Hadley will now tell you that I have a baby in my belly, she kisses my belly, but still gets confused looking at her own belly and asking if there is a baby in it. I am hoping she is young enough to think this is all fun and exciting, not stealing her thunder.
She's busy to say the least, and wows us daily with her vocab and tricks.
This is what is going on in Hadley's world right now:
- moved to her big girl room TONIGHT! (still in a crib)
- She is great with her manners, saying please, thank you, more please, etc. (yesterday in the car she said "thank you mommy" and I about drove off the road with pride)
- We must say "ok" all the time, because now it's her word. It goes something like this - more please, ok!, wagon, ok!, more oranges, ok!, tubbie time, ok!
- I am waiting for her to ask to juggle knives and say it so sweetly "knives please mama, ok!"
- We are still in the "no" phase. Which I know I will prefer to the "why" phase so I'm not really complaining
- She sings her ABCs, and actually does really well!
- She can count to 12, sometimes skipping a few and sometimes nailing it
- She still loves colors and everything is associated with it's color
- Yellow and orange rule. She can spy a yellow car or truck on the highway miles away. And lets everyone know!
- Hadley loves to play outside, often asking as we are pulling into the driveway and will say "ParkerChase" as if it's one word for 20 minutes straight if she can hear them or wants to go see them. Thankfully Bill & Megan don't care that we pop over most evenings to play for a bit
- She is still incredibly independent in her play - she will sit and color, paint, read, play with puzzles, stack blocks, etc. by herself. We are spoiled.
- She has started to love having a blankie at night. It doesn't have to be the same one, thankfully, but is always a soft muslin one. No other real attachments though.
- The cups with the soft lids are still her fav.
- She says milk just fine, but will still prefer to say "bocky" when she wants milk in a cup (we don't even try to figure it out!)
- She's started to wake up and say "breakfast? ok!"
- Smoothies and yogurt are still breakfast on most days
- "Brushie Brushie" is still a struggle. David does a great job pinning her down and getting to those back teeth
- Meals are still our biggest challenge. We often end with fruit of some sort so she will eat something (read-anything!) I am a little envious of our friends whose kiddos just chow down at dinner. Oh well...
- We are in mostly 18-24 month or 24 month clothes. Most 2T tops are fine, but the pants fall off her little waist. Thank goodness for short and capri weather so she can wear a smaller size without it being so obvious!
I love having conversations with Hadley, talking to her like an adult and trying to reason with her. Her knowledge grows before our eyes, she still mimics anything we say and can learn a new idea/color/word in no time.
Our hearts swell with both love and pride at this age. A good reminder when she is challenging - which happens!
I am so excited for Hadley to be a big sister - but don't ask her if she is having a brother or sister. The answer is no.
And because this post is already so long...a photo dump. Enjoy!
yogurt in the morning
cheesing and me and her mirror all the way home
patachou on mother's day
sheep. baaaaa. teaching matt and jenny about animals after her overnight with Quincy
outdoor snack time. humid curls kind of day
cozy in her new glider in her big girl room
Enjoy this video of our little comedian. this was the first time she really did this stoic face on purpose...knowing it would get a laugh. excuse my giggles in the background.
Hopefully I have 1-2 more posts before baby #2. Due in a month and 20% there!
1 comment:
she is dang cute!!!
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