Happy New Year!!!

"Ga Ga" and Pop Pop Marc are in town visiting us for New Years!! Ga Ga is staying all next week to watch you because mommy and daddy are going on a vacation. We're not even gone yet and we already miss you! :( This will be the longest that we have ever been away from you, but you'll be in good hands.

Last night we went to Auntie Jill's house for Uncle Roeland's birthday! You had the BEST time playing with Cousin Jordyn & Cousin Jaymie, and their friends!! They loved having you!!

This morning (12/31), you pretty much said a full sentence - "Look! There's da da!" It was so cute!! You're definitely talking more and more, and are using responses like "yes" and "no" more. Well, you've always said "no" very well (haha!), but you're now saying yes questions and commands. Things are getting a little bit easier in terms of communicating with you, which is GREAT!

Well, you're skyping with Aunt Heather now, so I need to make sure you haven't thrown my phone in the toilet!! Eeek! That would be BAD!

Tonight you're going to play at Skidaddles while we go out to dinner!! You're going to have a BLAST!!!

We leave for our vacation tomorrow (1/1/12). We won't get to see you in the morning because our flight leaves before you wake up, so we'll have to say goodbye to you tonight. I'm hoping you won't notice too much that we're gone, and that when we come back, it will be like we never left! Ga Ga is going to keep you in your normal routine, which will be great! We will miss you terribly and think of you every second! We love you so much, Hailey!! You be good for Ga Ga!! I want a good report! :)

Love you with all of our heart!

Waking Up in the Middle of the Night...Boo! :(

You're still 21 months old, and recently you've been waking up in the middle of the night, normally between 1-4am. :( It's strange because you're not unhappy, but you will wake up crying to let me know you're awake. When I go in there, you usually are standing up, with your cup. You hand the cup to me and say "mulk." :) I pick you up and take you downstairs, get you some milk and then you go right back to bed. Not sure how to keep that belly full of yours. You're still not eating very much - we might just have to do Pediasure drinks at night or something.

Communicating Feelings

So, you're 21 months old, and for the first time, you were able to communicate a feeling of pain. On 12/20/11, you were grabbing at your belly and saying, "ow! ow!" When I had picked you up from Skidaddles, the girls said that your last 2 diapers were diarrhea. :( When we got home, you appeared to be in pain, but came over to me and I could actually tell (because you told me) that your tummy hurt! I can't wait until you can tell me more. Makes me so sad when you're in pain and I don't know what's wrong.

21 Months!!!

Amidst all of my craziness with wrapping Chanukkah presents, I forgot to blog on Monday, your 21st month of being alive!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 21 month birthday!!!!!

You are doing more and more each day it seems. I believe you have nearly 16 teeth, if not 16. I think we're just waiting on the back molars to come thru - god help us all!!!!! You are definitely communicating a lot more. I can almost understand most things that you're saying. When you want milk (which you pronounce as "muck"), you just say "muck." Lately you have been going into the fridge, when open, and grabbing what you think is milk - which has been a half gallon of apple cider! The container looks the same as milk, so I'm assuming that's why you're grabbing that. You have been asking for your "friends" in the ipad by name, especially Robby the Robot and Tom the Cat!

We're still able to get about 2-3 hours in a nap per day, which is GREAT! However; you are struggling to take naps at Skidaddles. I'm sure there is just so much going on that it's difficult to fall asleep. Lately you have been really fighting it, and today actually (12/13/11), you woke up screaming. I think you've done this a few times before, and Miss Becki said that it could be from a growth spurt. Eeek! I don't want you to grow. I want you to stay little forever!!!!!!

I've been picking up more and more Chanukkah presents for you. I really need to stop!! I got you a new baby that makes kissing sounds, and a new toothbrush with Dora and Diego on it! I hope you like it!

Well, I just put you to sleep (I hope you're able to fall asleep). Sleep well baby girl!!

Love you!

Fist Pumping??

So, daddy taught you a new "trick." You can now fist pump! He says, "Hailey, fist pump!" and you put your fist out, and hit his. It's quite lovely - haha!

Cannot believe you're going to be 21 months in just a few days, which means that you're only 3 months away from be a 2 year old!!!!!!!!!!!!! CRAZINESS!!! I'm working on your 2nd birthday party already. I'm not sure of the theme yet because you are in all these different phases - Elmo, Diego, Babies, etc. Just not sure what to do! I'm highly considering having your party on a Sunday so that it can be at Skidaddles! I've already requested that Miss Tammy & Miss Lauren be your party hostesses!! :)

Let's see...in the last month or so, you have learned new body parts (knees, elbows, hair, etc), and are saying all sorts of stuff. You still say "NO!" all of the time, but lately...the past week or so, daddy and I have noticed that you are saying "yes," too. AND, you're saying "yes" to things that you actually want, so I think that you do, for the most part, know the different between yes and no. We are still struggling to listen, but I'm certain that comes with the territory of being a toddler!

Well, it's a little after 9pm, so we need to get you to bed or you'll be a nightmore in the morning!!!! :) Love you!!