SLEEP!!!

We are proud to say Hadley has gone for a full week sleeping 6 hours at night - yeah!!!! She started getting fussy around 8pm last Wednesday night so we got her ready for bed and fed her, and she went right to sleep and didn't wake up until 2:45am! On Thursday, she got fussy at the same time so we repeated the same routine and she again slept till 2:45am. We were very excited to think she's getting on some kind of schedule but didn't want to get our hopes up, but after a week hopefully we're on a roll! I need to learn my lesson and go to bed when she goes to bed, but it's so nice to have the quiet time so I usually get a lot done at night before heading to bed. Oh well, life of a parent! AND, in the middle of all this, she also started taking a bottle without any problems so we have had a WONDERFUL week!

I had a little Mommy time this morning all by myself and went to get a pedicure (first time my toes have been painted in probably 11 months) and ran a few quick errands. It felt so nice and it was great to get out of the house and actually just "run in" somewhere real quick!

Lots of Stuff!

It has been a while since I've posted anything so there is a lot to catch up on!

We had quite a busy week last week, starting on Wednesday. Hadley had her one month check up which means she got a shot. The saying that parents always say - "It hurts me more than it hurts you" - is so true and I totally understand it now! She did really good - when the nurse gave her the shot, she gripped my finger so hard and cried but it only lasted a few seconds and then she was fine. However, Mommy accidentally ripped the band-aid off her leg and she cried harder and longer then than when she got the actual shot!

Poor Hadley - her first band-aid from shots!

Aunt Sammie, Uncle Josh, Nicholas, Natalie and Naomi stopped in on Wednesday on their trip to Florida (a little out of the way but Uncle Josh hadn't met Hadley yet). They got here around 7pm that night and left around 1:00pm on Thursday. Mimi and Bub got here Thursday night around 9:30pm so we cleaned the house and changed out sheets before they got here! Aunt Cathryn, Uncle Rick and Rayanna stopped by Friday morning on their way to Houston to see Micah, so that was fun to see them! Then, Aunt Shelly, Uncle Charles, Emily and Ashley got here Friday night after being stuck in traffic in the middle of Oklahoma - it took them over 8 1/2 hours to get here! It was the first time we had seen the babies or each other since they were born - it was so fun to put them next each other and look at them! Emily is a wonderful big sister and cousin, and Mimi and Bub even babysat all 3 girls while we went and ran some errands!

Nicholas, Hadley, Natalie and Naomi - almost all 4 are looking at the camera!

A future K-Stater???

Mimi and Bub with all 3 girls!

Ashley, Emily and Hadley - so cute!

Aunt Shelly, Emily, Hadley and Mommy had our first outing to Carter's to find matching outfits for the girls' pictures. It was the first time Hadley and Mommy had gotten out - we needed a little help with the stroller for the first time then we got the hang of it! On Sunday, Hadley, Mommy and Daddy went to Quiznos and Target, too, so Hadley has been out and about now. Mommy is very excited to be able and get out of the house - she's been home either on bed rest or waiting for Hadley's shots, so it's nice to be out and about again!

Our first outing - shopping of course!

Happy Birthday Hadley!

Hadley is one month old today!!! It is so hard to believe it has already been a month since she was born - time flies when you're having fun and when you only get 3 hours of sleep at a time!

She is already growing and changing so much - it is amazing to see how much she changes on a daily basis. We think she has truly woken up now - she is so bright eyed and awake most of the day. We've had a few nights of 5 hours of sleep between feedings, but usually it is 3 hours, which we won't complain about. Here's a recap of the things she can do now:

-Grasp a rattle and hold on to it

-Roll to her side

-Smile (a real smile - not just one when she has gas!)

-Turn her head from right to left when laying on her tummy

-Found her hand

We are having so much fun watching her grow and can't wait to see what comes next!

Hadley and Daddy taking a nap on her birthday!Mimi holding Hadley on her birthday - she's a little washed out but I thought her face was so cute!

Hadley's first 4th of July - thanks for the shirt, Val!Hadley and Daddy walking around the house in the stroller - we are finding all sorts of fun way to keep her happy!