Thursday, July 30, 2009

Life with an up and coming Toddler





































It's true what they say about how hard it is to remember what life was like before having children. Hailey turned one on July 19th! Time flew so fast that I can almost remember when I first felt her kick in my stomach. I still remember (and will probably never forget) taking the pregnancy test at 5:00am and immediately calling my mom. Hailey is very active and alert. She's saying "da-da," "ball," "baby," "bye-bye," "bat," and "ma-ma." She loves to read (or turn pages) books and her favorite toys are her pink Brewer bat and ball and her big ball that she tries to carry around. She started walking with help around 7 months and by 10 months was walking independent of anyone. Now she practically run's everywhere. She dances to music and knows Mickey Mouse and Elmo. She definately knows what she wants and when she wants it. Her cues are often easy to figure out. She does not like to nap, I think because she's afraid of missing out on something. She loves to smile and you can make her giggle at anything. If she's in a mood, she just stares at you with no expression. Her eyes are to die for! They are so piercing blue and she has very full lips like her parents. She's getting little curls in her hair and I will stick little bows in it. Hailey loves food! Stick anything on her plate and she'll eat it. Brian and I are so blessed to have family to help us out! Hailey loves her Auntie Leslie! It's pretty amazing to see my sister do such a great job with her! She is blessed to have so many grandparents and cousins that love her!