All kidding aside... Hannah really is scooting around the house now. She is still not too fast for her parents, but she is getting there. She is crawling a little earlier than the others in her class. She likes to try to pull up on just about everything now, and she can stand for a short while if she is holding on. It is getting dangerous at the Chambers' house. The leather couches are in danger of getting small wet mouth impressions on them; Daddy is constantly watching out for leather damage or at least trying to prevent it. She comes home from school most days and crashes for a while. Tonight she has had all kinds of energy, and ironically her parents do not (tonight).
Hannah is looking forward to seeing her grandparents this coming weekend, but her father is going to miss her while he is spending the weekend with the boys shooting guns, and playing cards.

Usually after I take pictures of the family, Stephanie and I look them over prior to posting them on the webpage. Tonight I got some good ones of Hannah standing with Stephanie holding her just in case she got wobbly. Stephanie did not like herself in the picture, she never does. So she told me not to post any of her in the picture with Hannah, and I agreed not to post any of Stephanie.
Here Hannah is seen standing with the help of a neighborhood "friend". The unnamed person seemed to have a great time with Hannah tonight. -Andrew

I had never noticed before, but Hannah really is quite bald. In addition to being very advanced. -Andrew

Hannah was watching the baseball game on TV and is trying to figure out how to throw a split finger fast-ball, just like the big boys. She has most of the motion down, but will need to visit the weight room a few times before she can put it all together.

Stephanie and I wonder what kind of sports Hannah might like to play. Here she looks like a soccer goalie, except not mean enough. She might just have to stick with the modeling scene and make tons of cash for her parents. Yea, that is what she wants to do. -Management

Today Stephanie and I had to have a conversation with Hannah. It seems at school today she made another girl cry in the class because Hannah was so much more advanced than the other girl (born on the same day as Hannah). We asked Hannah to play nice and not to show off so much. Hannah understands she is much more advanced than the rest of the class and agreed not to talk in front of them anymore. -Andrew

Hannah is in a great mood tonight, now that she is out of her car seat and is free to roam the floor. She was not quite so happy on the ten minute ride home from Babies-R-Us.

Hannah has really advanced her skills as of late. Here she is standing in her crib waiting for daddy to get her out. She is in the 2nd percentile for height, so you can see that she is using the bumper pads for a little extra height. Like I said, she is very advanced. -Andrew (Daddy)

Hannah went to great lengths today to NOT sleep. She STOOD UP in her bed and told her teacher that she'd rather play. Ok, she didn't talk, but she did stand up in her crib!! Yeah!

Hannah had her 6 month checkup today. She weighed in at 13 lbs 13 oz - in the 10th percentile. She is now a whopping 23 1/2" long - in the 2 percentile. HMMMM.. wonder where she gets that?

Management's wife

Heather has been accused of being a baby hog by her husband Matt. She really enjoys holding Hannah and her parents see no problem with her holding Hannah as much as she wants. However we are not able to post all 1362 pictures of Heather holding Hannah from this one night.
Heather pointed out that she and others would like to know the origin of her new nickname "Pickles". This is the perfect opportunity to tell the story for everyone to read, but since I am holding Hannah right now and typing with one hand I can not. -Andrew

While everyone else was enjoying their beer, Hannah was enjoying her teething ring. She is not teething yet, but loves to chew on that thing. It will be at least another 13 years before Hannah gets to drink her first beer (she is very advanced).

If Hannah is sleeping, it must be the third period! She had a great time seeing the game and all her friends that came over to see her at her seat, and all that excitement wore her out. Plus the Lynx were loosing and there were no fights in the game. Hannah's favorite thing to see at the hockey game is the fighting.

Matt and Heather Horn (near) and Adam and Nicolle Coker (far) joined the Chambers family at the game. This picture was one of the rare times Heather was not holding Hannah. Adam is trying to grow out his beard to appear more masculine, as there have been some questions raised about him lately.

Stephanie's friend and co-worker Susan also came down from her seats to see Hannah, I told you she is very popular. Susan tried to get Hannah to wear her complimentary Augusta Lynx cowboy hat, but as you can tell, it was a little too big for her. I am not sure that is Hannah's style anyway.

Mayme and Hannah were the center of attention at the game. As you can see the players were looking at them, and the fans were pointing them out. Not only is Hannah very advanced, but she is very popular too.

Stephanie's friend and co-worker Mayme came down to see Hannah at the game. She took Hannah down to the glass where Hannah was able to bang on the glass just like a hockey fan. Hannah was a little disappointed with the Augusta Lynx effort that night. She felt like the forwards were not skating hard enough, and the defensive strategy of the "Left wing lock" left the Lynx open to quick rushes up the ice with little counter attack ability. Maybe that is why she was banging on the glass.

Hannah went to her first ice hockey game last night. Stephanie bought her this new hat before the game, to make sure she would not get cold at the game. Hannah loved the first two periods of the game, but got a little sleepy in the third period. She is looking forward to going to her first NHL game in Atlanta, sometime.

Hannah has another exciting night out on the town, and she was wiped out afterward. This is a twist on the normal picture of her asleep in her car seat. This time she has a winter hat on that almost covers her whole face.

Hannah enjoyed playing with Tripp and getting her new nickname. She is expecting some pickles in her stocking next year. She likes Bread and Butter pickles.

Hannah is seen here with Candice and Trent McClarren (outsides) and Tripp Atkins. Tripp gave Hannah her new nickname of "Pickles". While she is very advanced, Hannah sometimes decides not to cooperate when taking pictures.

At this point Hannah has had a long day! This picture was taken Christmas day around 8PM. Hannah was really wiped out from the long day, but was handling it well. Here she was enjoying the Lomax family party.

Hannah is getting really good at reaching for things, especially at the dinner table. Her parents first realized this when Hannah pulled Stephanie's quesadilla off the table and onto the floor one night. She can move really fast!

Hannah met her Great-Great-Great Aunt Vevia while in Mobile for Christmas. Aunt Vevia is 95 years old and really enjoyed meeting Hannah. Hannah really enjoyed sitting with Vevia for a little while. Hannah is looking forward to seeing her again soon.

Hannah and her cousin MaryKeenan have the same beautiful blue eyes. Hannah is almost 6 months old, so she might keep her blue eyes.

Hannah is almost 6 months old. She did very well spending 8+ hours on the way down to Mobile in her car seat and 8+ hours in the car seat on the way home. That is a sign that she is very advanced.

Hannah had a good time with G and Pop on Christmas break. Hannah can not wait until she is a little older and can eat some of the goodies G makes around Christmas.

Hannah is helping "G" open her presents. Curran and MaryKeenan (Hannah's cousins) are waiting their turn to hold Hannah.

Hannah had a great Christmas. Here she is practicing protecting her presents from any future brothers or sisters.

Hannah Christmas Update

A short update on Hannah's Christmas... Hannah had a great first Christmas.
She got a little sick during the trip to Mobile, AL, but had a good time
spending time with family. She also picked up a new nickname... "Pickles"
Hannah and her parents got home at 12:15AM December 29th, so pictures will
be posted sometime tomorrow. -Management

This is a familiar scene... Hannah has a long hard day at school and when she gets home she is wiped out. Her jacket is just a little bit too big and tends to fall over her head just a little bit. Her parents hope she looks like this for the 7+ hour drive to Mobile, AL tomorrow night.

Hannah is very much looking forward to seeing her family in the coming weeks. Her parents are not looking forward to the drive, but happy to be going to see the family for Christmas.

Hannah got very excited today when... Well I am not really sure why she was excited, but she was. She was probably thinking about the new Nikon D200 camera that hit the market December 15th. She takes after her Daddy. -Andrew

Hannah wishes you the best in the Christmas season. You can see that 5 month old Hannah Chambers is already sitting up in a chair by herself (with her mother slightly off camera for insurance). It goes without saying, but she is very advanced.

These are the two most important girls in my life. One of them thinks I should get a new Nikon D200 camera for Christmas, but the other one has input into the spending decisions. You can guess which one is which. -Andrew

Here is another picture on Hannah in the Christmas Sleigh. One of these days her hair is going to grow to be longer than her father's hair.

Hannah also sat in her high chair for the first time today. She has never sat in the high chair to eat before. While there are not pictures of the aftermath, she wanted to "help" Stephanie which resulted in a big mess. Stephanie bought some new exotic food for Hannah today. Things most adults would not touch, but Hannah has never tried before. I am not sure what the plan is, but I told Stephanie I wanted to be ready with the camera when Hannah gets to eat new foods. -Andrew

Hannah enjoyed her first Christmas tree hunting trip today. The Chambers family drove 30 minutes out into the country side where Hannah's mother had heard about a farm that sells Christmas Trees, Hot Chocolate, and boiled peanuts. What she did not know is the farm does not sell Frasier Fur Christmas trees. Hannah and the family will be going out again tomorrow to find someone who does sell Frasier Furs.

Predictably, Gram is now Hannah's best friend after the whole icing incident. Hannah is really starting to develop, here she is sitting up pretty much on her own. I am not sure at what age children are supposed to be able to sit up, but I am sure Hannah is way ahead of the curve. -Andrew

Jillian, Hannah's godmother, was totally indifferent to the cake icing incident. She is a nurse and if she is not worried about Hannah having a little dessert for the first time, neither am I. -Andrew