Alley and Claire were mesmerized by the orange fish. I remember Alley loving this bouncy seat. Claire seems to take a liking to it too and smiles at the starfish that spins.
Claire really is a smiley baby. Once she learned how to smile she can't stop. But on the other hand she'll really almost startle you with her loud cry that pops up all of a sudden.
Claire seemed to have a good first week of daycare. She seems to take mostly catnaps there - maybe an hour at a time. She must like to look at all the other kids and babies. She has quite a range in her room, to ones that can, and crawl, to babies that lounge in the bouncers like her. She must be wore out by the end of the day, because she is sleeping so much better at night. She only gets up once now and goes back to sleep so much better. I still haven't figured out the best way to drop the 2 kids off at daycare, as Alley really is pokey in the morning and wants to play with everything she sees in Claire's room. On Friday they brought Claire over to Alley's room to visit - but it is tough to say if Alley remembers that her little sister is down the hall.
Claire was a doctor for Halloween. Our friend Angie gave us Baby Scrubs when she was born. She seems pretty comfortable in them.
Alley regressed a little and was playing with Claire in the baby gym. 
We had a very fun and busy weekend. All of Claire's grandparents and Aunt Liz, Uncle Dan, and her cousins Megan and Breanna came to visit. Liz, Dan and her cousins babysat Claire and Alley on Saturday as the rest of us went to the NDSU vs. U of M game. (Let's hope Claire doesn't become a Gopher, as she will just be dissapointed time and time again by their football team).
Claire was Baptised on Sunday October 21st. She wore the same beautiful dress that Alley was baptised in last year. Her Aunt Liz made it and surprisingly it fit Alley when she was 7 months old and Claire when she is 2 months old. Liz and Dan are also her godparents. 
