Lots of Firsts!

Hadley is officially out of the "newborn" phase and is eager to explore her world! There is nothing she loves more than going somewhere with lots of people and noises. When I go grocery shopping I wear Hadley in a wrap, and she spends the whole trip looking around at all the bright colors and smiling at the people who stop to say hi to her.

We recently started putting Hadley in her high chair which gives her a good vantage point to see everything going on around the house. She can watch mommy cook and see whatever nonsense the boxers are engaged in. She doesn't have the head control to sit up by herself yet, so I put her car seat head support cushion in her high chair.

And now that she can sit nicely in her high chair, we are back to having family dinners at the dining room table!

She sits nicely through the whole meal...and if she gets fussy, daddy is always ready to make her laugh. In a few months, she'll get to start eating food with us! 

Last week was also Hadley's first church service. We knew she'd love the music and all of the people. Before we left, we tanked her up with her breast milk/zantac colada, and she passed out for a little while.

She slept through the first half of the service, then spent the rest staring at the stained glass windows and loving life. Everyone around us commented on how good her behavior was!

We'll be taking Hadley back to church next Sunday for her baptism....we're all looking forward to MomMom, GrandBob, and Nonna's visit for the occasion!

Hadley is Two Months Old!

We just got back from our 2 month checkup with Hadley, and as she sleeps off those vaccines, I thought I'd take advantage of a chance to update everyone.

Hadley's Two Month Stats:

Sleeps: from 8pm-2am, then 2:30am-6am plus a few catnaps throughout the day. She sleeps very well at night, but fights naps like no other! Her pediatrician said when she starts crawling and walking she'll start taking longer naps.
Eats: About 8 times a day
Weight: 11 pounds, 13 oz...in the 77%
Height: 23 inches....in the 76%

Likes:

Studying faces
Looking in mirrors
Sticking out her tongue when someone sticks theirs out at her
Napping in her swing
Being "worn" by mommy or daddy in her carrier

Dislikes:

When the car stops at red lights
Tummy time

New Developments:

This age has been so much fun! Hadley loves to interact with people and insists on being entertained and stimulated whenever she's awake. When someone talks to her, her face lights up and she will imitate facial expressions and noises. She is starting to use her hands to bat at her toys. This is the first I've seen her intentionally use her hands to do something and she takes it very seriously! She is such a joy to be around!

  

And here she is in her one month picture on the left, and her two month picture on the right:

 

Our Busy Bee!

Our girl has been a busy bee these past few weeks! She's been on play dates with some other cool babies, gone to restaurants, coffee shops, the beach, and many long walks in the park. She loves going to noisy places with lots to see and coming home for a long nap after all the stimulation. Her personality is really starting to come out, as you can see in these photos!

     

And we can't forget about our other babies...who have no shortage of personality either!

The boppy pillow is a sought after item in our house! Mommy, Hadley and the dogs all love it!

I found Bode sleeping like this a few days ago. He knows he's not allowed to play with the toys on it (this takes MASSIVE restraint on his part), but I guess he thought it would be ok to nap here. 

One thing is for sure...this momma has her hands full!