August 2017

August was such a long month!  I think it was extra-long for me because I have been constantly thinking about the start of Kindergarten.  We had a great week at the beach even though Hailey decided to get yet another ear infection (3^rd one in two months) and be a pain in the butt when it came to sleep!  She was up roughly two times a night and would freak out when we put her back in bed.  Justin was on vacation with us until Wednesday.  The few nights without him was tough work!  To top it all off, when we got home from the beach, Justin headed out for a quick trip to DC for a boys/fantasy football weekend.  I was exhausted by the time he came home! 

We did have some excitement on vacation when Taylor proposed to Aunt Shelly!!  It was such an emotional night and we couldn’t be more thrilled!!  I was the last to know, which still shocks me, but Taylor did a great job!  We also got to see an eclipse...it was a cloudy day to begin with, but we were able to see it get more dark out and watch the sun slowly disappear.

Next up was the first day of Kindergarten.  The night before the first day was a little rough, but I attribute some of it to a wacky week prior having been at the beach.  Addison was a bit of a train wreck, which made me upset too!  I worry so much about the girls and I just hope Addy isn’t too much like her mom in regards to anxiety.  The first day went off without a hitch and she seemed to enjoy it.  The whole day I sat at my desk with heart palpitations!  That night I went to sleep hard!

Last up, Hailey turned 7 months old! 

Sleeping – This child hates sleep.  She is horrible at taking naps and is really giving me a run for my money!  At the beach, we only brought her sleep chair so we have reverted back to that.  She desperately needs her room/crib and I am getting to the point where I am just going to let her cry it out.  On vacation she literally would only take naps on mom/dad or in her stroller sooo more fun! 

Eating – she’s eating more & more food.  She has pureed food at lunch and dinner and has bottles every other time.  She has been eating little wafer like teething biscuits and enjoy them…they melt easily so she can’t get into too much trouble with them.

Clothing – Hailey is wearing mostly 9 month tops and 12 month bottoms.  She had 12 month bathing suits at the beach and they ran a little big on her but got the job done.  I do love putting Hailey in old Addy clothes, brings back such good memories!

Stats – When Hailey & I visited the urgent care on vacation, she weighed in at 18lbs 3.2 oz. (August 23^rd).  she is still pretty long, but she seems to be just the right amount of chubby!

Loves – she is such a happy baby.  She enjoys watching everything and anything surrounding her.  She is constantly on the watch and gets side-tracked so easily.  She has to be the nosiest baby ever!

Hates – she doesn’t like being put down!  She wants constant attention or to be held, which let’s be honest, can’t always happen! She doesn’t enjoy sleep as much as I would like her to either.  She gets put down and gets ticked pretty quickly!

6 Month Well Appointment

Hailey's appointment went well! She's a healthy growing girl! She had shots which of course left her cranky and grumpy until the next day, but it's to be expected.
Weight - 17 lbs 5.5 oz (72%)
Height - 27.5 inches (96%)
Head circumference - 16.93 (72%)

July 2017

Another fun month!  I can’t believe that we’ve been a family of 4 for ½ a year now!  It seems crazy to me!  We’ve had our ups & downs, but we seem to be doing pretty well!  Usually we parent man-to-man, which seems to make life a little easier.

Hailey is blossoming right before our eyes…she has started to say da-da and possibly Ad-Da (which Addy thinks is Addy – haha).  If it makes her happy, then that’s all that matters.  Hailey is starting to be able to sit-up on her own while being slightly assisted.  It’s easiest if she has someone sitting behind her or the boppy is behind her.  She has done a few face flops, but she really likes to be in the sitting position, in fact, she gets slightly annoyed if you lay her down!  When she is on her tummy, she lifts her head up so high and tries to move and reach for things.  She hasn’t really gotten the concept of her legs moving to help her out though.  I predict she’ll be crawling in no time though.  

Since Hailey had her first ear infection, I decided to introduce her to my chiropractor.  I had read some things on this helping infants with ear problems and I really don’t want to get to the point where she might need tubes.  I’m hoping this will help with whatever ear issues she may have had and keep her off any medications!

Hailey was baptized on Saturday, July 22nd with Gannon and Shelly as her god-parents.  It was a low-key day and I actually ended up getting some stomach bug that Justin had a few days prior.  I was out of it for most of the day, so thankfully Justin had his parents in town to help with the girls.  To make life more fun, Hailey started making some weird wheezing noise around 6pm that same night.  She would make the noise when on her back and getting her diaper changed.  It freaked me out completely so Justin & his dad got everything together and headed to an urgent care walk-in.  It was a very weird experience for me to stay home and not take her to the doctors…I felt so helpless but I still wasn’t out of the woods from being sick.  Everything went well and it ended up being just a cold, but I was glad she got the once over.  Justin apparently had to hold her down while they checked her over and she wasn’t a happy camper, so, better him than me!  They got home with her, I changed her into her jammies and she fell asleep pretty quickly.  

Sleeping – We are making progress!  Hailey starts the night off in her room in her crib, she wakes usually only once which is when we give her a bottle and then throw her back in her chair in our room.  We really do this out of pure exhaustion and laziness!  She probably would be just fine heading back into her crib after that bottle.  We will be testing this theory soon.  She’s going to need to be used to it because that’s what she’ll be doing when we head to the beach in the middle of August.  Baby-steps!

Eating – she is still eating about 5 oz. of formula every 2-3 hours give or take.  She has tasted a ton of foods!  We have tried and liked: pumpkin, sweet potatoes, carrots, peaches, squash, green beans and prunes.  The only food she hasn’t seemed to like are peas.  At her 6 month appointment I’m going to ask if we are allowed to move to the “step 2” foods…they have a few more combinations and options than what she is eating now.  She is eating one jar at school during the day and one at dinner time around when we eat.  She’s such a big girl eating at the table with us in her highchair.  It seems like yesterday where Justin and I were eating in shifts, taking turns holding her!

Clothing – Hailey is wearing 6 & 9 month tops and mostly 12 month bottoms.  She’s pretty long, so I feel like 9 months is just more comfy for her.  She wears 9 month pj’s and I love it when she wears some of Addy’s old pj’s…so cute!  We just went up to a size 3 in diapers.  She still hasn’t worn any shoes, so I have no idea what size her feet are.  Her feet do seem bigger than Addy’s did at this age, but I could be remembering incorrectly.

Stats – I don’t have her exact stats, but I do know she weighed a little over 17 lbs at her urgent care appointment.

Loves – she loves smiling, it’s her favorite.  She loves watching both her human sis and fur sis.  She has a hard time concentrating on a bottle if they are walking around or making noise.  She loves bath time still.  Recently she’s been sitting on Addy’s lap to splash and play a little before I take her out.

Hates – not much I can think of!  She’s generally a happy girl!  She likes to be held and gets annoyed when you put her down…spoiled, but I don’t care!