6 months already?? Giving Thanks!

Hayden is 6 months old already. Can you believe it? I can't! It seems like yesterday was May 19th I remember walking into the ER at the Lisbon Hospital and the ward clerk looking at me like I was growing antlers and couldn't understand why a pregnant lady who claims her water broke would walk into this particular hospital that does not deliver babies.
Well...here we are 6 months later...he has gained over 12 pounds, grown over 7 inches, has 2 teeth, is eating baby cereal and food, giggles all day long, sleeps every night for at least 10 hours and is the absolute love of our lives. We went to church this morning and our pastor's sermon (I do pay attention! :P) talked about how we should thank God more often for all of our blessings. He couldn't be more right and I do thank God every day that Hayden is healthy, happy and in our lives.

The above pictures are of Hayden hanging out with two of his buddies - Cooper Groven, who turned 1 in October and Lucy, our puppy. Cooper is the son of my very good friend Mandy who I met in high school. We have kept in touch through out the years and I am thankful I can call her my friend. And Lucy another love of our lives. Our first baby! :) It is amazing to us how much she loves Hayden and how much she has settled down since he was born. We can put him on the floor and she will lay down right next to him and just cuddle. I give thanks that she didn't resent us for bringing a baby home!

And lastly, yesterday, I went to Fargo to do some early Christmas shopping and to run some errands. I met my friend Bill, who I use to work with at State Bank & Trust, for lunch and also went to the movie Twilight with my cooking club. 4 of us were able to go and having not read the book (I didn't even know anything about it before this week...I have been living under a rock!) I really enjoyed it. I think I will now go out and read it along with its sequels. It was very good and I would suggest it to anyone.

Halloween!!

We got Hayden and Lucy all dressed up last night for Halloween! It was a lot of fun.
Lucy's costume was very appropriate - I think she should be locked up on a regular basis, so what better thing to be than a prisoner. She didn't particularly like the hat, but she kept it on long enough to take some pictures. And Hayden didn't mind having his costume on one bit. He didn't have it on long either since we didn't go out trick-or-treating. Next year will be different I am sure.

Nov. 1st Update

It has been a long time since I have blogged, so I have lots to update - Hayden is growing SOOOO fast - he has 2 teeth that have started to come in. I can't believe it. He is also sitting up in his high chair when he eats his cereal and to play also. The last 5 months have gone so fast it's like we blinked and here we are. He still has no interest in rolling over which I'm starting to get a little worried that he is too laid back. He has started rolling onto his side when he is on his back but hasn't started the process on his tummy since he hates being on his tummy and he just buries his head in his blanket. We'll get there!

Hayden's great-grandma Piehl came to visit us recently. She hadn't seen him in awhile, so it was nice to see her and she said he has changed quite a bit since she last saw him. It seems like he is changing everyday.

We went down to my sister's in St. James a few weeks ago and went to a Pumpkin Patch. They had a lot of fun things to do for the kids - corn maze, petting zoo, story book land and lots and lots of pumpkins. John picked out a couple. We really enjoy our visits with them. We just wish we could do it more often. With the holiday season coming up it won't be too long before we see them again.