Time with Dad & Mom

Whenever she's awake during dinner, she joins us at the table in her bouncer. She trades off giving Matt smiles, then me.

Spending tummy-time with Daddy. He makes it so much more fun.

Siitin' on the couch by myself!

I found this dress in the 3mo. pile and it fit perfectly! I had to take a few snapshots. She sat up so well & looked so grown up. She looks more like an infant than a newborn.

This is her tired cry face. It's sad, but adorable.
Sometimes I prop her up with a pillow and she just hangs out & enjoys looking around. As you can see, her arms and legs are still moving. They rarely stop while she's awake.

BYU Babe

Hailey is destined for BYU - you can tell by how happy she looks sporting her first BYU apparel.

Check out how well she sits up on the couch. Only for a few moments, but it's adorable.

Matt's Convocation

It was so fun to dress Hailey up for the event. The bow lasted a whole 30 seconds, but it was cute for the photos!

I even caught her smile. She likes being dressed up. It's a good thing since I'm her mom. I can't wait until her hair is a little longer.
As exciting as it was to watch Matt get his coat, the rest of the two-hour convocation was a little dull. Hailey's face shows a perfect expression of boredom. She was so good for the event. She is such a sweet baby.
Being a little bored myself, I started playing with the camera. I caught a cute expression.
Hailey looks like Matt....
but she looks like me too. It just depends on who she's with.
Happy little family (even though Hailey looks funny in this photo).
Doesn't he look great?! Hailey gets her abnormally long arms from her dad. They lengthened the sleeves two inches (as much as they could) and they're still short when he puts his arms straight.

Memphis

The Memphis temple is beautiful. It's so small! It's in the same parking lot as the building we go to church so we see it every week.

We went to a little carnival in the park new our apartments. Matt couldn't resist trying his shades on Hailey. She thinks she looks pretty cool - she's even pointing at the glasses.

We didn't have a stroller that fit the carseat, but a very generous girl in our ward said she had one that she wasn't using right now and she'd like the extra space in her storage closet. It has been so nice for us and Hailey loves it.

Matt and Spencer couldn't resist the hats. Yes...that's facial hair you see on their faces. Out of BYU for just weeks and they're already going wild.

On Hailey's 2 mo. birthday, she and I went out with a group of girls and their children to Mud Island. It's a fantastic family-friendly place to visit. It has a mini to-scale replica of the Mississippi with about two inches of water for the kids to play in. It'll be fun to go there when Hailey is older. You can see the Mississippi river behind us.

I don't know what significance it has, but here's the Memphis Pyramid.
A glance of the city. From this view it looks nice. Once you get onto the streets downtown it looks a little shabby. To be honest, we weren't really charmed by Beale Street. I hope that's legal to say.
This is a view from our apartment complex. It's still quite green here so it's hard to make myself remember that it's mid-October already.
This is an indication of why it's so green. The Memphis rains are incredible! I've never seen rain like this! I ran to a friends house and was in it for less than 7 seconds and I was soaked.
One part of Memphis that has not been a favorite....the grass. It makes me appreciate western lawns even more. This grass is not at all enchanting to walk in - unless you likes your toes being pricked.

Misc Cuteness

Her first Sunday home we had a blast dressing her up and putting a bow in her hair.

She doesn't do this face as much now, but for the first month it was a usual. We loved it!
We wanted to see if Hailey fit her new umbrella stroller. All bundled in a blanket we secured her whole body with the waist belt.
Her hair is so cute! We don't know yet exactly what color it's going to be. It's a pretty light brown now and it's getting long.
Hailey loves the mobile from Aunt Jeanette and Uncle Ed. It's so precious to watch her be amused and fascinated by such simplicty. She studies the pieces so hard.
We were trying to get a cute family snapshot, but Hailey didn't really like the idea.
We occasionally had to supplement in the beginning and we were entertained by her "milk fangs" left behind.
This is a usual face for Hailey. She's a very happy and smiley baby. Matt's especially good at getting big smiles...you'll see below.
I love dressing her up, especially for church. She looks so cute in her dresses. That's a yawn, not a cry, by the way.Hailey seems to know that when daddy comes homes it's time to play. She gives him this expectant look as if to say, "Okay, daddy, what are you going to do next to make me smile." It's so entertaining to watch them play. I don't know what's cuter - her smile or his silliness in attempt to make her smile.
She's really good at looking at the camera for me. It makes for cute photos like this one, but it also makes it difficult when she's doing something cute I want to catch on film and she gets distracted by the camera.
We take turns spending tummy time with her. She looks around with her head up for a while then gets tired and puts her head down to rest.
This was taken on her 2 mo. birthday when we were out for her first mommy-baby outing.
Hailey has very big hands with long skinny fingers. They are so adorable. It was funny when she discovered them with her mouth - but I have to watch her - they're so long she gags herself pretty easily.
This was funny. Matt was at priesthood so Hailey and I were making him a special dessert. I put Hailey up on the counter to watch me and had the idea to give her a spatula for a picture. She grasped onto it, but being the first weighted item she's held, she didn't have any control of it and it touched her forehead, leaving chocolate behind. The photo makes it look like she's learning young how to eat the extras off the spatula.
She's such a fun and pleasant baby. Here she was laying on the bed while I was doing things. She's pretty self-entertained when I need her to be.
It's so precious what she finds to study. She gets a serious look on her face and looks long and hard at something. The other night she was staring at Matt's solid-colored shirt. I pointed to where she appeared to be looking, then moved my finger to point somewhere else on his shirt. She followed my finger several times with a determined look on her face. Matt and I started laughing at her innocence and she broke out into a grin but kept her eyes steady on my finger. It's so fun to watch her learn little things and be fascinated so simply.

Daddy Daughter

Hailey was just a couple of days old. It has been so fun to watch Matt be her daddy. He's so sweet and gentle, but very playful. I thought this picture was adorable! It was our desktop photo for a long time.
Matt is very good at holding her to sleep. I think she feels secure in his big arms.
Hailey loves to look at her daddy. They sit and study each other for several minutes at a time.
There's nothing as sweet as taking a nap with a sleeping baby on your chest.

Sometimes when Hailey's tummy hurts this is her preferred position. It's also a favorite for Matt during play time. Her neck and back have gotten strong from it too.
I was trying to do dishes and Hailey wasn't happy so Matt picked her up and tried to introduce her to his music-writing software. She doesn't yet think to much of it.
These are the photos I referred to above. She loves smiling at her daddy!