Holy Moly!  You love yourself some green beans.  They can be swimming a pool of carrots or broccoli and you will seek them out and destroy! 

WARNING:  To all green beans out there – none of you are safe.  You have been warned!

We went outside this morning – you sat in your high chair and watched Dad clean out the skimmer baskets in the pool while your puppy, Maddison, went for a swim.  It’s one of her favorite activities, you know. 

As I watched you sitting there, with the wind blowing through your hair, I couldn’t help but feel this extreme sense of wonderment & pride.  So much so, that I started crying!  Tears of joy, of course. 

You are absolutely amazing, Hailey.  Neither of us ever could have imagined just how intense our love for you could be.  We are so blessed.

My Mexico trip was a lot of fun but I missed you & your dad a lot while I was gone. You guys came to pick me up at the airport and I was SO excited to see you. You were not quite as excited to see me as I had hoped you would be. We got back into the swing of things pretty quickly though.

You got your first big girl bath while I was gone from daddy.  Recently you haven’t been enjoying your little girl tub so much…lots of kicking and screaming.  Your dad & I decided we’d try your bath in our big bathtub and that I would get in the water with you. You were a little scared at first and did lots of clinging to me, but you soon became very interested in the water. We’ve had a few more baths together since then and you seem to be enjoying them. Now, the plan is to get you to enjoy them without one of us in the water.

You have really started eating big girl food @ daycare. They’ve given you spaghetti & meatballs a couple of times so I decided to buy you some pre-made meals to take to school. We got a variety of things from ravioli to turkey & rice. We’ll see how well they go over.

You also had your first Goldfish and Graham Cracker tonight. You enjoyed both but the Goldfish might still be a little too crunchy for you.

It’s so hard to believe you will be 1 year old in a few weeks. Which reminds me, we better get to planning for that!

We love you baby girl!

Luli & Papaw came to town last night to see you. We went to Cheddar’s for dinner where you got to enjoy some cooked carrots, broccoli, and chicken bits. You were very pleased with all of the items but seemed to be most fond of the broccoli. Thank goodness you don’t appear to have inherited your father’s dislike of vegetables!

We all got up this morning and headed to IHOP for breakfast. Once I googled it on my cell phone to make sure eggs are safe for you, we decided to order you a meal off the kid’s menu. We chose the 1 pancake and 1 scrambled egg plate. You put your 6 teeth (well, 5 1/2 really) to good use and ate nearly every bit of both! What a big girl you are becoming!

When I picked you up from daycare on Thursday, Miss Jo said “I just finished heating up some water for your Princess so her bottle would be hot enough!” We both laughed pretty hard at that…only cause it’s so true!

Your dad said his flight was delayed (he was flying back from Cincinatti) so he wouldn’t be home until late. So you and I headed to Jason’s Deli for dinner. I browsed the salad bar for some Hailey safe foods – you haven’t really eaten very much big people food – so I decided on some peas and spiral pasta. You LOVED both and in true fashion, made a huge mess!

As we stood to leave I saw your father walk in the door! I was VERY confused?! He smiled a big smile and said “April Fools!”. Not only was his flight not delayed, he actually got on an earlier one! He’s so sneaky! 🙂