Queen for a Day.

Another Aunt Lowdie Original. The gal's got talent.

Oh Auntie Laurie do I love being queen. Now all I need is a magic wand to make that Rudy disappear.

The big 3-0!

"Hey, what are we doing for Aunt Val's Birthday tonight?"
"What do you mean I'm not coming?"

"Oh, I get to go to the M's game...with Zaide and Baba! Fun, I can already smell the cotton candy."

Happy Birthday Auntie Val! I love you to pieces!!! Have fun without me and tell my parents to behave themselves, because I'll be crying for them at 1am, and not a minute later.

Just along for the ride.

Hadley is my favorite little running partner. She loves getting exercise and never makes a peep in the stroller. She's much more well behaved than her big brother, Rudy.

Happy Birthday Ms. Avery!!!

Had & Dad hanging out in the Beer Garden before the M's game. Who knew you could have a baby in a Beer Garden?!
Sarah, Hads, and Mama
Eric and Sarah playing house. They look so natural.

Whoo-Hoo!!! The M's win in the bottom of the 11th! Swept the Sox!

So many faces.

Laughing Hyena.

Chatty Cathy.

Tongue wagger.

Flirtin' fool.

Precious Pup.

Double Trouble.

Two couch potatoes watching Sesame Street.
"Lauren, GET OUT, Big Bird IS real!"

"I'll explain it one more time...Bert and Ernie do live together, but it's not THAT kind of relationship."

Two peas in a pod.

My favorite twosome.

Funny Girl.

Mom, you really should take this act on the road.

Shhhh...

...don't tell Rebel.

Still practicing.

Doesn't count if you push me Dad. Let's try again.

Happy Day Dad!!!

Hads and Dad getting ready to open some presents.
Showing off her "I love daddy" shirt.
You're right Pops, this is the happiest day!

So fresh and so clean.

Hads is very serious in and out of the tub. I keep trying to introduce fun new tubby toys to get some sort of smile, but this gal is all business when it comes to cleanliness.

Lil' Cupcake.

Hadley's very fancy new cupcake pj's. Gettin' so big!

OMG...3 months old!

Today our little gal is 3 months old, and it's seems this should be impossible. Feels like only yesterday we were feeding round the clock, trying our best to appease a fussy baby, and waking up all through the night. Oh that's right, it was only yesterday:). I remember when Hads was about 2 weeks old and I thought "I can't wait until 3 months from now, then we will have it all figured out." Shows you how truly clueless a new mom is. We're still trying to find our "schedule", understand how a full night of sleep needs only be 5 hours long (according to all the stupid books), and trying to figure out the teeny tiny differences of each cry (where's that crying expert that was on Oprah when you need her). I thought I had this parenting thing in the bag before she was born...I mean how hard could it be (seeing that both of our parents were able to do it in their teens). WOW, have I been humbled. Thanks Hads for making each day a new adventure...but some redundancy wouldn't be a bad thing.

Look Ma...Two Hands!

Hads must know she's almost 3 months old, so it's time to come up with some new tricks to keep her folks entertained. She's working it!

26.2

Hadley went for her first run ever with Mama and Rudy today.
She's not "officially" supposed to ride in the BOB stroller yet...but she's tough, and seemed to hold up just fine! Trust me, Mom had her in there so tight that there was no way this kid was going to budge.

Meet Ruby.

On Sunday we bought a new Subaru Forester. Something we have talked about for awhile, but I was still shocked when Frugal Fred (aka Ryan Prentice) decided it was time for us to purchase her. She's a beauty! We are officially parents after buying this car (or lesbians).

So close...

We've been terrible at putting Hadley on her stomach because she hates it (and we don't like to see her upset)...but then we learned she will never roll over if we don't. So we've stepped it up a notch, and started "tummy time" boot camp. We don't want her baby friends to make fun of her at the next Mom-n-me group.
You're almost there babe. That darn right arm always gets in the way.

Lauren cheering Hads on!

Worst Mom Ever!

Now we're smiling!

Here's how the story goes:

So...I have been complaining how ridiculously fussy our little Hadley is for a few weeks now. A good Mom would maybe look into this and try to find a reason, where as a Mom who works in an ICU at Children's Hospital doesn't think anything is that big of a deal, unless they are bleeding profusely, not breathing, or their heart has stopped. So a fussy baby yielded a lot of complaints, but not a lot of action by.

Last Friday, Ryan watched Hadley and she had the best day ever. I figured it was just beginners luck, but then realized he had fed her by a bottle all day. So I thought, well maybe she just likes a bottle better. I was right, and since Friday she has refused to nurse from me and will ONLY take a bottle. So I've been pumping like a mad woman and just this Monday realized that I only make about 2 ounces of milk from each side. A typical baby Hadley's age needs about 3-4oz every 2-4 hours. Now I'm starting to realize why my kid is only in the 17th percentile for weight. I would feed her from one side at each feeding, not both like you're supposed to (I didn't know this)...so she was only getting 2 ounces every 3+ hours...she was crying because she was STARVING!!! Needless to say, she's been getting 4oz per feeding ever since and she's a new kid. Thank God Mother's Day has already come and gone. I've taken all the tags off my new loot, so it cannot be returned:).

A lot to say.

Here's Traudi! This is the weird comment writer you guys are always asking about. Sorry Trout, blew your cover.

Bobby Jr.

This little gal couldn't look anymore like her Grampy in this picture. Those "Davis" genes run strong.

Fuss-bucket.

I think we may have the fussiest baby ever...but this face saves her time and time again.

Mallory and Me.

Hads and her new BF, Mallory the Monkey. They make quite the pair.

#1 Fan

Hadley all geared up for another M's game.
Must have been a good game to keep this girl awake.
Up too late!