Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Chop it off!!!

Well, the results are in. The public has voted and it looks like I'll be chopping my hair off! I had 25 votes for chop it off and only 9 for growing it out. I'm curious, who thinks I should grow it out? All the comments I got were mostly people saying to chop it. 

So the rest of this post is going to contain LOTS of pictures. The grandparents should love it. I also want to apologize for only ever having pictures of Hannah. I know some of you don't have kids and would probably like to see other aspects of our lives other than just our little girl, but the truth is, she is our world right now. We don't do much of anything without her!

So here is our life the past few weeks, with lots of random pictures. 

When Hannah was a little, little baby I had a ton of pictures of her sleeping. Now I wouldn't dare try to attempt to get a picture of her sleeping with the risk of waking her up.  Well, the other morning I actually needed to wake her up to go somewhere and so I was able to get a picture of her snoozing. It was so precious! I miss the days of just sitting over her crib watching her sleep.


Hannah loves mocking everything we do. She puts the phone up to her ear, combs her hair and has recently started to put sunglasses on her head. She doesn't keep them on for long, but as soon as they come off she's trying to put them back on. 


Jersey isn't as fond of the idea.


This weekend we decided to take the boat out for the first time this season. In order to do that, we had to get Hannah geared up. We went life jacket shopping and she was not a fan. Babies in life jackets are so sad. Their little cheeks get so smushed. We were cracking up, though and I had to take some pictures!


After getting what we needed, we headed to the lake. It was a fun time for our little family. We hope Hannah grows up to love the lake as much as we do. No pictures on the boat. I was too busy hanging on to her. I was a little paranoid, even with the life jacket. 


I got Hannah a little purple dress at Tyler's huge consignment sale in April. My sister actually picked it out. It came with this little bonnet. What do you think about it? I can't decide if it's cute or homely. haha! I tried it on her during breakfast, so ignore the cereal on the face! 


On Mother's Day Wes let me take a WONDERFUL 2 hour nap. Oh how I miss the days of our long Sunday naps. Wes quickly learned that Hannah loses interest in things really quickly, so he got creative and set up a tent in our living room! Hannah loved it, but of course, it only lasted a short while until she was on to something else.


My blue eyed girl...I'm staring to think they may stay blue! That would be crazy since Wes and I both have hazel eyes. 


Of course I think Hannah is the most adorable thing on earth - all the time. But do you ever just look at your baby and think, wow...they are just gorgeous?!  The other morning when she was eating breakfast I had that thought and took some pictures....don't you agree? She's my little angel baby!


On Tuesday we had Hannah's 12 month well check.  She weights 18.8 pounds (10th percentile) and is 28 inches long (27th percentile)  We were surprised to find out she was in a lower percentile. She seems so big compared to her cousin, Marley. My mom calls Marley her little bag of popcorn. She's so tiny!


And lastly...if you've actually kept reading until now....Hannah's hair is getting so long. I thought it was time to try a pony tail. I think it's still a little too soon....and Hannah certainly didn't like the idea!!


So now I feel better that all the pictures are posted and off my camera. I hope it didn't bore you too much.

And come back soon to see my new do! 

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

I'm so excited, I just can't hide it!

(Don't forget to vote on the right side of my blog if you haven't already. Pictures are below this post. I'll comment more on the vote in my next post)

So, Monday Hannah was in rare form. Just a case of the Mondays, I guess. But after having lunch with her cousins, she cheered up!


I just thought this was the cutest picture! 

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Long or Short?

I am in a constant battle with myself on whether or not I should keep my hair short or grow it out. I've never really had long hair, but I've had my hair longer. I loved being able to pull it up and get it out of my face, but I also like having a shorter, trendy cut, too.

I have an appointment on May 27 to get my hair cut, so I'm taking a vote. Your vote will determine whether or not I get a trim, or chop it off....so please vote carefully. ha! 

Here is a picture of my shorter hair. I would go shorter than this....


And here is a picture of me from a couple of years ago on Easter with longer hair....


So, vote on the right side of my blog. You determine my fate. ha! Feel free to leave comments with tips and suggestions, too! 

Friday, May 7, 2010

What's in a name?

Show Us Your Life with Kelly's Korner


I have mentioned before that I follow a blog called "Kelly's Korner." I still don't know why, but I do! For some reason, her blog is entertaining. And I'm not the only one. She's got thousands of people that follow her that don't know her.

Anyway, every Friday she has a "show us your life" theme. I thought today's was fun, so I'm participating. 

 "How you chose your child's name."

So....here's our story.  We didn't start with the name Hannah.  We considered the names Daylee, Addison and Kate. (Don't tell Wes, but at the time I was a huge fan of Jon and Kate plus 8 and I loved her name!) Wes wasn't a huge fan of Addison and I couldn't stop thinking of the "Daily Tyler News." So that left us with Kate. It's hard to work with a one syllable first name. I didn't want her name to be Katelyn or Katherine. I wanted us to call her what we named her.  So, then one night we were at a youth event at church and our friend Jason (if you know him, who would have thought we would have taken his advice!) suggested Hannah Kate. I loved it. Wes wasn't sold at first until...


I came home with the letters I bought and he quickly saw that it was a palindrome! If you know Wes, you know he's a very symmetrical guy. So that's when we decided our precious girl would be Hannah Kate.

ha(n)-nah\ is pronounced HAN-ah. It is ofHebrew origin, and its meaning is "favored grace"


We always knew our boy's name. 



Do you recognize this guy? I wouldn't either if I didn't just google his name. His name is Gavin Rossdale and he's a singer. Possibly better known as the former lead singer of the band Bush.  I was driving home one night and heard a song on the radio by him. I fell in love with his voice...and his name. Strange, I know. But I told Wes about it and he liked it, too. He was more convinced once we looked up the meaning: little hawk. From that point on if the little angel inside of me was a boy, he would be Gavin Wesley. Of course you would end up with the gender of the baby you don't have a name for, right? Maybe one day we'll have a little Gavin Wesley running around here. 

Until then, here is our little princess, Hannah Kate! 



Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Over the river and through the woods

Wes is working in Beaumont this week, so Hannah and I packed up and tagged along and are staying with my parents while he works this week. We got here yesterday morning and all was well...until last night. It was a disaster.  Hannah has done so extremely well with her naps and sleeping at home, but woah, last night it was like having a new born all over again.  


She woke up at 2:00 and finally at 3:00 when she was still awake, we took a car ride.  Their little town is pretty quiet, but there was NOBODY on the roads at 3:00!  A long story short, she finally fell asleep on Granna's chest at 3:30, woke up at 5:45, slept until 7:00 and now, at 9:30, is struggling to take a nap. 

Whew, a quick reminder of how tired I was as a brand new mommy. I'm certainly not ready to go back to those days quite yet!


Monday, May 3, 2010

It's my party, I can cry if I want to

We had Hannah's birthday party on Saturday. She woke up Saturday morning in rare form.  She didn't really know what to think about having a ton of people at her house and wanting to hold her and talk to her right when she woke up.  It took her a while to warm up to everyone, but once she did, she had a great time!

I have a ton of pictures of Hannah's birthday celebration, so this is your warning. You may get picture overload. 

the invitation 

the adult cake

waiting on cake

the setup

the birthday girl

eating the cake

yummy!

the party hat

the mess (not too bad)

After cake, we moved on to presents. That was pretty chaotic. Hannah didn't really know what was going on, but she had a great time. 

She got a wagon and mommy can't wait to take her on lots of rides! It will be so much easier than unloading the stroller from the car everyday.  Thanks Granna and Pawpaw Jerry!


Nana and Grandpa gave Hannah Wesley's rocking horse from when he turned 1! It was so special and I am so glad they held onto it for all these years. 


Aunt Christie and Uncle Justin (and their crew) gave Hannah a water table. Grayson and Hannah played with this for a while after everyone left. They loved it without the water, so just imagine when there is water inside!


Hannah has so many relatives that love her so much and brought her so many fun things. We are so thankful for our families. Thanks to everyone who helped make this day so special for us. It's not everyday that your first child turns 1! Thanks to all of you for making the trip. Even though she won't remember, it really meant alot to us. 

I can't believe it's over. My sweet girl is 1! 

Saturday, May 1, 2010

1 Year!

OH. MY. GOODNESS. Did I really just type 1 year? Where on earth have the last 12 months gone? I don't even know how to begin this post. To be honest, I've started it 3 times. Here it goes....


Hannah,

The past year has been the best year of me and daddy's lives.  We have experienced love and joy in a whole different way. It has been amazing watching you grow from 6 lbs. 10 oz to 18 lbs. You have gone from a sweet, innocent little girl who slept 22 hours out of the 24 hour day to a very active girl who is always looking for trouble and never wanting to stop to take a nap. 


Your sweet spirit makes everyone around you laugh and smile. Everyone always comments about how happy you are and how you give your smiles and giggles out so freely. You are truly a very happy baby.

On May 1, 2009 I didn't realize how much my life would actually change. I knew changes were coming, but never could I have imagined.The second I laid eyes on you my heart skipped a beat and in that moment, you had me wrapped around your tiny finger. I will never forget that day. The day that daddy and I became your parents. What an honor and how unworthy we are to have you as our daughter. You are so perfect and fit into our little family so well.


This past year has brought me to my knees for many reasons. Mainly for praise to our God for creating you and making you who you are. And also to ask that God PLEASE help you sleep! You were a WONDERFUL sleeper up until about 7 months old and it's been downhill since then (but we are making progress!) 

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
(Psalms 127:3-5)


Milestones you've reached this year:
  • Rolling over from stomach to back, then back to stomach
  • Smiling
  • Sitting up
  • Sitting up from laying down
  • Rolling everywhere
  • Crawling
  • Pulling up
  • Standing alone
  • Clapping
  • Dancing
  • Pointing
  • Climbing
  • Self-feeding
Words you know:
  • Bye-bye
  • Puppy
  • Daddy
  • Mommy
  • Duck
  • Paci
  • Diaper
  • Nose
  • Clap
  • Dance
  • Kisses
  • No
  • Milk
At one year you are...
  • Eating mainly all table food
  • Feeding yourself with your fingers
  • Wearing size 3 diapers
  • Wearing 9-12 month clothes
  • Nursing once in the morning
  • Drinking whole milk
  • Taking a sippy cup really well
  • Still working on more teeth, but still just have the two on bottom
  • Sleeping 11- 12 hours at night
  • Playing well with other kids and learning to share
  • Not interested in TV
  • Cruising around furniture and acting like you may actually walk one day
What a blessing you are, Hannah Kate. Never were we prepared for the love we would have for you. 

Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
 Psalm 106:1