1st Hair"trim"

You're ALMOST 2 1/2 years old and just haven't been able to "cut" your hair, though let me add, you have cut your own hair! LOL! A few months back, you took "play" scissors, scissors that barely can cut paper, and trimmed some of your hair! LOL! So, when it came down to planning our trip to Buffalo for Labor Day 2012, it seemed only fitting that Maria would cut your hair. She has cut daddy's hair, mommy's hair, Gaga's hair, Pop Pop Marc's hair, Great Grandma Rita's hair and I'm sure Great Grandpa Harvey's hair. You'd be the 4th generation Kozinn/Rogers to have you hair cut ("trimmed") by Maria! It was last Saturday (9/1/12), and you weren't really thrilled about it. Maria had to trim a little bit of my hair, and then trim yours, back to mine and back to yours. I had to hold you for a little bit, and daddy had to hold you for a little bit. All in all, it went well given the situation and your age :) After that, we went to Anderson's for an ice cream lunch!!! HA! You have such a sweet tooth! Ice cream and rainbow sprinkles! We had a great weekend in Buffalo. GaGa and Pop Pop Marc took us all to Fantasy Island. You had a ball - rode so many rides. You really are fearless! You went down waterslides, too...ALL BY YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Such a brave little girl!

1st Trip to the Dentist!

August 16, 2012 - Your 1st trip to see the dentist. This is the FIRST 1st that mommy had to miss, but by choice actually - I don't like going to see the dentist, and probably would have made you nervous, SO you went with daddy!!! I heard that you did FABULOUSLY!!!! Daddy had you dressed in purple, and while you were there, the hygienist painted your nails purple to match!!!!! You let the hygienist clean your teeth, but didn't really like the dentist using tools in your mouth - totally understandable!!! Sounds like you were a very, very brave girl!!!! Next visit: 6 month check up in February!

Climbing Out of Your Crib!!!

It's been awhile since I've blogged, but this certainly is blog-worth! Today on 8/12/12, you are ALMOST 2 1/2 years old, and today of all days, you climbed out of your crib not once, but TWICE!!!!!!!!!!! I had left to get a pedicure, and daddy was going to put you down for a nap. I guess he put you in the crib, and you got out, walked into the office and started laughing! Eeeeeeeeek! Also, you just started doing this...ever since mommy and daddy were in Seattle last weekend, bed time is such a process now. Before, we could just put you in the bed with your cup of chocolate (aka chalky) milk, and you'd go right down. Now, you have to hold my hand or have my rubbing your back. I keep trying to assure you that I'm not leaving, but you don't believe me :(

July 2012 - 28 months old

I haven't written in awhile, so here goes... It's July 2012 already, which makes you 28 months old!!! You're doing so much, and saying SO much. Here are some of my favorite Hailey phrases: "I don't know" "Different!" (when I choose a pair of shoes for you, or anything for that matter) "Hailey's.........) (everything is yours, but you now say "Hailey's hat" or "Hailey's cup." "I go poopies" or "I go potty" "I need to go potty" "Please" "Thank you" "Sorry" (you actually just said "Sorry Bunny" as I was writing this. "I go with me" (which really is "I go with you" when I take Honey outside, but you always hear me say, "You want to go with me?") Here are some of the new things that you're doing or mastering: * You almost always go "poopies" in the potty, which is SO GREAT!!!!! * You have started going "pee pee" in the potty, and the last few days have actually said, "I need to go potty." * You can sing (your own version) or "Rock-a-Bye Baby!" It's soooo cute...you say, "Rock-a-babies..." * You also can count almost perfectly to 15, sometimes 20. * You can sing-along the ABC's with me, and sometimes do know most of the letters. * You don't typically dance on command, but if the song "I'm Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO comes on...you shake that tush, and get this grin on your face...it's so funny! Some of your favorite movies right now are: Lady & The Tramp, The Lion King, Happy Feet (which you call Happy Two Feet!), and Thumbelina. Some of your favorite shows are: Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go, and anything on the Nick Jr channel - Bubble Guppies, Little Bear, etc. Favorite foods: Chicken Nuggets, Macaroni "which you call nah-nee," rice!!!!!!! and soup actually - your preference is Panera's chicken noodle. :)

Myrtle Beach 2012

We just got back from our first trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina! It was so much fun! You had a BLAST, and certainly love the pool. You're not so thrilled with the ocean, though you seemed to like the sand. The pool is absolutely your favorite thing to do. We drove down to Myrtle Beach, and stayed in North Carolina on our way down there. We got there last Friday, May 25 and met up with GrAndi and Pop Pop. No joke, this was our daily routine. Get up...go to the pool for about 3-4 hours (you literally played in the water that long!), take a nap, and go to dinner. Your Great Aunt Joanie and Great Uncle Joel visited with us, too! They love you so much, and brought you all sorts of presents! You are definitely picking up lots and lots of vocabulary. Your words are definitely being formed into longer and longer sentences. You still have LOTS of meltdowns, but we're (mommy and daddy) slowly being able to calm you down and undertand why you're throwing these meltdowns. :) We just got back today, after staying in Knoxville, TN last night. You did not want to go to sleep!!!!! LOL! Our drive home today was shorter than yesterday, but I think after 3 1/2 hours, we were all ready to get out of the car. We're thinking of going back to Disney World for our next family trip!

"Hand, Foot, Mouth" AND...you're a singing sensation!

This past week has been CRAZZZZZZZZY! I picked you up from Skidaddles on Fri. May 4, and you were a little warm. I think you had a fever of 100. :( You also had these little spots on your cheeks, but I thought it was just skin irritation from your sheets or something. That night, we picked up GrAndi and Pop Pop and then met daddy and Pop Pop Marc for dinner at Panera. All was fine. The next day, the spots were still there, but still, I thought nothing of it. We had daddy's graduation "laser tag" party at Laser Adventure. You got to play with your friends, Mady & Lucas Igo, while daddy got to play laser tag with his friends. Unfortunately, Pop Pop couldn't come because he wasn't feeling well. :( GaGa met us there and later picked up Aunt Kinneret & Uncle Max. That night, we all went out to dinner for Hibachi, and the spots seemed to be getting worse... The next day, the day of daddy's graduation, the spots had spread around your mouth, and I thought..."OH NO! Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease." I checked out your hands and feet, and sure enough, you had a couple of blisters on each. :( GrAndi and I took you to Urgent Care to be sure, and it was confirmed. :( Luckily, GrAndi was able to stay the entire week because you couldn't return to Skidaddles for 3-5 days. Miss Lauren and her husband, Josh, came over to babysit you on Sunday while we went to the graduation and had dinner. You had a BLAST with them. You got to stay home all week with GrAndi. Pretty sure all you did was watch Lady & the Tramp, though. Haha! But, you know what's funny??? GrAndi started singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," and you did, too. It was the funniest thing...you would start off really soft, and then at random moments during the song, you'd get REALLY loud! LOL! So crazy that you know most of the words. A couple of months ago, you only knew the last words of each phrase. Yesterday was Mother's Day! It was so great that we got to spend that day with GrAndi - how often are we all together to celebrate a holiday!?!?! We took you to brunch at Grandview Tavern. You didn't eat a whole lot, but you loved playing with the roses they gave us. Hopefully you'll learn later, but right now, you were popping the rose heads off, and ripping off petals! Ha! It wast still funny! Though we took you to Skidaddles for a few hours on Saturday, today is your first day back to "school." Hope you're doing okay! :) Love you!!

Night Time Necessities!

You're almost 25 months old now, which of course...I CAN'T BELIEVE!!!! Every day your personality comes out stronger and stronger, and lately, you have really established some FIRM requirements when going to sleep.

I've noticed that it's easier to get you to go to sleep if I start whispering, and talking quietly to you about 15-20 min before "bedtime." Last night, I did this, and you started to get a pillow. I then asked you if you wanted "blanket," and you proceeded to run upstairs. I made you a cup of "chalkate" and when I was walking up the stairs, you were coming down them with your "H" pillow and the super soft puppy blanket GrAndi had bought you. I said, "let's go night night," and you gave me your pillow and blanket to take upstairs. You ran in your room, which lights were already off and you had your "stars" (lady bug light) already on - color purple! :) I asked you to turn your "songs on" (sound machine), which you did. I put your jammies on, and asked if you wanted to lay down. You said yes, and then I gave you your babies (including Bitty), and you positioned them on either side of you just like you wanted. You said, "blanket" and I put THREE blankets on you - because 1 isn't enough. :) You took your cup immediately and went to bed.

Now lately, and I'm hoping this is a growth spurt, but you've been getting up in the middle of the night. Usually around 12:30am or 3:30am, but last night (this morning), you got up at 4:30am and then again at 5:15am. When you got up at 4:30am, you were so funny. You were still half asleep I'm sure, but you handed me your cup, said "chalkate," and then reached to be picked up. I picked you up, and then you said, "cover! cover!" I grabbed the super soft dog blanket, and wrapped you up and took your downstairs to get chocolate milk. When I put you back in your bed, the "stars" had turned off, so of course you asked for your stars to be back on.

You are just so funny with what you want and need. I know I probably shouldn't give into you, but if it helps you sleep, well by golly, it's gonna happen!!!

Next weekend, we're going to Buffalo. SO HELP ME if I forget your "stars" and "songs."