The realization that we are going to become a family of four ANY day now is finally settling in... wowzahs! Now, I'd be lying if I said this concept isn't slightly terrifying. It's been just the three of us for so long, and Hailey has been our world that adding a baby brother or sister to her life somehow seems so unreal to me. But let's face it, despite the rivalry and bickering that these two will inevitable encounter... Hailey's going to completely rock this big sister thing. Plus we've been openly stealing her toys from her to get her used to the idea (kidding!)
SO in our last few days as a family of three, here's a snapshot (or a lot of them) of what we've been up to.
El Nino has hit full force, so we've been scrambling to find some indoor entertainment. So why not take Hailey to see her first movie in the movie theater? And yes, I ate my words as a mom who frowns upon tiny kids in the theater, but to be fair we went into it knowing we'd leave the second she started being loud or antsy - which could mean a very expensive 5 minutes of previews.
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Hailey & Dad at the Movies! |
Conveniently Hailey's new obsession in life is popcorn so once we let her loose on the bag, she was pretty content.
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Oh hey mom, I'll share this ONE kernel with you. Savor it! |
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The rest of this bag is MINE!!! |
We made it through an hour of The Good Dinosaur before hailey finally piped up and said "All done! We go bye-bye!" so we left. I'd give that a solid thumbs up experience for her first time. We'll probably wait for a while before we get her back into the theater, but it was a fun last hurrah celebrating her final days as an only child.
Other than that, we've done a lot of lounging at home.. which looks a little something like this...
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Bum Life. |
Now that we've moved and she's adjusted to her to the new twin bed Hailey's been a pretty great sleeper. She still has yet to leave her room on her own after bedtime (she did this once to sneak into the baby's room and grab a book to read and sneak back to bed as we spied on her with the baby cams) and calls for us in the morning when she wakes up (7ish) without leaving bed. Our new trick is to use the baby cam microphone to then tell her she can get up and come downstairs. It's insanely wonderful.
When we get bored at home, we break out the wheels and stroll down the street.
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Hailey's still warming up to the two wheeler |
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Hailey prefers the trike while Dad rides her bike. Perfect fit! |
Hailey's latest requested locale is the downtown library. She LOVES it there, especially the computers, where she smacks the keyboard, puts on headphones and gets in her zone. She's always telling us "I work at library!"
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"Working" with Dad at the Library |
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Back to some sibling snuggles! |
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Cheese! |
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Soft Serve Monster! |
And now, for some obligatory bath time photos... now that she no longer fears the tub.
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Eating the bubbles. She loves making me squawk at her to stop drinking the water. |
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Pure Joy |
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Silly faces with mom! |
We love having friends over, so we've been getting lots of playtime with them.
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Playtime with Nicholas & Ethan |
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Hailey, Brewer, Alex & Nicholas loungin' |
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Grown up couch potatoes :) |
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Kendall, Hailey & Charlie. Friends that bathe together... stay together. Until they're older and it's just weird. |
FYI I love how Hailey just looks like the middle sibling between Kendall and Charlie in this bath pic :)
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Hailey & her beloved piggy bank. Cheese!!! |
Not a bad way to end her days as an only-child and as much as I worry about her adjusting to life with the new baby, I am overjoyed with the thought that these two are going to have each other for life.
Now hurry up and make an appearance Baby G2! We're all ready for you!!!!
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