Seventeen
Yesterday Clara hit the seventeen month mark. But it’s a lot easier to call her “almost one and half” (so people don’t have to do lots of math when we tell them her age).
She basically gave us two looks during this little photo session: (1) sitting and sucking her thumb while staring at her pumpkin and (2) running around everywhere. Obviously we opted for the standing one where she happened to be in the right spot, but here’s our favorite sitting outtake:
Such a sweet girl. They grow up so fast (sniffle).
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Aww what a cutie pie!
She’s such a cutie! My twins are 18 months so its fun to compare (twins to Clara) the different things they’re interested in. :)
Great choice on the photo. I love that she’s not looking at the camera, actually. I think it really captures that age…always on the run!
She’s so cute. Aw, can I have her? Haha.
Nah, she’s mine! Haha.
xo,
s
LOVE the sitting picture!!! Kids+sucking their thumbs = cutest thing ever!
She is such a cutie patootie. And they do grow up so very fast. Our little man is turning 2 next Saturday!
Happy birthday to your little man!
xo,
s
Such a beautiful girl. Before you know it, she’ll be 17 years old! You are very lucky to spend this quality time at home with her. So glad you guys are keeping up with these photos. It’s so fun to see her grow from month to month.
So sweet!! Dallas says, “wahoo to being 17 months, wait until we are 17 years and driving our parents crazy!!!” (ps: I’m the follower who has the son with the same exact bday as Clara if you couldn’t tell!! Lol)
Aw happy 17 month b-day to Dallas!
xo,
s
Happy birthday, sweet little bean!!
Too adorable, she gets cuter everyday! I love that fabric too!
What a happy little girl! Something about the way she’s standing makes her look so old! Is it sad that I look forward to these photos? It was the best when it was weekly! So creative!!
She is so lovely and growing up so fast. For some reason, I am constantly comparing my youngest to Clara and I think my little girl is so far behind. Then I remember Clara is a whole 4 months older, and that makes a huge difference in “baby years”.
ps – I’m pretty sure my girl has those same pants (are they from BabyGap?) Either way, Clara and Violet rock the scarlet skinny jean look, lol.
Yes! They’re from my mom (we walked into Baby Gap together and they were on the clearance rack- my mom loves a deal just like me!). Hi to Violet from Clara!
xo,
s
My general rule of thumb is that you can only refer to their age in “months” until they are 2. After that, it’s too much math :)
Proud mama of a 23 month old.
My little man is 17 months now too (bday May 15th), it is such a fun age!! Can’t wait to see what Clara is going to be for Halloween, fun!
Oh yes, she and Burger both have their costumes. Can’t wait!
xo,
s
Hope my future babes are as precious as Clara!!!
Happy 17 months, Clara! I’m loving her pink skinnies. She is so hip!
I had this *brilliant* idea to do the 2nd year monthly pictures for my son with him holding a ball each month that I could ‘shop the month onto…not remembering that balls are the only toy he is allowed to throw. So our monthly shoots are about 50 pictures of him standing and a colored blur going out of the frame. Oy. At least his 1st year pics were better – he was too little to cause trouble (besides tipping over in the chair the first couple of months!)
Haha- that’s so cute! I love the idea – although I can see how it’s shaping up to be quite the challenge!
xo,
s
So cute… just love the way she sucks her thumb with her hand open and fingers up like that. Somehow it’s just really sweet.
Soo cute!! I can’t believe how fast she’s growing! I hate that they never stay small. :)
PS… your number didn’t make it to the 2nd picture, it actually makes it more real I think! ;) LOL fun times!!
Oh yeah, we don’t add the number to the outtakes- so we just toss those up without ‘em to save time!
xo,
s
So cute! My Canon is 20 months old and I am praying that the clocks stop soon. It’s like, he was born, I blinked, and he was almost two. How did that happen?!
Clara is adorable and so cute with the thumb sucking. My baby [#6 child] is 19 and I am still sniffling. At least grandchild #1 is due in 3 weeks, so the tissues can get put away and the champagne will be flowing!
Happy 17th Clara!
Hello! Clara is precious! My little one, Jack, is just a few weeks younger than Clara. (Clara Marie was the name we had landed on if he’d been a girl.)
Anyhow, Jack is obsessed with the book “Goodnight Gorilla” by Peggy Rathmann. It included a giraffe, which made me think of your family. Check it out!
Can’t wait to check it out!
xo,
s
Oh my gosh, she’s so big now! So cute!
It’s still crazy to think that she’s 17 months already. My goodness! I love that fabric in the background, and think it would make an adorable pillow. Where did you get it from??
That was from JoAnn (on sale thanks to a 50% coupon of course). Hope it helps!
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s
Oh she is sooo beautiful and full of charater!
Where to do you get all her fabulous clothes from??? She is always in the sweetest and funkiest threads…any chance you could spill the beans on your favourite Clara shops??
I would love to be able to shop online and get them shipped to Australia…
Old Navy’s clearance racks! That’s practically where everything she wears is from! But these pink jeans were on clearance from the Gap – basically if there’s a clearance rack I’ll find it! Haha.
xo,
s
It’s crazy to see how much she’s grown even from the one year mark! And howwwww do you find so many different and awesome fabrics!! Do you look for it just for these monthly shots, and then stash it away for when you might need it? You must have quite the collection!
Yup, we save 50% off coupons and just go into JoAnn or Hancock once a month or so to hunt something down that we love! We seem to find new stuff every time we go- sometimes on clearance and sometimes full price but after we use our coupon it’s not too bad! I have a huge bin of leftover fabrics (although I did use a bunch to make a birthday bunting and quilt for Clara). I have so many fabric projects pinned on Pinterest for the rest of it!
xo,
s
Love this tradition of yours!!!
One day Clara (and maybe even her husband and children: isn’t that hard to imagine) will have so much fun looking back on these photos.
She is so cute! I love the thumb sucking/staring at the pumpkin. Very pensive of her.
Her pants are adorable. I wish it was socially acceptable for a 23 year old to dress like a toddler…
Ok, I just have to say how cute it is that she sucks her thumb with her hand open.
I can’t believe she is 17 months old! I know we, as readers, don’t really know Clara, but it almost feels like we do with how much we see her around your blog. She’s the cutest!
She’s also a reminder of how long I’ve been reading your blog, just a few months longer than she is old. Time goes by so quickly, as I’m sure you know!
The standing picture is so cute!! You have got to show these pictures on her wedding slide show!!
Aww…too cute!!! I have to admit – I still like saying how old my daughter is in months…makes me sad to say she’s one and a half. They do grow up so fast!
On a random note – do you read the blog: Life to Her Years? It’s the sweetest blog and you should check it out. Anyways, I thought yesterdays post was super fitting for you guys:
http://lifetoheryears.com/post/11567591335/163-occasionally-swap-out-her-toys-with-your
Hilarious! Clara loves tape measures! She steals all three of ours!
xo,
s
my girl was a thumb sucker too, some say it’s bad, but you know what she slept thru the night, calmed herself from 8 weeks on, and I was nursing, so I had zero complaints.
I love the photo project of Clara! Our first baby is due in April and I would love to do something like this. Where did you get all the different fabrics? Was it a costly undertaking?
We got them from places like JoAnn or Hancock fabric on clearance. We also used 50% off coupons (by signing up for their mailing list) so we rarely paid more than $3 for a yard of fabric (and sometimes got it for even cheaper). So it was about $10-12 a month project when we did them weekly (and is now only about $3 a month since we do them monthly these days). So worth it!
xo,
s
What a cutie :)
Love the photos of your little Clara, before you know it, (trust me mine were just that teenie and I woke up one day and they were 10 & 13) she will be off to school! So, here’s a little wisdom (in photography)that I have come to cherish….take many shots of those fingers and toes, especially the tootsies…yep closeups of only them! I love my girls’ so much they are in a matted trio on my wall, guarenteed to make you smile:)
Aw thanks Alissa- great tip!
xo,
s