Update

I have been pretty preoccupied, with different projects and meetings and I have barely found time to take pictures of my baby, let alone write an update...

But excuses aside, I finally took some time, while Angelo was in a meeting to write a little something about our little rascal.

Claudia has grown into a real heart breaker, and I am about to rave a bit now so beware, you have been warned.

I love the way she is lazy in the mornings, and after a whole nights rest from about 9-8:30 she will wake up and crawl into our bed and just want to cuddle and kiss us. She will scoot her back into me and then turn around grab my head and give me a big kiss, complete with sound affects "Muuuuuuah".

I love the way she calls me Mama when she is hurt or sad, and throws herself into my arms (quite literally)and wants me to just hold her.

She is vain too, this afternoon after her nap as we were cuddling on the bed I caught her looking into the mirror and trying to fix her wild curly hair! She likes putting on mascara (yepp that's right, she sits dead still while Angelo puts it on) and if I put on makeup, she insists on sitting in my lap and doing exactly what I do.

Yesterday we caught her getting her Kiddie Viddie opening the DVD player putting it in and turning it on, and she actually set it all up by herself! She gets very excited once she figures things out, and has a little victory dance (more like shake) that she performs.

She is really too smart for her own good, and knows just how to twist you around her little finger, me and the rest of the inhabitants here.

Every night she wants to sit on the chair with you, drink a bottle and read this book called "childhood memories", but the strange thing is that there aren't really any pictures in the book, there is about one or two per chapter but its just a sketch. However for some reason she really likes being read to, I did try reading another more interesting book, as I figured she wouldn't know the difference as it is just words, but she wouldn't have it!

I am teaching her now, about four days a week and its been so fun to watch her progress through her cards, and see how quickly she learns them. In March I am going to Spain, for a week long educational seminar, so hopefully I will get lots of good tips, and ways to improve.

Well its getting late, and I have been feeling a little under the weather so should sign out now, I will try to get some recent photos posted, but my computer just came back from repairs as the hard drive took a bang, and I still need to do my backups.