The Baldwin Family: July 2008

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The Lake

Sorry for the delay in posting, Hadleigh had a little virus yesterday and has shared it with me today. She is feeling better and the fever is gone, though her appetite is still not fully back. Hopefully she will be back to normal tomorrow so we won't have any issues taking her to daycare. Here's a picture of her today refusing to eat even her Puffs.

We did have a great weekend though on Lake Ouachita with the Considine's. They were kind enough to share their lake house and boat with us again this weekend. The girls had a great time together (as did the adults!). In a few years, they will really have a blast together. Here are some photos from the weekend.

Napping on the boat..again...the sun just wears her out.

Maddie LOVES her milk.

This was Hadleigh's favorite part of the weekend. She loved riding in the Radio Flyer wagon. We'll have to put that on her "Wish List".

She's progressively enjoying boat time more and more and is tolerating the life jacket a little better each time.

Not sure what is #1...

Christian and Michael driving the boat.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

The baby boom continues...

I don't have many pictures to post...last week was so hectic I didn't have time to think about my camera! I've been on a major Martha Stewart kick lately making all sorts of baby items, curtains, wall art, and other items that didn't necessarily turn out quite like I imagined! I finally got everything done that I wanted to though by Friday, just in time for the baby shower we were hosting for our friends Stuart and Melissa Staggs. It was great having them in town from Charleston and having all their family and friends over to help celebrate the upcoming arrival of baby girl OR boy Staggs. For the record, I think they are having a boy, but everyone else is convinced it's a girl. We'll see who's right.

On Friday, Hadleigh and I met the beautiful 1-day old Brookelyn Elizabeth for the first time. Derek, Jennifer, and Dylan Gibson welcomed her to their family Thursday morning and she is just adorable. Of course I didn't take my camera, but we'll be sure to get pictures of Hadleigh and her newest friend in the next couple of weeks. Congrats guys!

Hadleigh had a great weekend with all of our company. She behaved like an angel and even let other people hold her without throwing a fit. She has had 2 more teeth break thru this week...she is up to 6 now. Her drooling is up to an all time high which makes keeping my hardwood floors clean impossible! She is really good at saying 'Daisy' now and has started pointing her finger when she talks (not sure what this is about). She shakes her head back and forth when Christian or I tell her "No" and she has suddenly become very ticklish on her tummy. She is smiling all the time and demands attention by clearing her throat very loudly. She does this a lot when we are out shopping and of course it always works!

Here are the few pictures that I took this weekend. Hopefully I'll get some more from our night out Saturday night at One Particular Harbor

The expectant couple!

All the shower hosts, plus the expectant parents, minus the Gibson's who were occupied with their 1-day old.

"That tickles!"

"I feel another tooth coming in"

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Life's a Beach

We just returned from our first family beach trip. We spent the week in the Outer Banks with my family. Hadleigh (and Daisy) were troopers on all the flights and thankfully we didn't cause too much of a ruckus. Hadleigh loved everything about the beach. She enjoyed the sand (only tried to eat it a few times) and didn't mind the cold water. She went swimming, built sand castles, saw the turtles, slept through all the fireworks, and went on lots of walks with Gammy and Pops. We had a great time and are counting down the days until next year. Wish we lived a little closer to the coast...the "beaches" in Arkansas just aren't the same!