Babysitter Hunt Over!

We have been interviewing babysitters for the last few weeks, and we have finally decided on one. She was the first that we went to visit and really made the rest of our visits quite disappointing. She is a former 5th grade teacher, she only keeps 5 children with a full time helper, and makes the kids all natural/organic meals from the Deceptively Delicious cookbook. We are going to go hang out with her on Monday morning so that Hayden can get to know her.

Here are some new photos we took this week.

Mommy trying to catch one of my smiles.

What a pitiful face.

Jammin with Daddy while he plays guitar hero.

Push ups

Hayden has been doing quite well with his motoring. He has almost total control of his head, he is doing push ups on his tummy, and he is grasping items.

First trip to KY

We went to KY on July 11th to introduce Hayden to Jason's family. He was a very good traveler, but he had an upset tummy from mommy's medicine and did some screaming while we were there. We had to leave on Sunday since Daddy had an interview at Express Scripts on Monday.

Hayden with Colby

Great Grandma Warren

Cousin Missie & Hannah

Hannah just had to hold the baby.

Aunt Wanda & Cousin Lori

Cousin Chelsea and her son Caden.

6 Week Check Up

We went to the Dr. on Monday for Hayden's 6 week visit. He weighed 9 lbs 1 oz and was 21.25 inches long. He is in the 10th percentile for weight and height, and 15% for head circumference. Dr. Baer said that we won't really know where he is going to land until he is a little older though since he is still playing catch up. She was quite pleased with how he is doing. He got 5 shots, and was a very crabby boy for much of the evening, but he is all better now. We went for a hip ultrasound today which is protocol since he was breech. There does not appear to be any issues with his hips. He goes back to the Dr. in Sept.

You can also check out our first family photos here. Customer name: Amy Wilson

Hayden's Birthday Party

Aunt Mimi just had to throw Hayden a due date birthday party on July 6th. So my family got together and we had a BBQ.

Gini, Hannah and Nina made party hats.

All of the little ones together(Hannah with Hayden, Gini, and Nina with Trey)

Nina & Gini got to hold Hayden for the first time, now that his due date has passed.

Grandma Sax was the best baby holder of them all!

More Pictures

Aunt Mimi has good taste in clothes!

Hayden cheering on daddy for his interview.

All dressed up for my first visit with Miss Tricia, from Parent as Teachers.

Handsome little man.

Great Grandparents

We took Hayden over to O'Fallon IL to meet my grandparents last Saturday. They really enjoyed getting to see him and it was a wonderful visit.

Field Trips

My family has a tradition of enjoying the many wonderful things STL has to offer each summer as a group. Hayden and I have been lucky enough to join in the fun this summer. So far we have been to see the latest art exhibit at the Botanical Gardens and took our first trip to Grant's Farm. Hayden slept through it all, of course, but it was nice to get out and enjoy. Hopefully daddy will be able to make some of the trips.

He doesn't know what he is missing out on!

Luke, Katie, Nina and Sam checking out the Guinea Pigs.

That's a big turtle...