She's walking!

It's been quite the month!

On November 2, 2010, Haley took her first steps. Only 2 or 3 at a time, but she did it! She was so proud of herself, it was adorable! She kept going from the coffee table to me, over and over again.
On November 16, 2010, Haley started to take several steps at one time. She was walking back and forth between Charlie and me. You could see the feeling of accomplishment on her face, what a happy little camper.
Now Haley is all over the place. She'll walk around for a bit, then crawl, then find something to prop herself up with and start walking again. Such a fun stage, but she's all over the place.
Her favorite thing to do (aside from walking) is climbing the stairs, specially when she's ready for a nap. She will grab her blanky, then head up the stairs to bed. What a fun age. I love my little monkey!

It's been a busy month...
On Sept 24/10, Haley started to furniture walk. She get's up so easily now, then just shuffles along. If you're sitting on the couch, she'll often pull herself up to standing, then rest her cheek on the couch cushion. She does it for the response, because when I'm sitting there I say "awe" when she does it. As soon as she hears me say that, she'll start doing it over and over. Sometimes she'll even copy me and go "awe" too, it's very cute!
The same week Haley got tooth number 3, she also got number 4 and 5, then a week later she got tooth number 6. Not a single complaint with any of them, we're so lucky. It's amazing how much it changes her look too. My little girl is growing up!
We went to Haley's friend Paige's 1st birthday at the beginning of this month. Paige's mom Candace liked Haley's skirt from her birthday so much, that she ordered one for Paige. So a couple of days after the birthday, we decided to take some photos of the girls in their pettiskirts, priceless :) It's so cute to watch the girls interact. Paige kept handing Haley her hair bow, it's a game she plays with Candace, where they just keep handing it back and forth. Of course Haley doesn't get the whole handing it back thing, so she would just keep it and Paige would get upset. Finally poor Paige would get her little bow back, but rather than just being happy and keeping it, she'd hand it right back to Haley and it would start all over again. Poor little Paige.

Her 3rd tooth

Finally after a month and a half, Haley has tooth number 3. I think it came through on Friday night, since she had about a 5 minute cry before bed (which isn't usual for her), although I didn't notice the tooth until tonight. It's another one on top, so now she has 3 on top, and none on the bottom, lol. The front 2 on the bottom are on their way though, I think one of them might actually break through by tomorrow, or at least in the next couple of days.
Looks like our summer is officially over. I had to dress Haley in a fleece one piece outfit to take her for a walk yesterday evening. Although it was sad to say goodbye to summer, Haley sure looked cute! We went to the park and she went on the swing for about 10 minutes, but then I was worried she was getting too cold, so we headed back home. Poor thing, her nose was all red by the time we got back.

New faces

Haley has been quite the little character lately. She's started making new sounds and faces. Her latest one is what I call "duck face", but Charlie likes to call it her "stink face". She scrunches up her nose, does a modified version of fish lips (while showing her 2 front teeth) and goes "new new new new new". It's so cute! I tried to get a photo of it today, sort of managed to :) Maybe one of these days I'll be able to catch it on video, but you know kids....they don't do anything on command!

Happy 1st Birthday!

Haley turned 1 yesterday, where has the time gone? Can't believe that it's been a whole year since our time in the hospital, when we left with our new little screaming bundle of joy :)
Yesterday we had a nice relaxing day, mostly just me and my little sweet pea. My parents popped in with a gift for her, a ride on toy, which she absolutely loves! When I'm not pushing her around on it, she's crawling and pushing it with one hand, it's so cute. One of her little friends came over too, since they couldn't make it for her birthday bash.
Today was a blast! We had a big birthday celebration for Haley, it was great! We were so exhausted after all the festivities, Charlie and baby took a 2 hour nap before dinner. Of course Haley was spoiled with toys, clothes and books. She seemed to like the cards the best though, lol. Balloons seem to be her new favorite thing, specially the pink ones. I blew up some extra ones this morning, so she pointed at them all day, and tugged them around for quite a while.
Tomorrow we're having Charlie's family over to celebrate with them. What a fun filled weekend for our little monkey!

Going back to work wasn't so hard after all. Haley has been having a great time with my mom, and it's actually been sort of nice getting back into a routine. Can't say I'm enjoying getting up at 5am, or taking the bus, but you do what you gotta do. The first day Haley and my mom spent together, my mom didn't quite realize how fast Haley can move. She took off to look out the window next to the front door, just like the dogs do. Never fails, when she's in a hurry, she tends to fall. Sure enough, she found the once small space of tile at the front entrance to go head first into. So day one I came home to a bruise, lol. I'm sure there are many more to come. She was almost bruise free, then she went head first into the hardwood last night, so we're back to black & blue.
The last 2 weekends we've gone to Haley's friend's 1st birthdays, they were both a lot of fun. So cute to watch all the kids crawling/walking around. I let Haley have a little ice cream (for the first time), she didn't like it at first. I think it was just too cold for her, so she was spitting it out, but after a little while, she got the hang of it.
Haley had her 1 year doctor's appointment today. They measured her at 28 inches and 17lbs 5oz (although she had just had a big meal and not gone to the bathroom before we got there). Based on that, she's in the 25th percentile for height, and not even on the chart for weight. The doctor wasn't overly concerned, just said we need to monitor to make sure she continues to gain weight. She eats a lot, and doesn't look too thin, so I'm not at all worried. She's a healthy active little one, she's never even had a cold!

Well...my maternity leave is officially over :( I head back to work tomorrow morning. It's been such an amazing year, Haley has grown and learned so much! Only 15 more days and she'll be 1 year old!
So starting tomorrow, my mom will be looking after my little angel. She loves Grandma, so it won't be a problem, I'm sure they'll adjust just fine (I might not though). I'm sure they'll have a lot of fun together! Haley loves going to the park and playing on the swings. Last time I took her there, both my parents joined us. We all had a great time, but especially Haley, she was laughing and smiling the entire time, so cute!
Of course she's been crawling up a storm, but now she's trying to walk a little too. If you hold her arms, she takes steps forward, and won't bend her legs if you try to get her to sit down. She's also standing holding onto the furniture, but she can't quite pull herself to standing without help. It's coming though, probably won't be too long.
Haley likes to sit at the top of the stairs now, throwing her toys through the railing to the lower level. I'm fine with it, as long as it's a soft toy. The trick is to only let her take soft toys into the upstairs hallway, lol. She's also trying to pull herself up on the railings and gate, she gets one foot on the ground, but can't quite get high enough to get the other one under her. It's coming....