1. She is named after three grandmothers. (my mom, my hubby's grandmother and great-grandmother) 2. She co-sleeps with hubby and me. 3. Clara is definitely a morning person 4. She is determined to make me one too 5. She loves to eat everything, even PlayDoh. 6. Loves fried vegetable rolls, hotdogs and corn. 7. Must to eat a meal with rice at least once a day 8. Swallowed a wad of bubble gum 2 months ago 9. Hasn't been seen since (the gum) 10. Not that anyone wanted to investigate 11. Has a devilishly naughty look. 12. Especially when she tries to sneak a sip of soda while we are not looking 13. She loves to take a bath 14. She can stay in the tub till she wrinkles like a raisin 15. Looks like her dad 16. Stubborn like her mom 17. Walks like a tough guy 18. But deathly afraid of animals, mascots and new kids 19. She would hide her face in my leg till they go away 20. Stops what she's doing to watch TV commercials 21. Used to be bored with cartoons 22. But beginning to like Dora, the Explorer and Sesame Street 23. Not interested in dolls or stuffed animals as toys 24. Thinks of them as something fun to throw on the floor. 25. Or something soft to sit on 26. Has favorite blanket which is actually a sarong I got in Hawaii 27. Showing us inklings of a future techno-savvy individual 28. Loves the cellphone 29. Can "talk" on it like a bonafide CEO 30. Loves the computer...the laptop to be precise 31. Always manages to press the buttons to shut it down 32. Loves the digital camera 33. Probably because most of the pics on it are of her 34. Hates accessories like hats and sunglasses 35. Stays on her for all of approx 3 seconds 36. Barely puts up with wearing a jacket 37. Even if it's the middle of winter 38. Hair accessories? Forget it 39. But she will strut around with jewelry draped on her 40. She's a pretty restless sleeper 41. She has the ability of moving you from your side of the bed to the very edge of it without you know how you got there 42. Hates having the blanket on her 43. Will throw a fit if you attempt to cover her feet in it 44. But part of her bedtime routine is to have a pillow over her body as she nods off to sleep 45. She hated the carseat until 10 months ago. 46. Before that, we couldn't bring anywhere without her screaming her head off. 47. Now she has learned to tolerate it. 48. Mommy and Daddy are thrilled beyond belief. 49. Now if she could learn to love her stroller. 50. Clara was delivered via C-section because she pooped in the womb. 51. And she has been a major pooper ever since. 52. She prefers to poop in a clean diaper. 53. Makes the cutest face while she does the #2 54. She stands like a statue and sometimes grunts with the effort 55. She'll sometimes pat her diaper when she's done. 56. Other times she would wait till the room is infused with the aroma of a dirty diaper. 57. One time, she dipped her hand into her diaper and had her uncle's girlfriend, Mika smell it. 58. To this day, Mika gags at the memory of it. 59. Ok, enough of the poop stories. 60. Clara knows how to act cute especially when she's in trouble. 61. One time she made a mess involving water and a bucket of toys. 62. When she saw I was mad at what she did, she immediately ran to her lola. 63. Came running back into the room with a prayer booklet. 64. Saw me still looking angry, put down the booklet, and folded her hands (as if in prayer). 65. You could almost see the halo on her head (like in the cartoons). 66. Needless to say she got off with a warning. 67. She loves Body Shop's Body Butter in Nut. 68. Before settling in to sleep, she points to her legs and to the body butter. 69. After putting it on, she always smells her hands and says "Mmmmm". 70. She has to be in her pajamas when it's bedtime. 71. Which is ok, right? 72. Problem is, I have to change into my pajamas too. 73. Even, if I'm not ready to sleep yet. 74. I try to explain to her that I'll change later but she's adamant. 75. So I change, like the whipped mom that I am. 76. She has this habit of scratching her arms, her neck and her tummy when she's about to drift off to sleep. 77. I'm trying to break her habit by cutting her nails really short. 78. So far, the scratching continues. 79. Clara likes having Vicks rubbed on her back at night. 80. Whether she has a cold or not. 81. Her bedtime ideally is 8:00 pm 82. In reality she goes to bed at 10:00 pm. 83. She is afraid of loud noises like the garbage truck and dirt bikes. 84. I think it's because when she was still a few months old, she would be startled awake by the garbage truck. 85. She also gets startled when you catch her doing something that she's not supposed to be doing. 86. If she's being very quiet and "good" is usually a telling sign. 87. When you walk in on her and say "Hey" or "Huy!" she jumps and looks at you with a completely guilty look on her face. 88. And though you have to clean up her mess you can't be completely angry at her coz she'll one step ahead of you. 89. She'll smother you with hugs, kisses and disarming smiles. Who could resist that? 90. Clara rarely smiles for the camera. 91. She looks straight into the lenses with a expressionless face, then smiles after the click. 92. Regardless of that fact, she's got tons of pictures. 93. She is the center of attention of our household. 94. She has taught me the value of patience. 95. And how effective a deep breath is to calm one's temperament (mine) 96. She is spunky. 97. She is strong willed. 98. She is my teacher and my baby. 99. She is my world. 100. She was born on 5/18 at 5:18 am.