Growing up

Our girl is looking so grown up these days.  I can't believe she's over halfway to one year...I know the next five months will be full of new skills, new sounds, and LOTS of new pictures :)

Already reaching for the iPhone

Wearing SHOES to her first football game!

Sitting with Mom and Dad up in the stands

Showing off those pearly whites

Hammering out a very important business deal

Getting all dressed up for church and looking so pretty!

Look who's seven months old!

Seven months is the best age yet!  Hannah is so much fun - laughing and smiling, learning to babble, trying to crawl, and exploring the world around her all the time.  She's doing great with her solid foods, eating lots of veggies and some fruits and getting ready to add some meat to her menu.

She's growing so fast, and I know it's only going to feel faster - recently I ran into a mom and her 3 year old daughter while out walking the dog.  I complimented the girl's sparkly shoes and thought, I am not all that far from buying sparkly shoes.  Heaven help me - I see glitter on the horizon...

"Oh no you didn't!"

Hannah's very own Blue Steel

So happy and bouncy these days

Ready for launch!

So far, "launching" only gets her this far...but it won't be long!

Happy girl

Grabbing the teddy by the ears

"Just like the one I saw on the runway - good choice Mom."

"I'm coming for you puppy..."

Attack of the fluffy pup

Hannah and her puppy brother have been getting along famously.  He loves to give her kisses and she loves to try and grab his fur (not sure he loves that so much, but he's pretty tolerant).  He especially loves to get in on her playtime...

"Hey Hannah, you should share your toys with me! Love Leonidas"

This video is probably more appropriately titled "Attack of the giant baby".  Also, it is surprisingly difficult to catch this funny interaction on video while trying to to keep it from deteriorating into a family feud...


Attack of the fluffy pup from Ashley Heacock on Vimeo.

Six month faces

Hannah just keeps getting bigger and funnier every day!  She is constantly discovering new things she can do and more sounds she can make, but my favorite part is still all of her expressive faces.  Even as a baby (I realize she is still a baby, but not a little bitty baby like she was in these pictures), she used her expressions to make her feelings known, and these days are no different.

Ready to take on the world neighborhood

I know she's on the verge of a breakdown, but this face is still one of my favorites...does that make me a bad parent? :)

Yar matey, just a couple of pirates (or mobsters maybe?) out for some grub

Already studiously exploring trying to eat a book

Kitchen toys turn this girl into a one-man-band...unless she's too busy checking out her own reflection

Surrounded by fun and interesting toys and all she wants are the tags.

But hey, whatever it takes to get this smile :)

Our sweet happy angel.  She is just the best.

Crawling is hard!

Crawling is hard!  But Hannah is making her first attempts...it won't be long now!


Crawling is hard from Ashley Heacock on Vimeo.

Happy girl

At six months old, I find the word most often used to describe our girl is happy.  She is a very happy baby.  And it's not just people who may have a bias that notice this trait, namely her parents and grandparents (although we all say it too!).  I really do hear it a lot - from the nurse at the pediatrician's office, to the woman at the deli counter, to people who sit near us in church.  Everyone comments on how happy she is.

That's not to say she doesn't have her tough moments - every baby (and grown up) does - but generally, she is happy.  Of course, this make me very happy :)  Even when she's not outright smiling, I like to think I can still see joy in her eyes...

Here's hoping this happiness last through her teenage years!