It's hair and more hair everywhere!

Okay, so I know they say you shed after you have a baby, but really, is this size a hairball in the shower normal??? Matt can't believe how much hair he finds everywhere. Our vacuum was acting up so we took it apart and no wonder - there was a load of hair to be unwound. It's a wonder I have anything left.

Hailey is growing a tail!

High-centered roll

We had a good laugh at Hailey when she tried to roll over and got high-centered. She looked so innocent and helpless.

Hats & Bear

We were going through some clothes the other night and tried some hats on Hailey. Note: the socks on her hands were to try to keep them warm during a few cold night spells. She doesn't like sleeping with them under the covers.

She loves her teddy bear. She's too little to really play with it, but we have fun talking to her with it. We have to be careful though because she'll attack it with her slobber and it sheds.

Halloween Sunflower

I picked up a costume at a Relief Society "greet and trade" at the beginning of September, but didn't know if it would fit Hailey at Halooween. We went to a ward trunk-or-treat and I had Matt try it on her to see if it was going to work. When I saw her I laughed so hard I almost cried. She looked so cute!

Baby play dates

Once a week we get together with two other mommy-baby sets that live in our apartment complex for lunch and playtime. It's always fun to see what's new with the babies, eat and enjoy conversation. It's probably more for the moms than the babies at this point, but it's fun to watch them observe one another. You can tell from Hailey's smile in the first photo that she thinks it's pretty fun. We're all in the same ward so it'll be fun to watch them grow up together.

Three months old and growing

On Hailey's 3-month birthday, we took some photos of her next to her teddy bear to show how much she'd grown. We measured and weighed her too - as accurately as you could with a home scale and yardstick. She's nearing 14 lbs and 26". Wow kid! Some developmental highlights: she loves to smile and coo and she's starting to laugh a little. She'll roll over when her arms are propped under her and she's very good at holding herself flat during her "air time" with daddy. Her eyes are still very blue (much to her daddy's delight - see last photo) and she loves to sleep! She usually takes 2 and sometimes 3 naps a day and sleeps 12-14 hours at night. She's a doll and we're completely smitten, can you tell?

Houston, we have a problem....

Hailey has taken a liking to her thumb - and she's very intentional about it. I guess I can't complain because she's a very good self-comforter and goes to sleep easily, but the orthodonist bills might be a pain later. At first I tried taking it away and giving her the binki. It didn't really suite her fancy. I have to admit though, she's pretty dang cute sucking her tiny little thumb....