Saturday, November 10, 2007

11 months....

We know it has been awhile since we have last updated. We were having some problems downloading some of our pictures. I guess better late then never.

Hannah has had a busy month with lots of adventures and visitors. She continues to learn new things each and every day. She is a chatterbox. She loves to say "bagib, bagib, bagib". We are not sure what it all means. She loves to play with the cupboard doors, (that she is allowed to go into) opening and closing them. She also has started to take smaller things and put them in larger things. Hannah is a book worm, which we love. She takes every book off the shelf and sits a looks through the books. She also is starting to really like to be read to. She plays bunkin' bronco with her daddy and giggles every time. Hannah and mom like to sing. She claps when we sing " If you are happy and you know it." After mom is all done singing, Hannah will usually continue singing and rocking back and forth. She dances and shows us how big she is all the time by playing SO BIG. When she sees any soft blanket, she cuddles with it and takes about a minute to lay and be quiet, then she is off getting into trouble. She has taken 3 steps so far and seems to be more and more confident on her feet. She points to things she likes or wants, then usually starts telling us a story of some sort. She also has started to shake her head no when she does not want something. At mealtime, she loves to see what she can drop to the floor. So the floor around her is usually very messy, just ask Grandpa and Grandma Brazzale. Uncle Jon came to visit her in the middle of October. She had a blast playing with him. He even picked her up from day care when he was here. At the end of the month, Grandma and Grandpa Brazzale came to visit. Their stay was too short, but Hannah enjoyed sharing all of her new things and new tricks. Hannah was a pumpkin for her first Halloween. She had a Fall Festival at day care the Friday before and she dressed up on the day too. We did not go trick or treating, maybe next year. She did not go to day care the week of October 29-Nov.2. She got to stay home with mom. It was Fall Break. She made many visits to park and stayed pretty low key around the house. She went to the zoo with our friends Mike, Lavinia, and Maya. She pointed at so many animals and seemed to really like the giraffes, elephants, and fish. Hannah now has 7 teeth.
In the last two weeks, she just cut three of them pretty much at the same time. Hannah is really not a baby anymore, which is exciting yet sad to think. She brings us joy and happiness every minute we spend with her.

"I'll trade you two leaves for a wood chip."
Hannah and Lincoln at the park.

"bagib, gagib, bagib"
Swinging buddies.

Taking some time to have a snack.
Hannah and Maya had fun at the zoo.

Having fun with mom on fall break.

Our little pumpkin.

Happy Halloween!

Rockin' Halloween.
Hannah loves the rocking chair.
This was Jill's when she was little.

Weeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

Happy Fall!

Having a blast in the leaves.

At the park with mom.

Not sure about the whale.

Hannah likes to grab her blocks the "hard way."

Standing in loads of laundry.
Day care did my 80s do today.

Getting wild!

World Series 2007
Game 4

Monday Night Football.
We got to sit in the front row.
Lots of Packer Fans in the stadium.

Hannah is clapping here.

Trouble Maker.

GO, FIGHT, WIN!

Trying on dad's shoe.

Little Miss Bookworm.
Messy, Messy!

Hanging with Uncle Jon.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Go Rockies!

We have Rockies fever. We have been able to catch two play off games so far and hope to catch a world series game. Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks.

Cutest Fan!

Mom made me this rally cap from the news paper.
Do you like it?

At the game on October 6th.

Our first play off game with our friends Janemarie and Peter.

This was the game they clitched to go onto the second round.

Thursday, October 04, 2007

10 months...

Hannah turned 10 months today. She has learned and experienced so much in the last month. She continues to bring joy to our lives each and every day. She is a very happy and pretty laid back kid with lots of energy. She had a very fun trip to Grandma and Grandpa Rauwerdink's house. She enjoyed playing with her aunties. Hannah had a lot of firsts this month....

FIRST...
-cheese pizza.
-ice cream- she kept coming back for more.
-black eye- she was pulling herself up at day care and she fell.
-clapping
-waving good bye
-sharing with others- she gives us things and starts to clap.
-ear infection- very hard on all of us.
-homemade spaghetti
-cruising along furniture
-giving us five
-her first word (we think) "mama"
-climbed the stairs with Grandpa R.
-walking with her walker

LOVES:
-to eat
-to play with her book shelf and take all the books off
-to play with her Butt Paste tube
-the Baby Bjorn
-play with her friends at day care
-to roll the 2 liter bottles around the kitchen
-combs
-baths
-playing "peekaboo"
-going for walks
-the refrigerator and dish washer
-taking everything out of the laundry basket
-books

Peekaboo daddy!

Mom is kissing my boo boo!

10 months.
Wild with the homemade spaghetti.

I like reading in the bathroom like dad.
Anyone want my hairdo?

Celebrating dad's birthday with the Aunties.

Having fun with Grandma Rauwerdink.

Helping push Auntie Natalie.

GO PACK GO!

Give me an 8 ouncer!
It might help me with my shiner!

Do you need help mom?
They got me trained already.

I loved playing with my friend Cory's beard.

GO FIGHT WIN!
Future cheerleaders.

WILD, in many ways!

Thursday, September 13, 2007

9 months...

Hannah has now lived more outside the womb than inside which is amazing. She brings smiles to our faces everyday. She is learning new things all of the time. She crawls faster and faster and loves to explore many things. In our kitchen, she plays with all the bottled soda and cans of 8oz Coors Light. She talks and tells us stories, ba ba ba ba. She continues to LOVE to eat! She has started some table food. This month she has gotten to try cheese, and of course loves it. She takes after her father and loved her first pancake. She was sick for the first time.. It brought tears to our eyes and she cried while she was throwing up. She also was teething at the same time. She has her top two teeth now.

We have traveled back to Wisconsin the last two weekends. We had weddings in both of our families. It was so awesome to see our extended family. Mike's cousin Joe got married in Door County Labor Day weekend and Jill's cousin David got married last weekend. Hannah did so well on the flights. She flirted with many people and had a blast checking everything out. She loved meeting all of the family she had not met before. She loved the extra time she got with Grandma Brazzale and Grandma Jenny as they babysat her both weekends. She seemed to find a new love for the Baby Bjorn, which mom and dad loved too. She got very excited anytime she saw it.

We also got to see our dear friends Jen, Brian, Allie, and Cameron. We were honored to be apart of Cameron's baptism. Mike and I are godparents of Cameron. We hope we can be great role models for him and help give him advice and the guidance he needs to succeed in life.



8 months and crawling faster and faster every day

8 months.
Messy Bessy!

I love the refrigerator.
Whenever it is open I love to check things out.

I am a happy baby!

Playing with Uncle Jeff.

Jess and Joe's Wedding September 1, 2007

Getting ready for Jess and Joe's wedding

Eating at the wedding.
I had some cheese for the first time and LOVED it.
I am a true Cheesehead.

Grandma B babysat me while mom and dad went to the reception.

The ceremony was outside.
I am keeping busy with my lion.

In between the ceremony and dinner
I got to take my dress off and hang out.

David and Carrie's Wedding September 8, 2007

Great Aunt Mary and I.

Grandma Jenny took care of me
while mom and dad were at the reception.

Grandma B and I after the church.

Mom and dad and all of mom's cousins.

The bride and groom and family.

My boyfriend Bryce and his mom Tanya.
We got to play for alittle while on Saturday.

Cameron's Baptism and our trip to Madison

Mom and dad are godparent's to Cameron Spredemann.

The Spredemann Family.

Dad's cousin Ross competed in the Ironman in WI.
He lived in AZ.

Playing by The Capitol while waiting to see Ross run.

I love to crawl.
The grass felt weird.

Messy, messy!
Home sweet home.
Eating out with mom and dad after all of our traveling.