Hadley Monthly

1st edition :)

Hadley is 13 months old and there are a lot of things to remember from this past month...

She started walking around her birthday and it didn't take long for her to start making laps around the house. And she is into EVERYTHING. We are having to babyproof things we never even thought about keeping Tucker away from. Her favorite spots are in the kitchen... sprinkles, ziplocs, the dishwasher, and tupperware of course. This makes cooking dinner... well, let's just say impossible.

She's a great sleeper for the most part and she's starting to love her little "dee dee". She plays with the tag ("flag in Tucker language) just like her big brother and she still sucks her index finger...so sweet.

This girl seems destined to be a tomboy. If she plays with toys at all (remember, she loves all things kitchen cabinet related), she always goes for Tucker's favorite things... cars, diggers, balls, etc. And oh, if we can ever get Tucker to share... willingly. :)

This is just these two in a nutshell. Tucker-- still, focused, calm... Hadley--standing and ready-to-go :) She does like her chair and will sit for a few minutes at a time. And it's so adorable to me when they want to sit beside each other.

Hadley seems to be pretty attached to me but she does love her Daddy. And lately she's full of snuggles for everyone. It's nothing for her to walk up to you and lay her head down on you to let you know she wants to cuddle. It's strange since she's so busy all the time but when she slows down, she's usually pretty sweet.

Enjoying naked time in the doctor's office... oh the joys of keeping a 1 year old content in a 10x10 room... especially when the most obvious thing to play with on her level is the trash can.

This picture cracks me up. I walked in one morning after her morning nap and she had completely taken her pajama shirt off. How? Who knows. This girl is spirited, determined, and at this point I wouldn't put much past her... yikes!

Hadley, you are so fun at this age! HAPPY is the word-- always laughing, smiling, playing games like peekaboo--you seem full of life and excited to see anyone that you come across. You are loved by your big brother even though showing you that is sometimes a shove or a tackle. :) You are more interested in Grey lately and we're trying to teach you "gentle". You still drink 3 (6-8oz) bottles a day (pretty much holding it on your own) and you eat anything we put in front of you. At 25lbs, you are certainly not hungry :) You dance and move to music when you hear it and you love to be outside. You're babbling a lot and I can't wait to hear what you're trying to say. We're thankful for this stage with you and would be perfectly fine if you stayed just this size :)