Today's 25 things.

My 25 Random Things..... for today.
I have several things I wanted to write on my blog. Decided it would be easier to list them all.

1. Claira got her 7th tooth yesterday.
2.My sister and her husband got two new little foster boys yesterday. I don't know if I could do that.
3. My mom turned 50 years old on Monday!!!!
4. Claira and I are flying home tomorrow to celebrate the big occasion.
5.I hate trying to pack all of Claira's things in one suitecase with my stuff.
6. Flying with a bottle fed baby is no fun (especially by yourself).
7. My grandma is coming to Atlanta this weekend too.
8. She has only seen Claira one time so I am excited she is going to see her again.
9. We got a DVR on Tuesday!! I love it.
10. The lady who installed the DVR on Tuesday dropped by this morning at 7:55 to see if I could babysit her child today.
11. I am already keeping my friend's daughter, Abby today.
12. I have no idea what you are supposed to say to a random lady who drops by with her child at 7:55.
13. I love that Carter gets to hang out with us every day, but I don't really want any more kids.
14. Someone should open a really great daycare in Searcy. They could make a ton of money.
15. I have no desire to open a daycare.
16. I am ready for warmer weather.
17. When Claira starts really walking we can play outside alot more.
18. Claira is taking a few steps and is getting better every day.
19. Claira has a runny nose and it's really gross.
20. I am already planning for Claira's birthday.
21. I don't know why I am so excited about it- it's still 3 months away.
22. This morning I have discovered how much Carter loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
23. It comes on at 6:30a.m. so today is the first day he has watched it here. Thanks DVR.
24. This week has been the first week that I really had to remind myself how blessed I am to be at home. Kids can wear you out.
25. I really do love my life.

Claira Wants to Walk Part 2

Claira is trying very hard to figure out this walking thing. She is getting close. She has started taking a couple of small steps into your arms. She gets very excited. She also loves pulling up on things and letting go. She is so proud of herself when she can stand there for a few seconds. (One of my favorite parts is watching Joy's face)

Fun times in the Tittle house.

Other than Claira trying to walk (she took her first little step last night), alot has been going on in the Tittle family. We have returned from 20 days of traveling during Christmas. It feels so good to be home. I didn't realize home much I love being home, in a routine.
As soon as we got home, we decided the Claira's pacifier (a.k.a. "the plug") was going to be only for bed times. I was looking at all the pictures from Christmas and realized that in 75% of them that thing was in her mouth. It was time for it to go. She's only 8 1/2 months old so I don't think it has to be completely gone, but I was tired of it falling on the floor in restaurants and other places and having to keep up with which ones in the diaper bag were clean or dirty. Four days and she's going fine. I do have to listen to here whine a little more instead of plugging her up, but it doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. We get to see her smile more and talk alot more too.
Her new favorite thing to say is "uh-oh". It's so cute. She fell today and instead of crying, she looked up at me and said "uh-oh".
Claira got a ball pit for Christmas and has become a little obsessed with it. She loves playing with balls and is trying really hard to say "ball".
She has also decided that she is too big for baby food. She refused to eat anything I gave her on a spoon. So, we are done! No more making baby food for me and I am very excited about it.
Ok, to end on a funny note. Last night Brandon had a worship leaders meeting after church. So I was left to do Claira's bedtime routine by myself (which is normally not that big of a deal). But last night was different. I put Claira in the tub and was playing peak-a-boo with her. Claira made a familiar sound and then I heard a noise I had never heard before..... Claira pooped in the tub! She has never done that before (in fact we laughed at our friends Mitch and Katie when their little girl did it when we were together over the break). I picked Claira up and stood her beside the tub while I unplugged the tub...... one problem, our tub is clogged and takes forever to drain. In the meantime, Claira pooped some more on the floor. What a night! I pick her up, towel, wash clothe, shampoo, and soap and head to the kitchen to bathe her in the sink. Holding naked baby in one hand, I clean out the sink and fill it with water. Claira is too tall for the sink! She can't sit down because her legs are too long. We used to bathe her in the sink all the time but it's been a while. So I hurried to bathe her (since her new favorite thing to do is rub her food covered hands in her hair, bathing is a must). She stood up in the sink while I washed her off. It was pretty funny.
Sorry this was so long, just thought I should share some of the recent fun times of the Tittle house. I smell a dirty diaper, got to go.

Claira wants to walk.

Claira is trying so hard to walk. She tries to take a step and falls flat on her face. Today the falling resulted in a busted lip- blood everywhere. Of course, in true Claira form, it only took her a few seconds to get over it, she pulled back up and started all over again. Pray that she starts walking soon, I'm tired of the tears.

Here is a short video of her "walking" with the help of a toy. She gets so excited.