Claire's first haircut

Claire's hair is finally growing!!  

And it grew enough to warrant a haircut.  The front was hanging in her eyes and the back was getting long enough to start to resemble a mullet.  So on March 7th, I took her a local kids cut place, figuring they were used to uncooperative, screaming kids if things went bad.  And I thought it might.  

I was correct.  Claire hated getting her haircut!  She screamed through the whole thing.  Didn't even want to sit in the airplane chair.  Not even the bribe of TV and a lollipop appeased her.  But we soldiered on, with me holding her head still at times so the stylist could cut it.  

Before

During (a rare calm moment)

The trauma is over!

Looking good!

The after (bow in her hair pulling back the side)

To take her mind off the trauma, we visited the new cupcake shop conveniently located next door.  :)

Repeat Ultrasound

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Baby girl's big ultrasound revealed a cyst in her brain that they doctor's office wanted another look at.  So I went in for another look on March 29th.  And it was good news!

The cyst has completely resolved and the ultrasound tech couldn't find any evidence of it at all.  Also, all the blood work I had done weeks earlier came back good, indicating low risk for the issues they screened for.  So all seems to be well with baby girl, as far as we can tell.

And I got a few more pictures!

Baby girl's profile at 23 weeks

Baby girl's face, 23 weeks

That bottom picture is looking at her head on, so to speak.  So you can see her large forehead (the drak area on the right), moving left down to her nose and eye sockets and then to her little cheeks and chin.  It's not as clear here, but on the monitor during the ultrasound I noticed a pretty pointy chin.  So this one may have the Schulze chin!

Claire is 2!

We had Claire's party the day before her actual birthday.  So we did a few things to make the actual day a little special.  Most of the day was filled with church and Mommy and Daddy buying new furniture while Claire napped.  (Aunt Jamie was staying with us at the time, so she was around to babysit).  But Claire did get to try out some gifts from her party, go to the playground, and go out for special birthday aw cweam!  (That's ice cream to those of you who don't speak Claire-ese).

Trying out her apron and glubs from John and Jess.  Ready for cookin'!

Play time!

She loves the swings!

Mmm, ice cream!

Birthday girl and her mama

Claire's 2nd Birthday Party!

Since Claire's birthday is near my mom's and my oldest niece Kiersten, we had a birthday extravaganza.  A Disney birthday extravaganza to be precise!  We combined Kiersten's love of princesses with Claire's love for Mickey Mouse and threw in a fairy grandmother for good measure.

The table is ready for food!

Posing with Mommy

Play time!

Family shot

Claire's birthday "gift" (we allowed her to finally have the hand-me-down kitchen from her cousins)

Claire and her fairy grandmother

Birthday cake

Waiting for present opening

The birthday girls

Tossing tissue paper out of her way!

Opening presents with Daddy

Hmm, what's in this one?

Audrey wants in on the action

I help you!

A new Minnie bike!

We're ready for cake!

Audrey has Mickey ears!

The three birthday girls blow out the candles

Cake!!

My ears Auntie!

Birthday parties will knock your ears off!