Baby milestones

Hadley's doing new things and it is funny how excited I get when I see her be able to do something new! She's recently started to be able to grip and hold things in her hands. I've seen her hold her pacifier a few times now. She can also bring her hands together and clasp them. She was doing that earlier today and it looked like she was praying. So cute! When she's awake and alert she is pretty vocal. I love listening to all the little sounds she makes. Lots of little babbles and 'ahh' sounds and the occasional squeal. She smiles quite often but we haven't heard her laugh yet. Definitely looking forward to that!

Here she is clasping her hands together. Looks like she's saying, "Please, Mommy...can't I stay up a little longer?"

She is also starting to enjoy her bouncy seat. She didn't like it too much at first...we would put her in it and she would just cry. But now she likes it! Thanks, Grandmom and Grandad!

Crazy hair!

Here are some photos of the wacky hair Hadley's been sporting in the last month...

First, we have the "Don King" look:



And Pebbles from the Flintstones:



And finally, we have Krusty the Clown:

All about Hads

This post is more for me so that I can look back at it one day when I no longer remember all of these little details about Hadley as a little baby. So...without further ado, here are some facts about my sweet little girl:


-She cannot keep a pair of socks on to save her life. She's always kicking and moving (much like she did in the womb!) and no matter which socks I put on her, they are always floating in her blanket whenever I go to pick her up.


-She is a pretty happy baby and does not cry all that often. Thank God! Things that usually make babies cry, don't make her get that upset. She doesn't scream about a wet diaper...after awhile, it will make her a little fussy, but that's about it. She also does not often cry when she's getting her clothes changed or having her diaper changed. The only things that typically make her scream are when she's gotten really hungry or overly tired.


-So far, I have never had to rock her to sleep at night. When it's nighttime and we take her upstairs to go to bed, she just goes to sleep. The only thing that sometimes keeps her up for a little while is if she's soothing herself with her pacifier and she lets it fall out of her mouth before she's asleep. That makes her fuss and one of us has to get up and put it back in her mouth.


-She usually wakes up between 6am and 7:30am and starts fussing even though she isn't hungry yet. I've found that if I bring her into our bed and cuddle with her, she'll usually go back to sleep for another hour or two which is great for the weekend when I try to sleep in a little. Also, I just like cuddling with her!


-She does not like being in her carseat unless it's in a moving vehicle. If I try to carry her somewhere in her carseat, she usually starts fussing before long.


-Her hair has a mind of its own. It will not lay down (trust me, I've tried) so until it grows long enough to weigh itself down, it's just going to stick up.