Cynthia Connie (aka C.C.) Hayward is ONE!!!

Our C.C. Girl turned 1 on 9-11-09!! We have a 3 year old and a 1 year old! Weird. In other words, there is never a dull moment in the Hayward home. We LOVE our C.C. Girl SO MUCH! She has been such a joy in our lives! We have been blessed beyond words. Collin and I seriously look at each other every night and say "I LOVE our kids"!!

• DADDY’s GIRL!!! – Seriously, C.C.’s first word was “Dada” and even NOW she will RARELY call for me, even when Collin is NOT home, she looks beyond me and says “Dada?” As in “where’s my dad?” Anytime she is yelling from her crib, it is always “DADA!!!!” TOTAL daddy’s girl, and I LOVE IT! I am also a big daddy’s girl, and I think a father -daughter bond is so special. I hope she can always have that close relationship with her daddy.

• ACTIVE – This girl is a ACTIVE!!! She is NOTHING like Cy was at this age. Cy was seriously CHILL. Not C.C. girl.. She is EVERYWHERE all the time and into EVERYTHING!! C.C. does NOT know how to sit still unless she is sleeping or eating. She also loves to climb on everything! I love it, but it gets a little tiresome at times. She seriously won’t even sit still to watch a show. She doesn’t care much for tv (also total OPPOSITE of Cy), but it’s ok.. I hope she always stays active!

• DIVA – C.C. is the epitome of a D-I-V-A!! Seriously. She wants what she wants WHEN she wants it, and if she doesn’t get it there is HE** to pay! Haha.. Once again, SO OPPOSITE of Cy! Cy was completely content with the most simple things, but C.C. has a brain that NEVER turns off! She is always wanting SOMETHING.. most of the time it’s whatever you are holding (which is 99.9% of the time a cell phone).

• FOOD – C.C. LOVES to eat! She will eat anything. It’s kind of a nice change from my picky eater. She loves to eat , and can handle any type of food. We have tried to stick to baby/toddler food still, but it gets hard when she pushes it away and only wants what you are eating. Her favorite thing to eat is ICE CREAM! We made the mistake of getting Cy and C.C. ice cream cones the other night. C.C. was in HEAVEN and wanted nothing else but ICE CREAM! Haha..

• SMART – I know we all say this about our kids, so it’s ok to boast, right? C.C. is very smart. She isn’t the same TYPE of smart Cy was at this age with talking so early, but she can figure things out! She loves to be shown something (like a puzzle, for instance) and then trying to do it herself. She loves to pull lids off of stuff and then put them back over and over and over again! She likes to “help” with the dishes, because she thinks she knows where everything goes. She also likes to unscrew lids with her teeth. I don’t like to allow her to do this, but I catch her doing it while I am not looking. We have to keep a constant eye on this one, she will be the one to drink cleaner or something.. **KNOCK ON WOOD**

• TOUGH/TOMBOY – I think I might have gotten my tomboy! Haha.. C.C. is a TOUGH girl! She will fall and bump her head on something, and while I see a large goose egg (sp?) forming on her forehead, she gets up and keeps walking or playing without a peep. She hardly cries when it comes to physical pain. She loves to play with cars and balls, and wants nothing to do with her toy Barbie that Cy gave her for her birthday! Sounds a little too familiar, right Leesa?

• LOUD – This girl is NOT QUIET!! Anything and everything that she has to say is LOUD enough for everyone to hear. It doesn’t help that she is currently the youngest “baby” in the branch. Actually, both my kids are the youngest kids, so they are usually the only ones making noise in church. So embarrassing! I can already see an outgoing personality in C.C. – she might need to be Cy’s mouthpiece since he is so shy! Haha..

• SLEEPING BEAUTY – C.C. has been a fabulous sleeper since about 4 months old. We LOVE it, because she will sleep from 8-8 most nights, and it has been that way for awhile. Sorry to keep comparing, but Cy didn’t sleep through the night until he was about 18 months old, so it is HEAVEN that C.C. sleeps so well!! Thank you baby girl! You have made it possible for us to want more children! Hehe.. Sleep is VERY critical in our home!

Pictures below from our little family (LITTLE family, as in Collin, Cy, C.C. and myself) party we had for C.C. girl. I have YET to have a bigger family party for her.. Poor thing… must be 2^nd child syndrome. Cy had a big lavish 1^st birthday party, and C.C. has a very tiny 1^st birthday family party. Talk about extremes! I will figure out a happy-medium someday! ;) Maybe with baby #3??

C.C. LOVED her cake!! I believe it would have been her first time having sugar..



STILL LOVIN IT..


I don't know what she enjoyed more, her cake or making a mess!!
Daddy and Cy putting together C.C.'s new car, since she always liked to ride Cyboy's!!
C.C. and her birthday present.. her new car like Cy's but PINK!!
Cyboy picked out both the car and this barbie doll for C.C., for her birthday. As you can see, he is "helping" her open her present!!
Attempt #1 at a family photo..
Attempt #2.. Cy? Where are you going?
Attempt #3.. Almost there.. Cy? Look at the camera!
Attempt #4.. K, we got Cy lookin now.. C.C.?? Say CHEESE!!!
Attempt #5 was a success!! CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZ!!!
As you can see, C.C. STILL wanted to ride Cy's car! haha.. Cy was ok with trading since hers still made noise.
What is this on my head???....
Get it off!!! .......... My party is OVER! haha...
C.C. girl – HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY! We LOVE you SO MUCH! It has been such an amazing 14 months, and I’m looking forward to see what else you have in store for us! Thank you for always keeping us on our toes! Your little smile and sweet laugh always seem to just melt our hearts! You really are such a blessing from our Heavenly Father, and we thank him DAILY for your presence! Ofa Lahi Atu.. Love, Your parents.