31 Going On 32
Blame it the holiday hustle and bustle. Blame it on residual book tour exhaustion. Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol (even though none was involved). Whatever our excuse, we’re owning up to being nearly a full month late on shooting Clara’s 31 month photo.
She officially turned 31 months on December 14th, hence the Christmas themed fabric that we purchased for these photos. And even though all of our holiday stuff is packed up for the year, we did break out a Santa hat. Just for kicks.
But the Santa hat only lasted so long since Clara quickly figured out she could rob banks with it…
That’s when we swapped in the big furry winter hat that you see in the final pic.
But even that hat didn’t last the whole time. You know, sometimes a girl’s just gotta pretend she’s in a shampoo commercial.
We’re just proud of ourselves for knocking this puppy out before she turns 32 months next Monday. The fact that she’s closer to 32 than 31 months old for the photos above will just have to be our little secret. Shh.
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OH WOW! She looks so big in these pictures. Time sure flies. She gets more adorable every day :)
Okay, the attitude picture is so very cute! (They all are but that one takes the cake. :)) Love it!
Sooo cute….she has such sass!!! I love that kid :)
I’m personally a fan of the thumb-sucking version…
She is adorable!! My favorite motto “better last late then never!” :-)
I have that same fabric and love it!!! Precious pictures. Clara has grown so fast. Pretty girl!!
She seems like she’s starting to be really facially expressive in photos (compared to other ones you’ve shared). So cute!
ADORABLE!!!!!
love that hair shampoo picture!Heck I love them all! HA! Shes too adorable!!
I used to follow you guys along time ago (when Clara was just born). I’ve drifted away and popped into today and can’t believe how much she’s grown!!! Beautiful girl!!
tyra would be proud of that second to last pose – all attitude!
I think that kid is going to be as funny as you!
I LOVE her expression in the photo right after the thumb sucking. Adorable!
Meaning Sherry :)
I totally “awed” out loud, she’s so big and cute! I love seeing her grow and her personality show through her pictures. The Attitude picture is by far my favorite!!!
Soo cute! Love her red pants.
What a pretty little girl you’re growing! (inside and out)
HAH! I’m loving the second to last one with the little whateves look on her face
So cute! A word of warning though: my sister sucked her thumb quite late too and her jaw bones, palate, and teeth actually grew around the thumb. It got to the point that she would smile w/ her teeth together and say “cheese” and you could drive a matchbox car through her front teeth. It was VERY painful for my sister to go through all of the dental work to have that fixed, and VERY expensive for my mom to pay for all of it. I’m not going to tell you what you need to do about thumb sucking or when you need to do it. I don’t know if that is something you are already working on. Lord knows my parents tried everything to get my sister to stop sucking her thumb. I just wanted to let you know about our very expensive and very painful experience with late thumb sucking.
Thanks Heather. Yeah, I sucked my thumb through first grade so I know it’s not something to let go too late. But so far the doctor’s not concerned about it, so we’re not fighting it yet.
-John
yes, my niece also sucked her thumb a lot at that age also, and older, and her teeth came out so much. the doctor always told my sister to try to make her stop doing that. she (sister) didn’t think it would do anything later on…..she now has braces because of that and she hates them.:( oh well.
I sucked my thumb until I was four and (not so humble confession) my teeth are perfect. I say let her have at it until told otherwise! Heck, it’s cheaper than a paci! Plus it makes for adorable pictures!!!
PS: I know you weren’t criticizing, Heather! That’s a frustrating situation and I’m sad there were negative consequences in the case of your sister. Bet she has a gorgeous (albeit expensive) smile now!
I sucked my thumb until I was 10 or 11, I think. I’ve never had braces or anything. My teeth aren’t perfect, but they were good enough to not require anything done. I also know that there’s nothing that anyone could’ve done to get me to stop. I remember trying really, really hard and self-imposing limits and restrictions. Nothing ever worked, eventually I just outgrew it.
I used a pacifier and my sister (13 months older) sucked her thumb. Then, when we were three and four, our little brother was born. When we saw him doing those same “baby” things we stopped cold turkey because we were BIG GIRLS!
The pictures of Clara sucking her thumb get me everytime. Reminds me so much of my youngest son (he’s 17 now & gave up thumb sucking long ago). Darling photos of Clara! Happy New Year to all the Petersiks & Burger, too!
That little attitude face is the cutest thing I have ever seen!
Oh, that sassy one IS great! She’s pretty wonderful.
Love the pic where she has her hands on her hips! So sassy!
What a doll {and a total ham} i love this one…so freakin cute. Pumped to see you guys SOON in atlanta!!
Cheers
~ Jillian
Awww man you guys. I was so waiting for these photos, but didn’t want to bug you by saying, “Hey, where’s Clara’s 31st month?!!” I thought maybe there had been a reason you weren’t taking them, like maybe you had switched up to a 6-month interval photoshoot. Either way, I kept my mouth shut and just waiting patiently. Wish I had spoke up a little sooner to help you guys out. :(
My fave photo so far! Love the drape; aDORE the hat!
I agree! Clara + Fuzzy Hat = Instant Classic!
It seems like she is getting to the stage where she is actually smiling for the camera and not a blur of action…how they grow up fast!
I love the second to last picture of her! She’s such a ham :-)
The faces in those outtakes are classic! Such a glimpse into the future :-)
I’ll see you all tomorrow in Austin. :-D
Glad you made it…I did the weekly photo shoot thing for our daughter’s first year (thanks for the idea btw), and weeks 50 and 51 were taken on the same day. Oops! I can’t believe y’all are still going strong with it! Mad props!
OMG, I loooooooove the fabric!!
Blame it on the Rain…yay yayee Blame it on the Stars, that shine at night!
So when you finally decide to encourage Clara to stop sucking her thumb, please post on how you do it! My daughter is 20 months old and is a thumb sucking fiend! I want to try and discourage it soon, but it really helps to soothe her when she’s upset or trying to sleep!
Thumb suckas!!!
…okay, John
WE won’t tell anyone. (it’s just ourrrrr secret)
Smiles to you, Sherri, Clara and The Burger
That Jamie Foxx song is on my writing playlist that I’m listening to riiight now.
Get out of my head!
Man, that kid is gorgeous.
The one liners in this post made me laugh so hard.
I loved it. My sleeping husband did not.
I am totally with you. My daughter turned 21 months on December 10th and I keep thinking “oh no, I HAVE to take those pictures before Thursday when she turns 22 months.” Haha
I love that fabric! I loved your weekly/monthly photo idea so I have totally copied it with my daughter. I used the same fabric for her 18 month pictures!!! Check it out if you get a chance:
http://itsabaltimorelife.blogspot.com/2012/12/adelynn-18-months.html
PS…LOVE her hat!!
You know what they say about great minds… :) Great pic!
-John
I have to tell you guys how much I loved this idea. I pinned your tutorial when I was pregnant and made sure to take a monthly photo of my son each month. A few weeks ago, at his first birthday party, I clipped each photo onto some jute cord with clothespins and our guests could not stop talking about what a cute idea it was (http://www.bloomandinspire.com/2013/01/month-by-month.html). Although I have MUCH to learn about photoshop, your tutorial seriously rocked my world. Keep up the awesomeness, you guys!
They look so great! And happy (belated) birthday!
-John
How much fabric do these pics take now? She’s adorable!
We get two yards these days.
-John
aww super cute! I am so impressed that you guys have kept up with it. Way to go!
I’m sure you all (everyone posting, John & Sherry) get parenting tips – but this one is super simple and worked for me: You know that no-bite nailpolish? It works for thumb sucking. Make sure you put it on both thumbs though, because she might try to switch thumbs.
She looks just like Sherry in the last one!
Love the ‘tude in that one picture! Also, she looks so like Sherry in the last picture! So cute =)
That hat is probably the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. LOVE! She is getting so big!
Love the fabric! Do you recall what it is?
It was from JoAnn Fabrics, but we don’t remember the name of it specifically. Sorry!
-John
I remember someone commenting a few posts ago about Johns toe gap. Clara has that same gap! It is hereditary, not flip flops!??!!?!?! :)
This was one of the cutest photo shoots so far! Love the background fabric. And the sassy face.
These photos are going to be awesome for her to flip thru someday!
Adorable ~ love the bottom 3 pics :)
You forgot to “blame it on the rain”! Or does that reference really age me?! Yikes!
haha Love her attitude in the 5th one!