When we explained the concept of "a cousin" to our daughter, she was totally pumped. Someone to hang out with and have fun with? Someone to play with? Someone to cause mischief and mayhem with? Yessssssss! So, aside from the little guy's parents, no one was more excited to welcome Declan to the world than Hannah.
Right around the time Hannah could hold her head up for longer than 1-2 seconds at a time, we started putting her in her jumperoo for short periods of time. We alternated between the jumperoo and the bouncer as a safe place to put her when we had to walk away for a few minutes to do something that needed both of our adult hands, like laundry or dishes. At first she tolerated the jumperoo for short periods of time. Being small, she still wanted to be close to us and spend time with her mommy and daddy, and her little legs weren't quite long enough to touch the floor, even at the lowest setting.
Once she hit her 6 month growth spurt, wow--WOW! She bounces off the floor with both feet (she was doing the one-legged hop for about a month) and she can turn herself around to play with all the gadgets and doo-dads on the jumperoo. She's also started reaching for the dangly fish at the tip top of the jumperoo, probably because she wants to shove them in her mouth along with everything else.
A few weeks ago, on a Saturday when they let Mom sleep in, Graham got some sweet photos & video of her having the time of her life. Enjoy!
Hannah's very first cousin is due this September, and like the rest of us, she could not be more excited! Since she's still new around here, she wanted to share some of what she's learned with her cousin so he won't be quite so confused when he arrives. She's so thoughtful like that.
Personally, I think she did a nice job explaining what's going to happen to him once he arrives.
Yesterday, I posted photos of Hannah's Memorial Day Extravaganza!!! While she was "swimming", I took a short video of her playing with her daddy. Enjoy.
Since Hannah's last video was so well received, she's decided that she wants more camera time! In fact, she demanded it! We sat down yesterday afternoon and shot this in 4 takes. Someone's copped a diva attitude lately....
Hannah loves music. I didn't go to great lengths to listen to music during my pregnancy because I listen to a lot of music anyway. It's fun to watch her face when she hears a song she recognizes. The first time she heard Glee's "Don't Stop Believin'" was a hoot. She was upset and fussy, and I popped in the CD and she hushed right down. The look on her face was totally one of recognition. "Hey! This is my JAM!"
Hannah is also a huge Beatles fan. I have, as proof:
1. She's awesome.
2. I play a ridiculous amount of Beatles music on my ipod.
Since we were hanging out the other day and she was in such a good mood, I grabbed the camera and shot this. So, for your viewing pleasure, I bring you: Sing-A-Long With Hannah.
