9 Months

Hadley will be turning 9 months in 3 days. I know I say it every month, but I really can't believe how fast she has grown! She already has her two bottom middle teeth and she is getting her top four front teeth, which means she has been quite cranky lately. She will be crawling any day now (even though I want her to stay immobile for as long as possible ha ha). 

She still loves to scratch at everything to feel the different textures, she jabbers all the time and says "ma ma" "da da" "ba ba" and other words that she has no idea what she is saying, loves to do the spit noise and lip buzzes, is still obsessed with her feet and will grab them both when she is sitting in her stroller and pull them out to a full straddle, and grabs at everything! She is very alert and curious about everything. She is such a great sleeper and napper now thank goodness, and she loves her morning oatmeal more than anything. 

She loves to go for walks, HATES getting her face wiped and hates to get dressed. She has started to eat her bows on her headbands even though I get mad at her every time. She still loves Baby Einsteins, when I jump up and down, and fans. She really loves playing with toy balls and turning pages of her books. Hadley has also started to wave, but I don't think she realizes what she is doing yet. The only way I can get her to eat her food (except for oatmeal) is to give her the lid of the pouch or container to play with - for some reason she will open her mouth when she gets to play with the lids. Whatever works. She also knows how to play "Where's Hadley?" and covers her face with her blanket so we can say "There she is!" when she brings it down. It's the best sound in the world to hear her laugh, talk, and pretty much jabber about anything else. 

I really can't believe she is already 9 months, and we look forward to each day that we get to spend with her. Chris has been in Washington for the past 4 weeks and is dying to come home to be with us (mainly Hadley - I don't blame him). Hadley is always a very happy baby and very well behaved. Let's hope it stays that way. Fingers crossed. 

Loves walks

Loves Grandpa, but who doesn't?

Loves to play with my wallet and pull everything out. This is how we get through church. 

Reunited with Dad in Seattle

Just hangin' in Dad's room in Wenatchee, WA

Columbia River in Leavenworth, WA

We loved having Grandma Evans come take care of us while Mom did shows at Hale. 

Seattle

Pike Place and Ivar's in Seattle

Space Needle and Pike Place

Hadley loved the mac and cheese we ate at Beecher's. She also loves to put her legs up and just leave them there. 

Leavenworth, WA

Loves Daddy

Loves bath time

6 Month Photos and a Jump to 8 Months!

Markae and Cory were very generous and paid for a session at Busath for Hadley to get her 6 month photos done. They were absolutely perfect and we had such a hard time narrowing it down to just 6. 

Hadley is 8 months now! Time flies! She has mastered rolling on both sides, sits up without support, jabbers all the time, still scratches everything to test it out, loves walks with Dad, pulls and eats grass, loves Bailey (Josh's dog that we watched for a month), has to hold the ball thrower when we take Bailey out, eats oatmeal and solids like a champ, still doesn't eat that much breastmilk, finally sleeps and naps great, claps with her feet, makes the spit sounds constantly, grabs EVERYTHING, loves loves loves to play with her feet and hold them out in a straddle position, loves to be sung and read to, and loves bath time. She really is so much fun, and I love staying home with her. 

7 Months

Like I said, pulls and eats the grass

Just wanted to grab Cora's bow so badly

We love to watch her sleep

The most adorable pictures by Busath

Hadley took this herself during church, ha ha

We can't help but be immature and make her flip off the camera once in a while

This was another picture she took by herself. Even though I am anti-selfie, I have to admit it is so cute!

Loves Bailey

Splash pad!

Loves walks

A trip to Salt Lake

Chris had a dental rotation in Provo for month and we went up and stayed with family. We went to the zoo, went mini golfing, hung out with cousins, and even went to Elko, Nevada to see the Tophams. 

Getting shots at her six month appointment. She always handles them so well. 

Loves her Baby Einsteins

Playing guitar with Grandpa, and playing with Uncle Kallen and Jessica

At the zoo and playing with Grandpa

We love Baby Addy

Swimming with Dad in Elko

Cuddles with Grandma

Elko with family and cousins

Trying a cucumber for the first time

A day with Eve, Emily, and Riley dog

Our new high chair and daddy taking a photo shoot in the grass

She loved Stuart, and we are so happy that she got to spend some time with him before he passed away a few days later. 

Mini golfing!

She played with that menu at dinner for at least 15 minutes. 

6 Months

Hadley will be 6 months tomorrow. Please stop growing! 

Our New Favorite Toy....

Hadley has a new favorite and very expensive toy.... a plastic water bottle. Chris gave it to her one night and she LOVES it. Crazy how the simplest things in life tend to be their favorite things to play with. We have been starting to give her solids for dinner and she seems to really like them. She loves squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, and peaches so far. We really enjoy how much she talks now. She can't get enough of her feet and looking at fans. In the morning, I will just set her on the bed while I get ready for the day and she just talks to herself while eating her feet and looking at the fan. I am still in denial that she will be six months next week!