Life Lately {October 2011}

Life Lately {October 2011}

Friday, January 6, 2012

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Saturday, October 1, 2011

It was the first night I was going out...post pregnancy and Hailey. I hadn't drank really much of anything alcoholic, but I was definitely looking forward to dancing to some Hylander. It was a great first night out with family and friends!

Thursday, October 6 - Monday, October 10, 2011

Hailey and I decided to take a trip to Arkansas. Every year my Grandma Stager takes a trip down to visit her Mother (my Great Grandma Pete and Hailey's Great, Great Grandma Pete) and Brother (my Great Uncle Gary, Hailey's Great, Great Uncle Gary) that live down there. The trip down was my Grandma Stager, my Aunt Cindy, my Dad, Me and Hailey. Once of the main reasons that we went is to get a 5 generation photo. Go HERE to see all other pictures from Arkansas, but here is a picture of the 5 of us fro Hailey's perspective:

Great Grandma Stager + Hailey + Great, Great Grandma Pete + Mommy + Grandpa Stager

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Lemonhead and I went to our annual SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance) performance for the wrap up of Season 8! Any other lovers of this show out there? Season 9 auditions are starting now!

Final 2 - Sasha & Melanie

Winner:

I wasn't a huge fan of Melanie, but I LOVE the show and can't wait until the new ones begin.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Green Grandma decided to move down to Arizona with her sister, so that means we inherited a bunch of her furniture, etc. We got a leather couch, a recliner, Christmas dishes, a plug in fireplace, Rachel Ray pots/pans, just to name a few things. It was a sad day, but it was a long time coming. She was losing her house, couldn't afford it and filing bankruptcy. We miss her dearly!! Love you Grandma!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

We had our "last dinner" with Grams before she left for Arizona the next day. We met at a mexican restaurant in Buffalo. Here are a few pics from the evening.

The group...

Me, Andy, Grams, Wayne, Hailey, Kim & Paul

4 generations:

Grams with the boys:

Me & Grams:

We love you and miss you!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Hailey had her 4 month Dr appointment. You can see her growth update and stats HERE.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

I carved a pumpkin with Hailey. I love the look on her face in this picture.

This was her pumpkin all it up:

We had a a mini photoshoot in the yard with some leaves and a few other pumpkins I got. Grandpa Stager bought Hailey this adorable pumpkin outfit in Arkansas. I knew I wanted to take some photos with her in it and this was just perfect with her pumpkin.

Monday, October 31, 2011

For actual Halloween, Hailey was a horse. Here is the front:

Here is the back:

Super cute!

October was a fun filled month with lots of adventures!

Happy New Year...goals for 2012!

Happy New Year...goals for 2012!

Sunday, January 1, 2012

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Happy 2012 everyone!

This is my goal list for this year.

Goal

noun

1.

the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.

Some goals to myself for 2012:

• Join a gym and go at least 3 times a week;
• Lose a minimum of 10 lbs;
• Get toned;
• Cook more meals and eat more healthy;
• Go on at least 1 vacation...somewhere out of the state of MN;
• Start a running regimen;
• Catch up on scrapbooks of Wayne's work a/k/a radio stations;
• Look into digital scrapbook programs and get scrapbooks organized;
• Start scrapbook of "professional" pics of Hailey AND keep it up to date;
• Ride the bus at least 3 times a week;
• Read 6 books this year...average 1 every 2 months;
• Blog more often and about more topics (other than Hailey);
• Make more personal time for me & Husband;

I make this list in hopes I can look back at it throughout the year and add to it or see how I'm doing.

Addition made on 1/3/2012:

• Come up with a cleaning schedule - don't be so lazy with chores;
• Pay off debts first;
• Start and build on a savings account second;
• Clean up credit reports and build up credit score;

Addition made on 1/5/2012:

• Bring my lunch to work at least 3 times a week;
• Wake up in the morning at a time so that I am not rushing out the door;

This is a collage of my facebook updates from 2011! 

And this is Wayne's:

Super geeky, but fun to see. Happy New Year to you all!

Leah

Hailey Jo {6 months}

Hailey Jo {6 months}

Saturday, December 31, 2011

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December 26, 2011

This is you at 6 months old:

And because I could not pass on posting this one:

You are seriously, too cute!

You tried your first baby food (carrots) on Friday, 12/2/2011.

You didn't like them. But they have grown on you since then.

You have tried squash, green beans, sweet potatoes and peas this month. You also tried a few fruits...bananas, apples and pears so far.

You have pretty much liked them all. 

You eat a fruit in the morning and a vegetable at night. You eat about 6 oz of milk at a time in between that.

You are always trying to pull on my hair.

You love to pull on the dogs hair, too. They still love you!

You are always sucking on your hands.

You are constantly putting everything in your mouth.

You are a drool machine!

You love your jumperoo and your walker.

You are grabbing onto things on your jumperoo and activity gym and pulling on them.  

You are working on sitting up all by yourself. You are almost there.

You have deep, gray eyes.

Your hair is still growing.

You are getting more chub, but I still think you are smaller than other babies.

You are wearing 3-6 months and just now starting to get into your 6 month clothing and pajamas.

Your giggle is the cutest thing we have ever heard.

You are in between size two and three diapers.

You open your mouth when we kiss you like you are trying to kiss back.

You are rolling over from tummy to back and scared me one morning when I went in to check on you and you were sleeping on your tummy. That was definitely a first.

You are still sleeping great. You usually take a morning nap, an afternoon nap, and an evening nap. About 1 hr each. For bedtime, you are in bed by about 9pm and sleep to about 8am...on average.

You are totally smitten by your Daddy. Your eyes light up when you see him and his eyes light up when he sees you. One look from him and you give the biggest grin.

You have definitely found your tongue and are sticking it out and making funny faces.

You are so loud and noisy now. Always babbling and screaming and carrying on.

You still don't care for your nuk...pretty much ever. I don't know yet if that's bad or good.

You still don't like tummy time at all, but pull your knees underneath you almost like you are ready to crawl. You don't last very long on your tummy at all.

You love standing and jumping. You just got a jumper for Christmas and can't wait to really use it.

You have started to take a lot of baths lately and are really starting to enjoy it

You recently had your first pool experience in your bathing suit. We all went swimming at a hotel for Grandma Stager's birthday!

You wore your first pair of jeggings.

You are such a joy and we are so thankful of all our days with you!

Your first Christmas was truly amazing and magical!We can't wait to share more holidays with you!

We love you so much and cherish each and every single day with you!