Clarinet

I can't believe Claire is three weeks old already. Time goes by so quickly. Yes I'm exhausted but Claire is a wonderful baby. Plus, it's been so helpful having Lance home and having such wonderful friends and family who have been taking good care of us by bringing us dinner. It really has helped a bunch. So thank you everyone. I know I've been a bit of a recluse, but I just haven't had the energy to do anything. And, I haven't wanted to take Claire out because of all the nasty bugs that are going around. Everyone I know has either had a cold or the flu. I really don't want a sick baby!

Ok, on to my reason for today's post. Last week I was talking with my sister Ann. I was telling her about Claire's name and how I had wanted Annette. So Ann just looks at me and says "Then her name would have been clarinet." I just started laughing. Do you know how many times I had said Claire Annette in my head? Not once did it occur to me that it sounded just like clarinet. I had run this name idea past Lance and he never said anything about it either. So, I'm glad that we did not name our little girl clarinet, although I really do like the name Annette.

Introducing Claire Nicole

Ok, so Claire Nicole Jordan arrived on Thursday afternoon - 01/29/09 at 1:16pm. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces (her big brother was 7lbs 1oz) and she measured 18 3/4 inches long. We're all doing well. Lance is WONDERFUL - taking care of everything so I can focus on feeding Claire and getting some rest. Brett is an amazing big brother as well. He loves "baby sister" and is constantly giving her kisses. It's really quite sweet. Oh, and Magnus is adjusting well too. He acted the same with Claire when he met her that he did with Brett. Very cute.

I've finally added some pictures of our little peanut to our webpage: http://home.everestkc.net/nrjordan/pictures/claire.html We think she's pretty adorable.