Baby Fix

Apparently, I have been catching a lot of flack (from various sources) about my absence of Hailey pictures and updates over the last few posts.

Well...for those of you who need their dose of cuteness...here you go.

Hailey wore a dress with tights for the first time on Tuesday. She's so proud of them, she wanted to show them off for the camera. What a great leg stretch... where do I sign her up for dance classes? Does she have to know how to walk first?

As if you couldn't tell from the picture, she is developing quite a little personality.

• She is a gigantic people watcher.
• She farts like a Weber - I'm so proud!
• Much to Nathan's dismay, she likes the boys.
• She loves mom's necklaces and glasses.
• She really likes sleeping in.
• She does NOT like to be woken up.
• She smiles and giggles all the time, particularly at daddy and Harley.
• She is really alert and watches everything - in fact it seems she fights naps because she doesn't want to miss anything.
• She is almost always on (what our daycare lady calls a...) 'Sunny Day'.
• To relax, she always puts her hands behind her head and plays with her ears.
  

Hailey will be 8 months on the 24th. She isn't crawling yet, nor does she have any teeth. However, she really wants to crawl (darn legs) and chews everything in sight!

She is over her first cold but is still a booger factory. She hates having her face wiped...HATES it! We started her on solids months ago and the only thing we have found that she doesn't like is oatmeal.

Hailey loves her exersaucer, her key ring and the dog. She has started putting consonant sounds together and says 'buh' 'da' and 'muh' (so far) but they don't mean anything yet and she really just likes talking to the TV and Harley. We have her pacifier on a clip and she swings it around so hard, we call it her Nuk-Chuck (like numchuck..get it...? Yeah...ok...silly, I know).

She doesn't have what I would call fingernails - claws or talons would be a better term. Her eye is still occasionally goopy from her blocked tear duct, but it is much better. She is getting more hair every day, it is sandy blonde and most of it runs straight down the center of her head!

She is really pretty amazing.

Although I may seem distracted and tardy posting blogs on my baby daughter...believe me...I know how lucky I am to be able to write these updates and take these pictures. She is my little miracle in pink tights and I love sharing her with everyone.

For more pictures of Hailey go to my Flickr site [click here]