Play date and random pictures

Today we had an awesome play date with Lauren, Holten and Ellen! (Side-note) The best part about this next month…is that we are going to be neighbors with them!!!!  We are just a little excited about it! 

 

The red-stained mouth after all the watermelon!

Fun in the sun!

Hike up Ousel Falls in Big Sky (June 16)

Hiking the “M” the steep way up with daddy! (June 23)

Made it to the top!

 

Down with mommy!

You LOVE to hike!  You get really excited and kick your legs and scream and squeal anytime we go for a hike. You also enjoy watching other people on the hike coming towards us!  Most tend to comment on what a “happy baby” you are! And you really are!  I love you baby girl!  XOXOXOXO  Momma

Ways to keep a crabby baby happy at dinner!

So, your naps today were a little on the short side. So when we got home and ready to eat dinner, you were a bit crabby…and this was the only way to keep you happy!  Oh…and you have a tooth!  But of course, you will not let anyone in your mouth to feel it!

Already full of SASS!!!

Good thing we are moving, that way we won’t have to baby proof twice! 

Happy Father’s Day, Daddy!

Happy Father’s Day, Daddy! You are the best daddy in the whole wide world!!!  My present to you was “sleeping in” until 8:30.oh…and then NOT taking an afternoon nap!  I love you!

What?!?!  I am suppose to be sleeping…??

Enjoying our picnic in the park and a walk up Pete’s Hill

1st time in a swing

8 months 1 day

So a major milestone has developed in the one day that I wrote you 8 month blog!  You are crawling now!  You have a very distinct crawl, as you really don’t know what to do with your right leg!  It is pretty funny and cute!  We Skyped with daddy so he could watch, since he is up in Canada! 

Oh….and I forgot to mention in the last one that you love to clap!  You clap at everything…now instead of waving, you will clap!  You are a RIOT! 

And it took me about 8 shots to get a 8 month old picture with your bear…because all you wanted to do was clap!  So here are some more pictures!  I love you baby girl!

Ok…you get the idea!

My beautiful bald baby! 

1st day at crawling!!!

8 Months

Today marks your 8 months in this crazy world!  You have been one busy monkey! You only sit still when you are sleeping…and even then you roll all around and get yourself all turned backwards. Even when you are sitting in your highchair, you cannot sit still…you are constantly moving and you almost catapulted yourself out of the highchair 2 days ago! You are quite the eater!  I am not sure where you put all of it…but your average dinner lately consists of oatmeal, an entire package of baby food puree, some banana and whatever else is near for you to eat (i.e. cheerios, puffs, yogurt drops)!  You have made it clear that you are not very fond of baby food. You want food that you can feed yourself. I would have to say that at this point in time, yogurt and toast are your favorite foods, but you really are not that picky of an eater. I have given you frozen peas and you just gobbled those up…and they come out barely digested!  So we are taking a break from them! You are starting to sleep better at night…now we can only hope that this trend will continue!  We just had our good friends, Jack, Carrie, Jaycee and Carsten, come and visit and you loved every minute with Jaycee and Carsten!  You move around the room, but you are not crawling yet!  You will get yourself up onto all four’s and rock back and forth so hard, I feel like you are going to break your nose one of these days!

Carsten, Jaycee and Hadley

7 months old

I know that I say this every month…but I can’t believe that 7 months have gone by since you joined us in this world!  It is been quite the whirl-wind and the greatest (and worst) 7 months of my life!  Hadley, you bring a smile to my face every day!  A day does not go by where you haven’t made me laugh! And that is the greatest joy of all! But let me tell you, the past month has been the toughest month since you were born. You have decided that you no longer want to sleep and that is where “the worst” comes into play. We have tried pretty much everything to try to get you to sleep through the night with no success!  We fed you, we didn’t feed you, we held you, we didn’t hold you-but patted you on the back, we shoved the pacifier in your mouth, I wrapped my nursing tank-top around a rice pack so my smell would be with you, put stuffed animals with you in the crib…ALL with NO SUCCESS!  And boy, let me tell you, your mommy NEEDS her sleep!  OH…and not to mention that we even tried to have you cry it out a few nights…4 hours of crying isn’t healthy…you are one stubborn girl (I wonder where you get that from?)!  So, we have now implemented a “schedule” for you in hopes that this will help. You now have set nap times at daycare (though this was the first day for it!)  

You continue to grow and develop right on track. You still are not crawling, and I am good with that! Our house is not ready for you to crawl. You are still pushing yourself backwards and get up on all four’s and rock back and forth. You are a little piggy when it comes to solid foods. You are content with what you are eating, but you look at what dad and I are eating and get a little upset that you aren’t eating that as well!  I really need to go and buy a grinder so you can start eating what we are eating.

You continue to be a huge HAM for the camera…and it is so dang cute!  You love to watch Maggie run and laugh and squeal at her. We have been pretty busy with some local travel and getting odds and ends done, and you have been such a good baby with all the chaos.

7 months (one day early)

I love to eat on mommy’s apple

Big blue eyes

I love to be scared!

The camera loves me

Too cute

Henry-dog

On Sunday (4.29.2012) we lost a dear member of our family…Henry…and yes he is a dog. He was one of your first pets, Miss Hadley. Your mommy and daddy got Henry on their 2nd or 3rd date…so he had been with your mommy and daddy for almost 10 years. He was such a great companion and truly man’s (or woman’s) best friend. If there is one thing I can say about a pet…they will ALWAYS be loyal, listen when you need an ear and show you unconditional love, when no one else will. Are hearts are heavy and sad though also rejoicing that Henry can forever be doing everything he loved: sun-bathing on the boat, getting his belly cooled off in the snow, hunting mice, plucking pheasants out of the brush, exploring new hikes around the Gallatin valley, eating cinnamon rolls and the many millions of other great memories and laughs he gave your mommy and daddy. So here is our tribute: Henry you have forever made a lasting impression and set the bar high! We are going to miss you big fella! (I will update more photos of the handsome boy as I find them)

April 2012

Easter 2012

You last hike. We went to Middle Cottonwood…and ironically enough, that was also your first hike with us 10 years ago. (04.22.2012)