Santa

We took Hallee to see Santa! She's terrified of strangers so we knew it wasn't going to go well, but we thought it would be fun!

Seconds after Daddy put her on Santa's lap:

a few seconds later:

I wonder what the older kids waiting in line were thinking!!

7 Months Old

Hallee is 7 months old today. She has changed a lot in the last month. She can't crawl yet, but she rolls and scoots to get all over the place. A couple of weeks after starting solid foods, her tummy decided it wasn't quite ready! She got a little backed up and was up all night for several nights. We decided to give her a break from solid foods, and start them back up very slowly. Her tummy recovered, but her sleeping has not. Her naps have finally gotten on a schedule. She has taken a few naps in her crib, but she sometimes will not sleep unless she's in Mommy or Daddy's arms.

We took a little trip to Dallas at the beginning of the month. Hallee got to take her first airplane ride (outside of Mom's belly!) and she was a little trooper. She traveled like an expert! Even when we hit bad weather on the way home and had to spend the night in Minneapolis. She slept pretty well away from home, but it definitely didn't help the sleep recovery. The reason for our trip to Dallas was to see Andy's dad and step-mom and their kids! We had a great time and Hallee had a lot of fun with her aunts and uncles. She even let everyone hold her, as long as mom or dad was close by! We brought home some bad colds, that we're still trying to recover from. Andy and I decided it was definitely easier to travel before Hallee came around, but we had fun anyways!

Hallee and Daddy looking at our airplane.

Hallee looking out the window of our airplane, in the air.

Hallee with Alex, Avery and Aleighna.

Hallee sleeping waiting for our delayed flight.