Happy Birthday Clara Beara!

Today we celebrated Clara's 2nd birthday in style! First things first, let's check out the outfit, a birthday present from Pat! The shirt says, "birthday girl" in sparkles.

As you can see in this video, Clara was super-excited about the day's festivities and bouncing off the walls before 9 am. She sure knows how to make an entrance and an exit.

Now I'm tired and going to bed... stay tuned for the rest of the post tomorrow. :)

38 weeks

Before we get to all the birthday fun, today I am 38 weeks pregnant! I made it through the birthday party without going into labor which was a slight, albeit far-fetched concern. Though I'd like to have the next two weeks to prepare, but I'm just glad that baby deux, barring a 0 to 60 mph labor, will not have an April 15th birthday.

Here are today's belly shots... top one is today, bottom is with Clara.

Last Week as a One-Year-Old

I can't believe that Clara turns two tommorow! Two years ago we were at the hospital getting ready for "labor stimulation". Here are some pics of Clara's last week as a one-year-old.

Ready to go out shopping.

Trying out the party hats.

Relaxing with with Mommy, Daddy, and Sydney

Posing with Sydney

Showing off her "Aunt Betts pants".

Friday Flashback post

I recorded this video at the end of January but think that its too funny not to share now. I've made it a part of my "Friday Flashback" series which may or may not be a one part series ;).

Let me set the stage... Clara is playing with two of her Little People figures whom she calls Uncle Jack and Dy. As you can see she was having some difficulty getting them to sit at the table.

You'll be happy to know that she finally got them the way she wanted and even placed the bib there for spills and the water for them to drink. Clara, however, refused to pose with her masterpiece.

Full term! (aka 37 weeks and a day)

Today I am officially full term which is both a relief and extremely scary that I'm so close to actually having this baby. I have been much more worried this time that the baby will come early whereas last time I was convinced I would carry Clara all the way 'til my scheduled induction date nine days after my due date of April 17th. Obviously Clara had different plans. So who knows, maybe this time the baby will be late.

Feel free to check out the polls concerning both the baby's arrival and its sex on the sidebar!

Below are the most recent belly shots. Top is this pregnancy 37 weeks; bottom is with Clara 36 weeks, 2 days.

Reading "Eyes Shut"

One of Clara's favorite books to read is Dr. Seuss' I Can Read With My Eyes Shut. She has recently begun to recite it to herself. Here she is in action. Of course the videos never seem to catch the "best" performance, but you can catch the "bees on trees" and "knees on threes" towards the end.

Running!

Clara is burning off some early morning energy by doing some laps in the hallway...