14 Months Old

This month seemed to go a little slower than most others. Maybe because we had lots going on... or perhaps because we've entered into toddler territory. Either way, it was a super fun and memorable month, filled with many more firsts for Miss H! 

Hadley LOVES: 

• Swimming
• Chasing/Throwing balls
• Pad Thai
• Ice Cream
• Climbing in and out of small chairs
• Blowing bubbles
• Baby dolls
• "Talking on the phone"
• ​Flipping light switches

Milestones this Month: 

• 1st swim lessons (can put her head under water)!
• 1st flight
• 1st scraped knee - didn't cry
• 1st scraped forehead - cried a little
• Can pull herself up to sit in her pink chair (although getting down is still a challenge)
• Can talk on the phone (she says Hi and Bye, then "hangs up")
• 1st pigtails
• Drinking out of straw
• Knocking on doors/windows
• New words: baby, ball (although a lot of her favorite things start with "B", so they sound similar)
• 1st popsicle
• ​1st sucker
• 1st boat ride
• 1st time to watch fireworks
• 1st time to go to a parade 

Things Hadley Hates: 
Lately it's been going to bed before 9pm.... fun.... Hopefully it's because she is cutting like 6 teeth right now! 

Hadley, here are a few things we love best about you this month...

♡♡♡♡ We Love...♡♡♡♡

• That laughing gives you the hiccups!
• That sometimes you wave & laugh at yourself in the car mirror (this is also how you find and pull out your hair bows)
• ​How you pat us on the back
• How you help with the dishes by handing mom the plastic plates one at a time to put away.
• How you lean your head back on the couch when you are relaxing!
• Watching you love on your babies - the cutest thing ever!
• How you have white lines in the crease of your elbows, but are tan on the rest of your arms!
• How your feet pitter patter against the hard wood floors so it is easy to tell where you are! :)
• That you clap for yourself when you are proud of something you did!
• Your voracious appetite and willingness to eat just about anything!

You know exactly what you want and can be relentless until we give in, but you are also a gentle soul who plays nicely with other kids and has a big heart for animals. You are filled with more joy than anyone I have ever met ever! You make me stop and enjoy all of life's simple pleasures. Watching you cheer for yourself after pressing the garage door button and successfully opening the door or happily pulling the bubble wand in and out of the container for a solid hour remind me how this big world is still so small and new to you! We love sharing every single new moment with you. 

​Happy 14 Months Hadley! We love you!