Can you believe....

HAYDEN IS 6 MONTHS OLD TODAY!!!! I can't even believe I am saying this... it seems so weird to respond "He is 6 months" when asked how old he is. I am still wanting to say "He is 3 weeks!" Time goes by so quickly with a baby... you really have to live in the moment, and take it all in or you will most definitely miss it. I don't have his new weight and length yet, we have his 6 month appointment on Thursday so I will try to post that as soon as I know. Here are some new Hayden likes and dislikes for you!

What Hayden likes:
- Food - still nursing only, but he is still loving it! He gets his first "real" food Thursday... we are all really excited. I know he is REALLY going to love it!
- His jumper - he will sometimes play in this for hours out of the day(not all at once!)... he really loves it. It is so cute to watch him jump up and down and play with all the toys attached!
- Bedtime stories - He actually turns the pages for me... it is the cutest thing ever!
- Bath time - both the bathroom and the person giving the bath get just as wet as Hayden. What can I say? The boy LOVES to make a good splash!
- Talking - although we don't have a clue what he is saying, he sure enjoys having a conversation with us!
- Teething toys - he puts just about anything he can get his hands on in his mouth, but he especially loves the frozen toys... maybe we'll be seeing a tooth soon?!?
- Rolling around - he isn't crawling yet, but every once in a while he seems to find his way around by rolling there! I guess it won't be much longer before we are chasing him around the house!

What Hayden dislikes:
- Seat belts - he absolutely cannot stand to be buckled into his car seat. He is fine once you have him buckled, but the actual act of buckling him in is quite a task!
- Independent play time - I am thinking this may be on his dislike list for the rest of his life... any advice?!? HaHa!

What Hayden is not sure about:
- Sydney's kisses - sometimes he gets right in her face and opens his mouth for a kiss, and other times he swats at her to get her away... he can't make up his mind!!
- Sitting up - now that he can sit up on his own, he is not sure he always wants to be doing it on his own! Sometimes he wants to be sitting all by himself playing with his toys, but other times he cries when you go to sit him down alone. He still likes sitting in his Bumbo which is nice, but most of the time if he is not wanting to sit up on his own, he is wanting us to hold him!!
- Tummy time - he still fights it a little bit, but for the past week or so I have found him sleeping on his tummy every time I check on him.... I guess he is starting to figure out it is a good way to sleep!!

He is constantly changing and growing and we are loving every minute of it! Here are some new pictures for you to enjoy!!

Happy Hayden

Syd went from sitting nicely to giving
away kisses... this was one of those
times where he didn't mind!!!

Hayden's "show me those teeth" smile!!
(yes he is already doing the smile
before he has the teeth!!!)

Admiring the grass...

Seconds before a huge splash!

Say "cheese"!!

Daddy and Hayden

Off to dreamland...

Talk, talk, talk

Just reading my book...

Somebody save me!!!

Sweet boy

Mommy and Hayden

Sometimes he just has to stand...

I bet I seem so tall to him!!!

This sun is too bright Mama

Gotta love that laugh...

He loves to show us his tongue!!

Playing with Mommy!

Happy 1/2 Birthday Hayden! We love you!!!

The Big Vacation

I LOVE vacation!!

We ventured out and took our first vacation a couple of weeks ago and it was so much fun! It took quite a bit of work to get us ready to leave, but it was a lot of fun once we got there! Who knew you needed to take so much with you for a vacation? Well, I guess I did... I have always been a heavy packer, and it's just that much worse with a baby. We took the Tahoe and it was absolutely as full as it could be, not one more thing would have fit! I had to bring EVERYTHING because you just never know what you might need!!

The view from my seat...

I know from the looks of that picture you are wondering where Hayden was sitting, but don't worry he was safe and sound in his little part of the car! Oh, and Sydney always sits on one of our laps, so she was safe and sound as well!! We left our house around 4am, and that was one of the smartest decisions we have ever made. We were able to put Hayden to bed as usual around 8pm, and then when we were ready to leave we just transferred him to his car seat, and back to sleep he went until 7am. Well, by the time he was up and ready for breakfast we were in Valdosta, where Grandma and Grandpa Ronn live, where we were able to stop and visit. I fed Hayden and we ate breakfast, and then off we were again for the second part of our drive. Hayden took his morning nap during this part of the drive, so it made for a really nice trip for us. We were to our vacation destination in no time!! We stayed with some friends of ours, Joe and Rikki, in Orlando, and we had a really great time. They just had a baby in January, so Hayden had a playmate, and they have two dogs, so Sydney had the time of her life! The first weekend we were there was the weekend my sister graduated, so my family was there and we were able to spend a lot of time with them. Hayden got to do his first bit of "swimming," which was a lot of fun, and we all got to hang out.

Almost ready to swim!!

Let's go Mommy!

I'm ready Daddy...

Loving the water!!

He's not sure about the backstroke...

Check out those rolls!!!!!

Checking out his feet...

Kick Hayden KICK

Let's go inside!!

Hayden also had his very first trip to the beach while we were there. We took a day trip to Cocoa Beach and let him check everything out! It was a lot of fun. The amount of things we put in the car to take to the beach for the day was very amusing.... but very necessary! Auntie Tiz took some pictures of us at the beach before we put on our suits and that was an interesting photo shoot. Let's just say it isn't easy getting beach pics when the beach is full of wind, full of people, and a new experience for a baby!

As you can see, we had a good time! I also have a few pictures of Hayden and Grace together so I just had to share them as well. Grace is Joe and Rikki's daughter and we had so much fun with her! It was so cute watching the two of them interact!

He almost got her hand!!

Play time...

Matt, Joe, Hayden and Grace

Happy Mother's Day!!

Going in for his goodnight kiss...

So cute in their PJ's!!

We can't wait until our next trip... I'm sure I'll get better about the packing thing(maybe next time the car won't be SO full!).