Claire's Golden Birthday!
She turned 5 years old on February 5th.
With an unexpected snow day, I was happy to have Claire spend her day with us.
Perhaps the highlight was our visit with the "baby doctor", as the kids call her.
It was really neat to bring Claire in for a reunion almost exactly 5 years after Dr. L. delivered her. I asked Dr. L. what she remembers from Claire's delivery. She admitted that there are very few deliveries she remembers specifically. After delivering so many babies, most of them blend together. Claire's delivery, however, she will remember the rest of her life. I called her in the middle of a stormy winter night. She met us at the hospital, where she found I was preeclamptic. I was 5 weeks early, but ready to deliver.
She recalled how there came a point when Claire's heart rate dropped dangerously low. She knew she had to get the baby out immediately. As I was prepped for a C-Section, she had me try one last time to push and amazingly, Claire was born, wide eyed and wonderfully healthy. Dr. L. still sighs with relief just retelling the events. I'm grateful we can all look back on it with gladness.
And 5 years later, we celebrate with Claire, not only her birth, but her life. Claire, of course, really wants to help us celebrate, so she took the liberty of drawing the cake she wanted me to bake for her birthday. That was very thoughtful of her...
We celebrated both Claire and cousin Gracie's birthdays with a combined party.
Claire helped me decorate the dining room.
She did a wonderful job.
The birthday girls.
The Sternbergs love a good lunch!
Grandpa helps Claire open her gift.
Grandpa's homemade "dominos" style game,
combines Claire's love for both puzzles and games.
The following week, we also had a nice lunch at the
Puplis home to celebrate Claire's birthday.
Grandma makes amazing cupcakes. Almost too pretty to eat.
Grandpa playing with Henry.
As the adults talked around the table, we looked over and spied Henry laying on the floor, gazing into the eyes of his buddy, Bailey. I wish I could have overheard that conversation!
The kids with Great Grandma.
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