Moving on up!

Hayden and I got an apartment. It's really nice and I'm excited to move. A new beginning for us! We move in on June 14th!

Packing has been quite the adventure. Hayden is sooo helpful with taking out what i just put in the box :) I'm getting it done though, i've always been a great multi-tasker :)

Things are starting to look up. Up is the only way we can go from here! Hayden will finally have the happy mama that he deserves. Now, if we could secure a long term job we'd be good to go!!!

First Word

Hayden has been babbling like crazy for months, but he said 'ma maaa' yesterday multiple times AT me, not just experimenting with sounds. pretty much made my life. cue the tears and laughter. he's amazing.

hayden has also been scooting around on his biscuits for the past month which is really cute. can get to his tummy from a sitting position and can get on all fours....but he doesn't know what to do from there other than scream and grunt and since yesterday say "maaaa maaam" in a cute but whinysad voice. it's really too cute for words.

he has been doing the "milk" sign for about 3 weeks...and gets hysterical when i do it to him. sometimes it's a YAAAY hysterical and other times it's a bawling his face off hysterical b/c i'm teasing him.
he loves drinking out of cups but has no idea what to do with a sippy other than chew on it.

he would eat an entire magazine/book if i'd let him.

i knew that motherhood would be incredible and life changing...but i didn't know to what extent. i am so grateful and will never take this for granted.

Happy Valentine's Day

Hayden is all over the place. He's sitting, rolling over, standing while holding onto things with a little added assistance. It's so amazing to watch him learn these things.

This monday he had his first bite of food...AVOCADO and he seemed to really like it. I wanted to wait until he was 8 months or so...but when i was eating it the other day he literally had a little tantrum over not having any. so i shared :)


needless to say..he keeps me busy. It can be tiresome..especially since i'm on my own, but it's so worth it. He is so amazing...every little smile, giggle, hair pull, nose grab..whatever...it is just incredible. And i always think to myself "today was so good, it can't get any better than this"...but it does...every day it just gets better and better. being a mother is the best gift. Hayden Michael, my little blessing!

Cloth Dipes

I've wanted to do cloth dipes pretty much from the get go but have been waiting until Hayden wasn't pooping every 10 seconds. He's at the age now where poops are more spaced out and i wont be doing laundry every second of the day. We are doing Fuzzi Bunz for the most part and i love them so far and i think hayden does too! I

FIRST HALLOWEEN

Hayden was an ear of corn, the cutest i've ever seen!!! Hayden helped me hand out candy to the neighborhood kiddos while William was at class. The Thompsons came by to see Hayden as well. Hayden stayed in the costume for about 5 mins before he screamed to get out!

Hayden's growing like a weed! He's probably about 25 inches...14-15 lbs. His next WBV isn't until the 28th of next month so i'll find out then.

He's a giggling/smiling cutieface and i love him to pieces. He's almost rolling over on his own...he LOVES sitting up, though he can't do it on his own.

I also think that Hayden might be teething. He puts everything in his mouth and chews it..his favorite is my hand...my hands are covered in drool 97% of the day. :)

We are still co-sleeping. breastfeeding is going so well. it's hard to believe we had such an issue before. I seriously LOVE nursing. I had wanted to nurse right from the start, as soon as i found out i was pregnant but i didn't know how wonderful it was until we finally started. Such an intense bonding experience that words can't really describe. He nurses about every 2-3 hours.

I'm a huge fan of babywearing. I own two strollers and i think i've used them 3 times since hayden was born. i just think we both benefit so much more from the closer contact that wearing him provides. The neighbors are always commenting on how cute we are!

Hayden and i have been going on a lot of interviews these past couple of weeks. I put an ad on craigslist stating that i was looking to care for other children in their home or mine as long as Hayden can come with me. i've gotten a HUGE response...at least 20 replies. Nothing concrete yet. I'm watching a 2 yr old girl, Bella, a few days a week and might start watching a 19 month old boy named Rowan here and there until i find something full-time. His mom, Sarah seems really awesome and like-minded and hope that even if childcare doesn't work out, we can be friends and Rowan and Hayden can grow up together!!!