First steps

Hadley took her first steps Thursday evening and she was so excited as was I.  Give it another week or so and she should be walking on her own.

My training shoes

Hadley has some new training shoes for walking and they are the cutest.  She wasn't to sure about them at first but after a few minutes she went on with her business.

Tried my first lemon

A lemon slice was tossed on the kitchen floor to see how the dog would react to it. Dash didn't seem to care much and left it behind for Hadley to try. I quickly grabbed the camera to capture her reaction.

Trip to California

Had a chance to get out of the heat and head for California to visit friends and family. One of the main reasons for the visit was to get some photos of Hadley with her Great Grandmother.  We all got together at my aunt's house to take the photos and visit. The weather was perfect and the shots came out great.

  Four generations

 Princess

Hadley and her Great Grandma 

Vitamin P

At Hadley's last check up the pediatrician gave Hadley a book and it reminded me to mention that Hadley likes to eat her books.  The Dr. response, "Vitamin P.   I guess that means its normal and not to worry about it.  All funny business aside I thought it a good idea to have some bathtub/waterproof books so she won't overdue it on the vitamin P.

 Thought this book was indestructible

My new books!

Hadley is starting to giggle more often.

Getting around with a little help from my toys

Hadley is up and walking but not yet on her own.  She has discovered she can hold on to her toys to help her walk. The first time she accomplished this she was extremely excited. Here is some footage of her doing her thing.  I better have the video camera ready, she will be walking on her own pretty soon.

9 Months

9 months!?  Where does the time go?  Hadley just had her 9 month check up and Dr. said everything looks great.   She weighed in at 16 lbs 8 oz and is 27 1/2 inches. She has graduated to small pieces of food...let the mess begin.  She is very vocal,  never sits still,  laughs at you when you sneeze , sticks her lower chin out when she get frustrated, and loves to chew on her books.

Caught her in mid sentence.  Must be something important.



I just got this great new app for my phone that takes really fun photos.

Mississippi

We just returned from Mississippi where Hadley got to meet Martin's father, family and friends for the first time. She really took a liking to Papa. They were so sweet together and she often had long conversations with him.  She spent a great deal of time with her 11 year old cousin Caroline who loved her and wanted to spend every minute she could with her. The trip was an adventure for Hadley. She road on a golf cart, sat on a tractor, petted horses, the barn cat, Papa's dog Roy, braved the humidity and weathered 2 flights there and 2 flights back like a champ.  She had no fear and took a liking to it all.  We are so blessed to have such a happy and healthy child.

Heading to Mississippi

With Papa

In front of the pond

Every morning I raided Papa's pantry

Cuddling with my uncle

Petting Lexi

Riding with Mom and Papa to the barn. Roy is leading the way.