While she just moved to a new classroom down the hall, this year, Mollie started PreK. Unlike the flexible days at preschool, she has to be in class by 8 AM each day, had to bring school supplies and often carries a back pack. Its a nice intro to "real" school.

Clara's 1st Birthday

As a new walker, Clara was still a little bit unsteady on her feet, and took a spill the day before her party resulting in a pretty pronounced black eye. Even still, she loved her first birthday, especially the cupcake eating part the party!After the family celebration down in Florida, we had a small party with our closest friends here in Atlanta. 

Grandpa Eddie's 90th Birthday

We were so lucky to take a family trip to Florida to celebrate Grandpa Eddie's 90th birthday, Clara's 1st Birthday and Father's Day all together.

Clara 12 Months

Mollie's 1st Dance Recital

Mollie had a blast at her first recital! She did a lot more waving at mommy and Grandma than she did dancing, but we loved seeing her up there with her friends! 

Clara @ 11 months

Clara @ 10 Months

Clara @ 9 Months

At 8 Months:

• Clara went from scooting backwards to scooting forward, to army crawling, and eventually crawling!
• Started standing up in her crib (we quickly lowered her mattress)
• Still has no teeth, but is eating more finger foods and mashing things with her gums
• Started doing the "more" sign when she is eating and wants more food

Here are some photos of both girls:

Clara @ 7 Months

At 7 Months, Clara is: 

• rolling all over the place. The minute you put her on her back she immediately flips, making diaper changing a challenge
• going from sitting to crawling position and rocking on hands and knees. She can scoot around in a circle, but no forward movement  yet. 
• Doing lots of squealing and more cooing
• pulling up a little bit, if the circumstances are just right (a toy she wants is up on a nearby surface, like a kid chair,that is just the right height for her to pull on). 

Here are some photos of both girls, including Mollie's day at the Nutcracker with her friends from school: 

Clara 6 Months

At 6 months, Clara is

• Sitting up on her own
• Eating a little bit of solid food. So far she has tried rice cereal, avocado, peas, squash, and bananas. 
• Rolling from back to tummy
• Grabbing at everything in sight, picking up toys, and putting everything in her mouth
• Loves when you spell her name to her (which Mollie loves to do when Clara is fussing)
• Squeals when she is happy
• Has two teeth just under the surface. We hope they pop through very soon. 

Here are some pics of both girls: 

Clara @ 5 Months

At Five Months, Clara

• Is so smiley! Her favorite person to smile at is by far her big sister
• Loves looking in the mirror and her daycare teachers have told us that she loves interacting with her own reflection
• Is trying to sit up, but doesn't quite have the balance yet
• Loves to laugh
• Tracks everybody with her eyes
• Grabs everything: toys, hair, whatever she can her hands on
• Is starting to put stuff in her mouth and rub her gums
• Is sleeping a lot better - mostly 10 hours, and once, just once, 12 hours. 
• Took her first plane ride to Memphis and spent a weekend at Jacobs camp

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Halloween 2014

We had a really fun Halloween this year. Mollie dressed up as Belle, and Clara tolerated being dressed up like a flower. We trick or treated with some friends in the neighborhood and stayed up way too late!

Clara @ 4 Months

At 4 Months, Clara

• Rolls from tummy to back
• Laughs and seems to be very ticklish like her sister and mom
• Loves to play patty cake
• Always gives her big sister a big smile
• Started taking longer naps during the day, even at day care! 
• Has started to notice and grab at toys around her

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Pumpkin Picking

This year we took the girls to Yule Farms - about a half an hour away from our house. Mollie enjoyed the bouncy houses, puppet show and bee house. And then we all got on the hay ride which took us over to the petting zoo.

Clara @ 3 Months

Not alot of change from Month 2 to Month 3, though Clara began to settle down just a little bit and consistently sleep a bit longer.  She took a trip to the beach with her grandparents and aunt and uncle.

Here are some pics from the beach trip:

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Happy 3rd Birthday to Mollie!

Its hard to believe our sweet Mollie is 3! We celebrated at Mulberry Fields Community Garden with a ballerina themed party. These days, Mollie:

• loves to play dress up and wear her "beautiful dresses" 
• enjoys puzzles and can put them together quickly on her own
• loves her ballet class and looks forward to it every Tuesday
• Is a little obsessed with Fancy Nancy books and all things fancy
• Pretty much only wants to wear dresses, and still mostly will only wear purple
• has moved out of her crib and into a big girl bed
• Is a great big sister and makes a big effort to play with Clara 
• Is suddenly asking "why" constantly. I imagine this will go on for a while! 

Clara @ 2 Months

It's been a very busy month for little Miss C.

At 2 months, Clara:

• Is smiling up a storm, which balances out the shortage of sleep we are all experiencing here at the Bloomfield house.
• Weights 9 lbs 13 oz (almost double her birth weight!)
• Enjoys bathtime
• Definitely does not enjoy riding in the car, especially in the late afternoon when its time to go pick up her big sister from preschool 

This month has been a total whirlwind! It's hard to believe a whole month has gone by since Clara was born. She has definitely been growing like crazy. We'll get the official stats at our doctor's visit on Friday.

At 1 month, Clara:

• Spends most of her time sleeping, and while she hasn't quite gotten the hang of sleeping more than 3-4 hours at a time, she goes down pretty easily and is still happy to sleep wherever and on the go. 
• Doesn't mind being on her tummy for tummy-time, and can hold her head/neck up really well
• Seems to really enjoy bath time, and sits quietly
• Smiles occasionally, and seems to be looking at us while she is doing it, but still not sure if its a coincidence or if she is really smiling socially yet. 
• Seems to be pretty calm overall, but when she does cry it goes from zero to loud pretty quickly! Luckily she is easily soothed as well. 

In the meantime, big sister, Mollie is loving her new role.  She loves to hug and kiss Clara, and shake her hand and say "nice to meet you!". She also enjoys pretending to feed her own baby dolls, and spends alot of time reminding us that she is a big girl, a ballerina and a princess. She is also feverishly anticipating her 3rd birthday coming up next month, and is eagerly awaiting her transition to big girl bed, which we plan to do around her birthday.

Here are some pics of both girls:

Clara's Newborn Photos