The Girls

Here we are Sunday morning before church. Mommy's tummy is getting mighty big with my sister Annabelle. But don't tell her she looks so big because she is a little sensitive to that these days.

Baby Ellie's Shower

I am allowing my mommy to take up some precious blog space to post pictures of baby Eleanor's shower from this weekend. I made a cameo appearance but then was whisked away by Granddad to Great Grandma's house.

 

My Favorite Thing

I. Love. To. Swing.

We have been blessed with beautiful weather lately and I cannot seem to get enough of my swing. If I am outside, I want to swing. If you take me out of my swing, I'll just want to get back in. I have an innate sense of where a swing might be and immediately waddle (because thats how I walk) directly toward one. Sometimes I am very animated when I swing. I laugh and smile and smile and laugh. Other times I revert to "chill mode" where I sit in my swing, let the wind blow through my ever growing hair and just stare into the distance. Very rarely do I initiate the end of a swinging session. You might think you can push me longer than I want to swing but just try me ;)

Pottery Barn Chairs

So after months of drooling over these super cute comfy chairs from pottery barn, mommy finally gave in and ordered these for me and Annabelle. They arrived while we were in Baton Rouge so daddy put them together while mommy and I were eating fried fish in Louisiana. When I got home I ran straight to the chairs and hopped right into the one that said 'Hallie', yes, I knew exactly which one was mine! For now though, they are both mine and I love to crawl from one chair to the other.

My First Pigtails!

My hair is growing longer everyday and mommy refuses to cut it. Therefore to avoid long bangs getting in my face she makes sure to perpetually equip me with a bow or flower in my hair. Recently the growth in the back has started to resemble a mullet. Mommy tried to think of a perfect way to ensure that I was not mistaken for a young boy in the 1980s and pigtails were the solution!

Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off

This was my first trip to the Rodeo, a famous Houston tradition. I ate lots of yummy BBQ, danced to the live band, watched the carnival rides and enjoyed the beautiful weather!

Target Trip of Terror

Today I gave Mommy a run for her money at Target. It is Spring Break for her, so she envisioned a nice, leisurely trip to target in the middle of the morning when no one else was there. Well I crushed those dreams quickly. You see, now that I can walk, I don’t want to be confined to a shopping basket anymore. There are too many things to see and touch and throw and climb though. So about ¼ of the way through the trip I started begging to get down. No mommy, I don’t want my juice, no not my baby doll either, I want down, NOW. So mommy in her naivety put me down. That’s when I took off. I made sure to go the opposite way that mommy needed to go to fulfill her list. Something colorful would catch my eye and I just had to have it in my hands that very second. Mommy kept picking me up and bringing me back to the cart but as soon as my rose, gold-colored sandals hit the floor I was off again. At one point, I think I gave mommy a little scare. We were in the section with all the baby clothes and I climbed between two huge stroller boxes. When mommy bent over to look for my sandals pitter patting around she saw no sandals. I think her heart skipped a beat until I made a squeal and revealed my position. To retrieve me, I made my 7 month pregnant mommy crawl under a 3 foot tall display on her hands and knees. The trip only went downhill from there. At each moment I was either dashing off to grab a toy or screaming in the confines of the shopping cart. Needless to say, mommy was exhausted when we finally pulled away from the store. I actually feel kinda bad for how I acted in Target, maybe I’ll take an extra long afternoon nap today for mommy so she can have a break :) What is she going to do when there are two of us meh he he!

My Snuggle

Not to be confused with the ever popular “snuggie” my “snuggle” is one of my favorite things. Sometimes referred to as “snuggle bear”, “blanky” or “binkie” (that one is from daddy and we don’t know where that came from :)) this, in cooperation with my paci, is the magical duo that initiates naptime and bedtime. When that time of day rolls around (and it does so mighty often I must add) and I am handed the coveted duo, I pop my paci in my mouth, take my snuggle and shove it in my face. I make sure I get a good whiff of it and rub the softness of the blanket on my cheek. Then I lay down, cuddle with my snuggle, and drift off into the land of nod. I have three “snuggles”. One goes to the sitter with me each day, one stays in my crib and I’m pretty sure mommy and daddy have one on reserve just in case anything happens to my other two. I’m not sure how I will react when Annabelle arrives on the scene. Will I share my “snuggle” with little Belle or will I force my parents to buy a new one just for her, only time will tell!

Welcome to our Blog!

Hi, I'm Hallie. I will be narrating this blog for my parents. I have more interesting things to say anyways :) I am a super happy 14 month old who loves to be outside and eat. I look forward to updating you on the adventures of our growing family!