One Year Old Haley!

Our baby girl is ONE! I cannot believe that a year has gone by already. I have a lot to say about my sweet, determined, fun loving, and beautiful little girl but it will have to wait until after her little birthday party! She has brought me so much joy.

 

 

Happy Thursday all!

Busy as a Bee in Spring

You know you are busy when you haven't blogged in over a month and your husband has a long honey-do list.  As of late, we are working on our backyard and prepping for Haley's 1st birthday.  We are both super busy but I wanted to take a moment to blog about my first Mother's Day and of course, Haley's 11 month old picture.

Sweet Haley is getting close to walking and standing on her own...we aren't so sure her tiny feet will be much assistance to her balance but we are proud to see her try. She is saying several words and repeats other words at random and never again.  She even repeats singing "lalala." She is a mover and shaker and a great eater. She has 7 teeth and a slight gap in the front...it is too cute. We are just so shocked that she is almost one year old!

 

 

 

We were so excited to dedicate her at church on Mother's Day, along with like 500 other babies ;) She will have plenty of friends at our church.

 

I have so many thoughts on motherhood and would love to creatively share them...but let's be honest...I haven't had sleep, have a cold, and really cannot think straight enough to be eloquent or deep at the moment. But I can easily say that I love my little girl so very much and that my husband was the sweetest on Mother's Day. He made me feel so loved and I got some free time which was much needed! I feel so lucky to have him and to have my little girl. Motherhood has taught me so much...I will have to share that with another post on another day.

We have been enjoying warmer weather (FINALLY!! This California girl was freezing in the snow!).  Haley loves the swing and it is so funny to see her bare arms...they are so white and I am pretty sure they have been almost exclusively covered for months!

 

 

 

Finally, we decided to try out the pool with Haley to see if she liked it...I am going to have to work with her on that one. If you know me you know I love the pool and she isn't too keen on the water just yet...we will have to work on that a lot this summer!

 

 

I hope all of you out there had a fabulous Mother's Day and are loving the end of spring and the start of summer!

10 Months..."I like to move it, move it!"

Haley is 10 months old...or in other words, she is 2 months shy of ONE YEAR!  

She is definitely enjoying her ability to move around more freely, making it more difficult for me to get anything done. But I love watching her investigate and attempt new things.

 Believe it or not...she looks like she has "so" much hair now!

She is now pulling up on everything to try and stand...sometimes she gets there, sometimes it topples on top of her, and sometimes she falls and cries.

 

 

Either way, she is moving like crazy and we will soon be running after her. 

As you can see, she didn't sit nicely in her pink chair while I took pictures like she once did...she wanted to dive bomb off of it and investigate her crib, her toy, the chair...anything.

Oh the excitement of watching your child grow and become more independent.  It doesn't come without a little sadness as our little baby grows up right before our eyes.

Haley, 

Another month of love, fun, laughs, and sweetness.  You bring us so much joy and challenge us to be better people, better parents, better followers of Christ. You watch us and I can tell you already mimic us.  You are a beautiful baby girl.  We love you sweets!

Mom and Dad

Family Fun

We have been so busy the last couple of weeks.  On top of our whirlwind visits with people, Haley now has 4 teeth and her 2 front teeth are coming in slowly but surely!  We have had some sleepless nights but I am trying to fully enjoy my cuddle sessions with my uncomfortable, teething little girl.  Especially because during the day, she is on the move...army crawling and rolling all over the place.
She sees something interesting.

She wants to play with it.

She gets a little closer to it.

 Gets a hand on this new "toy."

 "Yessssss! I got it!"

 And into the mouth it goes...I cannot keep her from putting her toys, dog hair, my hair, and any little piece of fuzz into her mouth!

Recently, we surprised my cousin Robin with the help of the family during the weekend she was wedding dress shopping.  I am the Matron of Honor and duty calls...with a little fun as well. Plus, Haley just loved Robin!

 And the wedding dress too!

 Jackson had his own thoughts about the dress.

And of course there are like 20 dogs at my aunts house with all of the grand-dogs. It is CRAZY! But we have a little animal lover in Haley, besides the "scary" barking, she loved the little pups running around.

Haley enjoyed all of the attention from the fam.

On top of all the fun...Haley and Jackson got to know each other better.

 Fast friends...but I think Jackson learned a lesson real quick.

 Girls can scratch your eyeball out fast if your not careful...hopefully he won't hold it against Haley.

Wasn't Easter Just Yesterday?

 First of all, Easter seems like it was yesterday so I don't feel bad for posting so late ;) He is still risen, indeed! Haley's first Easter was full of fun! I don't have pictures from our Poncy celebration with Grandma Dede and Papa but I do have plenty with her cousins on the Leavitt side!

 They love getting sloppy kisses from my girl and it warms my heart to see them love her so much!

 That was a wet one!

 I am not even sure how many times she kissed her cousin Porter and Ansley!

 It was adorable!

 

 Haley enjoyed her Easter egg hunt but I do have to say she took it all too seriously ;)

 I could not get a smile out of her.

 

All in all we felt overwhelmingly blessed this year by our Savior and our family. I am learning more and more how important it is to acknowledge Christ in my everyday life...we should not just celebrate the wonderful reality of Easter once a year, but everyday.  So take this late Easter post as a reminder to think upon Him who loves you so dearly.

Happy Easter 2013 (a little delayed)!