Easing into the digital age

Its official Hadley has her own cell phone!  "What? ", you say.  Technically she doesn't have a real one but because she was so interested in Mommy and Daddy's she has a knock off.  This model talks, counts and rings. Here she is pretending to make a long distant call to India.

Graduated to stroller

      The evening routine is to strap on the baby carrier and take Hadley and Dash for a walk. I noticed that she was getting to heavy for long walks in the carrier so I thought it was time to try out the stroller. As you can see it's a hit.

Sewing bows

 Im so excited about all the sewing and craft projects I get to do with and for Hadley. The other day I made bows for her hair with fabric remnants . Here she is modeling one. The great thing is she will be able to wear them as she gets older.

She's almost to the starting gate.

I think the video will speak for itself.

6 month check up

      Hadley had her 6 month check up and is doing wonderful. She really shot up in her height which is 26 1/2, putting her in the 75% and weighed in at 14lbs 15oz.  The Dr. informed me of the new car seat safety recommendations which are to ride rear facing until she is two years instead of one year or 20lbs.  She can now try meats, egg yolk and avocado.  Just the other day she tried chicken and sweet potato and loved them.  There are great organic baby foods out there which Hadley has been eating but they are expensive.  To save money I'm making her baby food with the Beaba baby food maker.  I have to say what I have made her so far is really tasty.  The Dr. also said we can introduce teething toast and a sippy cup with water. Her next check up will be when she is 9 months.

6 months

Hadley is now using her high chair to eat.

A visit to Bellosguardo

    Off we went Hadley and I to Morristown New Jersey to visit Grandma Chichi at her farm Bellosguardo.  Hadley cried a couple of times on the the flight out but didn't make a peep on the 5 hour flight back. I think she inherited the flight bug from her daddy. We arrived in NJ to wonderful weather, Spring in bloom and wild life everywhere.  It just so happened that we would be there on Mothers Day and my mother was able to make the trip.  There were three generations and two grandmas to celebrate the big day. Hadley had a wonderful time, how could she not with two grandmas drooling over her and many people coming by just to meet her.
 One day I was able to visit Washington's Headquarters and the Historical Wick farmhouse .http://www.nps.gov/archive/morr/morr1.htm. The rest of the time was enjoying Bellosguardo and family.