Creature of Habit

I guess we are all creatures of habit in some way or another. When I used to get ready for work, I did the same thing every morning of every work day. If I needed to leave early I could never wake up early enough to go through my morning routine and some of it would be cut out and hence making for an "off" day.

Since Bugs started sleeping in her own bed at six weeks, we have had a normal bedtime ritual. She eats her dinner, takes a bath if it's bath night, put sleepy time lotion on her and put her into the footie pajamas. Every night since then, we have done this.

I bought her some cute 2 piece pj's that had a cute t-shirt and pants or shorts. Friday I decided to try them out. HUGE MISTAKE!

We went through the ritual, put on the new pj's and since she didn't have a nap that afternoon, I knew she would be out in about T-minus 60 seconds. Boy, was I wrong.

Bugs proceeded to scream and cry for a good 20 minutes. We went in to grab her and get her settled down for bed, again. About 10 minutes later and some serious yawning and eye rubbing we laid her down in bed. She continued to scream and cry and fuss. I waited about 20 minutes before I headed back in there.

Then it hit me....she doesn't like the new pj's. I walked into her room and grabbed the trusty ol' footed pj's and changed her right then and there. I left the room again and less than 5 minutes later, she was completely O-U-T! Not another fuss or muss coming from the monitor.

I should have seen it coming with my little bull-headed Taurus. She loves her routine and she will let you know when something is not right. Won't be trying new pj's anytime soon! I wonder how long this is going to go on and what is the largest size pj's I can buy for her so she can wear them for as long as she needs to! :)

She was probably about 3 months old in this picture of her sleeping peacefully in her pj's!

AHHHHH, 11 MONTHS ALREADY?!?!

So, Miss Hayley turned 11 months last Tuesday and we bought her.....(in my best Price is Right voice) A NEW CAR!!!! Not really, but it's close enough and it will help her with walking...



She now has two top and two bottom teeth that she proudly displays when she is smiling and makes sure that everyone can see her latest additions. She is pulling up to standing on most of the furniture and we are on our way to cruising. Could she get any cuter? This is her and Jace, my hairdresser's six month old son.



We started swim lessons Wednesday and she hated every minute of it! Seriously, she cried the whole time. Well, 9 more weeks left and maybe she will learn to like it! I tired to get some pics of her in her Bug swim suit, but she protested and then gave in.

Time is flying!

Here I sit and my baby girl will be a year old in just a short month and a half. WOW a whole year. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. She is the joy of my life and I don't know where I would be without her. She has 2 teeth now and says "kit kit" for kitty, "bahl" for ball and has come up with the most ridiculous laugh I have ever heard. She can also say "buh" for bye. I am pretty sure she said fish at the doctor's office the other day. Even the pediatrician heard it. We have been to the pediatrician so many times in the last month its ridiculous. I hope we don't have to go again for a while. Hayley first had RSV. Last week she and I had the flu. We also found a lump on her abdomen above her belly button.
We all know how I was diagnosed with lymphoma...a lump. We had an ultrasound performed and it appears to be a mass just under the skin. It's not attached to anything vital so that is good. We have elected to wait until after her 1 year old check up to decide if we want to go ahead with the surgical consult. We most likely will have it removed, but it won't be until May or June. If it starts growing, you can bet we will be at the Doctor ASAP!
She is eating solids like a champ and there isn't much she doesn't like. I have reduced her nursings to 2 times a day and plan on being completely done by her 1st birthday.
She crawls around like crazy and it's hard to keep up sometimes. She is just starting to pull herself up on things and I am sure we will be cruising around in no time, if not just straight up walking. She seems to forget that she needs to hang onto the table and comes tumbling down, but at least she only cries now when it really hurts. She would cry so easy when she first started doing that.
I can't wait for the weather to get nicer so we can go to the zoo and other outdoor activities. She will be taking swim lessons soon and that should be a real blast!
I am seriously going to try and keep this updated more often since I am not working again.

Where is time going?

The last time I wrote in the blog, it was September and now here we are January 19Th and so much has changed!

Miss Hayley will be 9 months on Saturday and she is growing like a weed! She just started cutting her first tooth and has mastered the rolling around on the floor to get around and starting to master the crawl. She will go a few crawls forward and give up and lay on her stomach and flap her arms like that is going to help her get there faster! It's the cutest thing I have ever seen!

She doesn't go to the doctor until January 25Th, but at her last weigh in at home, she was 21.2 lbs. She is eating like a champ and sleeping like sleeping beauty! She goes to bed about 5pm and wakes up in between 5:30 am and 6:30am. I am convinced that she might look like her dad, but she likes to sleep like her mommy!

She had her first Christmas and Santa brought her a bunch of clothes and some new toys to play with.

Matthew finsished his first marathon this past Sunday, and I couldn't be more proud of him! That was a lot of hard work and dedication and I am really happy to have my husband back.

A day of firsts!

Today marked the day that Hayley's butt officially EXPLODED! She has only been going to the restroom (#2) once a week and today happened to be the day! I left her with mom to run a few errands and when I came back, I walked into the living room where they usually are and no mom and no Hayley. I then heard Hayley in the back bedroom and thought maybe she was tired and mom tried to lay down with her. Not the case at all! Mom was coming out of the bathroom and Hayley was wrapped in a towel and when I walked into the bathroom, this is what I saw:

Of course, I didn't have a change of clothes for Hayley so she had to hang around in a diaper until her clothes were washed and dried! She took a much needed nap after the whole ordeal to sleep it off!

We also started her on rice cereal today. She is almost 5 months old and I was going to wait until she was 6 months old, but she has decided to wake up between 3 and 4am because she is so hungry. Obviously she is not getting enough mommy milk during the day.

At her 4 month check up she is weighing in at 15lbs. 8oz. and is 24.25 inches long. She is officially a chunk! Here is a picture of her and I taken last Friday:
She is gaining all the weight I have lost. Not to brag, but I am 3lbs. from my pre-pregnancy weight! I lost it all by doing absolutely.....NOTHING!

First Vacation, 4th of July and Hayley's 2 month check up!

This last week and a half has been a fun ride! We rented a house on the Guadalupe in Center Point, TX and had a blast! Jackie cooked rowdy chicken, my dad smoked a brisket and we couldn't have asked for a better, more relaxing week! This was our first long road trip with the Bugs in tow and it couldn't have gone smoother! Thank goodness for AC! Hayley spend most of her time in the house in her swing, her bed or in someone's arms and loved every minute of it! My brother, Austin, and his friend Samm went toobing down the Guadalupe the day we arrived at the Hightaway house and apparently, Austin thinks that SPF is a band and not skin protection. He came to the house minus 18 beers in a 24-pack and red as a lobster. Matt and Mia decided to hike Enchanted Rock (In 100 degree heat) and Jackie and I sampled some of the wines at Sistercreek Winery while they sweated their butts off! Sounds like we got the better end of that deal. :) If you are ever in the area, check out the winery! They have some of the best Texas wine I have ever tasted!
I think my dad wants to book the house again in September and I am all for it!

July 4th was spent on Lake Palestine at my Uncle Calvin and Aunt Lori's house. We did this last year and I am pretty sure this will be a family affair every year. I wish I could see them more, but every time I hang with them, I need a month to recover! They are party animals and I even went to bed early! I knew I had to get up with Bugs in the middle of the night and I need my sleep! Thanks to my cousin Kari, who pretty much took care of Hayley all weekend! It was much needed Holly time. I just showed up for feedings and to put her to bed. I think that my husband, brother and cousins put on a fireworks show. I saw them in the packages, but my dog decided to disappear during the fireworks and the search was on for Roscoe. I know he is scared of fireworks and I was trying to get to him before they got too bad. We had no idea where he went and we were worried! If you know my dog, he barks at EVERYTHING so we thought he was gone because he wasn't barking. He was hiding in a dark corner of the porch on an AC exhaust and we had half the party looking for him! Apparently, Roscoe is a good swimmer too and we could barely keep him out of the water!


Hayley Bug will be 11 weeks old on Thursday and we went in for her 2 month check up and immunizations yesterday. She officially weighs 12 lbs. and 1 oz. and is 22.5 inches long now! She screamed during her shots, but it didn't last long! The doctor says that she is "perfect" and I really needed him to tell me something I didn't know!

It's Hayley's bed time and I have to provide the milk to get her to bed! Til next time!

XOXOXO
H&M

Hayley turns 2 months!

For our official 2 month birthday of Hayley, Dad flew in 8 LIVE lobsters from Maine! She slept through most of the eating, but we did manage to get a picture of her with the lobsters in her PJ's before she went to bed!For some reason, we can never seem to catch her looking at the camera! She is smarter than we think!
We still love her though! Look at those chunky thighs! Mom's milk does the baby good! I think she is 12 pounds now. She is double her birth weight!

XOXO
Holly