Hester Happenings

A couple of weeks ago it was Katie's birthday so the family went to celebrate with her! We started off the festivities with a home cooked dinner, thanks to Chef daddy! Wil got Katie this adorably cute penguin cake!   We also had some play time: We ended the weekend with a hair dying party. My sister's cancer came back and thankfully the doctors found it early this time. Please check out her own blog  here  to read her inspiring story. She is quit the fighter! Because Katie is awesomely fun she decided that she wanted her hair teal, pink, and purple for her first round of chemo. She did something similar to this last time. You can read about that  here .  Before: First step was bleach: Katie really didn't like this part! Katie as a blonde...now you know why non of us got your coloring mom... :) Wil with his 'blonde' wife Next came the color. I think she looks quite amazing! ...

Time is sure flying! Naomi is already 5 months! Here are some updates: *She is wearing 3-6 sized clothes. Naomi is our little itty bitty! * She has been flipping over onto her tummy to sleep now. She'll sometimes stick her little tush in the air when sleeping. *She is rolling all over the place. The other week she scootched with her arms down clear across the floor! As soon as she figures out her arms she'll be crawling! *She is only waking up 1 time per night now! Let's hope that lasts! :) Since I just can't get over how quickly she is growing and changing I made a collage. These are pictures from a couple weeks old to now. She's growing up way to fast for me! And here is a video from this moth of her playing:

Our little Naomi is 4 months old! I can hardly believe it's been 4 months since she joined us! Here are some updates about our little one: -She's getting bigger! Now...she is still in 0-3 clothes but she fits into some 3-6 month sized pjs. She is in the 10% for weight and 40% for weight! -Naomi loves to stand and look around her. We've gotten several people that have told us "Wow! She's so alert for a 4 month old". She really enjoys looking at other people and checking out her surroundings. -She is still a smiley baby! She smiles a lot! Naomi has started to 'talk' a lot more and she is so much more interactive. She wakes up every time with a huge smile on her face! -Naomi has a new cousin that was born recently and her name is Nola. Here is an adorable picture of Tillie, Nola, and Naomi: I thought I share some of Naomi's nicknames with you: Peanut, Smiley one, Sugar Plum, and Sweet Pea

Recently we got to celebrate Riley's birthday. Naomi got to spend some time with her second cousin Lily and grandma Hester. We then went with Jeff's parents to the mountains in Virginia for a week vacation.   Jeff and I went bike riding: The view of the mountains: We went on a tour of a vineyard: Family picture: I also got to do some crafting while we were there: I wasn't allowed to put the chemical on the glass, this guy did it for me: The finished product: Thanks Mom and Dad for taking us with you and for taking care of Naomi!

I can't believe Naomi is already 3 months old!! Here are some updates: -She's officially wearing 0-3 month sized clothing! No more newborn clothes, which does make me a little sad. The good news is that my sister can use them for her little one that is due to arrive in a couple of weeks. -We went to a fun block party for July 4th and Naomi got to join us. She didn't stay up late enough to watch any fireworks :) -She has been rolling over like crazy! We'll put her in one spot in her crib and we'll find her in a completely new section of the crib. Oh yes- she is now sleeping in her crib in her own room! -She can hold her head up and wants to do so much more! She has tried pulling her legs under her when playing on the ground. I hope she's not an early crawler! On another note, I've been tracked-out! Many of you know this is crafting time for me! Last year I made this wreath: Unfortunately it started to completely fall apart...

When I started to make Naomi's two month picture I saw her one month picture...wow has she changed! This post is way late by the way! Naomi is actually almost 3 months; I'm just now getting around to posting this! When Naomi was 2 months old I went back to work and Grandma Riegel and a friend of ours (Dana) watched Naomi during the day. Everything worked out really well and we're blessed to have such wonderful people taking care of our daughter! Some quick updates at the two month mark: -She has started to really interact with people -She is still wearing newborn clothing, but is able to fit in some 0-3 outfits -She is sleeping more at night, but still getting up 2 times  -She has rolled over 2 times during tummy time (she's propped up a little) -Still sleeping in the bassinet in our room Be on the lookout for the 3 month update...since it'll only be in 1 1/2 weeks!

Jeff's dad set up a cookout in his hometown of Clarksville, VA for many relatives. We were able to go and take Naomi with us. She got to meet many family members at the cookout! We first stopped by Grandma Christmas' house. I guess we should start calling her Great-Grandma Christmas because of Naomi! It was so precious to see the two of them together! I then had to get a 4 generation family picture: This is my favorite picture of the weekend! Some Aunt Muriel time at the cookout: It was a gorgeous day to have a cookout! Some cousin time: I also got to meet some family members this day that I had never met before! Unfortunately I didn't get any more pictures from this weekend. I need to get better at taking pictures...it's just so much more difficult when you have a baby with you!