Claire Evelyn, More Day One

This is Claire right after birth in the nursery getting all her stats as well as being held by her (very groggy, very swollen) mother for the first time.

Claire Evelyn, Day One

Claire Evelyn Woodard

Born February 4, 2010, 10:17am

6 lbs 6 oz

19 inches long

A big thank you to Brian for stopping by and snapping these great photos.

Christmas Day

Matt and I had a nice, quiet Christmas Day at home this year. I was certainly not about to fly anywhere at 35 weeks pregnant, so we enjoyed the day together with our little tree and the animals. It was a beautiful sunny day, so we took Sunapee out to Fort Funston for his favorite activity.

The sunny day also highlighted the streaks on the living room windows, so Matt went to work, with an audience.

Unexpected Family Time

Matt and I did get one last trip in before Baby W arrives. We joined my mom's family in Beloit, WI, to remember Bob Taber. Grandpa passed away in December just a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. The extended family gathered in the cold midwest to share memories of Grandma and Grandpa. Making the best of the occasion, a group of 25+ including Tabers, Lawsons, Whitings, and a great number of the Perkins clan (friends of the Tabers since they were in high school) gathered for dinner - and nearly took over the restaurant for 4 or 5 hours.

Lauren's presence certainly helped lighten the mood. Everyone enjoyed meeting the newest addition to the family.

Of course, the Midwest trip wouldn't be complete without a visit to Culver's for a butter burger, fried cheese curds and frozen custard.

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Thanksgiving 2009

For the third year of this new tradition, my parents spent over a week in California for Thanksgiving. This year they started in LA visiting Betsy, Evan and Lauren then drove north to San Francisco. After a two-night trip to Lake Tahoe, they returned to San Francisco for the big meal.

Posing with the hors d'oeuvres plate

Matt was assigned the turkey carving role. Dad observed and coached, trying to figure out how to coach a lefty.

Sunapee dutifully sniffed the feast, didn't touch anything, then kept Mom's feet warm under the table while we dined.

West Coast Baby Shower

On November 22nd, my friend Becca hosted a wonderful baby shower for me. In addition to local friends Lisa, Anne and Robin, special guests included my mom, Toby and Matt's aunt Vicki. Aunt Vicki's appearance on the West Coast was a well kept, well orchestrated surprise. A weekend of parties, Matt and I threw a party for Becca and her fiance Kevin at our home Friday night, so another buzz of the doorbell did not raise suspicion. Only when Matt answered the front door did he see Vicki and stare for a moment registering who she was!

Becca kept everyone busy at the shower with a create-your-own onesie station, guess the baby's stats (TBD of course) and number of diapers in the diaper cake (79) competitions.

Getting inspiration from an animal book.



Becca also outdid herself with this amazing 6-tiered, chocolate and vanilla cake. Each slice barely fit on a plate! The talented Ms. Fox is contemplating baking her own wedding cake. If it comes out as well as this one, it may be the best option out there.