Hadley Kate: 15 Months

I promised myself and Johnathon that I wouldn't be "THAT mom" that kept doing monthly baby updates after Hadley Kate turned the big 0-1, but she is changing so much day to day that I felt like she deserved an update!

First off, Hadley LOVES to explore. She's always been adventurous, but now that she is walking/running, she is always on the go and wanting to check out each and every new sight and sound. Her walking has improved dramatically, but she still takes a spill from time to time...

Even though she likes to do everything herself, she always has her escort along to make sure she doesn't get into too much trouble...
 

 
And to make sure that she doesn't flirt with the boys too much...

As much as she likes to be independent, she still likes her safety net of mom and dad. She will run to the playscape at the beach, but always waits for me before climbing to the top. She also likes to run  to the very edge of the yard, look back to see if I'm watching, then stick one foot in the street to test her limits. She definitely likes to push the boundaries of what's acceptable, but she is pretty good about not straying too far...yet. :)

Hadley is still a big fan of her food, but her teething means that we will have a week or two of great eating, followed by a week of hit or miss meals. Some days she will only want soft foods, other days she wants goldfish and nothing else. Go figure. Our current favorites are blueberries, meatballs, goldfish, squash, zucchini, sausage links, green beans, lunch meat, and cheese. Her previously favored breakfast of cheesy scrambled eggs is still breakfast non grata, but she has definitely come around on pancakes and banana muffins. 

Speaking of teething...we had a two week respite from teething, and now we are on to molars. All of them. At one time. In case you are counting, Hadley just got her 7th tooth in three months. Shoot me now.

Hadley's hair has really come in over the last month or two. She definitely still has a mullet situation going on, but at least it's thickening up in the front so the effect isn't quite as intense. I can get her hair in a ponytail, it just takes an act of God (or multiple viewings of the Tiger Boo Youtube video) for her to let me do it! 

Her hair is so long it now flips up in the back! EEEKKK the cuteness!

The biggest change in my opinion has got to be Hadley's affection level. She has never been a cuddly baby. This isn't to say that we don't get hugs and kisses, but they can be hard to come by and she has never been one to be rocked or held for long periods of time. Then one day in early April, I was sitting on the ground with her while a movie was on, and she crawled in my lap and stayed there for about 10 minutes while I rubbed her back!!! I couldn't believe it. This has occurred multiple times since then, so I don't think it was a fluke. She must have finally gotten wise to the fact that mom and dad's lap is a cool place to be...or that she gets back rubs every time she laps up which, if we're being honest, is probably the reason she's there. Either way...I'll take it!

She has also started giving kisses out to everyone and everything. The primary recipient of said kisses is Sadie who gets multiple kisses on the nose in rapid fire succession. Unfortunately, these kisses are not met with unbridled enthusiasm on Sadie's end, but I think she prefers it to getting whacked on the nose like she used to!

Finally, Hadley is once again a champion sleeper! Our transition to one nap a day, plus the addition of a blanket and stuffed animal have really seemed to reinforce Hadster's status as a rockstar sleeper. She is now waking up around 9 or 9:30am, naps around 12:30/1pm, and wakes up around 3pm. Bedtime is anywhere between 7:30 and 8pm depending on how tired she is. I cannot complain one bit about her sleep habits, and I am so thankful that God gave me a child that loves to sleep!! AMEN!

That's Hadley 15 month edition, I feel like I always wrap up these recaps by saying how fast time flies, but it really does. She seems like less of a baby and more of a toddler every day, and we love seeing her personality grow and develop! She is definitely keeping us on our toes, and we wouldn't have it any other way!