7 Months and Other Fun...

Today Hailey is seven months old. I really can't believe it! She's the sweetest, prettiest, most wonderful seven month old around! Hailey still isn't loving eating off of a spoon, but we're working on it everyday. Obviously she's not missing out on the calories, and is still getting plenty of food to eat!

Hailey started rolling from her back to her belly near the mid part of April. At first it was just an accident, and she would cry as soon as she got on her tummy, and would just stay there. Now, she rolls back and forth, and all over the room. She gets up on all fours and scoots backwards. She doesn't go forward yet, but I'm just waiting for the day..it should be anytime now.


This little lady may just be a redhead. Isn't she pretty?


Today, I was organizing pictures and videos from before Addison was born, and trying to get them backed-up. As I watched some of the videos of Addison, I started to see little pieces of Hailey in Addi. It was fun to remember Addi as such a little babe, and made me realize that I need to work harder on documenting Hailey's life like I did Addi's.



These girls fill my life with such joy! Addi has started to really take to the idea of having a sister...FINALLY! She loves to hold Hailey, go see her in her bed first thing in the morning, and feed her a bottle.

Addison has been doing gymnastics, but started to not like going. Then, we started swimming lessons. She did a pretty good job, but the next session goes over the time we'll be away for vacation, and I didn't want her to miss those classes, so we're done for awhile with that. Next month though, Addi starts dance...and she is SO EXCITED! She'll be doing a mix of tap and ballet, and gets to wear a leotard and tutu with tights and cool shoes. He leotard and skirt came in the mail the other day, and she just had to wear them the whole rest of the day. She showed me some of her moves too!


A few weeks ago we headed to Taggart's Grill up near Morgan. The food was DELICIOUS! We had a fun time there, and enjoyed a bit of sun down by the roaring river.




Grandma Jer's school class gets caterpillars each year, and watches the transformation of them into butterflies. This year as they let them go, a few didn't want to leave, so she brought them home for Addi and Eth to see. We had them in our house for a few days, and Addi loved watching them. Grandma Jer even put one in Addi's hand.


Our lives are fun and busy. We are in a fun stage of life right now, but sometimes things get crazy! Trav's been working extra shifts to save for our vacation to Oregon next month. We will be excited to get to spend 10 days away with him all to ourselves..NO WORK! He's dedicated, and we are so grateful, but we miss him while he's gone working double shifts. I've also been working more lately, and have reactivated my real estate license again. We are mostly just looking forward to some sunshine so that we can get outside and play!

Too Big...Too Fast!

Hailey will be seven months old this month. I just can't get over how quickly the time went by. At around 5 months, I started feeding her rice cereal, but she just wasn't liking it. She would spit it out with every bite. I thought she was just trying to get accustomed to eating solid-ish food, and so I kept trying it. She would just spit it all out.




Last week, I made baby food. I made squash, sweet potatoes, and pears. We started out with the sweet potatoes because I had the most of those...and she LOVED them! She ate like a pro and smiled and giggled the whole time I fed her. After I realized she just didn't care for the rice cereal, I bought some oatmeal, and she likes it too. So, now I have a solid eater...sigh!

Maybe about two weeks ago, Hailey rolled from her back to her belly. Now, whenever she's on her back, she'll immediately roll onto her tummy, and turn herself around in circles. She pushes off of the couch, and other things, and scoots to get things she wants. I think she'll be crawling sooner than later!



This picture is for Alyssa...just more photographic evidence that Hailey could be your kid. She sucks her fingers just like Lys did! Crazy stuff!

Hailey also loves to suck on her toes. I don't let her do it much..I just keep socks on her toes most of the time, because she has Trav's sharp, pointed big toe nails. No matter how I cut them, they seem to grow twice as long the next day, and they stick out at a crazy angle that snags her lip when she sucks on her toes.

No post is complete without pictures of this big girl. She is learning how to wink, and is obsessed with this pink fire helmet. We got her a Disney Princesses bike helmet that actually fits her head, but she prefers this cool motorcycle helmet. She's a silly goose! Addison loves to be outside. She rides her bike while looking for rocks to add to her collection that is in the special compartment of her bike. In case you didn't know, my daugher is an OCD collector of things. She loves to line things up and categorize things...wonder where she gets the OCD fetish from?

Sisters

Until this picture, I couldn't see any similarities in my two girls. As I look closer, they have the same nose, but that's about it. I really don't think they look alike at all. Some people tell me that they look just the same, but I don't see it. They're both adorable, but in their own individual way. It will be fun to see Hailey get more hair and get a bit bigger, and see if they start to look a bit more alike. I love my girls!!