Haley Baby...

I am so grateful for the zillions of pictures I have of my kids. They are sooo cute! I wanted to post some pictures of Haley because she just turned six. As I looked through my pictures, all of the memories and feelings flooding back into my mind. I remember when she was born, we hadn't quite figured out what we would name her. As soon as they wrapped her up and I saw her, I thought to myself "Here's my Haley baby." For me, she has been the most challenging child. (Knock on wood!) Through her I realized that our kids are born thinking they are older than they really are. I think they remember being taught about agency and they are excited to use it! I expected to have a little baby that just sat around, but she was far from it.

She has always been independent. When she was not quite 2, she had a stomach virus and couldn't even keep water down. We were up most of the night with her. Steve and I were finally sleeping when around 6:30 in the morning we heard someone in the kitchen. We ran in there to find Haley in the fridge making herself chocolate milk. I guess she was thirsty!

We love Haley so much. She has brought so much joy into our lives. We can't wait to see what this new year will bring!