January: Hayden has surgery to remove an Inguinal Hernia. Mommy goes back to work and Daddy starts his paternity leave.
February: Papa and Mary come to visit! Otherwise a quiet month of laying low and staying warm.
March: Hayden's adoption is finalized and we celebrate with a "Forever Fiesta!" Mommy takes another leave from work to stay home with Hayden.
April: Tio (Spanish for Uncle) comes to visit and meets Hayden for the first time. Hayden takes his first plane ride to St. Louis for Easter to meet lots of extended family. He rolls over for the first time at the doctor's office.
May: Daddy and Mommy are both back to work part-time and Hayden spends quality time with Grandma!
June: Hayden attends his first Twins baseball game on Father's Day and also learns to sit up by himself. Fun weekend spent at the Wisconsin Dells with our adoption group.
July: A low key month spent mostly splashing in the pool and swinging at the park.
August: We have a small christening/dedication service for Hayden at our home. Hayden attends the Great Minnesota Get-together (State Fair) and sleeps through the entire thing.
September: Hayden learns to crawl while Mommy is in Florida with her girlfriends. We attend our agency's annual picnic and get to visit with many other adoptive families and see our social worker again.
October: We go on a family vacation to Chicago for our anniversary and to celebrate a friend's wedding. Hayden visits the Shedd Aquarium and squeals with excitement during the plane ride.
November: Hayden turns 1 year old! We celebrate by going to the Children's museum and having a tie-dye party with friends and family! Hayden goes on his first roadtrip across Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa to see lots of family for Thanksgiving. We also find out that he is allergic to Amoxicillin.
December: We attend our adoption agency's annual Christmas party. We also celebrate the 1st birthday for all the 1 year old boys in the A-team (4 boys born within 7 weeks of one another!) We have a wonderful Christmas at home celebrating with family. Hayden also has his first x-rays after taking on a slide possibly meant for older boys :)
Whew! What a year!
Cute post, Linds! It's fun to see what a big boy he's grown in to. Happy New Year! : )
ReplyDeleteBlessings to your family! Hayden is absolutely perfect and beautiful and gorgeous and very very loved! It was fun to see you at the LSS party! ;0) Looking forward to seeing all our kiddos grow and take on big scary slides in the future!
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