3 Months!

At 3 months Hadley...

• got her toe nails painted pink
• wakes up twice a night
• loves staring at the ladybug on her play mat
• sits in the bumbo
• sucks on her hands despite dads effort to keep them out of her mouth
• squeals in delight
  

Nursing School

Thanks to friends who are able to watch Hadley and a supportive husband I was able to begin a nursing program at Lone Star College- Kingwood. I will graduate December 2012 as a RN. So far its going great. Life is much busier now, but I am enjoying it.

2 months old

At 2 months old Hadley...

• sleeps in her crib
• wakes up 3 times a night
• loves taking a bath
• is 11 lbs 12 oz
• is 22 inches long
  
• holds her head up
• loves cuddling with mom during the day
• has started to grab her toys
• almost always falls asleep in the car
  
• watches BYU games with dad
  
• smiles a ton
• and even laughs a little

Blessing Day

Hadley was blessed on January 2, 2011. She wore a dress that her Grandma McDonald made ( along with the help on Aunt Lanece and Grandma Steffen)

Hadley Marie McDonald

Born November 22, 2010. She was 8 lbs 1 oz and 19 3/4 inches long! A pretty big girl for being 2 weeks early : )

12 weeks 2 days

Update

Wow! It has been a long time since I last updated the blog. Drew graduated in December and received a job offer in Houston, Texas. We moved out here in January with the help of Drew's parents and found a nice apartment in Kingwood. I am excited to be back in school after almost 3 months of just sitting around our apartment trying to entertain myself. I recently started a CNA program at Lone Star College-Kingwood and plan on applying to their nursing program this summer.
We love our ward here in Kingwood. We were very excited to find that this ward has a lot of young families. They have been very welcoming. Drew and I also teach the CTR 5 class in primary. We've only taught twice so far but we're enjoying it.
Drew and I are trying to be more active and signed up for a 5k on earth day. Eventually we hope to work our way up to a half marathon. Although I think we have a long way to go! We've enjoyed our time in Houston. So far we've gone to the Houston Zoo, the rodeo, a Rascal Flatts concert, and a Rockets game.

Before the Rascal Flatts Concert

Rockets Game

After the Rockets game Elder Perry came to speak