Hadley's 8th & 9th Month!

Well, Hadley, your momma failed getting up your 8 month post.  We were so busy traveling that I forgot all about it!  So, I will put everything down together for your 8th and 9th month.

Month 8

• You took your first airplane ride.  No crying!  But, you're favorite game on the airplane was banging on the tray and playing with the bag of peanuts.  You just LOVE that crinkle sound.
  
• Met your great-grandpa Big David
  
• Experienced your first Easter Basket and visit with the Easter Bunny!
  
• Spent a whole week without mommy or daddy, but you were with BeBe and Pops (Plus Uncle John, Uncle Jesse, Aunt Sarah and Aunt Caity).  Bebe said you were the BEST baby and they didn't want us to take you back to Chicago.
• Swung on a swing for the first time
  
  
• Started to play in your walker
  
• Are eating finger foods!  So far you love: apple cinnamon & banana puffs, yogurt melts, & frozen bananas
  
• Want a taste of everything we are eating, especially foods from the Mexican restaurant like rice and beans!
• Got your first two teeth (the bottom front middle).  It was a rough few days while you were cutting those, lots of screaming and no sleeping through the night.  But, once they were in you were great!
• Can army crawl pretty quickly across the room
  
• Took your first bath with Big Brother
• Sit up all on your own!

Month9

• Weigh 18lbs and fit into 12 month clothes
• Had your first battle with true sickness - stomach flu, thrush and pink eye all in the same 2 weeks! You were MISERABLE :(
• Bite your spoon and hold on to it with your teeth every time I give you a bite
• Cry when we take a toy away that you're wanting to play with.  Unfortunately, you ALWAYS want to play with mommy & daddy's iPhone's and the TV remote.  (Daddy gave you an old phone from his office for you to play with and destroy at your leisure.  Seems to do the trick)
• Hang upside down and have us pat your belly while you make noises.  You love hearing the different sounds that come out.
• Have discovered the computer keyboard and you love to bang the keys!
• Like to walk when someone holds your hands
• Experienced some new food firsts: lasagna, beef stew and cheerios!
  
  
• Like to bang on pots and pans
  
  
• Crawl into the most unusual places (and the dirtiest!)
• Play outside in your walker while mom and dad do yard work
  
• Love to play with Wilkes (Bubba as you call him)