Three!

Clara has been waiting and waiting for THREE to finally arrive. 

A couple weeks back, we started the process of saying bye-bye to her nighttime and naptime pacifier habit.  The Pacifier Fairy arrived with a surprise and she filled in her chart excited for the reward after all the boxes were filled.  Well, the first day Clara was excited and then she would wake in the middle of the night and say, “I don’t want a chart anymore.” 

On that April Fool’s morning, Clara sat up in bed and asked in wonder, “Am I three?  Am I three right now?”  Unfortunately, that morning she also woke up with a pesky cold.  The day was filled with numerous tears.  She was feeling lousy and was consumed with worry that she would miss her party.  After a long afternoon nap the baby girl perked up.  At dinner Clara was cheerful, chatty and seemed to have morphed overnight into a little lady…our beautiful little lady.

Clara rallied for party day (more on that to come) and even though she wasn’t feeling her best, she assured us that she had the best time.

Three has arrived (and Ben would like everyone to know that he is now four-and-a-half).  We celebrate our cute, spunky, crafty, caring girl, say a prayer of thanks for the last 1,095 days and are bursting with excitement (and a tiny bit of fear) for all the days to come.  

Happy Birthday, Clara Elizabeth Grace.  XOXO