Toe Sucker

Grandpa Tim has been showing Hallee how to suck on her toes for months. The other day when I saw this:

I knew Grandpa Tim would be proud!

Best Friends

My best friend has a little girl just two months younger than Hallee. They were in town yesterday so we got some cute pictures of them together.

Thinking about the Troops

I'm having a hard time thinking about anything but the activation of the 211th Engineer Company. They are leaving on Sunday for 45 days of training before spending a year in Afghanistan. Andy was a member of this Army National Guard unit until about 10 months ago. He really didn't want to get out of the guards when his time was up. I really pushed him to get out. I can admit that was by far the biggest disagreement we've ever had in our marriage.

This deployment has really brought back memories from more than 5 years ago when Andy was leaving for Iraq. It is hard thinking that these families are going through that again. I can't imagine what I would be feeling if Hallee had to go a whole year without her daddy. Thank you soldiers for doing what you do. Thank you God for letting Andy stay home this time around.

Looks Like Trouble!

I think this is our life until February! Hallee couldn't take her eyes off the game...

Food on a Spoon!

Hallee got her first taste of solid food last night! We got the go-ahead from her pediatrician to start rice cereal. A lot of it came back out, but toward the end, she started to get the hang of it. We're not going to rush it because she's still pretty little, but so far so good!

Four Month Check-Up

Hallee had her four month check-up today. I can't believe she's almost four months old! She weighs 16 lbs 12 oz and is 25 1/4 inches long. She is in the 97th percentile for weight and 92nd percentile for length. Hallee got another set of shots and did pretty darn good! She woke up yesterday morning with a runny nose. Today it is worse and she's sneezing and coughing. I don't know if she has her first cold, or if she's teething. Hallee's pediatrician said it isn't unusual for a cold to last two or three weeks in someone her age. Hopefully whatever it is doesn't last that long!

Tumbleweed

Hallee is mobile! A few weeks ago, she was trying like crazy to roll over from her back to her tummy. She did it once and must have realized it just wasn't worth it. She didn't even make another attempt. Today she rolled over, twice. Most kids roll from their tummies to their backs first, but not Hallee! She doesn't look close to rolling over from tummy to back! We'll see if she keeps doing it this time!

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