing everyday and getting so strong. It's amazing how quickly they grow at this age! My baby is getting BIG!!

Sleepy Girl!!

Yesterday while watching the OSU blow out against Michigan State, Claire got a little bored and fell asleep! She did however, get to see her cousin Ben play quite a bit! We were very happy and proud of Big Ben!! Go BUCKS!

Sophie & Claire!

Here I am with my furry big sister, Sophie. She is very sweet with me and even lets me cuddle up against her. She is so soft & cozy. I love her! I think we are going to be very good friends. Mommy calls us "her girls"! Mommy sure does love animals. I know I will, too!

Lovin' Tummy Time!

Mommy says it is very important for me to lay on my belly so I can continue to grow big and strong. I think it's fun... I feel like a big girl! I love watching everything that goes on around me and sometimes I like to scream real loud. A couple times I've even scared myself!! Mommy just sits and watches me and smiles a lot at me. She thinks I'm silly!





Whew... this tummy stuff is hard work. Is it time for a nap now??