20 Months!!

I can't even begin to believe that Hadley is already 20 months old! When did that happen??

I took a little stroll down memory lane today...

November 2008 - 2 days old


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What a fun 20 months we have had!!

Abilene, Interview, Bluebonnets, & Cousins

Last weekend we went to Abilene because Eric had a job interview in Moran for an ag teaching position. We saw LOTS of bluebonnets on our way so we stopped along the rode to take some pictures. We also got to hang out with the cousins Bailey, Emma, & Seaver. We had a fun weekend.

Puzzles, Playing, Parties, Pounds, & Possibilities

There's been quite a bit going on here lately.

First, we had a fun Easter weekend. Saturday we went to the Ft. Worth Zoo and enjoyed a beautiful day outside. On Sunday PaPa and GiGi came for the afternoon and watched Hadley hunt lots of eggs.

Lately Hadley has been very interested in working puzzles. He got one for Easter and quickly mastered it, so we found some more for pretty cheap and got them as well. He will sit by himself and work the puzzles for a long time.


Last weekend we went to Starlyn's 2nd birthday party and had a lot of fun. The party was Elmo themed, so of course Hadley enjoyed it! He also enjoy swinging, sliding, and riding in Starlyn's car.




This week has been kind of crazy for our sweet babysitter, so mommy and Hadley got to spend two days home together having fun. Today we even went to the park in Gainesville and rode the train! Then tonight we all played outside for a long time together.





Hadley seems to learn new words every day, and I would really like to try and remember as many of them as possible. The latest one (that I can remember) are: pig, swing (sing), cracker, car, shoes, pea, ball, bowl, Ernie (as in Bert & Ernie).


In other (non-Hadley) news, both Eric and I are doing Weight Watchers. Well, I am actually going to the meetings, but he is doing the points and tracking his food with me. So far I have lost a little over 10 pounds and Eric has lost as well (not sure exactly how much). Hopefully we can both stick with it and reach our goals.

Some not so good news...a couple weeks ago Eric found out that Callisburg, for budget reasons, is downsizing the Ag department next year to one teacher, so he is out of a job after this school year. We were totally shocked to find out that news, as well as very disappointed. We kind of thought this might be where we would settle down and stay a while and raise our family. But now we are looking at moving (again) this summer. Eric has already applied at a few school districts and hopefully we will find just the right fit for our little family.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from the Lewis family!

The Park

We had a fun time tonight playing at the Callisburg park after supper. Hadley has been there a couple times with Miss Nola (his babysitter) and it was obvious what his favorite thing was (the yellow school bus!). He went down both slides (small and tall curvy) all by himself! He is becoming such a big boy!

To Remember

Hadley is growing up way too fast. Every day he is looking more and more like a little boy instead of a baby. While that is exciting, it is also a little sad (for mommy). I want to remember every single thing about what he is like right now, so this post is really more for me, for memory sake.

Right now he is really into Elmo, and has even started saying it (sounds more like "memo"). He doesn't really have a favorite toy, but instead seems to find a new favorite item each day. Some days it's a sippy cup, or a certain book, or even a baby doll (at the babysitter's house). He also doesn't really have a "comfort" item (blanket, toy, etc.) specifically, but he does always need a burp rag (cloth diaper) when he naps or goes to bed. Some of the words he is saying (or trying to say) frequently now are: what's that, daddy, hi, bye, elmo, bite, cup, car, shoes, moo (the sound every animal makes!), and he has his own words that only mommy can understand for bink, burp rag, and book. He give such sweet hugs and kisses, and sometimes blows kisses. The funny thing about the kisses is the way he has to give them to both mommy and daddy each time. If only one of us is present, he always looks around for the other one, waiting to give them a kiss as well. Sometimes he is very friendly to others saying "hi" and "bye" to anyone and anything he sees, and sometimes he plays shy. He has started noticing things outside when we are in the car, especially animals, and will "moo" at them.

As of a couple weeks ago Hadley is completely off a bottle. I worry that he's not getting enough milk now, but we try to get him to drink some in a sippy cup when we can. Bedtime now consists of reading books with mommy, and snuggle time, before laying down to go to sleep. I am so glad that he learned very early on to go to sleep on his own since we have always put him in bed awake. (Note to self: do the same thing with any other kids we might have!)

I am so blessed and so happy to have such a sweet, happy, easy-going boy. Mommy loves you so much my sweet Hadley.

Toys

This weekend we bought some plastic boxes for toy storage in the living room. So Sunday afternoon Hadley sat in daddy's lap and quietly watched as I sorted through all the toys in the living room and placed them in the boxes. When I finished Hadley looked at me with that sweet, innocent face and smiled as he crawled down out of daddy's lap. He then proceeded to stroll over to the toys and, in a matter of minutes, had done this...


Wonderful. Thanks, Hadley!

Once both plastic boxes were empty, he then decided those were not boxes at all but rather...



HATS!

Oh, silly boy! I love you so much!