Happy Halloween (a day late)

I would absolutely have loved this to have been a post with Hadley Kate in an adorable costume for her first Halloween but as a new Momma I have quickly learned that little miss runs our house and I just have to go with the flow....for now. After much deliberation on a costume for HK that she would actually wear I decided that it wasn't even worth it. I know that you will understand when you see the pictures below...all over a headband with a hairbow. I'm not kidding.

I'm not going to lie to you, I'm tired, and my kid likes to fuss A LOT. I spend about 90% of my day trying to keep her happy so the thought of her screaming ten times this amount because she is uncomfortable exhausts me even more. Thankfully for people like us there are cute Halloween shirts!!! 

Once we got rid of the hairbow and found paci, I had a happy camper! Maybe next year?

I hope that all of you had a Happy costume-filled Halloween!

Hadley Kate's Newborn Portraits

When Hadley Kate was 3 weeks old we made the trip to my hometown to visit family and have newborn portraits done! The talented photographer is a family friend of ours that we attend church with and photographed mine and my sisters senior portraits (many years ago!!!)

You can check out her blog here: Jami Ainsworth Photography

We were so pleased with how beautiful they turned out and I'm in the process of deciding which ones to order for print. I am so excited to have these because Hadley Kate has already changed so much from these photos.

Just a look at what we have been doing in October!

Hadley Kate and I have had somewhat busy October. We took our first road trip to my parents house and she was such a good baby. She slept most of the time and only cried a little bit! We got to spend lots of time with her grandparents and great grandparents. We have been getting out of the house more lately and have even braved a few restaurants as a family. We have done some shopping but she's not to big on it just yet! She is growing so quickly and everyone says that she looks like a much older baby.

Shopping with Momma and Daddy, not a big fan of shopping!

 The sweetest face ever to wake up to!

Napping with her Great-Ganny- Best Buddies!

Getting ready for a road trip with Momma!

Sweet sleeping angel!



My adorable chub!!!!

4-7 week updates!

Again this is just for me to keep up with what Miss Hadley is doing. She is growing so fast and is getting stronger and more stubborn by the day. I am so lucky to get to hang out with her every day!

4 Weeks
• We went back to Sassy and Pop’s house and strolled you down to see Nanny and Paw and you screamed until Sassy got you out.

• Pops and Gigi can both make you laugh and giggle. We found out that you are ticklish on your sides.

• You love your swing and will talk to the birdies and stare at yourself in the mirror. If your music stops playing you get so mad and will cry until we turn it back on.

• You also like playing in your bouncy seat and watching tv.

• Mornings are your best time of day and you usually get fussy in the afternoons.

• You love your Daddy and he can calm you down better than Momma can sometimes!

5 weeks
• Changed formula from similac sensitive to Gerber Good Start Soy and you did so much better!

• We went to the doctor for your one month check up and you weighed 11lbs and 6 oz and are 23 ½ inches long! You got your second Hepatitis shot and only cried for a minute, you got a pink camo bandaid. Daddy told the Dr. that you poot like a man!!

• Taking 4-5 ounces of formula every 3-4 hours.

• We went to Mimzi and Papaw’s house again and got to visit with Mamaw and Papaw Thomas.

• We can tell that you are noticing and reacting more to us. Every once and a while you will babble to us and it sounds just like a word (one night it sounded just like you said Daddy but it doesn’t count)

• We have started taking you places with us and sometimes you sleep the whole time and others you fuss and cry until we get home.


6 Weeks

• Changed formula from Good Start Soy to Enfamil Gentlease after some constipation issues
• Picking up her head more and more! Loves looking around and has to see what's going on
• She is talking to us and will smile and laugh, loves being sang to!
• She spends hours in her swing but the music has to be going the whole time
• Loves watching any type of sports with Daddy, he's so proud- I think it's just the bright colors and constant movement but hey who knows, she may be the next Erin Andrews!
• We took our first trip home to Sassy and Pop's (3 hour drive) just Momma and Hadley. We stayed for 5 days and she saw her first hot air balloon!

7 Weeks

• Can roll over from back to her side
• Started taking 5-6 ounces every 3-4 hours
• Slept in crib in her bedroom for the first time at 7 weeks 3 days
• Started spitting up a lot! Will definitely be asking the Dr at 2 month appointment
• Absolutely loves taking baths- kicks and splashes in the water and giggles the whole time!
• Loves hanging out outside- too bad it's starting to get cold :(
• Definitely recognizes Momma and Daddy's voices and faces

So things have been just a LITTLE crazy at our house lately and I have completely neglected my blog! I have been so busy enjoying every day with Hadley Kate. I have been keeping up with little things that are going on with miss Hadley so that I don't forget! Here is what has been going on from weeks 1-3.

1 week
• Sneezes in threes

• Cord fell off at one week and three days

• Smiles in sleep

• Went to MFG at 1 week and 5 days old

• Loves sucking on hands and fingers instead of pacifier

• Eyes started matting at 1 week old, dr. gave us eye ointment to put on for 1 week and told us to massage eye 3-4 times a day

• HATES being bathed (with washcloths) and having diaper and clothes changed

• Everybody says that you are the prettiest baby and that you look just like Momma

• Loves talking to us and  grunts and talks in her sleep

• Weighed 8lbs 2oz at 1 week appointment



2 Weeks

• Still hates bathes with washcloth and having clothes changed but tolerating diaper changes better

• Taking some 4oz bottles

• Grins when she poops

• Would rather sleep on momma than anywhere else (I don’t mind)

• Still mostly in newborn clothes- some 0-3 month

• Still in newborn diapers

• First trip to Sassy and Pop’s house at 2 weeks and 4 days old. She was so good on the trip and everybody loved coming to visit!

• Weighed 8lbs 13oz at 2 week appointment and changed formula to similac advanced because Enfamil gave gas



3 weeks

• At 3 weeks and 3 days we changed to another new formula similac sensitive because similac advanced gave her REALLY bad gas

• Had her first realbbath at 3 weeks old and loved it. She laid out in the tub and as so relaxed. Daddy and I love bath time because she is so funny and poots in the bathtub!

• Mimzi kept  by herself for the first time when she was 3 weeks and 4 days old so momma and daddy could go out to eat. She was so good and slept most of the time

• Went to Mimzi and Papaw’s house for the first time when you were 3 weeks and 3 days old

Weekly update-- 1 week old

•Weight: 8 lbs 3oz- You are one ounce shy of your birth weight! It normally takes babies two weeks to get back up to their birth weight but you almost did it in a week! Dr. said you are a picture of health!

•Height: 20 1/2 inches

•Nicknames: Baby Girl (Daddy) BooBoo (Momma) HK(Everybody)

•Wearing mostly newborn clothes because you will grow out of them so quickly and some 0-3 month
•You are happiest in the mornings after you are fed, you love to open your eyes big and look around, you smile in your sleep and make the funniest little faces

•You absolutely hate having your diaper changed and scream at the top of your lungs

◦You love being held and cuddled and most of the time have to sleep on someone's chest, we are all taking turns but you have slept in your bassinet and swing a few times

•You are taking 3oz of formula every 3 hours, on the dot. You do not miss a meal!

•Anytime you are upset we can normally calm you down by talking to you and holding your hand

•Your left eye has a clogged tear duct so we are massaging it and putting ointment in it three times a day

•You pick your head up and look around, everybody is always so shocked that you can do that, you are so strong and already in such a hurry to grow up and be a big girl!

•You have the most lady-like baby burps of any baby I've ever seen

•You love having your hands up by your face and putting them in your mouth, we have seen you sucking your thumb twice (Yikes!) and you really don't have a huge interest in your paci

•You like to rub your feet together and don't like wearing socks, you always kick the right one off! You have to have your feet hanging out of your blanket so we have to modify our swaddling

Sweet girl, we are enjoying every single minute of you. I still can't believe that you lived in my body for 9 months. I am so thankful that God chose us to be your parents because you are the sweetest baby and have already made our lives so much richer. I am so excited to watch you grow up and see the little lady that you become but I want it all to happen very slowly. You are a little over a week old and time has flown by. I looked at some of the pictures that we took at the hospital and just started bawling because you have already grown and changed so much. I love watching you sleep because I can tell you are dreaming some big dreams, your little face lights up and you smile, it's the sweetest moment for me. I hope that you make those dreams happen for you someday, whatever they are.

Drumroll Please......

Hadley Kate Thomas is here!

She was born on August 29, 2011 at 7:42 a.m.

8lbs 4 oz. - 20 1/2 inches

We are sooo very proud of our beautiful baby girl and could not be more excited that she is here! I'll post her crazy birth story and more pictures when I have a little more time. Right now I'm spending every single second giving her all my hugs and kisses!