Back pain, eye injuries, new best friend, sharing, and my girls.....

Let's see what's been going on in Clarissaville this week. Well I have learned two things: 1) I learned that it is very difficult to carry around a 20 pound girl with a severely aching lower back.....wait let me change that to three things that I learned because I also learned that 2) a little strong anti-inflammatory, some muscle relaxant, and some Tylenol 3's do wonders for severe lower back pain. 3)I learned that the sharp plastic edge of a toothbrush packaging on the eyeball hurts quite a bit.

Enough about me....Clarissa has a new best friend.....













Clarissa loves to share stuff, all kinds of things, and she is always very happy to do so....

















Check out my beautiful girls....they are theeeeeeee best......


















And this......well this needs no explanation......

What????? It's been TWO WEEKS??????

Wow time sure flies. I cannot believe that it has been so long since I've put something up here. I need another....hmmmm...I figure 5 hours per day would do it. Two more hours with Clarissa, two more hours with Carolyn, and one more hour to sleep. Ahhhhhh forget the sleep...I'm getting used to very little of it...I think that I'd rather go with 2.5 hours with each of my girls.

It's funny and amazing to watch Clarissa grow and learn. She's not speaking much yet, but she understands quite well. For example if I say "Clarissa bring the ball to Daddy." she goes and picks up the ball and brings it to me. If I say "Clarissa throw the ball to Daddy." she goes and picks up the ball and throws it (sometimes it goes in my direction, sometimes not...but she's trying to do what I asked). If I say "go see Mommy." she walks over to Mommy. If I say "bring the ball to Mommy" she brings it to Mommy. If I say "Clarissa please don't do that" she does it anyways...ummm....errr....wait...let me clarify that....she stops looks at me with that look that says "Oh ya Daddy?????" and then she does it anyway. Yep, she's learning.

She's also becoming more and more cute and beautiful each and every day (just like her Mommy). Here's proof:
















Oh...did I mention that she is starting to climb the stairs....and as you will see she is quite proud of herself for doing so. Fear not....we have the baby gates in full use. She only climbs when Mommy or Daddy is there letting her climb.

4 whole months, ice, laugh and learn learning farm, walking with Minnie, helping with laundry....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! All the best to all of our family and friends. Lots of fun going on in Clarissaville.

It is hard to believe that it has been 4 whole months since we first met Clarissa. At the same time it is in many ways hard to believe that it has only been 4 months....it feels like we have been together forever. It is impossible to imagine our world without her. It is mind boggling to think of the huge changes in her since that first day. Massive changes!!! She puts miles and miles on her feet everyday. She doesn't crawl at all anymore.









Her hair is growing, she is eating more,and she is learning new things each day. It is quite amazing to watch. She can even do laundry now....















One of her Christmas gifts from Grandma and Grandpa was the Laugh and Learn Leaning Farm....this thing is awesome...she loooooooves it. Daddy has fun playing with it too...well except for getting stuck trying to get through the gate...but we won't go there....