Grandma and John Visit

Grandma and step-grandpa John came for a visit for mom's birthday and to see Claire and CJ.  Here are some of our favorite pictures from their trip.

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Aunt Rachel's Baby Shower Weekend

Claire went on her first airplane ride this weekend!  Mom and Claire went to California for Aunt Rachel's baby shower (we left the boys at home).

Before the shower, we took Claire for her first visit to the beach:

Claire also got to meet her great grandma Tutu.

And her grandpa Tom.

The next day, it was time to get ready for the shower!

Grandma outdid herself with the decorations:

And all the guests made their own onesies for the new baby:

Claire pretty much slept the entire time outside where it was quiet.

But she woke up just in time for presents:

Grandma loved cuddling up with Claire.

After the shower, we took a boat ride in Newport beach with cousins Lauren and Kurt and baby Brinkley.

 

It was a very busy weekend!  Click here to see all the pictures.

Claire's Arrival

January 22nd was the big day!  We made it all the way to Claire's scheduled date.  Here's mom and dad in the morning on the way to the hospital.

The new university hospital at Princeton in Plainsboro

In the recovery room, waiting to go into surgery

Seeing Claire for the first time

Mom and baby after being moved to the hospital room

Dad and baby too

And even CJ got to visit and meet his little sister later that evening

CJ loved cheers-ing with sparkling cider

Dad, CJ, and grandma visited every day

4 days later, we were definitely ready to go home!

Back at home, Claire enjoyed testing out all of CJ's old toys

and just hanging out around the house

There are a lot more pictures from Claire's first days - click here to see the rest.