While Ben was able to stay home with Clara and I last week, he caught a bad cold. Consequently, this is what Ben looked like anytime he was near Clara. Luckily, Clara has stayed healthy and at yesterday's checkup she'd grown an inch and now weighs 8 lbs 13 oz. That's an 18 oz gain in 9 days. She's a good eater.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQaomPmfWm0vSLsvoo-_VRALrX6camCfwXHHfXjDHDfFq69QyosT6TlNlWwwgpFVsIg3jXAP3-MQIxp9HsLmu2nYJrxKriFcRDjExXyasH4_UYLNVe9KEyf8kbZGLAMwh_tKeZw/s200/baby+clara+044.jpg)
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She also got her first real bath on Monday and as you can see, she did not enjoy it.
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And just so we don't end on such a sad note, here's a picture of Clara last night after she pushed her hair bow up on top of her head.
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