I just went back & read Hadley's 11 month post {SEEN HERE} to see what's changed since then, and oh my word--EVERYTHING has changed since then! At the time of the last monthly update we had a sweet, content 11 month old immobile baby, and here we are today with a sassy & sweet 14.5 month old who loves to speed crawl, pull up on anything & everything, and cruise all the time! My how things have changed!!!
Hadley continues to be such a sweet-natured go with the flow baby. She loves to blow kisses and be held. But she's also developed a good deal of sass over the last few months. ;) If she sees something that she wants, she thinks she's entitled to have it right then & there and she isn't the least bit shy about letting you know. ;) When Shelby was younger, she was always so timid around other kids. If another child took a toy from her or even looked like they wanted to take a toy from her, she would just set it down & go play somehwere else. Hadley is a TOTALLY different story. ;) We're definitely starting to see the beginning stages of tantrums, which is a huge learning curve for us b/c Shelby never really threw tantrums. It's fun to see how two little girls who look exactly alike are developing their own unique personalities.
Hadley has a mouthful of teeth now! She's got the top 4 (although the middle 2 are still working on coming all the way down, so when she doesn't open her mouth all the way it still looks like she's got fangs!), bottom 2, and two others with about 5 more ready to pop through any minute!
Notice all the bruises on her legs in the picture above? Hadley will crawl anywhere and everywhere. She doesn't care if there's ten toys in her way--she'll bulldoze right through them. I always laugh to myself when I'm doing the girls' laundry b/c I vividly remember scrubbing the bottoms of Shelby's pants as a baby--b/c she booty-scooted everywhere, the bottoms of her pants would be so gross. Now with Hadley, the knees of her pants are completely black by the end of the day b/c she crawls around outside on the playground quipment & sidewalks while her big sister plays.
Another thing that is totally unique to Hadley is her snacking. ;) Shelby never really enjoyed eating as a baby, but Hadley is a totally different story {a lot of thanks goes to baby-led weaning for that!}. Because we could barely ever get Shelby to eat her meals, we didn't bother with snacks so she would be hungier at meal times {plus, she didn't want the snacks anyhow!}. But Hadley snacks all.day.long. & still eats big meals! Whenever I pack the diaper bag, I always have to make sure I have at least 2-3 snacks on hand for Hadley. Don't come between Hadley & her food!! ;)
Hadley is so smart, but I know every parent thinks that about their baby! ;) You pick up on so much from watching Shelby! When you see her putting on her shoes, you grab a pair of shoes and try to put them on your feet. After we brush Shelby's hair, you will whine until we hand you the brush & then you try to brush your own hair {which is really just you banging the brush on your hand repeatedly, but it doesn't seem to phase you, ha!}. When we're at Kangarooz & they are doing songs/fingerplays, you do all the motions along with the teacher. It's so cute to see you following along like a big girl!! You are saying several words & mimick/repeat even more. Your favorite word by far is "dada." Shelby & I can just be having a conversation about something and mention Daddy's name in passing, and Hadley will start shouting "Dada! Dada!" and looking all around for you. It's seriously the cutest thing ever! And I'm only a teensy bit offended that you never seem to care about me at all except to whine if I'm not giving you enough attention. ;)
Hadley Mae, you are the perfect mixture of sassy & sweet, and we love you to pieces! Parenting you brings us such joy! You are so different from your big sister, and it keeps us on our toes every single day--but we wouldn't have it any other way!!
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