Bath, Belly Button, Birthday and Bonding

What a day! Aspen's umbilical cord came off! Right now it looks like her belly button will be an "outie". I couldn't wait to give her a real bath. She liked it so much better than the sponge bath.... Here is a photo.

Double Click on the arrow below to view the video of her first real bath !

Aspen went to church for the first time today for a short time, everyone was excited to meet her! Then this afternoon some wonderful friends of ours came by to visit. They are one of the families that wrote a reference letter for us as part of the adoption process 8 years ago before Claire was born.

Claire loves practicing the piano with Aspen sitting on her lap, so this evening when Claire was practicing, Aspen fall asleep on Claire's lap. Double Click on the arrow below to view the video. Not only does Claire enjoy the bonding time, but we figure it is excellent early exposure for Aspen's future music education!

We ended the evening today with Claire's family birthday dinner. David made Claire's favorite dinner -seafood alfredo pasta with scallops, shrimp and crab with side dishes of salad and red pears !! Yum! Tomorrow is Claire's birthday and David is making her a birthday cake right now while I'm updating the blog site. Per Claire's request, the cake is supposed to look like an elephant. Claire is a huge Alabama fan, and that is their mascot. We'll see how that goes....