Just the facts...

Hayden facts:

Enjoys his jumping chair and exersaucer

Is in the 97 percentile for height

Likes to play with rings, soccer ball, darth vader, and his trucks

He also likes to play with paper, envelopes, remotes, and phones

Hates belly time (which is why his head is a little flat)

Can sit up on his own for short periods of time

Can roll over (both ways) but hardly ever does

Likes to eat vegetables more then the fruits

Punches himself in the head on purpose and enjoys it

Makes a noise that sounds like he is saying hi

Likes music... much to daddy's dismay he likes my music

Loves being outside or going for walks

Wants to stand all day. He thinks he can walk.

Laying on the bed and having us bounce it

Uses his feet to help him pick up things that are too big

Drools like a champ

Has slept thru the night many times since before 2 months old but refuses to now

Likes to play with his feet

Is finally getting some hair. It is brown but very fine

Likes when you clap really loud

Makes his left arm disappear in his exercauser. He puts it down in the seat and won't use it

Doesn't cry too much. He mainly screams when upset.

Loves bath time and actually will lay on his tummy in the tub

Has chuncky little legs but not a big belly

Sucks his thumb or fingers or my face or arm. And his bouncy seat cover

Will suck in his upper lip or his bottom lip

Sticks one leg up in the air and will stare at it

Arches his back like he is in tons of pain when he doesn't want to do something. He is very stubborn already!

Cha-Ching

Hayden got this quarter collection from Grandpa. He wants to say Ha Hap Papa Q! I got all of the quarters and you don't! :)



I'm too tired to write anything else. Hayden has kept me up the past 2 nights. :(

Birthday Weekend

After 8 years of asking Mike finally got me a cake from Kribel's for my birthday. Quick learner huh? He did get me nice BKE capris. So good job Mike!

We went to Homewood, Pa and checked out Buttermilk falls. It was short walk and a nice falls. We got some good pictures.


On the trail


hiking to the main falls


the main falls


hayden with the falls


hayden enjoying the walk back to the car


our cutie!

Vote For Jamie

My cousin Jamie is nominated for ESPN student athlete of the week.

Please vote for her at: http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/espnradio1250/story?id=3479608 (Jamie Kertes)

Here is an article about her:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09120/966431-363.stm

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Look what I can do!

Hayden is getting better and better at sitting up on his own. It all depends on the surface. He sits really well on our guest bed. He wobbles but catches himself. He also has been rolling around a lot more lately. He has been able to roll over for over 2 months now but rarely did it. He is now starting to again. He also has started to suck his thumb again.


He loves his soccer ball. He will reach, roll or whatever to get it. It is hard for him to hold b/c it is too big for hands. So he will pull his feet up to help hold it. Just like a true soccer player!






And here are just some random cute pics:

(fun in my bouncy chair)


(I am way too cool for this)


(Laughing at mommy b/c she just changed me and I pooped 30 seconds later!)

Happy trails to you.

We have been enjoying the nice weather here. We took Hayden down to the trail again. Mike walked with him, while I ran 2 miles. We also took him down to the creek. He likes it down there.

Hayden's first trip

This weekend we went to Hudson, Ohio for a soccer tournament. It was such a nice weekend. The weather was beautiful, we got to do lots of things with Hayden (who was SUCH a GOOD boy), and my team came in 2nd.

My 11 year old girls had to play up 2 years and play u-14 this tournament. They did so well and won their first 3 games and made it to the finals. Pretty impressive. The girls LOVED hanging out with Hayden between games and at the hotel. He was given so much attention and he was loving it. He was passed around from girl to girl and he was laughing and smiling. He was a little ladies man. He looked so cute in the little hotspurs shirt I made him. We did our best to keep him in the shade but he got a little bit of sun on his face, it could be wind burn though. It sure was windy sometimes.

(watching the soccer game)



Hayden was a head turner. He sat in stroller and smiled and talked to everyone that walked by. He got tons of compliments.

We managed to squeeze in 2 waterfall trips this weekend. The first was Great Falls of Tinkers Creek in a park called Viaduct Park. Hayden was feeling pretty cool in his sunglasses. He was talking away as we walked to the falls.



The other falls we saw were in a cute town called Chagrin falls. It reminded me of a beach town and Sewickley. Lots of cute little shops, everyone out and walking. I loved it there. Hayden was sleeping at this point so we got some icecream.

We also stopped at this cupcake place: http://www.mainstreetcupcakes.com/about.htm.
Very yummy. Check it out if you are ever in the area.

One other thing we did this weekend was we took Hayden swimming for the first time. I got him some swim diapers, not realizing that they had different ones for boys and girls. So he had little mermaid ones! Oh well.



He had a cute swimsuit to cover them up. He wasn't sure what to do in the pool but it seemed like he liked it.




We have learned that travelling with a little one is different, but it was still fun. Hayden slept better in the pack n play at the hotel then he did at home all week!