The Fun of Feeding Yourself!!!

We've started letting Haley try to feed herself, and boy is that fun!!! We are also working with her eating some "real" food. So far she has fed herself chicken, lentils, lima beans, potatoes, broccoli, and carrots. In the pictures she is eating some Gerber puffs, she really likes those, but has a hard time with them because they stick to her hands and face when the get wet. I think more food ends up in the high chair and in the floor than in her mouth but she seems to be having fun, and Rhett sure does appreciate the snacks she leaves for him. She is also mastering how to use a sippy cup.

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Here are some pics of Haley in her Halloween costume. She was supposed to be a spider, but ened up looking more like a swollen tick, but what a cute tick she was!!!!

She now has 4 teeth, 2 top and 2 bottom. I think she is on the verge of saying her first word. We can't quite tell if she is trying to say mama or dada, but its something close to that. As I'm typing right now, she is sitting on my lap and trying to bang on the keyboard. She is definately getting more curious about whatever I'm doing.

Punkins

I had a rare free weekend off this past weekend, so we decided to go see Nana (Will's grandmother) and Grams (Will's mom) in Marion. While we were up there the Mountain Glory Festival was going on so we decided to walk around downtown Marion. Haley was so good, she really is a sweet little girl. She met all kinds of people, and she just smiled and enjoyed every minute of it. On our way home we stopped and picked out some pumpkins for Haley's first Halloween. I'm not sure what to do this Halloween. She will be too small, of course, to remember it and I have to work that night, so I will not get to enjoy dressing her up and taking her to see people. I haven't decided, I don't even know what to dress her as. So if I don't post dress up pictures of Halloween, don't be dissappointed......theres always next year right??? But here are some sort of Halloween-y pictures. (As always, there are more on Picasa and dropshots) Oh, and we officially have two teeth now, the bottom front two are coming in and they are SHARP!!!!!

Little Miss Muffet.....

Look who is starting to sit up on her own!!! She is still a little wobbly, but she can sit without help anywhere from a few seconds to almost a minute or two.

She is also starting to scoot a little bit while she's on her belly. Not enough to really get anywhere, more or less in a semi circle, but hey, its a start. Haley has been pretty cranky this morning and I think I figured out why. There is a little white spot on her bottom gumline, and when I felt it it was hard like a tooth ready to pop out!!!! She is also trying to talk to the cats and Rhett. The cats don't pay her much attention, but Rhett seems to be interested in what she has to say. He will come over and lick her hands or sniff her head and she just squeals. Its too cute!!!

Crazy faces

Sorry its been awhile since I've posted....busy, busy!!!! Thought you all would enjoy some new pics of funny faces.

Hair, Hair, Hair

I don't know what to do with this little girl's hair anymore. It is getting so long and thicker everyday. When it falls in her face it touches the bottom of her nose!!!! Her Papa Smith keeps telling us to cut it, but I think this is a much better option!

Haley meets Gannon

We had a very fun Labor Day weekend. Haley got to meet her Godparents, Brad and Lisa and their little boy Gannon. Here a some pics of our weekend. Haley also had her 6month pediatrician appointment on Tuesday. She weighs in at 15lbs and is 26 inches long. Both are just below the 50th percentile. The doctor was pleased, said she is long and lean!!!!