And We're Rolling!

Our precious baby girl hit a milestone...she is now rolling!  While playing in her crib yesterday morning, she rolled from her tummy to her back.  CJ and I were both there cheering her on like she was competing in some Olympic event.  After rolling over, her face was priceless.  I don't know if it was from the sheer fact that she finally got herself out of tummy time (she isn't always such a big fan), or because her parents were carrying on like a bunch of crazy fanatics.  Either way, she knew she accomplished something big!  I turned into a big blubbering mess after she rolled over.  Okay, maybe big blubbering mess is a bit of a stretch, but it sure did bring tears to my eyes.  My baby girl is growing up and learning to do new things.  That's kinda an emotional thing for this Mommy, so just let me have my moment! After I composed myself, I grabbed my phone and was able to capture her rolling over on video.  She was more than happy to show off her new move.

Watch out tummy time...Haylen is now in charge of how long you two hang out, and I have a feeling there's gonna be a whole lot of rolling going on!

Here's to many more milestones to come!

Hot Dogs, Milkshakes, and a 4 Month Check-up

Random title, I know, but it pretty much sums it all up!  Last Friday, our sweet little girl went to the pediatrician for her 4 month check up.  When we walked into the office, we were already in the danger zone...she hadn't taken a morning nap and it was about 30 minutes until her next feeding.  Tired and hungry don't always equal happy camper, if you know what I mean.  Now if you add in being stripped naked, weighed, temp taken (rectally I might add), head measured, heart listened to, nose, mouth, and eyes checked, and throw in 4 shots to top it all off, we could have had a nuclear meltdown on our hands at any moment.  Despite having the cards stacked against us, she was amazing during her exam!  She only fussed a little when the nurse took her temperature, but then again, if someone shoved a thermometer up my rear end, I'd probably fuss a whole heck of a lot more than she did!  Everything checked out great and the doc said Haylen was growing and progressing wonderfully.  She is now 12 pounds 14 ounces and 25 inches long...long and lean. :-)  When it came time for her shots, both CJ and I were holding our breath.  The last time she got shots, she introduced us to a cry we had not heard before.  It wasn't her I'm hurt cry.  She gave us that when the nurse initially stuck her with the needle.  This cry came after the shots were done.  It came out as a high pitched shriek.  It was an "I am SERIOUSLY TICKED OFF cry, more like a "why in the world would y'all think sticking me in the leg FOUR times was a good idea" kind of cry.  I would calm her down and then it was like the moment she would even think about what had just happened to her, she would let us have it again!  Needless to say, it took a little while for her to "get over" her first round of shots.  So, this time I braced myself, fully expecting her to let us have a piece of her mind again.  But, boy did she surprise us!  Haylen was a CHAMP!  She cried for about 15 seconds after being poked and then looked around like "Oh I guess we're done" and was fine!  She walked away with 2 Daffy Duck band-aids to show off her day at the doctor.

Now on to the hot dogs.  Tuesday, when CJ and I were trying to figure out what to eat for lunch, we decided to try out a new little restaurant that we had recently heard of, Harold's Hot Dogs and Ice Cream.  We're always talking about how we wished there was a good place to get a hot dog around here...watching reruns of Hot Dog Paradise on the Travel Channel tends to bring up these kind of conversations.  So, I sent my sweet husband out in the rain to go fetch us some hot dogs.  He returned with a New York dog, a Chicago dog, a chili cheese dog, and a bratwurst.  My oh my, was the trip in the rain well worth it!  It was so well worth it that we had hot dogs for lunch yesterday as well!  I decided to take a few pictures of our hot dogs to share with you...

Don't they look good!?!  Kinda makes me want another hot dog!  My loving husband may have to go to hot dog eaters anonymous because he had Harold's for dinner as well!  (Don't judge...those hot dogs are really good!)

Ok, now for a little backstory on the milkshakes.  We used to have an awesome little ice cream shop by where we live called Maggie Moo's.  My goodness, they had the best milkshakes!  I swear, we were in that place all the time...usually right before closing!  Nothing like a late night milkshake run to top off the tank before bed!  We were both so sad when they closed!  It's not like there aren't other ice cream places in this town, but they just aren't the same, not to mention, they're located nowhere near our house, which made late night ice cream runs rather inconvenient!  I guess Maggie Moo's closing wasn't such a bad thing during my pregnancy.  With the way I was craving sweets, I would have gained about 500 pounds on strawberry milkshakes alone!  Ok, I may be exaggerating a little, 500 pounds is a bit unrealistic...it probably would have been more like 275!  Well, this brings us back to ol' Harold's Hot Dogs.  Guess who owns it!?!  That's right, the old owners of Maggie Moo's!  And yes, Harold's serves Maggie Moo's ice cream (made fresh daily!)  We went for milkshakes last night.  Oh, how I have missed my strawberry shake!  But we've now been reunited...not really sure this is a good find for post-pregnancy.  Oh well.  Who cares!  Bring on the shakes!!!

Week in Review

This has been a really busy week in the Havlik household!  For one, it was our first week of summer vacation!  Woohoo!!! (just go ahead and picture me doing my happy dance right about now. LOL!)  I love that CJ and I both have our summers off, especially now since we have our precious little girl!  I'm just soaking up every minute with her!  Honestly, I could ramble on about her forever, but I won't.  I'll get back to the post at hand!

Our week started off with CJ and I celebrating our one year wedding anniversary on Monday.  I can't believe its been a year already...and what a busy year it has been!  Our really great friend Nicole watched Haylen so that CJ and I could go out for dinner at the Republic, one of our all time favorite restaurants, to celebrate.



Our dinner was out of this world, but then again the food is always remarkable there!  We started off with drinks.  I had my first glass of wine in a year! Ahh! It was wonderful!!!  Why haven't I had a glass of wine is a whole year?  Well, its called Haylen Sophie Havlik...first pregnancy, then feeding.  It was pump and dump on Monday night (all you moms out there know exactly what I'm talking about ;-) )  For our starters, I had their tomato soup while CJ had their steakhouse wedge salad.  The soup was by far the best tomato soup I've ever had.  It was creamy and delectable while not being too heavy or overly rich...the perfect starter in my opinion.  For our entrees we each had one of The Republic's mouthwatering steaks, I, the New York Strip and CJ, the Bone-in Ribeye, accompanied by creamed spinach and steak fries.  Our favorite waiter, Todd, waited on us, and we let him know that we were celebrating our anniversary.  He made my evening when he brought out our dessert...

I'm such a sucker for messages written on dessert plates in chocolate!  We ended our meal with their Apple French Toast and 2 cups of coffee.  I must say, I loved our evening out!

This past Thursday, our precious little girl turned 16 weeks old...4 MONTHS!  My goodness I wish time would just slow down!  She has developed such a cute little personality!  I think she's going to be quite the little character! She still loves to snuggle with her Snugabunny and play with her toes!  Anytime you lay her down, those toes are in her hands and then go straight to her mouth!  She is reaching out and grabbing what she wants with so much more accuracy now!  While she has always been a talker, Saturday she found her voice...boy did she find it.  She has been "talking" rather loudly and then she will just grin and giggle at the sounds she makes.  It is the cutest thing EVER!  She also started making what we call her "monster noises".  Its this "Aaaagh" sound that reminds me of our friends' daughter Kayla.  When Kayla was about 2, she would pretend to be a monster to "scare" CJ and her brother Beau.  She would put both her little hands out in front of her and make this noise while chasing the boys down the hall.  I swear that is exactly what Haylen's new sound reminds me of! :-) Oh, memories!!! Before we know it, our little girl will be chasing her Daddy making the same sound!  Here is a picture I took of her on Friday.  I love having mini photo sessions with my girl!

Yesterday, we went to a family reunion in Ellinger, TX.  Yet another road trip for our sweet little family.  Haylen is awesome when riding in the car!  I hope that never changes because it makes traveling anywhere so much easier! Haylen is really a laid back child.  She is usually really happy any place we take her...shopping, restaurants...Well we found out she draws the line at family reunions! LOL!  Don't get me wrong she wasn't a cranky pants; however, she was not her happy go lucky self.  I really think it was the microphone that she didn't like.  We got there in time for the family meeting and the live auction.  I have to be honest the talking on the microphone was bothering me!  It was really loud.  So we went back to the kitchen area of the hall and set up camp there.  It was much quieter and she got to play with her play place and her bouncer that we brought (I felt like I was packing to go away for a week with all the stuff we took for our one afternoon outing...oh, the joys of traveling with a baby!).  At the reunion, Haylen won the prize for being the "Youngest Baby Girl" there.  As you can see from the picture she was just a little unsure of all the noise!

All in all, it wasn't a bad trip.  It was a really good trip if you count the two packages of kolaches we brought back with us!

Yum!!! You just can't beat fresh kolaches!

Well, as you can see it's been a busy week for us Havliks and I think I'm finally done with my mile long post! Until next time...

What a Difference a Year Can Make

A little over a year ago was the last time we went to Round Top.  We had been telling our good friends about Royers and what a great place it was to eat and about how awesome their pies were.  So, we really didn't have to twist their arms when we decided to take a little day trip to go eat there.

We really love this little cafe.  It's quaint, quirky, and just an awesome place to visit.

We had such a great time on our trip!  We ate lunch at Royers and spent the rest of the afternoon checking out the shops around town and taking pictures.  Here's one of the ones we took...

I just loved that yellow bench!  Why am I telling you about our little trip last summer you may ask... Well, I vividly remember that trip because I couldn't keep my eyes open on our drive home and when we finally got home, I passed out on the couch...sitting up I might add.  For those of you who know me, I don't nap on the couch, I just can't get comfortable there.  If I want to nap, I go to the bed where it's nice and comfy.  But I was SO TIRED it didn't matter where I was.  This was one of the first signs that I knew something was up.  A week later I found out I was pregnant with our sweet little girl!

Well yesterday, we took our first family road trip back to Round Top.  Its amazing how thing have changed so much in just one year!

Here's our little family pic outside of Royers.

And another one of me and Haylen on the porch of the cafe.  The sweet people at Royers even gave her a free Royers onesie that says "I'm a Cutie Pie!".  She was so good on our trip!  She slept while we ate lunch which meant I got to eat while my food was actually hot! LOL!  After lunch we went to check out the new shops they added in Henkel Square.  She was just taking it all in and was just a smiling and talking to everyone who stopped to say hi to her!  We had such a great time!