Growl

So last night after we put Hayden to bed, Paul and I were laying down on the couch. I was talking to Paul about how I just felt off yesterday and in a sad mood for some reason. Paul was doing a very good job of listening and then out of the blue he did a throaty, girgly growl and funny face. I thought, "what on earth is he doing?" and then he stopped and started hysterically laughing. Apparently it is the noise and face he makes for Hayden when she is sad and so he started growling to make me happy as well! Then it dawned on him that I was not Hayden and he stopped. It was hilarious and a much needed laugh for the night.

Yamaka Poop!

So you are probably curious as to why I titled this post "Yamaka Poop!" This afternoon my visiting teachers came over to visit and right before they were about to leave, Hayden pooped. Paul is home today, so I handed her off to him so I could say goodbye and walk them to the door. Shortly after saying goodbye, I hear Paul calling my name in a nervous voice. So I walk into Hayden's room only to find a huge pile of poop on the back of her head! Don't ask me how it happened, because I still don't get it. The first thing I thought was, "I need to get a picture for my blog" but when I said, "Paul" and started laughing, I scared Hayden and she started crying. So instead, I wiped as much off with a baby wipe as I could and comforted her. I then promptly shampooed her head! So, sorry readers, you will not be be able to see the Yamaka poop on the back of her head. Paul does not believe this is an accurate presentation of the story, so here is his version.

First off let me preface my remarks with a little background into how I arrived at this rather odd situation. I had just returned from the gym and was getting out of the shower when Kristine came knocking on our bedroom door. She showed me the back of Hayden and on her onesie I noticed a small yellow/brown circle, about the size of a quarter. This indicated that it was a small breach in diaper security and wouldn't require an in depth, costly process to clean it up. I placed Hayden on her stomach, in an attempt to keep her changing table cover clean, and rolled her onesie up over her head. I was very careful, or so I thought, to keep the poop mark from touching her head. I removed the onesie, changed her diaper and then I looked down at the changing table to see a smudge of poop where Hayden's head had been. I wondered in open, vocal amazement, "How on earth did that get there?" I then turned Hayden around to take her out of her room when I saw "it!" Staring me mischievously in the eye was round, brown (notice the "Baby Got Back" reference, but don't worry, it is not at all related to the theme of the song) piece of fecal refuse, a little larger than a silver dollar and approximately 1/4 of an inch high! I nervously called for Kristine to come and help. When she entered the room she began to exude extremely loud and unqualified laughter that resulted in my poor baby wailing as if she were dying. Kristine wiped off the poop and was ready to leave it at that, but I insisted that she needed her head clean. After a moment of grief, I won and my daughter's head smells better, much better, than it did before.

Let me qualify his remarks by saying, I insisted her head be washed!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! As you can see, Hayden is very excited about wearing green. She started sitting on her own on Monday, the 15th of March and today she sat for about 5 minutes on her own. Also she had her first carrot poop (sorry if this is too much information) and it was BRIGHT orange, it was really shocking!

The weather was beautiful yesterday so we took Hayden on her first run in her jogging stroller. I thought she would fall asleep, but she was wide eyed the entire run. I don't think she has ever been this close to the ground and facing forward. I'm glad she liked it so much, because it will make working out a lot easier.

Exercising

I need to post this so that I won't forget about it because it cracks me up. Sometimes I do my P 90X workouts while Hayden is in her swing. I think she thinks I am putting on an amazing show for her. Each exercise she watches intently and when I finish an exercise she laughs hysterically and claps her feet together. I must look really funny working out because she absolutely loves it!

Catching Up

I am a little behind on some posts. Last week Hayden ate peas for the first time. She did not like them at all! But after a couple days they grew on her and yesterday she almost ate a whole jar. Today we are trying out carrots.



We also recently got Hayden an exersaucer and she has had a lot of fun exploring everything. She really likes the little animal shown above. It lights up and sings songs about different colors, she gets really excited when it starts singing.

And finally, as a child my mom never made Rice Crispy treats ever. Thus, I have never made them. I think it's because of my mom's love for chocolate that she never exposed us to Rice Crispy treats. So last night, for the first time ever I made them. So easy! Who knew? I even used my new perfect brownie pan, "as seen on tv" and it worked great! I think there are more Rice Crispies to come.

2nd Tooth

Ok, Hayden is growing up way too fast! I came home from work on Tuesday and Paul was very relieved to have some help because he said Hayden wanted to be held all day. So I felt in her mouth and tooth number two came through! No wonder she was a little crabby. Much better than the first one though, so hopefully each one gets easier and easier for her to deal with. I still can't get a picture of them yet, but hopefully I'll be able to post a picture soon. I am a little nervous about the top teeth coming through and breastfeeding! We'll see how it goes.
Paul has a little over one month left on his masters program and he will be done, I am so excited for that day! He'll have so much more free time. I really am proud of him for handling his normal job, me, Hayden, his MBA and church calling!

6 month picture preview

If you would like to see some of Hayden's 6 month pictures, just click on Stacey J Photoblog on my list of bloggers. The ones we have seen so far turned out great!