Just for Fun

Hannah got a new rocking chair from IKEA last week. A whole bunch of us met there for the 99 cent breakfast and then did some shopping afterwards. We got lots of funny looks with our big long train of strollers and carts :)



Here's Hannah's new favorite thing to do. She picks out a book and then climbs (key word CLIMBS) into anything nearby and just chills out while she "reads". She even uses her little voice to imitate the way Caleb and I read to her. It is sooo cute!
















And here's the adorable dancing baby! She LOVES clapping and swaying to any kind of music. Brings a smile to our faces every time!

Mind Your Manners

This week I'm trying to teach Hannah how to eat off of a plate (without throwing it across the room) and use eating utensils. She's doing a pretty good job and I was surprised at how well she ate her applesauce today!

Happy Halloween!

Hannah's friend, Ashlyn, came over to go Trick-or-treating tonight. Although Hannah really had no idea what was going on, we had fun dressing her up and taking pictures!

It's a Miracle

Hannah's Walking!!!

Happy Harvest!

Hannah and I went to the pumpkin patch with some of our friends on Monday. It was a gorgeous day and we had the place to ourselves. Hannah was indifferent to the hayride and pumpkins, but once she found the slide she was a happy girl! She also really enjoyed feeding the goats.

Fall Fun with Grandma and Grandpa Coddington

What fun we had with grandma and grandpa this week! Hannah loved ripping the paper off of the presents they brought for her birthday. She had a blast learning how to ride the giraffe they gave her. Hannah wanted grandma and grandpa's undivided attention during her every waking moment. She just couldn't get enough of them.

Grandma and Grandpa spent lots of time outside with Hannah enjoying the beautiful weather. She played on her slide and helped with the leaves.






















Here's our little doll baby just being cute during dinner outside on the deck. Don't you want to pull those curls to see what happens?














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Sorry for the Rantings

Hi everyone! Sorry about my panicked blog the other day. Thank you to everyone who gave me words of encouragement and advice about what worked for their kids.

Hannah seems to be having the perfect day today! Caleb and I have determined that all of her "issues" are because of yet another growth spurt. It's amazing how much that affects her. The late sleeping, extra naps, crabbiness, and waking up for a feeding in the middle of the night--it makes so much sense! We've been through this many times with her, but every time we seem to forget what it was like the last :)

Warming her nighttime bottle has helped a lot with her taking the whole milk. She chugs it down now without pushing it away at all. Also, I bought a few different kinds of sippy cups to try since she stopped drinking out of her other ones. Of course, the cheapo disposable ones are working the best. That's just fine with us! She's down to just a nighttime bottle now which is GREAT!

Thanks again for listening to me rant and rave about the confusion. :)