Week #30: Part deux

 Gosh week 30 was filled with tons of fun so I had to spread it out over two post.  Besides going on vacation we got to spend time with friends this week too.

 Hazel and the Lovely Loftus Ladies

EHS ladies and the next generation

EHS Ladies

Favorite Things This Week:

• Vacation,eating nectarine's, swimming in the water,  using the bug net, standing up and pulling myself up from  the sitting position, rolling over again and again and really wanting to stand by myself! 
• Eating from the mesh (loving frozen bananas and grapes) 
• Spending time with mommy college friend's family.  It was so fun to meet the Loftus girls (Avery 3, Elliott 5, Cecelia 6 months).  They were so sweet and we had so much fun together.
• Having mommy's high school friends get together with their families!

Week #30: Vacation... trip up North

Loving the lake

Yes, people were paranoid about bugs so I walked with this net over my stroller

Sitting in my big girl chair next to Daddy at the table

Nectarine's are so yummy I can't get enough

Amused at watching crazy Papa GG play video games

Riding with my Papa on my first motorcycle

Nana's birthday!

Jumping on the tramp in the lake

Nana and Auntie dancing with me to Mama Mia

Me and cousin Jake

Yeah.............vacation!!  We had a great week up north, relaxing,enjoying the lake, and just hanging out with family!

Week #29: First tooth

See my two bottom teeth!

 Yes, Hazel's first tooth broke through ever so slightly on the bottom (right side if you are looking at her).  She loves drinking water out of a glass and you totally can hear her tooth cling when she drinks. The sound kind of reminds me of nails on a chalk board but Hazel loves it! We also predict she will be on the move shortly as she can pull herself up when holding onto something while sitting on your lap.   Now she is also starting to be a "squirmy wormy" when you hold her she twists and turns and wants to get down and explore!

Favorite Things This Week:  

• Nana took me to visit Great Grandma's
• Grandma Morris stopped by to visit
• Pushing myself backward with my hands and I get really frustrated when I can't move forward. 
• Sucking on mommy's nectarine 
• When I want something, I have started making up my own sign language - I like to tighten my little body and grunt like a little monkey (i.e. especially when I drink water out of a straw or  want more baby food!

Asleep with Great Grandma

Spending time with Great Grandma Ringen

Eating my big kids food all by myself

Joey & Hazel during their Nana "playdate"

Week #28: Standing up & Using a straw (don't worry not at the same time)

Hazel is so proud of herself when she does "big girl" things such as walking with help, standing up, eating food, or drinking water out of a straw!

Look I am standing!

AHHH....I am standing!

Lovin' it!!

Nana made this dress for Mommy when she was little so I had to try it on!

Loves watching the fish at the Zoo!

Mommy & Me being monkeys!

Favorite Things This Week:

•  Official 6 month check up
•  Loves doing 360 on her tummy on the playmate
•  Tries to scoot on her back  - makes changing her diapers challenging
•  Completed her swimming lessons with Nana
•  Tried food to for the first time at like it -  Gerber's Oatmeal Banana & Apple Sauce
•  Drinking water out of a glass 
• Using a straw to drink water
•  First tooth just beneath her gums - you can hear it clink when she drinks out of a glass 
•  Watching the fish at the zoo!

Week #27 Daddy's Flugtag

Daddy & Me

RED BULL FLUGTAG

Got my photo with Daddy's and his Favre's Wingmen!

Mommy and Me cheering on Daddy!

Favre's Wingmen taking the plung!

Photo of the crowd at Flugtag- it was nuts!

FLUGTAG!! Yes, we were all cheering on Saturday among 90,000 fans as Daddy (aka Jared Allen) and his Favre's Wingmen team finally launched their homemade flying machine. They were one out of 36 team selected out of more than 430 team that submitted audition tapes to Red Bull, pitching creative themes, outrageously designed aircraft, and quirky skits to participate in Flugtag, (German for "flight day"), a global event created by Red Bull in 1991 that was being held for the 1st time in the Twin Cities.

FoxSports.com Cover Shot

We were so proud and a bit nervous as Daddy and his team launched their aircraft off the 30ft platform but we had a blast watching!  FOX Sports from Los Angelas flew in to tape Daddy and his team during the event.  You can watch the show that was aired Wednesday July 28th to the entire world!

http://msn.foxsports.com/video/shows/fairgame

click on Episode 9 and start watching 9 min and 50 seconds into the show!!!!

Daddy getting interviewed by FoxSports.com in his daisy dukes!

Getting another interview by Red Bull Media

This weekend we also got together with Mommy's college friends. This was one of the first times that several of mommy's college friends and families have gotten together.  We missed those who were not there but had a super fun time and we are looking to continue this AWESOME tradition. It is so fun to watch the kidos grow up!

Mommy's College Friends

Favorite Things This Week:

• Officially starting swimming lessons with Nana -"tick-tock, tick-tock" was a favorite game.
• Ticklish for the first time

Week #26: 6 Months

Our little love is 6 months!

Hazel's 6 Month Stats:
- 18.2lbs
- 26.75 inches 
** We go to the doc in two weeks to get the official #'s.


Favorite things this week:

•  Mommy  and Daddy had a date night while I hung out with Nana and Papa. This is really the 1st night Mommy & Daddy have gone out for more than 4 hours!  They grabbed some sushi at Seven and then hit up the Twins game with the Hadden's. I hear they had quite an adventure  with their seating arrangements during happy hour at Seven but Mike H. was a sweet talker and made everything workout!
• Going to the Zoo with fabulous friends (Eva, Nathan, & Jackson)
• 7/16 slept through the night 9pm-5:45am - YES, one down many more to go!
• Going swimming at Lifetime with Nana.
• Second to last week on having Daddy work on this Flugtag plane.
• Playing in Lake Nokomis
• Seeing Great Grandma &Grandpa Hinsch
• Chewing on Gatorade  or water bottles, after all I am a big girl now!

Week #25: Super Sitting

Hazel did it!  She sat up by herself and played on the floor with her toys.  She was stable and was able to self-correct when she was about to tip over. She was so proud of herself and it is so cute to watch her just sit and play contently with her toys.  She also has started to destroy her little play gym. One pull and the gym collapses.  She like to stand up and chew on the gym supports prior to destroying them :)

"Nana the Nanny" and Hazel had yet another fun filled week.  Hazel attended her first pool party, went to the Zoo, and went to the park with friends.

 

Hazel chillin' in a bucket of water next to Ivy!

Week #24: Fits at 5 months - Yes is can happen

 So this might not be funny when Hazel gets older but it totally made me crack up. The other night we were over at Nana & Papa's for dinner and Hazel was sitting on my lap while we were eating.  She insisted on trying to drink water from my glass (yes this is a first).  It was adorable and I must say she was persistent and liked the cold water hitting her lip (I also think she liked to chew on the cool glass). After a while I decided to put the glass down and finish eating.  The moment I pulled the glass away from Hazel she started to fuss really loud.  So I proceeded to give her the glass back and then she was silent and happy again. I tried this trick a couple other times and it was like clock work.  Hazel wanted the glass and if she didn't get it she was going to let you know, it was like she was saying "Ok Mommy I really want that glass, give it to me, GIVE IT TO ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I seriously broke out laughing but I am  not sure if that was the best response. I thought 5 months was a bit to young for manipulation.  Well, I guess not because it happened again when we went grocery shopping and I tried to remove my make-up remover pads from her at Cub as we were grocery shopping.  She was not going to have it. It was like I had a magic key. When I give her the pads she was happy and the moment I took them away she would cry.  So if you are wondering yes I did just let her suck on the make-up pads and called it day.  I just wonder if this is just the start of what a little diva Hazel is going to be??

Another busy week with Nana - out to lunch at Enjoy, MOA, the Farmers Market, Como Zoo and her first Mary-Go-Round ride.

Fun stuff this week:
- If you hold Hazel's arms and waist she will simulate walking - so cute
- Mike, I, Hazel and Cayman walk to a neighborhood restaurant and had dinner
- Hazel drank water out of a glass for the first time
- When Hazel's lays on her stomach she can push herself all the way up on her arms.
- Loves her new farris wheel like toy Nana got her

Week #23: Nana the Nanny

Hazel's days have been filled with daily adventures with Nana.  This week one of the travels included going to the Zoo with a dear family friend -  I think it is awesome my mom and her friends nanny their grand babies while their daughters are working (no fair).  I haven't googled it yet but I will be shortly  looking for a SAHN (Stay-At-Home-Nana) organization because if one is not created I am going to tell my mom to get on it!

Neat Things this Week:

• Yes, we did it we put Hazel to sleep without her swaddle.  We had to after all because we couldn't even get her in that darn swaddle anymore.  Seriously, you would think 2 adults could get a baby in a swaddle but we couldn't so we figured our little angel was ready to sleep without her beloved swaddle. We have transitioned her to sleeping in her Banana outfit full time. After all she is still waking up a few times in the night with or without the swaddle.
•  Anne and Stella came over for a wonderful walk and park excursion.  It was great to see them. Stella was so sweet to Hazel and just wanted to play with her.