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In this post Haley is 1 year, 5 months and 15 days old





Well, I have never claimed to be a really good keeper of a journal, and adding a child into the everyday mix of life has proven that even more. I am sorry, but I do try :)

Haley is doing so much, I want to try and remember it all. She is talking up a STORM. She says Mommy, Daddy, Grammy, Pappaw, MeMaw, PePaw, Rah Rah, JJ, Rock-E, Deb, and something that sort of resembles Elijah :). She knows which dog is which, and loves to lay on the floor with them. Every living animal is a PUP PY! Its pretty funny. She says Please (PEEZ) and Thank you (THANKS) and Yes Mam. All done makes us laugh, and she says a whole bunch of things we aren't sure of.

We had our first big boo boo yesterday. Haley was following me out of the house and fell, busting her upper lip on the concrete of the Garage. Ethan was home THANK GOD, and we both did ok...and Haley was fine after she calmed down. There are pictures for proof :)

We had to go to the doctor today, as she has had a pretty bad nose for a couple of days. Turns out the tube in her right ear is loose, and and coming out, and she had some fluid behind the ear. Please PRAY that even when the tubes come out, we can avoid the chronic ear infections. We started with Nasonex nightly along with Zyrtec...so here's hoping! :)

I can't think of anything else really exciting. We are gearing up for a hot summer, looking foward to visits from family the next couple of weekends. Ethan's parents come in 2 weeks, and then Rocky Deb & Elijah in 3 :) In August we are going to California to visit our family out there, and then in October our dear friends are getting married in New Orleans :) I am sure Chirstmas will be here in no time!

OH, one more thing! Haley has been sleeping in a toddler bed now for about a month! We transitioned her and she has done so well! Our little girl is growing up way too fast!

Hope everyone is doing well, and I apologize for not doing better keeping this up, but it is hard. Please email any time, or call, and I'll try and upload more pictures.

For now, enjoy the slideshow :)

Love,


Susan

We're very busy these days!

In this post Haley is 1 year 4 months and 8 days old:

Well, life gets busier as Haley gets older...maybe because SHE is so busy!

She is doing great, and into everything! She is really starting to talk, words that we can understand. She says "Thank you, Love you, MaMa, DaDa, Cricket, dog, milk, eat, Chloe, Pappaw, PePaw, Rah, bye, Baby, Puppy, Peekaboo" And more I am sure I am forgetting! She is walking, trying to run, and climbing all over everything! Becoming quite the active little one. She LOVES to be outside, and HATES to come inside after being allowed out. She is down to just one nap a day on most days....and COMPLETELY PACIFIER FREE!!!

Ethan and I are doing well too. We just finished something we have both been preparing for for quite a while. The Double Decker 10k. For those of you unfamiliar with running, that is 6.2 miles. We participated with friends of ours, and were part of a group of firemen (though I got to wear a shirt for being a wife) who did our best to run together. Ethan ran with 4 of the firemen, and I was fortunate to have one of them who didn't want to run quite as fast, run with me. Ethan finished the very HILLY course in 57.19 and I finished in 1.08.31. We were both very proud to say we've done it...and won't be signing up again any time soon. I am glad to be running again, and look forward to continuing to run to stay in shape :) Mom and our good friends Amy & Chloe Carson also participated in the event, the Double Decker 5k Walk. They did a great job, and Chloe was quite the sport, falling asleep so her mommy could walk! We had lots of support at the race, Ethan's parents, sister, and Brother in Law, along with my Dad, came out to cheer us on. The pictures of the race are curtosy of Dad! Also, our friends Meredith, Robyn and Kristin also ran in the 10k, and all finished in great times! I have been preparing with Meredith and Robyn, and must say, we've come a long way and I am proud of us all!

Below are a bunch of pictures, in no particular order, for you veiwing pleasure!

Love to all!
Susan

Amy & Mom crossing the finish line...Chloe was worn out from the long walk LOL!

Me, Anne & Rachel at the Double Decker Festival

Ethan and I at the Festival

Matthew & I crossing the finish line

Ethan and Matt Tatum crossing....they finished before we did...pictures aren't in order :)

Haley & MeMaw waiting for the runners, and posing for Pappaw

The OFD crew before the race!

Haley torturing, oh I mean playing with, the dogs! They love her!!!

We are still around....just busy :)

In this post Haley is 1 year, 3 months, and 13 days old:

Well, I would say that I haven't had time to update the blog, but that wouldn't be the whole truth. My Daddy taught me that you have time for anything, you just have to chose to use the time you have for the things you might not always want to do. So "not having time" is just a bad excuse....so I apologize!

Things have been busy around the Peterson house. We have had visitors, Memaw came to visit a couple of weekends ago, and we have celebrated birthdays and holidays, and just been plain busy!

Haley is doing WONDERFUL! She is growing each and every day, and really turning into a very independant young lady. She loves to be chased around, and will run away giggling every time! She likes to point, loves to turn on and off lights, and laughs at herself on a regular basis. She LOVES to be outside, and we are so thankful that it is starting to get warm here in the south so we can be outside all the time.

Ethan and I are doing great too. We are both trying really hard to get into shape, and have committed to running in the Double Decker 10k on April 25th. He is running with the fire department and I am running with some girls here in the neighborhood. So far, it looks like Meredith, Robyn, Amy and I will be running together. We are hoping to get a few more of the mommies to join, but if not we will push ourselves through. Meredith and Robyn have been running for about a month now, and Amy and I just jumped on board. I feel it every time I run, I for sure am no longer a "track star" but it is so refreshing to finish strong and know I have done something good for my health.

Today, Meredith and I took Myla & Haley to Holli's Sweet Tooth (a great little candy shoppe here in town) in hopes of having their pictures made with the Easter bunny. We were both nearvous that the girls wouldn't do well. Much to my surprise, Haley LOVED the Easter bunny, and was more than happy to jump in his lap. Myla on the other hand, wanted NOTHING to do with him. Maybe next year!

Well, I think that is about all. I have included a bunch of pictures, and will put captions so y'all know what we were doing when. I will try very hard to do better, and keep y'all updated on our running progress. One day at a time....one foot in front of the other! Take care!

Love,

Susan

Haley in the Easter bunny's lap

A sweet little smile

Playing at Holli's, waiting like a good little girl

More waiting....

hmmm....candy....

"Myla...Say CHEESE"

Myla and Haley eating some Mickey D's while awaiting the Easter Bunny's arrival

St. Patty's Day in her pretty green dress

Park pictures and first ice cream cone...

In this post Haley is 1 year, 2 months, and 19 days old:

As I said before, we took Haley on Saturday to Avent park to play and then we went to Holli's sweet tooth, where Haley had her first ice cream cone. As you can tell it didn't take her long to catch on.

She loved the slide at the park, learned very quickly how to go down on her own. We are loving the nice weather, and hoping it is here to stay!

Enjoy the photos!

Susan

She gets this look from her Daddy....

And the next one from me :)

Just another day at the park

In this post Haley is 1 year, 2 months and 19 days old:

We took Haley to the park on Saturday, and as you'll see in these video's she had a WONDERFUL time :)

We are all doing great, enjoy the videos! Going to the doctor on Wednesday for her 15 month check up....hard to believe it's time for that already! I'll be sure an post her "stats"

Nascar Laundry Basket

In this post Haley is 1 year 2 months and 11 days old:

Big Girl Using a FORK!

In this post Haley is 1 year 2 months and 11 days old: