Halle - 4 Months Old

As usual, I'm late with the updates! At least I'm posting this before she's 5 months old. :) Here are some pictures from the past few weeks. Halle turned 4 months on July 4th. She's started interacting even more and loves to smile and laugh when you talk to her. She still doesn't like to be on her tummy for long, but she will roll from tummy to back once she's tired of it. Halle loves to suck on her fingers or thumb. Her hands are always in her mouth! She sleeps great at night, but her naps are pretty short. I'm thankful for the good night's sleep though! Halle constantly watches Hayden...or tries to. He's always on the go! He has been the best big brother. He's so sweet with her! We are so blessed to have these two little ones!!!

Yummy fingers!

Stylin' in the shades

Uncle Eric was here for almost a week in June. Hayden couldn't get enough of him! They're great buddies!

Halle in her precious dress that Danna made. So sweet!

Halle - Three Months Old

Halle was 3 months on the 4th of June. Here are some pictures of her at 3 months...and here is Hayden when he was 3 months old.
Halle has become quite the talker. She loves to try to carry on a conversation when you talk to her, and she coos at her toys as well. It is too cute! She weighs 12 pounds 13 ounces, and she has lots of cute rolls. She is sleeping great at night, usually about 8 hours before waking up to eat. Naps aren't quite so regular. :) She also started laughing a few weeks ago. Here are some recent pics of our little sweetie!

Last Day of MDO

On their last day before summer break, Hayden's class had a reception for the parents to show what they learned during the year. They counted to 20, said the ABCs, and sang several songs. Then each child served his parents punch and cookies. It was really cute! I am thankful that Hayden had such a great year and such sweet teachers!

Hayden's Art Show

So it's been a while...time to play catch up! Last month Hayden's Mother's Day Out held their annual Art Show. I am always impressed with the time and effort they put into the show. I loved seeing all of Hayden's artwork. Here he is posing in front of one of his pieces entitled "Under an Owl Moon."

"Push Paint Butterflies"

"Golf Ball Art"

"In the Style of Monet"

Hayden had some wonderful teachers this year! Here he is with Mrs. Kristin...

and Mrs. Joyce

Halle - Two Months Old

Halle turned two months old yesterday! She had her check-up (and shots) today. She now weighs 11 lbs. 5 oz. (75th percentile) and is 21 3/4 inches long (25th percentile). She rolled over (tummy to back) at 4 weeks and has done so a few times since. She has started cooing and smiling, which makes interacting lots of fun!

Halle at 2 months

Hayden at 2 months

Finally caught her smiling in a pic!

Tummy Time

Bathtime

I love the sweet little dresses and barefeet!

Big Brother finally got to help feed her. He is such a great helper!

Hayden is 3!

Last Wednesday was Hayden's 3rd birthday. I think we celebrated all week! We decided to get a swingset for the backyard, so that was his big birthday present. My dad and Michael put it together the weekend before, and I hoped that we could surprise Hayden. But, he figured it out quickly, so he got to play on it a few days early.

Wednesday morning we met friends at the park to play and eat cake and ice cream. Luckily, the weather was nice and sunny in the midst of a rainy week, so it was nice to be outside.

Wednesday night, we let Hayden choose a restaurant for his birthday dinner. He chose El Acapulco, of course! They came and sang to him and tried to put a sombrero on his head, but he did not like that!

On Saturday night, we celebrated Hayden's birthday with our family. He enjoyed opening presents and eating cake!

Hayden got the Happy Birthday Thomas train and a few other trains for his train table.He also got a remote-control bubble jeep. It's been fun watching him figure out how to use the remote! :)He also got some rainboots so he can "clip clomp" as he says.

Happy Birthday Hayden! We love you!!!!

Halle - One Month Old

Today Halle is one month old! She had a check-up on Wednesday (at 4 weeks old) and weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces! She was 20 1/4 inches long. A lot of people have commented that she looks like Hayden. Here is a picture of her today.

Below is a picture of Hayden at one month of age. Do they look alike to you?


And here are a few random pics we took this week.

The Last 3 Weeks

Things have definitely been busy around here since we brought Halle home from the hospital 3 weeks ago. We've taken lots of pictures, and I'm finally getting a few of them posted! :) I had hoped to post each week, but since that didn't happen, I'll go week by week to fill you in on Halle's firsts!

The First Week - After spending 2 days in the hospital, we got to bring Halle home. She weighed 6 lb. 15 oz. when we left the hospital. She had her first pediatrician's appt. at 6 days old. She was up to 7 lb. 3 oz., so she gained an ounce per day once we were home. Dr. Ashodian was pleased and said she would be back to her birthweight in no time. Below are pictures from the week.

Here's Halle all dressed up for her pictures in the hospital.

And this is her first time in her car seat as we got ready to leave the hospital.

Homecoming! Daddy and Hayden carry Halle to her new home.

First sponge bath

First experience eating out...at Hayden's fave, El Acapulco. I hope the girl likes Mexican!

4 Days Old

Trying out her swing. Hayden's making sure she's okay.

Week 2 - This week, Halle got to venture out a little more. We took her to church for the first time, and she did great! We also went out to eat with her a few times, and Gramma and Grampa kept her and Hayden while Michael took me to run some errands before I was able to drive. Michael also had an overnight business trip, so Halle, Hayden, and I spent the night with my parents. I think we took everything but the kitchen sink!

1 Week Old

Cooper's still not sure what to think!

1st Time to Church

Almost 2 Weeks Old

Week 3 - We've started to settle into a little more of a routine at this point. Halle's usually up a few times during the night to eat, but for the most part, she'll go back to sleep pretty easily. She grunts a lot, especially during the night when she's trying to get comfortable. Sometimes she likes being swaddled, sometimes she grunts and squirms and kicks until I free her. :) She's very alert when she's awake, and she likes to look at faces with her big dark blue eyes. Halle is really growing! We weighed her at 3 weeks, and she is already 8 lb. 9 oz.! She gained about 1 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks. Hayden loves "Baby Howie" as he says, and he is really very sweet with her. He likes to give her kisses and wants to know where she is at all times. We are truly blessed to have these two wonderful kids!

2 Weeks Old

3 Weeks Old

I tried everything to rotate this one, but it didn't work! I had to post it anyway because it was too cute.