Dear Hayden,

Today you are 9 months old! You weigh 20.5 pounds and you are 30.5 inches long! You are quite a sweetie! Happy Monthday!

Love,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

These days, you’d pretty much rather stand than do anything. You are completely UNinterested in crawling and you get antsy after sitting for a little while, even if you have some great toys and books to keep you entertained. I guess you’re one of those people who is always ready to take a stand.

Love you,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

Today is Dad’s first Father’s Day and to put it simply — your dad rocks.

Love,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

Here’s an update for you! You have quite a few things going on!

You are crawling:

You are blowing bubbles and babbling CONSTANTLY:

You are growing teeth:

And, you are hanging out and having a great time:

Dear Hayden,

Today you went to Flagstaff for the first time. We took a day trip with Kristi to visit Shannon. Kristi and Shannon have been dear friends of mine since college. They are great ladies — just being around them makes me a better person. It was so fun to take you to Flagstaff, too, because it is such a special place for Dad and me — in fact, it is one of our favorite places. It’s so beautiful and green, and it is where we found each other! I know we’ll be up there a bunch of times as a family, and today was a nice introduction for you. It was a beautiful day and you had a great time!

Love you,
Mama

In Flagstaff with Shannon and Kristi

Dear Hayden,

You are SO close to crawling! You’ve been scooting around, and you can move a few feet on your hands and knees, so you just need to put it all together and you will be in full forward motion! You sure look cute trying!

Love you,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

Today you are 8 months old! I cannot believe it! You have 2 teeth, you can stand up as long as there’s a hand to hold, and you are within days of crawling (I think)! You weigh 19 pounds and you are 29.5 inches long. Happy Monthday!

Love you,
Mama

Dear Dad,

I miss you very much! Talking to you on speaker phone just isn’t the same as having you here to wrestle with each night after work. Hope you are enjoying your class in Washington, DC, but come home soon! We miss you!!

Love you,
Hayden

Dear Hayden,

This afternoon you took your first outdoor swim at Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Tucson. The pool was 92 degrees, and we were in the shade so it was a pretty sweet set of circumstances for your first outdoor swim! In other news, you have discovered that you can roll your tongue over completely, so we happened to catch that in the swim pictures, too!

Love you,
Mama

Ready to Jump In!

Cool Shades

Floaty Frog

With G and G

Sitting on the Edge (And the Tongue Roll!)

Drying Off

Ready to Crawl Away!

Dear Hayden,

Many Tuesdays we eat dinner with Kim, Lily, Chet, Elizabeth and Elijah. This works out great because Dad is at MBA class, and Jon and Tony are often working, so it’s a time for Kim, Elizabeth and me to hang out. This means you get to play with the kiddos and you have a great time! We took some pictures of you all together so we could remember this special time!

Love you,
Mama

Tuesday Kids!

You and Eli