Baby's First Christmas

Hayden had her first Christmas this week. She very much enjoyed all the activity, and the paper. She got lots of fun toys and very cute clothes. Here are a few pictures.

7 months

This past month has been quite eventful! About three weeks ago, Hayden changed her night routine from falling asleep at 7:30/8 to 9:30. We are pretty sure she has started the teething process. By now, they still have a bit more gum until they break, and we are all looking forward to that. Hayden has understandably been fussy especially at night but the teething tablets help calm her down. Hayden has continued eating vegetables, and we finally found a fruit she liked - bananas. Since then, she is better about applesauce, but seems to favor veggies over fruits. Yum! Hayden also is able to move herself backwards on the floor and often ends up under the couch at daycare. She is starting to try to figure out how to crawl but has not succeeded yet.
Uncle Bryan came to visit, too, so Hayden got to meet him for the first time. Here they are hanging out before bed.

Of course, Hayden also experienced her first Thanksgiving. We are sure next year will mean more when she can actually eat the food, though.

6 months old!

Hayden is now 1/2 year old! Hayden is doing great. At her six month checkup, we were told she weighs 14 lbs. 14 oz. and is 25 1/4 inches long. Still very consistent in the 25th percentile. She had four shots and took them like a trooper. She seemed a little warm the morning after but beyond that she really did not have a reaction.
Hayden is rolling both ways now and has been for a few weeks. Sometimes she is just a rolly polly, rolling along to move around. She also maneuvers pretty well on her stomach to turn positions or sort of scoot. She reminds us of swimming on land because she will be on her tummy and get so excited that she puts her head down and her legs just wiggle and her arms and body go, too! Hayden really enjoys being on her tummy to play and loves the exersaucer. She is getting pretty strong at sitting up, too. Hayden also has been communicating with her babbling - she loves to talk, especially to Jordyn. She blows rasberries quite often, and even makes kissy noises! We don't remember mentioning this in the last post, but Hayden very much enjoys kicking and splashing in her tub. So much so that we have had to put the tub into the big bathtub to avoid having to clean massive amounts of water off the mirror, floor and toilet. Plus, Jordyn gets a little worried when the water starts cascading over the tub and getting her wet (she is of course right there helping :) ).
No sign of teeth yet aside from major chewing, but Hayden did all of a sudden stop taking cereal, vegetables and fruit for a few days. We finally let her hold the spoon and WOOSH! right into her mouth. She chewed on it (probably felt good if she is teething), and Lauren was able to swipe it every few seconds to load it up with more food. Hopefully we have cracked the no-food-mood!
Hayden's eyes are still blue. They are a sapphire blue, very bright and darker than Jordyn's are (although Jordyn's were this color at one point so we will see if they lighten up like hers). Her eyelashes look as though they have been curled with an eyelash curler - they look like Lauren's when she is wearing mascara! You can kind of see them in the photo above, especially her right eye. Hayden's hair, including her eyebrows (what we can see) and eyelashes are still light reddish. When the light hits her eyelashes just right they glow a beautiful golden.
Lastly, we have begun transitioning Hayden to her own room. She has been in the pack and play bassinet since she was born, just like we did with Jordyn. We vowed to move Hayden sooner than we did with Jordyn, but here Hayden is, 6 months old and almost 15 pounds (the weight limit is 15 pounds) and we are still having a hard time letting her go. She has spent two nights in her crib and done great.

5 months

Hayden is 5 months! Since our last post, Hayden has added vegetables to her cereal. She LOVES vegetables. Her appetite has really increased and she absolutely loves cereal and vegetables. She has had green beans and squash and really likes them. She has also really started talking in her sleep. Every morning around 5:30 am Hayden starts talking. We keep thinking she is awake but her eyes are closed. She will do this for about 20 minutes and then stop, still sleeping. Speaking of sleep, Hayden has slept through the night 3 nights in a row!!! She is also moving a lot in her sleep. She ends up with her neck all the way back and her back arched as if she were trying to roll over and stopped in the middle. We keep trying to get a photo but we don't want to wake her up. Hayden is a very happy baby. She loves to smile, especially if her big sister is paying attention to her. She is having a lot of fun in the exersaucer and her toys. When we put her on her tummy with toys in front of her she tries to move up to get to them. She will sometimes go in circles, and sometimes buck with her tush and legs. Its so cute, we can tell she can't wait to become mobile! She is even starting to talk a little more, and gurgle, coo and explore sounds. Hayden has also started showing us she when she is excited by sticking out her tongue and smiling! Not sure where she learned that one, but it cracks us up!

Cereal!

Hayden has started cereal. She has only tried it a few times and is still not sure she likes it or what to do with the spoon. She usually just tries to suck on the spoon. Here is Hayden after some cereal. Yum!

While she is still not rolling consistently, she is scooting like crazy on her back. She can go in circles or push herself backward. She also seems like she wants to roll from her back to her tummy so maybe it won't be long before she is doing it.

4 months!

Hayden is now 17 weeks (4 months old). According to the doctor she now weighs 12 pounds 5 ounces and is about 23 inches long. She is still consistent in the 25th percentile for both height and weight. She got four shots today plus an oral vaccine but she sure has handled it like a trooper! About a week or so ago she was diagnosed with pink eye, too, but the eye drops cured it and her eyes are clear.
She has continued to roll over sporadically, and now she is pretty quick when she chooses to do it. It also looks like she is trying to go from her back to her front. Hayden is "talking" up a storm these days. She just coos and goos. She is also chewing on her hands and clothes like crazy. We don't see any teeth but she sure is drooling and chewing a lot. She also really likes when we stand her up on our legs when we are holding her. Her legs are getting very strong from holding her like this and letting her stand or bounce a bit. She is not strong enough yet for the exersaucer but we think it will be time soon. Hayden's hair has stayed pretty red with some brown in it, and her eyes are still blue but are lightening a bit, they are like a clearblue or grayish blue.

Earthquake!

Hayden has now experienced her first earthquake! Yesterday morning a 5.4 earthquake hit Southern California. We didn't feel it too bad, but boy did we shake and roll. Lauren and Aaron both called daycare but the kids had all been outside playing and they didn't even feel it!
Hayden has adjusted well to daycare. The first day she didn't eat too much, so she has been up around 2 am every night since then to get that last feeding. Today she is taking much more so maybe we will get her to sleep through the night.