Sooooo Big!

While in Shelton WA with my family Hadassah picked up a few tricks! I just love her in her cloth diapers! They are too cute!

9 1/2 Months Old

Hadassah is now 9 1/2 months old. I am blown away by how fast she is growing up. We just went to her check-up and all is well. She is hitting all the major milestones ahead of time and is growing at just the right pace. She weighs 18 pounds 15 ounces (45%) and is 28 3/4 inches long (82%). Her head circumference is 17 inches (21%). Hadassah is crawling all over the place and has mastered pulling herself up on anything that will hold her. She is still working on how to get down. She is talking up a storm as well. She now says Mama, Dada, Baby, Book, Bye-bye (and waves), and a few others that she is still working on (like grandpa and more). She understands many more words as well. She is just learning what no means. Whenever she hears it she starts to shake her head no. She is always making us laugh and keeps us on our toes now that she is moving all over the house!

Waiting

Today has been a very long day! I am waiting for my Grandma Susan and Grandpa John to come! While Grandma came out in July/August while mom had surgery, Grandpa hasn't seen me since I was 3 months old! I can't wait to show them all that I can do now! Boy will they be excited! For now I will just have to play with Georgie the Giraffe and wait for their plane to land!

Sleep...

From the beginning, Hadassah has always had something that helps her calm herself to go to sleep. At first it was a pacifier. The only problem was that she could not keep it in her mouth and she would wake herself up every time if fell out. Then she learned how to put her thumb in the pacifier to keep it in her mouth. Not long after that she decided she didn't want the pacifier and moved on to a small silky blanket. The problem with that was the fact that she wanted it to cover her whole face. Not so great for the whole SIDS thing. Well...now she has a new thing. A teddy bear! Tonight when we went in to turn off her music this is how we found her! She is always making us laugh! I wonder what will be next!

Loving the Bath!!

First Taste of Broccoli

Here is Hadassah having her first taste of Broccoli.

Sippi...an afternoon in Fairburn Georgia

Yesterday was a cold rainy day in Georgia. So Haddie and decided to go to a new town and try to find a good coffee shop. I must have been missing Seattle!

We found Sippi Coffee Shop in Fairburn Georgia. It is a simple hole in the wall coffee shop that serves up coffee and ice cream. Herald is the wonderful man who runs the place. He was proud of his shop and he should be. They serve up great coffee and hospitality.

Ahhhh....coffee and a good book!

Mommy time!

We ended our day with a nice warm bath. Haddie can sit up on her own now in her bath and she loves the Independence.

She also now loves to hear her full name - Hadassah Lillian Clair! After saying this she would turn to me with this huge grin! What a little doll.

Beautiful Fall Walk

Fall is FINALLY in the air! Two days ago Haddie and I took the opportunity to go outside while it was brisk and sunny. What a beautiful day!

Our front porch with our pumpkins and mums!

Hadassah LOVES to be outside and look at all the trees and birds.

Stone Mountain - Pumpkin Festival

After a few days at Catalyst, we were ready for a break as a family. So we headed off to Stone Mountain for their annual Pumpkin festival.

Hadassah and Mommy going down the slide together. Despite the look on her face she enjoyed it each time.

Our attempt at a family picture. We don't have many. This was the best...I think??!

Haddie loved all the pumpkins! (and all the kids!)

"Why won't mom let me eat the hay??"

"Oh...this squash is much better!"

We ended the day with a round of mini golf! Michael won even though he was holding Haddie!

What a man!

Catalyst Atlanta 2009

A week ago we attended the Catalyst Conference here in Atlanta. Hadassah did a great job - although naps were a little tricky as they did not allow strollers in the building. Crazy!!!!! At least they had some hammocks outside. At one point I guess both Hadassah and I feel asleep. When I woke up there was a cup of coffee next to me that my beloved brought for me. How sweet!

Tons of people at Catalyst (like in the 22,000 range). It was an amazing time of God continuing to speak to me about things he has already put on my heart. I will write more about it in our next update.

Playing the Piano

One of Hadassah's favorite things to do is to play her little piano. I think she could spend a whole afternoon in her room playing with this thing! I think she learned how to sit up while playing with it. Her favorite part is to get the sun to move and sing. She gets so excited when that happens. Below is a video of her playing. Warning - it is really long for the grandmas and aunties.