Hayden is 19 months!

Hayden Isabella, 

You are a crazy 19 months old today! You are amazing and such a joy! You definitely are a drama queen though! You are so beautiful and smart! I love spending everyday with you! Your smile brightens my day and your running around the house makes me laugh! You love to lay on Leo and give him lots of love.  Thankfully he takes it well! Gus just runs from you! You love to have Mommy and Daddy read all of the Ladybug Girl books to you, everyday... multiple times.  You now have 7 teeth!! You just cut two molars and your left eye tooth.  Right now, I can't imagine your smile with lots of teeth! I love your gummy smile!  Mommy is cloth diapering you almost full time now.  Daddy doesn't like it! :o) Oh well! You love dancing and singing to music! You are in love with your baby dolls now! You take them everywhere and give them lots of love.  I know you'll be a great big sister any day now!

I love you Sweet Pea!

Love, 

Mommy!

 You love driving with Daddy! 

 Your first ice cream cone!

 Trying on Daddy's work boots!

 At the doctor to check on the baby with Mommy and Daddy!

36 weeks a little late

I actually turn 37 weeks tomorrow! I've been lazy with my blogging!  Ignore the annoyed look on my face... Will wouldn't take a good picture of me, then I had my mom take one, she did and cut out my belly... So annoying that neither of them would take a good picture of me. My patience is thin these days.

Pregnant with Hayden

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 36 Weeks

Size of baby: weighs almost 6 lbs, the size of a crenshaw melon (I don't know what that is...)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: gained 9lbs total

Maternity Clothes: pants definitely!

Gender: It's another GiRl!

Movement: all over the place, but slowing down since there's not much room left

Sleep: I need more. 

What I miss: sleeping comfortably

Cravings: food... all of it.

Symptons: I know I've got the waddle.  I'm getting more Braxton Hicks too.

Best Moment this week: Hayden turning 19 months today!

Baby Feet!

I painted Hayden's toenails for the first time today.  Oy! That was a challenge! She was so wiggly! I think more of her toes got painted than her toenails! She was so interested when I did mine, so I figured I'd try to do hers.  

 She didn't want me to take a picture of her.  Thus, the grump face.

 Now, she's trying not to smile.  She smiled right after I took the picture!

 Matching toes with Mommy!

18 months

My sweet Hayden Isabella,

You are now 18 months old. I can't believe that it has been a year and a half since the moment that I fell so deeply in love with you.  You are the light of my life.  You are learning and doing so much right now! You have such a big personality! You have mastered the dirty look and "no."  Joy.   You also think you can manipulate the situation by giving kisses.  Sometimes it works... but we're not falling for it with everything! You've moved into your big girl room, all except for yourself! You love playing in there! It's so fun to see you light up every time you go back there!  You got a kitchen for Christmas and love cooking for Mommy and Daddy! You play pretend really well already! You are still signing most of your words and seem to be picking up more signs all of the time.  You are also talking more! You go to the nursery at church a little easier now and I love seeing you get so excited when we come in to pick you up and you immediately start waving, saying "bye!" and blowing kisses to everyone in there! 

You are now 23lbs and 33 inches tall! You're in the 30th percentile for weight and the 84th percentile for height! Tall and skinny! Hopefully you'll stay like that, just like your Daddy! You are eating better now too! I think it's because you finally cut your 5th and 6th tooth.  They are back ones, but not molars yet.  It's taken you a long time to get your teeth! I sure do love that gummy smile and am really going to miss it when it's gone! 

 Here's just one view of the dirty look you've mastered!

You love cuddling to sleep.  

Hopefully we'll get rid of the bottle this month!

You went to Winterhaven for the first time too! You were fascinated by the lights but didn't let that bottle leave your mouth for the whole hayride because you were really tired!

Here's your kitchen that you love cooking for us in! 

You also got a new wagon from Grandma and Great Grandma for Christmas!

Here's my Christmas Eve girl! So excited!

Opening presents with Grandma and Great Grandma!

Ready for Christmas Eve dinner!

At church for the Christmas Eve service! You were so good and clapped and yelled "Yay!" every time a song was done!

With Grandma and Great Grandma!

Ready to go home and wait for Santa!

Now, here's the 18 month attitude that has emerged. 

You'd think I was torturing her, but really we were getting ready to do some Christmas goody making! 

You also slept in your big girl bed for a nap for the first time!

I love you and I'm proud of all you are and have done in these 18 months! I can't wait to see what else you learn! 

Love, 

Mommy

Merry Christmas Eve and 33 weeks!

Tonight we enjoyed the Christmas Eve service at our church.  Well, sadly, I don't know if "enjoyed" is the right word.  It was definitely not their best service.  Oh well, we enjoyed family time and celebrating Christ's birth.

Here's our little Christmas angel this year! She's so cute all dressed up for Christmas, and so happy to go over to Great-Grandma's and open presents!

Here I am at 33 weeks pregnant today!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 33 Weeks

Size of baby: weighs almost 4 lbs, as much as a pineapple

Total Weight Gain/Loss: lost another 5 lbs, so a total gain of only 3lbs! 

Maternity Clothes: pants definitely!

Gender: It's another GiRl!

Movement: all over the place, lots of hiccups lately and jabs on my right side

Sleep: I need more. 

What I miss: my back not hurting!

Cravings: Mexican food!

Symptons: I know I've got the waddle.  I'm getting more Braxton Hicks too.

Best Moment this week: Celebrating 33 weeks on Christmas Eve!

30 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 30 Weeks

Size of baby: weighs almost 3 lbs, as much as a head of cabbage

Total Weight Gain/Loss: gained 8lbs 

Maternity Clothes: Uh, yah.

Gender: It's another GiRl!

Movement: all over the place

Sleep: I need more. 

What I miss: sleep, or at least being able to relax

Cravings: none lately

Symptons: I think I've got the waddle.  I'm getting more Braxton Hicks too.

Best Moment this week: Buying her coming home outfit! 

My Goodness! She's Cute!

Here's Hayden's new Tinkerbell chair! She loves it but it still doesn't take the place of her bouncer chair because it doesn't lay back like she likes.  She's so cute though!

 My cute girl in her jammies!