Tiffany Hatcher

Check Up

December 3, 2012 by Tiffany Hatcher·0 Comments

Today we went for the girls’ check up and we are happy to say that both of our girls are reaching and exceeding milestones!! First up is Kloey!

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Kloey is 6 months ‘old’ now and thriving to our greatest expectations! Kloey’s height is 26.25 inches, which is the 64th percentile. Her weight is 18 lbs 7 oz, which is the 86th percentile. Kloey’s head circumference is 44 cm, which is the 88th percentile. Kloey is developing on track and making some big changes! She smiles at toys, pictures, and the pugs when playing. She uses a string of vowels together and babbles back and forth with people she recognizes. Kloey reaches and grasps for objects out of reach and is practicing transferring these objects — and then putting said objects in her mouth! She turns her head for familiar voices and sounds and clearly recognizes people frequently in her world! Kloey would appear to be more advanced in the gross motor development than Kayden because she tolerates tummy time, rolls from her back to her tummy and her tummy to her back, and she rotates on her tummy to move around and explore. Kloey is on the fast track to becoming an inquisitive and mobile baby!

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Kayden is 2.5 years ‘old’ and also making leaps and bounds in her developments. Kayden engages in pretend play (i.e. feeding/burping her baby), understands 2 or more ideas in a sentence (i.e. you can have a candy after your shower), and uses sentence structure. Kayden can name and identify body parts, stack objects, turn a door knob, and throw a ball overhand. Kayden can brush her teeth independently, jump up and down, and put on some articles of clothing. Kayden is meeting each and every milestone and making us proud each and every day!!

We are so happy that yet again we can confirm that our princesses are making the necessary growth spurts that are expected. Great job girlies!!

The Girls

November 30, 2012 by Tiffany Hatcher·1 Comment

I never post all of the pictures that I take in day, but here I will share some of the random shoots we had in the past few days.

**Extra photos can be viewed in the photo tab above**

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First Hair Cut

November 25, 2012 by Tiffany Hatcher·0 Comments

Last week Kayden went for her first hair cut!! I looked far and wide for a child-only hair salon. I knew my darling Kayden would not fair well in a salon that was meant for anyone but a princess! After searching for different salons in the area, I found the perfect place. Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids had everything I was looking for. She sat in a barbie car and had her own individual TV playing her favorite movie – Finding Nemo! By the end of the session Kayden had even-cut bangs (no thanks to her father’s previous cut!), sparkles in her hair, a fresh hair style, and beautifully painted finger nails!!

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Cracked Hands

November 8, 2012 by Tiffany Hatcher·0 Comments

My hands are dry and cracked. They are clean, but they are definitely chapped, raw, and sore. Before I had children my nails might have gone unpainted, but my hands were always soft and smooth. My hands are now chapped because I do dishes…. about 5 times a day, in fact. My hands are raw because my 2 year old is potty training using a child’s potty, so I am frequently emptying and cleaning her potty – wash, wash, WASH!! My hands are sore because Kayden no longer uses a high chair, but a table that wears every meal. Said table doubles as an art table. This table wears war wounds known as paint, markers, crayons, and stickers. My hands are aging because I give my children baths. I sit with my feet soaking as I wash Kayden and these toes get scuffed as I kneel over and bath Kloey. My hands are dry because I clean toilets, counter tops, and bath tubs. Every time I clean, I wash. I try to lotion as I wash, but honestly if I lotion once a day, I am excited. I found myself irritated with my dry, aging hands until I realized my hands are my trophy. My hands are my war wounds for being a stay at home mom. My hair might have roots and my toes might not have been pampered to a pedicure in several months, but I am home with my babies. My 2 year old knows when and how to say please and thank you. My 5 month old has an ever changing schedule that I can and will bend to. I love being a stay at home mom, but this luxury comes with quite a few sacrifices. You might not hear me say my job is hard or that I want to quit some days, but instead you will see beautiful pictures of my thriving princesses. So while I might seem put together ‘most’ of the time, know that my hands are cracked!!

Big Things

November 7, 2012 by Tiffany Hatcher·0 Comments

There are big things happening at the Hatcher Home. First, we have Kayden who is 100% potty trained! As you might remember from an earlier post, we were potty training right around the time that I had Kloey. She was so great about using her potty to go #1, but #2 was a different story. Not only did she not use her potty chair, but she didn’t go at all! This resulted in discomfort for Kayden and Mommy! With a new baby, I was more than happy to abort the potty ‘training’ for the time being! Well, in the past week Kayden has decided that she is actually fine with going #2 in her potty! Thanks to my trusty iPhone timer set at 1 hr., we have had less than a handful of accidents in the past 2 weeks. And, I have to admit, that a majority of the accidents are parent-errors – i.e. not reminding her to go, ignoring the trusty timer, or falling victim to having a play date that’s far more fun than stopping to use the potty! While this is such exciting news, can I just tell you how much harder this has made running errands?! There must be something about the grocery store because in the past two trips we have gone to the bathroom MULTIPLE times each visit. When your potty training two year old tells you that she needs to poop, you high tail it to the nearest bathroom – which, let’s be honest, is never ‘near’ the isle you are down. So you run to the bathroom, unhitch the carseat with your second child, pull out your diaper bag from the bottom of the cart (someone might just want to steal a diaper or the hooter hider.. you never know!), and abandon your cart (blocking the door to the storage area of course!). Then, you can imagine as the sweat drips from my forehead how frustrated this mother is when she hears her two year old proudly proclaim, “I just tried, mommy!!”. So we load back up and go back to isle 2 where we were perusing when the spirit moved my child! Then we rinse and repeat around isle 6. Grocery shopping now takes longer and I forget more!! But, I am proud to say we have not had any accidents out in public!

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Next, Kloey is eating solids!! Right around 4 months I introduced rice cereal, but Kloey could not have been less interested. This was more than fine with me! So I put the spoon down and waited about a month to try again. This time I added some pureed raisins (yuk!!) and Kloey was thrilled to eat!! She has had raisins and mashed bananas in baby oatmeal each morning. I find that giving her a morning feeding works best because after she eats she’ll take a 2-3 hour nap, which allows me to clean up, shower, and give Kayden the much needed 1-on-1 time she so craves!!