I can sit up by myself!

Hallie is now sitting up by herself...sorta. She has a tendancy to get tired and topple over but she can sit by herself if she really wants to! In these pictures she is wearing an outfit that was mine (and maybe Ashley's too). Thanks mom! Mom saves just about anything that she thinks we might need and now that I have a little girl I am glad she saved all of my clothes!

New York Trip!

Our trip to New York was a success! We arrived Friday and other than not napping the day went pretty well. Of course they put me on the wrong side of the plane and decided to move me right when I started to nurse Hallie. She screamed when I took her food away and but calmed down after I got her resituated and she finished eating. Once in the city and having put my exhausted baby down to sleep with the babysitter, we all went out to dinner at Tao - yum! Mom and dad went back early so that Ashley and I could stay out a little while longer with Martin. What can I say - Ashley and I are such party animals! Saturday was lots of fun too - mom hired a driver to take us around and shop! I felt like a rock star in the Hummer with black tinted windows and it did make it much more enjoyable with the babies. Saturday night we went to see Young Frankenstein, which was pretty funny. Hallie and I flew out Sunday without a hitch! Hallie can't wait to go back to the big City again!

Getting ready for travel with Hallie.....

Well, Hallie and I are getting ready for our NY trip. It is much more complicated getting out of town with a baby! I have actually traveled with Hallie a few times but I have had Reed there to help me! So, in the midst of packing up me and Hallie and all of her bottles, food, spoons, diapers, burp cloths and 5,000 changes of clothes (because she will inevitably explode through whatever I have her in at the airport tomorrow - ask Reed about how she loves to pee on me in the airport too), I almost forgot to arrange to take Zeke to the kennel! I just called and made him a reservation and packed up his food for the weekend. Poor dog he takes a back seat now that we have the baby. Luckily, he's such a good dog! Anyhow, I think we are set ...I just have to get there now........

Hallie - 5 months

Here's Hallie getting ready to go with me for a jog. It was really cold a couple of weeks ago and this is a "star" bunting that she got from her GranB (Reed's mom) for Christmas to keep her warm. She looked so cozy I had to take her picture. Hallie continues to grow so fast and has found her voice and loves to scream in delight!

Hallie and I will travel to NY this weekend to meet up with my family. Little Martin lives in NY now. Mikey is flying in for the night from Vanderbilt. Dad, mom, Ashley and Lawson will fly in as well. We are traveling without Reed because he is out west for work/pleasure (skiing in Park City). Ashley and mom are in NY for market and the rest of us are just tagging along for a show and some good eats! I will post more when we return!