Miss Hadley is 6 months old!

At 6 months Hadley...

• had her first taste of rice cereal
• turned over from her stomach to her back (once)
• turned over from her back to her stomach (twice)
• does baby crunches (she tries so hard to sit up!)
• sits up (although she will loose her balance and fall back if she gets too excited)
• started saying vowels 
• makes wet razzing sounds
• is such an easy going girl
• loves to smile and laugh (this girl is just too funny!)
• likes to read books

Hadley still loves bath time

Playing in the walker (she normally goes backwards)

Gotta love those BIG BLUE eyes

Reading before bed ( If you look closely you can tell she has had enough!)

She just loves to eat!

Such a happy baby girl 

Sitting up looking at her toy zebra (drew named him Zander the Zebra)

Hadley's first taste of solid food...

On the menu: Rice cereal mixed with breast milk

Preparing for her first bite

First bite

Hadley's reaction

Hadley enjoyed her first meal of rice cereal. She absolutely LOVED her second! I couldn't feed it to her fast enough. She kept opening her mouth and making noises for more. Miss Hadley loves to eat!

Easter!

Hadley waking up Easter morning. She is always so happy in the mornings! She wore Easter pj's from Grandma Steffen.

She was so interest in the basket. I couldn't get her to look at the camera.

In the basket: Peeps for Drew, caramel Cadbury eggs for me, and bowls and spoons for Hadley (once she starts eating solids)

Me and my girl!

Hadley's Easter dress from Grandma McDonald. She looked so cute! This was taken when she woke up from her afternoon nap.

Hadley is 5 months old!

I can't believe she is already five months old! Time has gone by so fast. We are so blessed to have this sweet little girl in our lives and I just love her so much!

At 5 months Hadley...

• will no longer take the pacifier
• she prefers to suck on her thumb/fingers
• also likes to try to suck on mom's arm, hand, neck, chin, cheek... anything she can get her mouth on
• pushes up on her hands while on her stomach, but still wont roll over
• loves to grab and play with toys
• grunts when she is trying to get a toy just out of her reach
• usually wakes up once a night and occasionally sleeps all night long

More pictures of Miss Hadley!

At Hadley's 4 month wellness visit...

She weighed 15 lbs 6 oz and was 24 inches long. She is still in the 80th percentile for weight and 40th for height and head circumference.

Four Months

At 4 months old Hadley...

• likes to scream
• sucks her thumb
• smiles and laughs a ton!
• can sleep 6-9 hours at night (sometimes)
• holds her hands together
• grabs toys
• met her great Grandma & Grandpa Rose
• sucks on her lower lip
• rubs her eyes when she is tired
• gets excited when she sees food