Picture Updates

It’s been a while since our last post and we’ve taken a bunch of pictures since then so I thought I would get everyone up to date with what Hazel’s been up to by doing a picture post. Hazel continues to grow and change so quickly- we’re amazed how much she changes from week to week!
The weather has recently gotten cooler- so we’ve been able to go on more walks in the evenings before bedtime (7:30). Because of the chill in the air, we now have to bundle Hazel up- and she gets to wear her favorite hat.

She’s recently acquired a new, more seasonal hat from her Grammy and Grampy. This one makes her a literal pumpkin head.

When we’re not out on walks with our Hazelnut, we are entertaining her at home- she still loves tummy time the best, but recently she has tried out something new- the exersaucer. This contraption is a brightly colored little walker/jumper that Hazel gets to bounce around in. She seems to like it a lot- it’s a good thing we waited until she was 4 months to use it, though- even though she is old enough according to the official recommendation she still is a little unsteady in it!

Hazel’s favorite cousin, Peter, recently sent her a picture of him sitting in his Bumbo chair. Despite seeing Peter sitting up so well in his chair, Hazel still hasn’t really been motivated to enjoy her Bumbo anymore than she usually does (not much at all!). Here is one of the few pictures we’ve gotten of her sitting in it without trying to get out of it! (Note the almost threatening hand gesture she is making)

All that playing really wears a girl out- despite having difficulty napping, Hazel does still *occasionally* take a nice long nap. She’s more of a nighttime sleeper- which really, I’m not complaining about, but we do consider ourselves lucky when she goes down for a nap longer than 30 minutes!

The napping never lasts long, and pretty soon we’re back on the floor for some more tummy time. If we lay her down on her back, in no time she’s rolled over onto her stomach. She’s even decided that sleeping on her back at night is completely overrated- who cares what the American Academy of Pediatrics says- she’s given up on the Back to Sleep campaign and I’ve given up on going into her room 20 times a night to roll her back over! Here she is mid-roll.

Much happier once she’s rolled over!

And finally, a picture of Hazel (on her tummy, of course!) as I look on. On any given day you will find us on the floor with her for at least half the time she is awake. She is getting so strong, and before we know it she’ll be mobile- for now we’re just enjoying the fact that it takes her a while to scoot around her blanket!

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