7 Months Old Today

Sorry there's no picture today to celebrate Hannah being 7 months old. I have been busy working on wreath orders and haven't taken the time for a photo shoot.

I don't have any statistics to report on Hannah since we haven't been to the doctor or the post office lately. I'm guessing that she weighs around 16 pounds. More exciting is that she is on the move. There are a few electrical cords in the family room that she is fascinated with. It seems she likes all cords and strings. They must scream "strangulation and shock hazard" to her. I can put her down and turn around she just about has a cord in her mouth. I have been working on baby-proofing them.

Some other things that Hannah is up to are, kissing me or herself in the mirror, yelling and squealing in delight, and sitting up on her own. I'm sure there are others that I can't think of right now. She continues to be a delight daily!

The Teeth as Promised

This was the best that I could do today as far as getting a picture of Hannah's new teeth. They really do look bigger in real life. It is harder than you would think to get a baby and a camera to both cooperate at the very same time. She went through a short phase where she was biting, but as she is learning the word "no" has gotten over that.

She's Crawling

Hannah is definitely crawling now. She can't quite make it all they way across the room without falling down on her belly but she makes good time where ever she goes.

I'm having to get used to this view.

Mommy's Little Helper 2

She wants to be where Mommy is! And the floor doesn't cut it. Hannah helped me make dinner tonight from the kitchen sink. She sat and lounged in it but it won't be too much longer and she will be able to crawl out of it. Now if I could only teacher her to dry the dishes!

Mommy's Little Helper

Here's Hannah sitting in the middle of a stack of wreaths while I was working. She has been a real trooper through all of my wreath making. We have spent what feels like an entire month in a little room in the shop making and decorating wreaths. Hannah needed a new distraction and playing with the wreaths was a great one.

Sled Ride

We went back to Medicine Lake today to cut more boughts for my Christmas wreaths. Here are a few pictures of Hannah being hauled around in the sled.

Rolling Play Pen

I started a small business last year called High Mountain Wreaths. This year another woman and I will make evergreen Christmas wreaths that I sell locally and ship. All of the materials are collected locally. Today we made our trip up to Medicine Lake...well not quite to the lake, to collect the fir. Of course Hannah went along since she enjoys being outside. My Mom (aka Grandma Mary) came along and turned the back of her car into a little play pen. Hannah used to be content to spend most of a day just laying around sleeping or just looking. Not anymore! She wants to be free to move some. So, Grandma Mary and Hannah spent some of the day playing in the car. Hannah also got to spend some time out cutting boughs with Grandma Mary and MaMa, as she says.

Hannah cutting boughs with Grandma.

Hannah playing in the car and sitting up on her own.

These were taken with a cell phone and Hannah loves cell phones. The lights, sound, and vibrations are fascinating.

Hannah had enough adventure for the day and was kicking back and warming up in the car for the rest of the afternoon.

A Horse is a Horse

I was debating whether or not to dress Hannah up for Halloween this year when her Uncle Luke sent her a horse costume. Problem solved! Today Hannah was working hard with us as we cut the accent material for our Christmas wreaths. While cutting the Juniper I thought it might be cute if she was dressed up petting a horse. She normally loves to pet the horses but today I think she new she was dressed up. We could hardly get a smile out of her. So here's Hannah as a horse with a horse...the best we could do.

We made one "trick-or-treating" stop today. We went to see Grandma Bevie. There was a lot of candy consumed but it wasn't Hannah. I think Daddy was enjoying himself more than Hannah. :) Below are the last few pictures taken before the Halloween costume melt down. She looks happy but don't let that deceive you. There were many tears of displeasure this afternoon. Naps are a good thing...if I could only convince Hannah of this!

6 Month Check-up

Hannah had her six month check-up yesterday. Either she can already remember and associate things or it was a coincidence, but the minute I started to take her clothes off on the exam table she started to scream. She was fine when I held her but the minute I laid her down to have her shots she cried again even before they were given. Everything otherwise went well. She weighs 15 pounds 4 ounces and is 25.5 inches long. This puts her in the 50th percentile for those measurements...just an average baby. She is doing well developmentally. Her second bottom tooth has cut through. I will post the evidence when it's more visible in her mouth. We are thankful to have a happy healthy baby!

1/2 Birthday

Last night in honor of Hannah being six months old we celebrated her 1/2 birthday. She didn't get to eat any cake and we didn't really need to eat any but we did. Please ignore the poor cake decorating skills. At one point while I was just about done frosting it, the whole thing jumped off the cake pedestal onto the counter top.