Fun Day...

Today my friend Malin came and took Hayley's 1 year photo. We are a little behind skd, but she is 8 months pregnant and moving slower than usual. Hayley was quite the ham today! She put on a good show I think and I am excited to see the proofs. She was photographed wearing an outfit that her Aunt Brooke sent her, as well as a couple of others. We also took her outside and put her in her wagon that Gramps and Grams gave her. She was so facinated with the dormant grass. We were all covered in it by the time we were done, but Hayley had so much fun. For those of you who know me well, it wasnt five min. after Malin left that I had the vaccuum out cleaning it all up!!! So..I am Vicki Jr when it comes to that..what can I say! All I know is that my house will never be as clean as my mothers'. It isnt physically possible. Besides, I swear she has magic on her side. I see little animals helping her out like in Cinderella, or she is Mary Poppins and we didnt know.

Well it is off to work for me tonight and Mark gets to be Mr. Mom!! He wears that hat very well I must say!! Infact, I probably dont tell him enough what a wonderful job he does.

Here is a cute pic from a little while ago!!

Our little pistol.....

Hayley has reached the ripe age of thinking that the word "NO" is funny or simply doesnt apply to her! She either laughs in my face....or she completely ignores me and does whatever it is I am telling her to stop doing anyway. I am thankful though that she cant say it back to me yet! But when she can...I am sure that I will hear it a lot.

Hayley took her first and only step on Feb. 20. Most kids walk towards one of their parents....NOT HAYLEY!! She went for the Cheerios box!! I wish I would have had my camera ready! She swung one leg forward and then the other and then stopped. I think it may have freaked her out! She hasnt really done it since, but she is standing up on her own a lot!

The other night...we were attempting to load the dishwasher after dinner (Hayley has to help with everything) and this is the result! I know I should have stopped her but she was just so determined. She was soaking wet from the water in the door that we had to change her PJ's!!

So much to write.....

As you know, I usually save this blog for Hayley news, but I have to share something about me. Recently, I was lucky to have found my old roommate from Georgia Southern on Facebook. While we only knew each other for a short time, we became really close. I was always going home with her on the weekends b/c it was closer so I got to know her family and friends. Well she came to visit last weekend. She spent Fri night with me and we had such a good time. We didnt do anything but sit around and talk. It was like 12 years hadnt passed us by. Things just clicked and we had a great time. I was sad when she left! I didnt realize how much I missed having her in my life! We vowed to see each other more often.



Hayley is almost 13 months old now! She has been a busy little girl! Her latest developments have been climbing the entire flight of stairs, giving high fives, and sucking through a straw. She is such a sweet, loving and happy little girl (except at night). She loves to give hugs and say ah..ah!! Here are some cute pics of her!!

Technical Difficulties....

So..I have no idea where the pictures I posted went but I will try again!!

The latest...I took Hayley back to the GI Dr. yesterday! She is having trouble with milk and soy and unfortunately has pooping issues! So.. the Dr. advised me to keep her on Soy and add Benefiber to her drink every day! I have given her two doses of the fiber so far and she went!! Yeah!!!! But boy was it messy!!! Lucky daddy was at work so I had all the fun!! Ha ha! Other than that the Dr. said she is growing beautifully. She is 22 lbs and 30.5 inches! She is in the 90th percentile for weight and 75th for height!!! Guess she gets the weight from my side! Poor thing!!

I am so very excited about this weekend! We have many fun things planned. I just found out that my college roommate is coming to town! Not only is she coming to Atlanta from Columbia S.C. but she is staying Fri. night with me! I havent seen her in 14 years, but have been chatting with her on facebook! We have a lot to catch up on!

Also, Hayley's friend Ansley is turning one and her party is Sun. Ansley is my BFF's third and was born three weeks after Hayley!!! I am excited to share this special day with her. Also, Steph's brother James (I grad. with him from HS) is coming into town. We are all praying for a safe return from Iraq. He is in the Air Force, flies fighter jets and is on his way home now!!