Dallas

A week ago we went to Dallas to visit Eric's Aunt Sue. Here are a few pictures from that weekend.

Flat Stanley went with us, of course.

Hangin' with daddy...has anyone seen my other sock?

Aunt Sue

Back at home

I love, love, love sleeping pictures...the positions crack me up!

Hadley's new friend

Getting ready to take a bath

My new hat
Flat Stanley is visiting us for a while. (Thanks, Emma!)
Hang on, Flat Stanley!

Flat Stanley's first night at our house

Friday

Happy Friday! How about some more pictures!!

Helping mommy in the kitchen

Just playin'
Tummy time

Just some pictures

5 Months

My sweet Hadley boy...

5 months!!! Has it really been that long?!? You are getting so big and changing so much every day. Daddy said just a few minutes ago, "he's growing up way too fast!" and I couldn't agree more. It seems like every day you do something new that we haven't seen before. Yesterday, for example, was a big day because you finally rolled over! Well, okay, you've actually been rolling over for a couple weeks, but no one ever actually witnessed it until yesterday when daddy and I both saw you do it. We were so excited!! And since then you have showed us your new trick over and over.

You talk all the time, but your favorite time to jabber seems to be when we are in a public place like a restaurant, or church, or some other place where your cute, but loud, voice is not necessarily appropriate. Oh well...we'll work on it.

We haven't started you on food yet because you seem to still be satisfied with just your formula. Maybe sometime in the next month we will start on some cereal. That should be fun, and will surely result in some cute pictures!

This past month we moved you into your own room to sleep in your crib. I don't really know why we waited so long, because (for the most part) it has gone really well. Some nights you wake up more than others, but you can usually put yourself back to sleep. We got you a cute mobile to look at while you lay in bed and I think you really like it.

You did get sick again this month with a slight ear infection and sinus infection, but I think they are just about cleared up thanks to our friend, amoxicillin. Other than a runny, snotty nose and a little cough you seem lots better.

Your favorite things to do include: playing "super baby" with daddy, playing in your exer-saucer, laying on your tummy and kicking your legs, looking in the mirror at yourself, and going outside with daddy to play with Murph. You are still full of smiles, and greet us with one almost every morning when we get you out of bed. What a great way to start the morning!

I can't believe how lucky daddy and I are to get to spend every day with you. We love you so very much sweet boy!

Mommy

A Birthday Party and Easter Eggs

Last Saturday Hadley participated in two firsts...his first birthday party and his first Easter egg hunt. We went to the 1st birthday party of Starlyn (Eric's teaching partner's little girl) where they had both a birthday as well as an egg hunt. Lots of fun! Hadley was feeling kind of "blah" all last weekend, so we didn't get many smiles. Turns out, he had the beginnings of both an ear infection and a sinus infection. He's on anitbiotics and cough medicine now so hopefully he's on the mend.

Oh, just a little FYI...at his four month checkup on March 24 Hadley weighed 13 pounds 15 ounces, and this past Monday (3 weeks later) he weighed 14 pounds 10.5 ounces. I'm thinking he's eating well!! But, he's also getting longer, so we'll blame some of the weight gain on that.

Look mommy, there's an egg!

That's not an egg...it looks like a baseball

This egg hunting thing is hard work, mommy

The birthday girl hunting for eggs

Hadley's future girlfriend???

Happy 1st Birthday, Starlyn!

Yea for Starlyn!

Yummy cake!

All partied out

Say cheese

Hadley has been sleeping in his crib in his room for a week now. I know, I know...it's about time. But we did finally make the move, and it has actually been a fairly smooth, easy transition. The first night was really the only "challenge" so I consider that a huge success.

For a couple months now I have been trying to capture Hadley's huge gummy grin on camera. However, he seems to know that this has been my goal and he has just been playing a game with me. He just smiles and smiles until I pick up the camera to take a picture, and then...nothing...just a blank stare. However, I was persistent the other night and here are the results...

A cute smile...but not the huge grin I'm trying to get...

Still trying...make sillier faces mommy!Why are you acting so silly, mommy?
Maybe if daddy plays along too...

And then finally...after much silliness on both mommy and daddy's part...

SUCCESS...here's my super happy baby!!

Busy Boy

Last night Hadley...

Played in his exercauser

Stretched out on the floor and played
Played with his toes
Played on his tummy

And bounced in his bouncy chair

...and all that was before he took and nap, had his nightly bottle, and went to bed. What a busy evening he had!