Lets Go Pens!

We watched the Pens game yesterday and are watching again tonight (its between periods). Hayden actually watched the game yesterday. I think he liked how everything on the TV moved so fast.

Hayden only woke up one time last night and we didn't even need to go in and comfort him. He went back to sleep fairly quickly. My fingers are crossed that we keep up the progress.

Yesterday we went hiking on a trail in Shaler. Hayden is getting lots of practice for our Yellowstone trip coming up in almost a week!

Funny story: After we finished I was feeding Hayden in the car and he was super fussy. I looked down and noticed he had some wet spot on his shorts. After I touched them I had poop all on my hand! He had crapped all up the front of himself!!! So I had to change him in the back seat. Of course we only had 2 wipes. And he had poop on his legs, feet, and everywhere. Hayden also decided that this was going to be the time that he discovered his pee pee. He kept trying to grab it and of course got poop on his hands. And then would try to suck his fingers. Gross!






Today Hayden spent the day at Grandma's b/c I had a soccer game and work. This was my first full field outdoor game in almost 1 1/2 years. I am very sore right now. It is hard working keeping up with the college age girls!

Ferberizing Part II

So hayden woke up 2x again last night but he was able to go back to sleep each time. He only cried a few minutes the first time and about 20 the 2nd time. Then he slept in until 7:45. Yeah. So far, so good.

Uh Oh!

Since Hayden was a newborn he has always loved playing on the changing table. It has been our saving grace many, many times. We would lay him on it and he would just sit there and talk and be so happy. We could just stay by him and read, check the lap top or just sit. It was nice.



Well now Hayden tries to roll off of it. We will miss spending so much time with you changing table! Now just quick changes and that is it.




Hayden has been enjoying his new bouncer chair. He likes this one now b/c it spins. I had it in the attic and forgot about it. Luckily I went up to get a suitcase and found it. He spends lots of time in this.




Hayden is also enjoying bath time more and more. He kicks and splashes. Poor Mike is soaking wet after giving him a bath. His new thing is he likes to play with the running water. He also has peed each time in the bath for the last week!

Lastly we are working on getting Hayden to sleep better at night. Last night we started the cry it out method (sort of). He woke up at 11 but went back to bed fairly quickly on his own. Around 2 he woke up and was crying. We waited 10 min and mike went in and patted him and let him no we were there but didnt' pick him up. Then left. We waited another 15 minutes and were going to repeat the process but Hayden went back to bed! And he slept until 7:15 am!!!!!! I am not getting my hopes up that it will go that smoothly again. But it sure would be nice.

Birthday Party

Last night we went to Adam and Jacob's birthday party. We had yummy lasagna with their family. Josh is the older brother and he is always so nice to Hayden. He plays with him the entire time. (That is him in the picture above).

The boys enjoyed their presents which just confirms my thoughts that I am a great, thoughtful gift giver :)

Hayden was not in a good mood after getting his shots. So he wasn't his normal happy self. But he still was a good boy.

Good deals and a doctor's visit.

Hayden had his 6 month check up. He is 18 lbs.(75th percentile) and he is about 29 inches long (97th percentile). So he is still tall but is thinning out.

When I went to work yesterday I passed a dumpster. Sitting outside of it were some toys that were in almost new condition. So I put them in the car. I got a small tricycle, a big wheel, a thing to sit on and be pulled, 2 poppers (the things you push with the balls in them) and 2 big dump trucks and diggers. I gave Renee one of the dump trucks for Aiden to use at her house. He was excited. I love free stuff. I also got a good deal on scrapbook stuff at Biglots. Yeah!!!

Memorial Day

We had a Memorial Day cook out at our house. Mike made hamburgers (tiny ones by mistake) and hotdogs. We brought out the little blow up pool and Hayden and Kennedy had fun in it. The rest of the day people watched Star Wars in high defenition (a tradition now), hit golf balls, kicked soccer balls or just relaxed.

And no Hayden is not that much bigger then Kennedy. The pool was not even.

Pictures from Erie

(not liking the beach at all)

(at presque isle light house)

(at the lake erie light house)

(in my new coaches son outfit)

(getting ready to go to the soccer game)

The soccer team made the quarter finals and lost on penalty kicks. Hayden didn't sleep either night at the hotel. But he was good during the day.

Update from Erie #2

Ok this hotel trip has not been good either.

1st Hayden peed on my bed when I was changing him.

2nd He woke up at 12. I got him quickly and fed him so he would not wake up other hotel guests. Well he decide afterwards that he did not want to go back to bed. I layed him in the pack and play and he just started talking to himself. Loudly! For 2 hours! Then he started spitting. So the pac and play and himself were soaked.

He eventually went back to bed after mike held him and we took turns patting his bum in the pack and play.

3rd He woke up again at 3. Talked some more. And kicked. Over and over and over. The pack and play was thumping off of the floor. The people below us had to be annoyed. Eventually he put himself back to sleep.

4th. He woke up at 5 wanting to eat. So again to spare other hotel guests i got him and fed him. To keep him quiet afterwards i gave him blanket/rattle thing. Well he kept quiet but I heard the rattle for awhile.

So he woke up around 8. At least an hour later then normal. He didn't take his nap until almost 11 (which is usually when he wakes from his nap). He is napping now. We will see how the rest of the day goes.

5th. We think Hayden has allergies :( Poor guy. I also noticed that every time he got up last night it was b/c he was coughing.

Oh when we got back from the light houses the maid was cleaning our room. WE told her not to worry about it. Hayden was exhausted and finally ready to nap. Well she spoke no English and would not leave! She changed the sheets and cleaned the bathroom while hayden slept. If she would have woken him up i was going to kill her.

So that is our trip so far. We went to the light houses today. Hayden was fine when we were out. He was excited to see the girls at the hotel. He was all smiles. It is hot so he did;t go to our first game. We tied. He may go swimming later if he is a good boy ;)

Update from Erie...

Hayden does not like the beach. Nor does he like sunblock in his eyes. Just an FYI. Pictures when we get back...

Our Drool Boy!

Hayden has always been a drooler but it is getting really bad...he is probably getting some teeth. He especially drools in his jumper chair (look at his face and shirt above). But he seems pleasant enough. This video below also shows why he drools. His mouth is just full of saliva. In the video you can hear the gargling noise Hayden makes all of the time now.


His sleeping has gotten better. He only gets up once in the night now. Some nights at 230 am and others around 5 am. And some nights he sleeps the entire night. He is just so inconsistent. But it is better then a few weeks ago. So I am happy. He is rolling around now like crazy so I think that is causing him to wake up sometimes.

He is also taking a bath sitting in his seat like a big boy.



Well enjoy your weekend. We will be in Erie this weekend. I am sure I will have pictures to post when we get back!

At the duckpond

Today we took Hayden to the duck pond. I guess he liked it. Not really sure. Some of those ducks are mean!

Afterwards Mike walked with Hayden on the trail while I went for a run. I had to run off my lunch. We went to Burgh's and had their lunch time pizza and wing buffet. It was so good and I hate buffets. They had regular pizzas, specialty pizzas (mmm the buffalo chicken pizza was so good), 3 different kind of wings, hoagies, salad bar, two soups and dessert. Definatley go check it out.



In other news, Hayden is getting way too smart. He knows how to pull of his diaper. He does it all of the time now. He also still hates belly time and will immediately roll over if you put him on his stomach. And he tries to get out of his car seat already. WE are in trouble...


(laughing at mommy b/c he unstrapped his diaper)

Weekend at Grandma's

We visited Grandma Barb both Saturday and Sunday. Hayden loves it there. I think Grandmas is sneaking him some sugar. On Saturday he played and laughed and screamed with delight for almost 2 hours straight. He drooled and slobbered thru two shirts. On Sunday he sat on the couches and played so nice. And he played in the high chair.

While at Grandma's he got to see Great Grandma and Aunt Patti. He smiled and played with them so nice too. He was such a good boy.



Mike thinks my moms house is freezing. So this winter she bought him a snuggie. He is still using it in may...

A day at the park

We are loving the nice weather! We took Hayden to Settler's Cabin Park today. He loved the swing. He held on to one side pretty tight but would smile. He is a brave boy. We avoided the huge raccoon that was in the garbage can (seriously it was huge!) and also rode the slide, the merry go round, and a bouncy motorcyle.



We also walked the green loop trail and saw a small waterfall. I guess we can add that to our list of waterfalls.



Notice that the front pack is covered in drool. Hayden soaks thru several bibs and shirts each day. Also look at his super chuncky legs!

Enjoying the weather

We have been enjoying the nice weather. We take Hayden to the trails or to walk at Robinson Town Centre. We also take his exersaucer outside and let him play while we do yard work. We have lots of weeding to do, planting grass, etc.

Hayden only woke up once last night. Yeah! Well he woke up pretty early in the morning but was able to put himself back to sleep. I wish he would do that every time.

Quick post

Not much to update on. Still not much sleep going on here. I am exhausted and I am sure it shows.

We also have a bird in the fireplace. Its been there for over a week. How long can birds live without food or water???? I guess I will find out.

On a more positive note, the nielson ratings company sent us info awhile back. Today we got $30 in the mail from them. Its always nice to get cash in the mail!

My Mother's Day

We started off mother's day with a yummy pankcake breakfast using our new griddle. They were so good! You can get the recipe here: http://www.bigbiteappetite.com/search?q=pancake

Then we headed to Costco to pick up some last minute ingredients for our dish to take to Hillary's. One of the free sample ladies offered Hayden some real food. I had to tell her that he wasn't as old as she thought and he is just a big boy!!!!!

We had mother's day dinner at Hillarys. Eric BBQ'd and we all brought sides. For dessert we had pie and ice cream cake for Kennedy's official birthday. Once again she enjoyed her dessert.

Hayden loved playing on Kennedy's new swing. You can see below that he had a big smile on his face.

I was hoping Hayden would give me a late mother's day present of sleeping. He didn't feel like it though. He was up again at 12:30 and 4:15 am. :(

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there. Obviously this year we appreciate all you do even more!

For my birthday Hayden slept 12 hours straight. He obviously does not understand that mother's day gifts are nice too. He woke up at 12:30 and 4:00 in the morning.
I tell him everytime he is lucky he is super cute.

Kennedy's 1st Birthday

Today we went to Kennedy's 1st birthday party. Hayden got all dressed up but missed most of the party while taking a nap. He had fun while he was there.




My cousin Marques with Hayden and his daughter Ava (11 months).


Kennedy in her new ride


Digging into the cake



After the cake