A Day with Daddy!

It is so fun to have family time on the weekends. I miss playing soccer, but the last season's games were Saturdays and took up a portion of the day. Lately we have been having fun doing family things. This past Saturday we met some friends for a pancake breakfast and an Easter egg hunt. Then we went to one of our favorite parks in town on the Northeast side of Albuquerque.

And Hadley had a lot of fun on the swings and slides. She has so much fun with her Daddy!

After the park we went to a birthday party for one of Hadley's friends. Then home for Hadley's nap. If the weather permits I think that next week we will go to the Botanical Gardens. I took Hadley last week and Chris saw the pictures and also wants to go there when it is in full bloom.

I wish I could get her shriek recorded. It is the best sound to hear this girl squeal with happiness on the swings!

A Birthday!

Hadley turned two on April 10th. We had a birthday party at the house for her...Elmo themed. She loves Elmo, even though she has never watched Sesame Street. She's not a tv watcher at all. I made the cake and her birthday shirt, and I took a few pictures, but then my friend came and had a way better camera, so she took the pictures. When I get those from her I will post them. A few other things worthy of mention, at least to me...Hadley is defenitely a two year old. She screams a terrible ugly scream, doesn't want to share, yells 'no' and 'mine' to other kids for no reason, and has days where she gets picky on eating. Sometimes when she refuses to eat I let her indulge in Spaghettios. She will eat almost an entire can. And then, and she picked this up on her own (Chris and I do not do this), she licks the bowl clean. She loves it!
And yes, I learned that from here on out she will need to eat Spaghetti0s with no clothes on. Her pajama sleeves (even though I rolled them) are stained red.

Despite Hadley's bad behaviors, we still have lots of fun times. When I am not working she takes naps for 2.5 to 3+ hours. My house stays looking decent most of the time because of this. We go to a playgroup every Monday, spend time at the zoo, botanical gardens, and aquarium, and play at the parks.
Here is a little update on our munchkin. She weighs 23 pounds. She has horrible allergies, which are getting more controlled, but her face has been red lately due to that. She likes to try to squeeze into small spaces, which makes her mad when she gets stuck. She has discovered hot dogs and juice and would live off them if we let her. And the spaghettios. She loves anything baby and dolls and likes to sing. She sings in the bath and sometimes to Daddy when he is trying to get her to sleep. She has been off the pacifier for a week now. Maybe before long I can get her off the diaper, too! She is a big trouble maker for sure, but she still melts our hearts!

IT'S A BOY!

I know this post is really overdue...like 4 or 5 weeks, but let's face it, there are only like 5 people that actually read this blog, so my motivation to keep it updated is withering away. And there are a few other things...I went to California for my sister's wedding (previous post), I have been working a part time job (this is something that is fine for me, I get to take Hadley with me and it's as much or as little as I want per week), and I have been planting a garden, dealing with the world's worst allergies, etc. So, the pictures were clear. Little Wyatt flashed us right away and before the technician even told me I thought I saw boy parts. Chris unfortunately didn't get to come with me. He had planned to, but the night before Hadley was up throwing up with a stomach bug, and we didn't feel right about asking anyone to watch her. She was pretty sick and clingy that morning anyways, so Chris stayed with her and I went alone. Chris, and the rest of our families were overjoyed. Neither side seems to have much luck getting boys, and Chris has had a deep fear that he would never have a son.

Hadley knows and understands pretty well about the baby. She now calls all her dolls 'baby brother.' She pats my stomach and says baby, and often she will hug and kiss it. I can ask her, 'where is momma's baby?' And she will point to my belly or pat it. I know she will have a hard time adjusting, as she has become pretty selfish lately, but I also know she will be loving. She is always sweet and gentle to babies, and absolutely loves them. My part time job is at a daycare/preschool, and most of the time Hadley is in the two year old room, but sometimes she comes with me into the older kids' room near the end of the day or into the newborn room with me, and she always wants to give the babies lots of toys and hugs. So the baby's name will be Wyatt Richard Elmore. Chris chose Wyatt, as it is a name he has always liked and hoped to name a son. And Richard is my dear grandfather who is 97. He married my grandmother many years after her first husband, the father of my father, passed away. I never knew that Grandfather, and had thought as a kid that maybe I would pass that name on, but after my Grandmother passed away a few years ago I knew that I wanted to use Richard, so that my grandfather would know that he was always a part of this family, and always our grandpa. I think the two names flow nicely and sound strong. I hope Wyatt will be as loving as my grandfather is.