Happy Crawly-Days

Hayden's first Christmas has come and gone. It was a great season for the Wolach family and we hope it was for you too. After Grandma Coleen and Great Grandma Shirley visited just before Christmas, Grandma Sarah, Grandpa Dave, and Great Grandpa Mike came down to visit on Christmas.

Santa came and brought gifts for all, but mostly for the little princess. She loved her new toys and played with them most of the day. She was very excited for some new things that piqued her curiosity.

Thanks to all who sent holiday cards and pictures of your family. It was great to hear from you. Happy New Year!

Lucky Number 7

Hayden is 7 months old and the time is flying by. She is such a joy and her personality is really coming out.

Hayden is now a professional crawler. She can get anywhere. Quickly. This sounds cool. It's not. We can no longer just leave her in a room without needing to keep a close eye on her while doing quick tasks like cooking dinner, paying some bills, or going out to a movie.

She is also great at going from crawling to sitting which she will do to go across the room to get a toy, then play with the toy. Recently, she has begun to pull herself up into a standing position on things as you will see in the pics. She gets really impressed with herself but the she gets over confident and lets go with one hand or something and she falls backwards on her butt.

She also loves wrestling on the floor with Mommy and Daddy. We lay there and she will climb on us, pin us, and even deliver a forearm shiver to our grill every now and then. Aggressive. All the while she has her tongue out just like her Daddy always did/does.

Below there are 3 movies:

-one where Uncle Ashley plays the mean uncle part perfectly and makes her fall over
-one where she is at the dinner table wanting her dinner and playing with her hair
-and one where she is playing with toys and crawling to Daddy

Enjoy and thanks for all the comments.

Hayden and Uncle Ashley


Hayden at the Dinner Table


Hayden Playing Around

Hayden and Vincent

Hayden's friend Vincent visited recently (along with his dad Vinny and his mom Sheila).

In their second time hanging out together, the two kids are extremely cute with each other. They spent the weekend with Sheila, Savannah, and Heather. Good times.

Vincent has been sitting up for weeks and Hayden hadn't yet done it. But maybe hanging out with him inspired her as she started sitting up by herself during this weekend.

These Boots Were Made for Crawlin'

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Hayden is doing more and more everyday. Just this past week she crawled for the first time - if you call moving along the ground in a low profile manner like you are storming the beaches of Normandy crawling. We do.

She has been on all fours rocking back and forth for the past couple of weeks so we knew she was close but she is now officially mobile. Great and scary at the same time. One of the videos below shows her crawling to a toy.

Also, she laughed for the first time since our last post! It is a small little chuckle that she does but it is wonderful to hear. The other video below shows her laughing - yes, it's quick. But now we know she has it in her.

Halloween went well, although Mommy was sick. But Hayden was cute as a giraffe and she and Daddy went trick or treating with Alden Coy, her dad Mike, and John Damiris. 2 year old Alden was super cute and Hayden had no idea what was going on. Good times.

Hayden Crawls (Sort Of)


Hayden Laughs

Five Alive

Hayden is now 5 months old! She is learning more and more everyday and it is a joy to watch her grow.

This month she was bitten by another kid in day care. She was playing on the floor when another kid crawled over and bit her under the eye. She was pretty sad but she was less upset than Mommy and Daddy. To make her feel better, Daddy bought her a pony - but it didn't seem to make her feel better at all. So much for the myth that little girls love ponys. But the good news is she looked tough for a week with her first black eye.

She also received her first haircut. Mommy and Daddy decided to trim her hair since it has become unruly. The first of many times she will get her hair done.

We also visited Utah where Hayden met her new cousin, Zach, for the first time. Zach turned a month old just a couple of days ago. Zoe is also doing well and is super sharp at nearly 3 years old.

Enjoy the pics and thanks for the comments.

Four on the Floor

Hayden is now over 4 months old and she is developing rapidly. She now can get up on all fours and though she can't quite crawl yet, she moves around with slides, rolls, and shimmies.

She is also smiling regularly, especially when she wakes up in the morning. It seems she is a morning person.

Speaking of sleep, we are no longer putting her in the swaddle or even the sleep sack. She is now sleeping in her pajamas. It was a minor adjustment period but she loves the freedom now and more often than not, she will roll over and sleep on her stomach. The doctor (and several books and websites) says its ok for her to sleep on her stomach now that she can roll over from front to back and from back to front.

We borrowed some toys from friends so now Hayden has a jumper, a bumpo seat, and an exer-saucer to keep her entertained and she loves them so far. Mommy and Daddy also like having her keep herself occupied.

See the videos below, in one she plays with Mommy and almost laughs for the first time. In another she is playing in her bouncer and goes crazy.

Hayden Plays with Mommy


Hayden In Her Bouncer

Lovely Baby

Grandma Sarah took this picture a few weeks ago when she was here visiting.

This is my favorite picture of Hayden. We put it in the last slideshow but I had to post it all by itself because it's such a great shot.

How can you not love that little face?!

Football Season is Here!

So apparently we are not allowed to make the switch from weeks to months on our postings as people keep telling us we need to post more. Which makes it harder to find titles for our posts. So here we go.

It's football season.

Some people out there find little teeny clothes of a particular team, throw them on their kid, and refer to them as a "die hard fan."

We are those people.

She looks very cute in sports clothing and since it's football season, she wore her Broncos jersey and her CU Buffs shirt. What do you know, both teams won! She must be good luck. Hayden will also tend to look at the TV which has many shapes and colors moving around while making sounds (great things for babies) but since it's football that is on, her Daddy tells everyone that she "loves football."

Other notable events since the last post, she can roll over from front to back, she reaches out and grabs things with her hands, and she grabs her toes. Nice, but not as cool as her love of football, obviously.

Hayden Rolls from Front to Back


Hayden Tells a Story

From Weeks to Months

Hayden turned 3 months old this past Monday. Where did the time go??? Now that she is 3 months old, we have made the conversion to months to define how old she is. Who made these rules anyway?

Hayden sat up on the couch for the first time this past week (granted her parents propped her up there). It was extremely cute.

We also took her into the pool for the first time. We thought the swimsuit might be a little too big for her but it worked out well. The evening was perfect and the water temperature was exquisite. Hayden absolutely loved it. We hung out in the pool for 15 minutes or so and then gave her a bath and put her down to sleep. All in all a great evening.

We hope everyone is well and thanks for the comments both online and in person.

Hayden Sitting Up


Hayden Swimming

(Not So) Dirty Dozen

Hayden is now 12 weeks old. The time is officially flying by.

A big development this week: she rolled over! When placed on her back, she can roll over to her front. Might not sound like much but this is big news in the Wolach household.

She is smiling more and cooing more often and for longer periods of time. She loves to play with us as she hanging out with us in our arms or on our laps or on the floor. As she is more interactive, she is a lot of fun to be with.

Hayden is also sleeping very well. She will sleep through the night about 75% of the time now and she takes frequent naps during the day. We know how lucky we are.

We usually only post one video, but this week we are poting two as it was too tough to decide which to choose. The first is a video of Hayden rolling over for the first time. You can hear the excitement in Savannah's voice. The second video is of mother and daughter playing after bath time. Hayden was in a great mood.

Hayden Rolls Over


Hayden and Savannah