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Meeting Aunts Anne, Mary, and Jane, and Uncle Robert

Four of Lois’siblings came last week to meet Clara, and she LOVED meeting them. They just left on Sunday and Clara is pretty disappointed today to discover that she is alone again with just Mom and Dad to play with her. We had a great week together, showing them the mission and San Lucas, putting Jane to work with Lois’ patients, and enjoying some family time for Clara with her aunts and uncle.

Uncle Robert is great at helping me eat!

Out walking with Aunt Jane...sideways, sorry.


Boat ride!

Yum!

Hello! It feels like it has been a long time since I last updated the blog. We have less access to internet these days so it takes a bit longer to put up posts. We are all doing well, though, and Clara has been busy growing and changing. It is hard to believe the laughing little girl sitting at the kitchen table with us at meals is the same person as the tiny baby we stared at sleeping in our arms almost 6 months ago. For one thing, she rarely falls asleep in our arms anymore! And she’s huge! Recent height and weight estimates are 24.5 inches and 15.5 lbs.

Clara started eating solid foods a couple weeks ago, and now has avocado, carrot, rice cereal, and sweet potato in her repertoire. We thought avocado was a great first food, but when women in town found out, they were concerned that avocado was too cold. One friend even brought over a squash that she recommended as a more appropriate first food, with instructions on how to cook and prepare it. Clara is a pretty messy eater, and I am beginning to wonder if the resistance to feeding a baby avocado has more to do with the stains on her clothing than the temperature of the food. 