Hattie is super smiley! All you have to do is look at her and she'll smile. It's adorable. She now does a scrunchy face which is equally adorable. She continues to grow and become more mobile. She's wearing a combo of 6 and 9 month clothes! She started army crawling and can get up on her hands and knees for a few seconds. She can also get herself into sitting position. The first time I saw it I clapped and cheered and Hattie smiled and laughed. She can sit for a long time and enjoys standing. Hattie has tried more foods including carrots, peas, watermelon, broccoli, and apples. Bananas and apples are the only things she really likes so far! She can eat half a banana in one sitting. Hattie now takes naps in her crib instead of her bassinet. She's too big for it and started trying to crawl out upon waking up! She also sat in the cart at the grocery store for the first time! She's still a bit small and I ended up putting my bag behind her for support, but it went ok. And I could definitely fit more groceries in my cart! Other firsts (already documented) include: teeth (two in the front on the bottom), playing with the spring door stopper thing.
At the grocery store:
Chilling on the floor, waiting to go outside:
Scaring mom...don't fall out of the bassinet! If you can't tell, she's on her hands and feet.
Getting big!!! Look how long she is!
And here's an example of how smiley she is! All I have to do is get her attention.
Recently I've been doing art. I'm kind of surprised with myself, but I've been enjoying it. Nothing fancy whatsoever, just cheesy things that I either think up or see on the internet and want to try. It also makes TV time seem a lot more productive.
This idea is from Pinterest. Pop art based off your own photos! Here's the website if you want to know how it's done. Kurt's is my favorite! Hattie looks like she has an illness.
I say the quote on this next one to Hattie on occasion. It's stolen from Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham. The actual quote is:
Kurt had the wonderful idea of taking Hattie to see the Ballard Locks on Saturday. The locks connect Lakes Washington and Union to the Puget Sound allowing boats to go through. They keep the salt and fresh water separate and also help to maintain the water level of Lake Washington. The lake must stay within a 2 foot range or else it will be bad news for the floating bridges.
It's fun to watch the boats go through and also to see the fish ladder! Lots of salmon were climbing- apparently it's peak season for viewing the fish.
At the locks
Viewing the fish ladder underground:
Not sure what to think...
Big fish!
Then we took a little walk down toward the bridge:
And finally we had to stop for pictures with some of Seattle's weird sculptures. I happen to like these ones though!
Hattie was fascinated.
Hattie was amazing for the entire trip! She was totally hamming it up for strangers. She would smile at people and if they smiled back she would laugh and/or flap her arms in excitement. She's an adventurous little lady- enjoys seeing new sights!
