Skip to content

ANDI HAYS

— my little corner of randomness —

Menu
  • Here’s What I Have to Say
  • Tidbits About Me
  • Sites I’ve Helped With
  • Disclaimer
Menu

Category: Dannie

9 Months Old

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Andi

IMG_9594

Our baby girl is 9 months old already. I can’t believe how quickly these last 9 months have gone. We’ve been busy getting ready for a trip, so I didn’t have time to blog on her 9 month birthday a couple days ago. So I wrote some of this on the car ride and the rest here on vacation.

IMG_9013-XL

Dannie popped her first little tooth through! You can see it in the picture below. It on the bottom. Maddie stuck her finger in Dannie’s mouth the other day to touch her tooth and exclaimed, “Dannie’s toof is sharp!” She’s right. Smile

IMG_9604

Dannie is on the move. She crawls everywhere and is trying so hard to stand and climb on everything. She loves chasing her sister around the house.  She has been very curious about everything in the house and wants to play with doors, drawers, the dishwasher, chairs, etc.

i-zVX3fdz-XL

i-pQrhBCQ-XL

And she is speedy! If I set her down in one end of the room, she is hot on my trail while I walk away. She is at the age where you can’t let her out of your sight for a second because she will get into everything. She finds the tiniest objects to put in her mouth, food that has fallen on the floor and power cords. The girl loves power cords!

i-gMgVm9C-XL

IMG_20130802_074124-XL

Just in the last couple days, she has really taken to standing up on things and pulling herself to her feet. If you are sitting on the floor with her, she will climb right up you and get in your face. Smile 

i-JJ3c3BH-XL

i-7VmjCZG-XL

Dannie likes to feed herself a bottle. I usually prop her on the boppy and hand her the bottle. She is pretty happy. The other day she even fell asleep while she was eating. It is also convenient that she will feed herself because the girls are usually hungry at the same time. This way I can get Dannie fed then tend to Maddie.

i-8TWrn63-XL

20130804_082521-XL

Dannie didn’t really like pureed baby food, so we started giving her solid foods. She feeds herself and can’t get enough. She loves it. She will sit and eat for the longest time. Her favorite foods are fruits, cheerios and puffs! And she likes to bang on the table, or really anything these days.

i-rJnkk6q-XL

i-STmFHmQ-XL

She also drinks out of a straw. It is so nice that she can do that. She doesn’t have the hang of tipping sippy cups upward to drink. This makes it easier. She’s not very good at holding the cup herself…she usually tips it upside down on herself.

i-HbGqjGZ-XL

Dannie loves clapping, so we have taken that love and taught her to sign “more.” she will say more when she is out of food. It’s really cute. It’s not incredibly consistent yet, but she does it. And all I need to so is start singing “If You’re Happy And You Know It” and Dannie will start clapping. She just can’t help herself.

IMG_9618

IMG_9624

Speaking of communicating, Dannie is a jabber jaws! She says “mama,” “dada,” “baba” and “nana.” She also yells an babbles and makes this silly gurgling noise. Her favorite thing to do is climb up me, grab my hair or cheeks and say “dadadadada.” She’s a stinker! Smile This is face she makes when she says “dada.” Cracks me up!

IMG_9636

Dannie is always smiling! She smiles with her whole face and it is so infectious! I just want to kiss her to pieces!

IMG_9610

i-jr3GHnc-XL

20130801_125246-XL

IMG_9612

Her favorite toy is her glow worm. She loves to kiss it and gets so excited when the music comes on and the face lights up. Maddie has been teaching her how to press the button to turn it on. When she accidentally does it herself, her face lights up and she is so proud of herself!

IMG_9662

IMG_9664

IMG_9666

We just took our first little vacation with the girls (which I will blog more about later). This was Dannie’s first time sleeping somewhere other than her bed and she did really well. We also just crossed into Iowa, so this is Dannie’s first time out of the state. Smile  And overall, Dannie is such a great sleeper and so very easy going!

i-H95mGwQ-XL

And here are some other random pictures from this month.

IMG_9628

IMG_9629

i-VWJcmP9-XL

i-tpWd3gL-XL

IMG_9138-XL

IMG_9137-XL

i-k47P4J2-XL

i-2pqTbTs-XL

Here are Dannie’s previous monthly posts:

  • 8 Months
  • 7 Months
  • 6 Months
  • 5 Months
  • 4 Months
  • 3 Months
  • 2 Months
  • 1 Month

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

Fishing & The 4th Of July

Posted on July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 by Andi

We have been doing a lot of fishing. Maddie really likes it and we have fun bringing her. We have been trying out a bunch of lakes in the area to see what we like best. And before this outing, we got her a fishing pole. We let her pick out the one she wanted. It’s a Barbie one and there’s a little rubber fish you can tie on the end of it to help them learn to cast. She would drop it in the water over and over and over, each time proclaiming “I got one!”

This was on the 4th of July. It was really hot this day! We tried out one lake first. we weren’t having much luck catching anything, but Maddie was having fun!

20130704_103251(0)

Here’s a video of Maddie.

After not having much luck at this lake, we went to another lake by our house. Chuck caught a few little fish, but Maddie really liked being able to stand (and sit)

in the water and fish.

20130704_112625

20130704_112259

20130704_112220

20130704_112204

20130704_112140

20130704_112009

Maddie was really starting to get the hang of casting.

20130704_111930

20130704_111928

20130704_111853

After all this fishing fun, we went to Wendy’s for lunch. Then it was home for the girls to nap so Chuck and I could clean before his mom and step dad came over to grill and hang out.

We took some pictures of the girls in their festive attire, ate some watermelon, played on the porch, ate dinner on the porch, rode bikes, played with fireworks, ate popsicles and played some hockey.

img_8869

img_8878

img_8833

20130704_193806

20130704_190534

20130704_194040

It was a very busy and extremely fun day.

We really wanted to take Maddie out for fireworks. My dad was going to come and sit at our house while Dannie slept, but Maddie wasn’t feeling well a couple days before the 4th, so we decided we would try next year. Plus, they were really late and Maddie isn’t used to staying up past her bedtime. Oh well. Next year! Smile

I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July with your family!

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

8 Months Old

Posted on July 13, 2013July 14, 2013 by Andi

First, it’s been a REALLY long time since I’ve written on here. I have tons of things to write about, but I haven’t been finding the time. So I will have to catch up soon.

img_8891

20130714_085353

Dannie is another month closer to 1! I just realized that before too long I am going to have to start planning her birthday party. It seems like she was just born yesterday. Time is going WAY faster than I expected!

20130630_075201

Dannie continues to be our sweet and happy baby. She is so easy going and goes with the flow while I keep the girls busy during the days with MOMS Club and playdates and any other activity I can, and on the weekends when we are out fishing, exploring and just keeping busy and active. But it has been great keeping her mostly awake in the morning. She usually takes a short nap while we are driving around and then takes a nice long nap the same time as Maddie. Then I get some time to myself while they both nap. Smile

20130619_124413

Dannie is on the move. She scoots all over the place. For weeks now, I keep thinking she is going to get up and just crawl, but she hasn’t done it yet. Maddie only crawled for about a week before she started walking. I’m perfectly happy with Dannie army crawling around the house. I am in no hurry for her to start walking. Smile

20130706_194805

20130706_194740

20130706_194715

20130706_194713

20130706_194659

She sits up and I have seen her go from crawling to sitting. She coos and “talks” all the time. I think she sounds like a little bird!

20130706_194929

A couple weeks ago, Maddie got a stomach bug. Then I got it and some where along the line, Dannie got it, too. She may have gotten it twice. But last week (and up until just a couple days ago) we have had a very crabby baby, that was throwing up a lot and not keeping much food down or having much of an appetite. I was worried she was going to get dehydrated. Thankfully, she is feeling better and has quite a little appetite back. I’m so glad to have my happy little peanut back!

20130709_194708

A couple times she was just so tired she conked out in my arms and on the living room floor while I was gone for less than 5 minutes putting Maddie down for a nap. Sad smile 

20130710_130427

On top of all that, Dannie has been getting a tooth. I can feel it just under the surface. So the tooth along with being sick made for a pretty rough week.

20130706_095044(0)

We lowered Dannie’s crib since she can sit up. It’s so sad that she’s big enough for that!

img_8814

Maddie and Dannie play together all the time. Mostly Maddie plays with Dannie. This is sometimes nice and other times not so nice. Dannie doesn’t usually care either way as long as Maddie is paying attention to her. Smile 

20130618_161955

And these two just crack me up. Dannie is getting more of a personality every day and Maddie just does everything she can to make her laugh and keep her happy. Maddie is a little mother to her. It’s so strange to see a little human imitating EVERYTHING you do. It’s a little scary!

20130614_124735

img_8869 

Maddie always helps her (or, really me) and gets her toys, encourages her (“good job, Dan Dan”) and consoles her. One day Dannie rolled herself right under the trampoline and Maddie got right next to her and tried to “shush” her. She was trying to be sweet while Dannie was crying because she was stuck, but it was so cute to watch her. (Of course she was sweet to her after I told her she couldn’t jump on the trampoline while her sister was UNDER it!)

20130614_124251 

One thing that is different with the second kid is how you have a tendency to grab the camera for funny thing that happen instead of rescuing your child first. Dannie got stuck in a blanket and instead of helping her get out, we got the camera to snap a couple pictures and take a video of her. Smile But it is a nice feeling to be more calm and laid back with your second kid. I think it helps ease the insanity of having two kids slightly. Smile

20130616_190955

20130616_191024

Happy 8 months Dannie! (or DanDan, or D, or Peanut, or Squishy) We love to bunches!

20130714_085723

20130714_085344

Here are Dannie’s previous monthly posts:

  • 7 Months
  • 6 Months
  • 5 Months
  • 4 Months
  • 3 Months
  • 2 Months
  • 1 Month

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

Giggling

Posted on June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 by Andi

Because I posted so many pictures yesterday of Dannie for her 7 month post, I thought I would wait until today to post another video of her. I was playing on the ground with her and she thought it was funny when I made a kissing/smacking noise and touched her nose. I hope this makes you smile today.

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

7 Months Old

Posted on June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 by Andi

img_8552

Time has been flying by and I am way behind on my blog. But I couldn’t let myself miss out on Miss Danielle turning 7 months old. Time sure flies. The even harder thing to believe is what a grown up little person Maddie has become. But that is for many other blog posts!

img_8545

Sweet D is the happiest, silliest little girl. She lights up when Maddie is around, cracks up at everything and smiles with her whole face! I just love her to pieces and can’t get enough of her little snuggles.

20130610_132146

She has started to get upset when I am not around. She made this abundantly clear at my mom’s house last weekend when family wanted to hold her and she would scream until I was holding her. And she has started reaching for me, too. It’s cute and sad and laughable all at the same time.

img_8253

It’s happened…..our tiniest peanut is on the move. For a few weeks, she has gotten on her knees and elbows and rocked like crazy. We knew it was just a matter of time, but the other day, she decided she was ready to take off. She uses her feet and does a version of an army crawl and goes for it. I have seen her go across the living room for a toy. It’s not very fast, but it won’t be long before she is dashing around the house.

Here’s a video of her getting ready to move. She did a lot of rocking for a while until she started to figure it out.

 

When she was rolling around and working on crawling, she curled herself right up in a blanket. I couldn’t stop giggling at her. Smile

20130523_084609

Yesterday we had a learning curve while she was all over the living room. She kept bumping her head on things because she would wiggle into a strange place and get stuck. She whacked her head on the couch a couple times, bonked her face on the hardwood (she must have thought it was soft like the carpet) and almost got herself stuck under the trampoline. Life is about to get crazy! Smile

 

And you probably saw from the first picture that she is getting much better as sitting up on her own. She will still topple over, but she is getting stronger and more coordinated every day.

Dannie has started holding her bottle a little bit. She can’t hold it very long, but she’s showing interest at least.

20130612_072454

We’ve been giving Dannie solid food for about a month now. She is not all that impressed by it. She really wants to do it herself or just suck the food off her hands. But she is getting better every day. I think she is really going to like puffs and foods she can grab and eat by herself. She made it apparent that I need to start vacuuming more often because she keeps trying to eat tiny specks on the floor.

20130611_170247

We took Dannie’s pacifier away a few weeks ago. I stopped nursing, started bottles, started solid food and started making her nap in bed and cry herself to sleep. We thought we would give her an extra week with her pacifier with all the other transitions going on. One day in her crib, she proved to me how badly she liked it and I knew it was time to take it away. She went to sleep just sobbing. When she finally fell asleep, she only slept a short time. Then she woke up to find a pacifier I didn’t know was hiding in her bed, stuck it in her mouth and went back to bed. That’s when I decided she was done. I won’t tell anyone when to take a pacifier away from their kids, but I don’t like being attached to it and making sure it is always around or the world ends. So with only a couple rough days in there, she was done and we haven’t looked back.

img_8399

When Dannie was learning to cry it out in her bed, I had to take a picture of the baby monitor. She was crying so hard, but was laying down. She was really trying to go to sleep. Thankfully she figured it out pretty quickly and goes down for naps and bedtime without too much fuss.

20130524_141610

Dannie loves her sister. Those two just giggle at each other all the time. I think Maddie’s favorite pastime might be making Dannie laugh.

20130610_174812

20130610_174757

A couple days after she turned 6 months old, Dannie got a pretty high temp. I think 104.7 was the highest it got. One night she was so lethargic. She kept falling asleep on the floor mid-play. Poor baby. She was in good spirits when she was awake, but spent most of her days sleeping. Thankfully it only lasted a couple days.

20130516_184818

Dannie is still putting everything in her mouth. She grabs anything and goes for it, (power cords being a new favorite to scamper for) and she has started to grab my face and lick me. It’s cute….but quite wet. Smile

img_8272

img_8290

img_8359

Maddie’s favorite thing to do when we ask her where she wants to go, is to go to the zoo. Dannie has been spending more of her day awake, so she has gotten to enjoy the sights at the zoo. She LOVED the fish!

img_8368

img_8372

Happy 7 months sweet peanut!

20130519_160540

Here are Dannie’s previous monthly posts:

  • 6 Months
  • 5 Months
  • 4 Months
  • 3 Months
  • 2 Months
  • 1 Month

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

6 Months Old

Posted on May 14, 2013May 14, 2013 by Andi

i-QqBxdxz-L

Our little Dannie is half a year old! She is getting so big!

i-3S9Z5h5-L

We had her 6 month check up yesterday and she was 15 pounds, 2 ounces. She is growing perfectly on her growth chart. She was healthy and happy the whole time we were there. She only cried for a few seconds after her shots.

i-9HsccNK-L

Dannie loves playing with her feet and her toys. She has become very mobile in the past week. She will roll all over the room. I never know where she is going to end up. I have also caught her trying to get her butt in the air and move forward. She only manages to scoot backwards. But more moving isn’t far away! She will also turn about 90 degrees when she reaches for a toy that is next to her. She also loves playing with her feet!

i-zrtV4Bj-L

i-jhXpNgQ-L

With her ability to roll around more, she has been happier to play on the floor for a longer period of time. This is VERY nice!

182523_10151517211061263_526423754_n

She loves being upright and likes being carried around or sitting in her exersaucer. I always forget to put her in her Bumbo. I need to do that more often. She’s very strong and likes trying to stand.

417914_10151523854681263_449091812_n

She can’t sit on her own yet, but if you place her in a sitting position, she will put her hands down and play with toys….until she tips over. Smile 

i-Ks4HJxp-M

Last night we are started her on solid foods. I took a funny video. She made the funniest faces! I nursed her for 6 months (just like I did for Maddie) and now it’s time to move to bottles and solid food.

i-rBpftdv-L

Along with the food change, it’s time for this little peanut to learn to self soothe and cry herself to sleep. She did fall asleep at nap time (after a long bout of crying) but didn’t sleep very long. I’ll try bed time crying it out tomorrow. She had shots today and was out of sorts and we made a bunch of other changes for the day. I’ll give her a little break. Smile

944687_10151508564446263_1660007414_n

I apologize to anyone who sees us this week. With the transition to bottles, solid foods and crying it out, we might be a little out of sorts. Smile But, a short period of transition makes everything better in the long run.

i-5b726tM-L

Dannie is really good with her hands and plays well with all her toys. She likes to turn them around and chew them up! I don’t see any teeth making their way in, but she sure chews on everything like she has teeth coming in.

i-Dh86hj5-L

She is also quite the “talker” as I am sure you have noticed in some of the pictures. She likes to babble and yell and spit. Her noises may be loud, but they are really adorable, too!

i-cHzDptP-L

Dannie is such a sweet, happy and easy going baby. We have really lucked out with her! We love her to pieces!

i-wM5sGgm-L

Here are Dannie’s previous monthly posts:

  • 5 Months
  • 4 Months
  • 3 Months
  • 2 Months
  • 1 Month

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

Easter

Posted on April 17, 2013April 16, 2013 by Andi

We had wonderful and fairly laid back Easter celebration. My mom, stepdad, brothers and sister-in-law came over. We colored eggs, had a yummy meal, peeps for second breakfast, searched for eggs, enjoyed our Easter baskets and took some pictures. It was a wonderful day full of fun and laughter!

20130331_090049

549762_10151464181281263_1578688206_n

549762_10151464181286263_348115294_n

Maddie loved finding the plastic eggs that were filled with “monies.” I had a couple filled with cheddar bunnies and she would throw the bunnies in the trash. She was not happy those weren’t filled with money, too. Smile

i-7RQvhHc-L

My brother being a goofball!

i-bqnt86f-M

549762_10151464181291263_2108443309_n

Maddie loves Dannie….this is so sweet!

543864_10151464182761263_559585343_n

543864_10151464182781263_470559667_n

I love Maddie’s cheesy smile in this one!

543864_10151464182766263_1216319092_n

This next picture is now on my “About Me” page!

543864_10151464182771263_1121766605_n

543864_10151464182776263_502736362_n

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

Cousin Love

Posted on April 16, 2013April 16, 2013 by Andi

We try to get together with Chuck’s sister once a week or so. We went to their house for dinner the other night and I got some cute pictures of all the girls!

20130412_184340

20130412_184347

20130412_184424

20130412_184436

Amira is walking now, so she has become a lot more fun to Maddie. They play together so well! I can’t wait for Dannie to be more mobile so they can play together. (Ok, I can wait for her to be mobile, but I am excited for them to play together!)

20130329_090120

I love that they girls get to play together so often and that they are close in age! How fun to have best friends right in the family! It’s funny to think that a little over 2 years ago there weren’t any cousins…and now there are three girls! Smile

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

5 Months

Posted on April 15, 2013April 15, 2013 by Andi

20130415_183900

Dannie turned 5 months old over the weekend. I’m a couple days behind getting this posted.

20130319_102040

She still loves her hands and has been getting more coordinated with her toys. She can grab them and hold on to them and seems to enjoy playing with them more.

20130410_090940

20130412_160837

We started putting her in her jumper toy this past month and she really likes it. She loves sitting up and being part of the action. Maddie is always close by when she is in the jumper and brings her toys, sings, dances and plays with her. It’s adorable.

20130415_184732

20130415_184758

Dannie is still only rolling from her back to her stomach, but not back to her back. She looks like she is about to, but she hasn’t done it consistently yet. She’s really strong on her stomach, though and really pushes herself up.

20130415_184533

I think Dannie might be starting to get a tooth because she loves this banana toy and will chomp on your finger or other toys. She likes ice toys, too. Maddie got her first tooth at 6 months, so we shall see when this one gets teeth!

20130415_184019

She loves when you hold her up so she is standing. She just giggles.

A5108053-7611-424A-ABDD-3B43714E94DA

20130325_172129

“If You’re Happy And You Know It” is her favorite song right now. She laughs so hard when you clap her hands together or do “hooray!” She also loves when we read books. Mostly they are the books Maddie wants to read, but she still watches intently!

i-nRV7PbV-L

Maddie loves playing in Dannie’s crib with her!

20130407_080355

20130407_080407

She’s still a great little sleeper, too!

57C6B5BF-8FAC-4B48-8B28-A453DDB96798

20130330_091943

Happy 5 months little peanut!

20130403_103324

Here are Dannie’s previous monthly posts:

4 Months
3 Months
2 Months
1 Month

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

In

Posted on March 30, 2013March 29, 2013 by Andi

Everything goes in Dannie’s mouth these days. She is getting much better with her hands. She will hold things, grab at them and most of all, put them all in her mouth.

Blankets…..

20130327_174835

Toys…..

20130327_172802

Toys…..

20130327_172717

More toys…..

20130327_172617

Hands…..

20130327_172746

And even her sister’s fingers when she gets them too close! And Maddie finds Dannie chewing on her fingers to be the most hilarious thing ever!

20130327_172325

Andi_2_0_thumb

Read more

Posts navigation

  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • Next
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Pinterest
LinkedIn
Instagram
GitHub

Instagram

minihays

⛸️❤️
#hayskidsyearlyphotos #hayskidsyearlyphotos 📸
10 Alex turned double digits () ❇️10❇️ 

Alex turned double digits (😧) a little over a week ago and celebrated with some friends over the weekend. He is the happiest guy around and we hope he never changes! 💚💙🎉
12 I’m almost two weeks late posting abo ✨12✨ 

I’m almost two weeks late posting about Dannie’s bday, but she had a fabulous day celebrating various times with friends and family She was thoroughly spoiled and is so very loved! 💗🎉

minihaysreads

Anyone else use @loopearplugs? I got a pair last y Anyone else use @loopearplugs? I got a pair last year and I love them so much. They are wonderful in so many situations and really help me focus when there are lots of noises around.
Books & Bracelets! My new favorite activity has be Books & Bracelets! My new favorite activity has been creating bracelets to go with some of my favorite books. This was my first little and I loved these books and their little wrist friends so much. 🤩😍

More little creations are being added to @technicallyscattered.
When you volunteer at the book fair, you’re obvi When you volunteer at the book fair, you’re obviously going to come home with some new books! I think there was only one I regret not buying. Next time!
My youngest might have found our new favorite way My youngest might have found our new favorite way to read together! Under a blanket with a reading light!💡

haysonthelake

The new dock stacks so nicely on the shore! The le The new dock stacks so nicely on the shore! The legs even store inside. So smart!
Chuck’s dad came to help us take out the dock an Chuck’s dad came to help us take out the dock and Alex wanted in on the fun, too. It was so cute to watch three generations of Hays men hard at work. 😁 (Don’t worry…I helped, too!)
#the jet ski lift has been so helpful for moving around the dock sections and it turns out it’s fun for rides, too! 💦
Cleaned up the space under the porch and deck a fe Cleaned up the space under the porch and deck a few weeks ago for the winter. I love the kayak hanger Chuck found!
It’s spooky outside…Mother Nature sent us tric It’s spooky outside…Mother Nature sent us tricks today. Hopefully the neighbors are giving out treats tonight! 🎃❄️

Links

  • MadeByChuck.com
  • My Wish List
  • Our Photo Gallery
  • Wish List – Alex
  • Wish List – Dannie
  • Wish List – Maddie

Categories

Alex Baby Journal Books Crafts Dannie Food GiST Glendalough Lake House Lessons Maddie Parenting Products & Places Randomness Seattle Social Distancing Tech

Archives

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
© 2025 ANDI HAYS | Powered by Superbs Personal Blog theme
Menu
  • Here’s What I Have to Say
  • Tidbits About Me
  • Sites I’ve Helped With
  • Disclaimer