Ok, really I want to cry when I think about how fast the last month went by. Hallie is still our sweet little baby, she is growing like crazy though, so she probably won't be little for much longer. She is a lot more alert these days, and acts like she is going to smile on purpose any day now. In the mean time she's a pretty gassy kid, so we get a lot of fake smiles ( she is so going to kill me when she's older for posting about her gas :). It is a struggle to get her to fall asleep at night, but when she finally does she has been giving us 4-5 hour stretch of sleep. It's amazing how much better you feel after 4 hours of sleep compared to 2.5. We still think she's just the cutest kid ever, and can't believe we really get to keep her. It has been a bit of an adjustment trying to figure out how to juggle taking care of her and the rest of the things that need to get done just to keep life running smoothly. I'm not sure our house will ever be clean again, and the minute we get caught up on laundry it seems that Hallie has a major blow-out, and the cycle starts again. We're figuring it all out though, and honestly couldn't be happier. Who knew the happiest I'd ever be would come along with empty cupboards, a dirty house, and mounds of laundry that needs to be folded. Babies really do change everything.
Bath time- Hallie finally got to take a real bath, and she loved it! Her cord had a few issues so we had to stick to sponge baths longer than normal, but now that she's experienced the real bath she'll never go back.
Faux Hawk- I was serious when I said Grant will faux-hawk any kid he can get his hands on. Hallie was no exception, and her lack of hair wasn't a problem either :)
Pooping on her dress from Bevaniel and Crusty- This has become one of her favorite pastimes. I'm not sure what this dress did to her, but she really seems to have something against it. I guess she doesn't like looking cute.
Surprise, surprise, we're posting more pictures of our favorite little girl. When Hallie was born, the pediatrician who did her final check so we could be released from the hospital told us to be sure to enjoy every minute, because it goes by fast. My response to this advice was to start bawling, because even though she was only 3 days old I already felt she was growing up on us much too fast. The doctor then proceeded to say that there is no way to keep her from growing, but we can take tons of pictures of every stage she goes through- So following doctor's orders we've gone a little crazy with the picture taking. If you're a Grandma enjoy, and to everyone else sorry if your getting bored.
Hallie went to church for the first time this Sunday. She was a champ, and did great! Mom on the other hand was a nervous wreck. New baby+ cold and flu season+tons of people who all want to see her and might try to touch her if given the opportunity= My worst nightmare. We sat in the very back, left her zipped up in her car seat, and left the second they said amen. It's going to be a while before I'm brave enough to try all 3 hours with her.
Leather couches are a bit confusing for a hungry baby. Mom was getting ready to feed her, and took too long so Hallie started to try to latch on to the couch.
Just spending a little quality time with her favorite person ever, DADDY!!!!!!!!
These days little Hallie is taking everything in. Here she is observing the world, and doing a good job if you ask me.
