Like Night and Day

Our little night owl has transformed into a day time diva! Pros and cons come with this change; however, I welcome it with open arms. Hallelujah! 7 hours of sleep! She had earned the nickname "Hallie Monster" after her first night at home. She only came out at night and the first night she gave us quite a scare. We did not see how such a little person could cry that much without something being wrong. Poor thing has had her days and nights mixed up since then. I have been commenting to Riley that she is spending more time awake during the day but it didn't dawn on me until the middle of the night when she woke up to eat around 2 and fell back asleep immediately. I thought it was a fluke so I didn't even get my hopes up...but sure enough, here came 5 o'clock and she fell right back into dream land like a pro. This made for one happy mommy. And I'm sure Riley appreciated not having to deal with the Saturday morning grouch that I usually am. Dad still has to get used to this "no napping all day" schedule. He is used to hanging out in the chair with her...now the "new Hallie" wants to roam around the house and check out the outdoors. She is becoming so much more alert and her little eyes are constantly wandering. It's so much fun to see her little changes everyday!

Nanny Kathryn and Aunt Kylie stopped in for a visit last night to visit Hallie Bear and brought dinner. Yum! Every time Nanny Kathryn cooks for us in our kitchen I am reminded of how I need to make a trip to the grocery store and Bed Bath & Beyond. My kitchen if missing quite a few cooking essentials. :) In other words, it is evident that I only cook meals with 5 ingredients or less. It is becoming quite comical to me as I realize how much I don't have in my kitchen. Kathy is quite the resourceful cook and always works with what little I have....but each time I end up making a list of things I need to buy. Hey, I guess it gives me an excuse to go on a shopping spree!!! I will put that on my list of things to do this week....

                                                                         Aunt Kylie

Nanny

Bye bye premie clothes!! Hello closet! She is really growing! Today we were searching for a pretty outfit to wear to a bridal shower....I didn't expect to find anything that fit her...everyday I flip through all of her pretty clothes that she can't fit into....I take different outfits over to her changing table and lay them over her to see if she is any closer to wearing them...and they always swallow her stubby little body. Most of the dresses and pants are longer than her entire body with her legs stretched out. :( BUT, I think she had a growth spurt overnight because we found something that fit!

Hallie had her first "social" outing today! We went to my friend Jamie's bridal shower and Hallie got to meet some of my friends from PT school. I cornered my friend Julie, who has an 8 month old son, to get the mommy "low down." It was nice to have someone to talk to and ask questions like "so did your newborn ever want to eat for 4 hours straight?" Lol. It was good to get out of the house, wear something other than a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt, and spend time with good friends.

PT school friends at Jamie's bridal shower

I was looking forward to a little relaxation after our outing so Hallie and I got into our comfy clothes and planted ourselves on the couch. She had just decided to give in to her heavy eyelids and take a nap.....meanwhile Riley was outside "playing." If you know Riley well then you know that he always has to be doing something "manly" in the garage or backyard..."projects" as he calls them. I tell him all the time that he creates things to do! He always tries to include me but normally it either has to do with painting, digging, mechanic work, or some other type of physical labor. Eh, no thanks. :) So anyways, Hallie is asleep and Riley is messing with his silly new horn for his old '60 Ford. When all of a sudden we hear this horrible screech...nasty, nasty sound let me tell you. Now I have two barking dogs and a baby who is terrified. The horn didn't quite live up to his expectations...it was supposed to sound like "OOOOOgah." Sounded more like "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."

Hallie's Corner

• I really wish my mom would just let me wear a diaper all day wrapped in a blanket. I hate changing clothes and frankly I like being a naked baby.  I try to tell her....look how happy I am....

• I don't think dad will ever learn how to tell if I have a wet diaper. The 'finger' test is risky because mom sometimes finds out that I have left a present in my diaper for her...so I don't expect him to want to do that. He always asks mom "how can you tell when she is wet?!!??" Well the first clue I give him is screaming my head off...come on Dad, mushy diaper = upset baby. I still love him though...

• I really wish my Grammy Karen would feel better soon so her and Gman can come visit me....

• My sister Emmi is driving me crazy...she always comes in my room without asking and steals my toys that mom has stored under my changing table. She tried to apologize by giving me a kiss, but it'll take more than that. For now I'm giving her the cold shoulder....

Signing off now....Hallie is telling me that she wants to eat and Riley is needing help with dinner...the grill seems to be eating our hamburgers (they fell through the grill). Oops! Thanks for reading everyone!