Clara and Nina still have somewhat of a tenuous relationship. It’s great for a while and then all of the sudden goes bad quickly (hitting, occasional biting, eye poking). But it’s getting better. The good, sweet times are definitely outweighing the bad. It is a constant prayer of ours that they will be great friends. My sisters truly are my best friends, and I pray that will be true for them as well!
Nana and Pops came to see us in March. It is always so nice to have them here! Pops met Nina for the first time, and Nana saw how much she had changed in just a few months. It was so great to see them and their help was greatly appreciated! Pops seems to have endless energy when it comes to playing with his grandchildren. Clara loved it!
We took them to several of our regular places– the Children’s Museum, the zoo, brunch at Liberty Market– but also some new things like a spring training game at Salt River Fields and Wildlife World Zoo!
Please come back again soon! We love you two!
Whew… Nina is already 5 months old! It has gone quickly and slowly. You know? We are so thankful for our little Nina.
Two Months 
Three Months
Four Months
Five Months
Growing
Nina has consistently been around the 50% percentile for weight and height. She has just started wearing 6 month clothes. She seems so cute and chunky to us after our petite Clara!
Eating + sleeping
Nina is such a content baby for the most part. She is a great eater. We still have been unable to get her to take a bottle, which is probably mostly our fault due to lack of trying. She sleeps through the night and has now for a while. We are definitely blessed!
Doing
Nina has been rolling all over the place for the last month. She gets where she wants to go pretty effectively. Maybe that’s a second child thing? In the last few days, I have caught her doing an army type crawl straight to a toy that she is eyeing. It is slow, but she is doing it!
Saying
Not much to report yet but she is babbling a lot now. She seems to really enjoy “chatting” with us.
Loving
Nina loves her sister. She just smiles at her, and Clara gets her laughing the most. She freely gives out smiles to Jeff and me as well.
Once again, I cannot keep up on the blog so here is a quick recap. We were able to spend time with several friends at the beginning of the year that we do not get to see often enough. What a huge blessing! We miss so many of our dear Tucson friends and feel so at home when we are with them.
Clara just loved “Miss Natawee” and Liam. It was so good to see them for a few days!
David, ErinStacy, and Asher came by while they were in town. I wish we had gotten a picture of everyone but made David and Jeff quickly smile for the camera before they left. It was our first time to meet sweet Asher!
Jeff took a few days off in January, and we went to Mt Lemmon. It was so nice to get away and stay in a cozy cabin! It snowed the previous weekend, so there was still plenty on the mountain. Clara had the best time playing in it and even got new boots just for the snow. This was her first real snow experience.
Nina seemed to enjoy the cabin as well. It was a great opportunity for her to wear the “magic snowsuit.” After Clara wore it while we visited Natalie and Liam in Alexandria at about 5 months and slept for around 6 hours straight while we wandered the town, we decided it was magic. It seemed to be pretty magical for Nina as well.
Nick and Betsy visited while we were at the cabin, and we were able to see Silas and meet Amelia! Amelia and Nina are only a few days apart and hopefully will be great friends!
