Hailey's Recent Vocab Lesson!

I thought I would add to Hailey's vocab list I started in a blog post a few months old.

Mama/Mommy
Dada/Daddy
Nose (Noe)
Moon (Mooooo)
Balloon (boooon)
Ball (bah)
Bath tub (Bah Ba)
Right there (rye der)
Spider (di-der)
Diaper (Die-pa)
Hi (iii)
Hello (eh-yo)
*Newest Words*
Bubble (she now shouts it!)
uh-oh
Nana
Papa
Whats that? (Wha dat?)
All Done
Duck
Junk (dont ask! lol)
More (moooooeee)
Dog
Car (she's says nun-nun for car. Which is really Vroom-Vroom)
Fish (isshhh)
Up
This (diss)
Yes (esss)
Cracker
oh wow, wow or whoa

If there are anymore, I am forgetting them!

She also knows what a Monkey says (oo ah ooo ah) and a dog says. She has recently learned basically all of her body parts. (nose, eyes, cheeks, mouth, teeth, tongue, ears, hair, head, arms. hands, legs, toes, buns -haha). She understands everything it seems and we have to spell certain things out in front of her (already!!) . Where did my baby go????

She still LOVES Seasame Street & especially Elmo! She alos lives her Little People toys and dolls! Books, she goes through phases but loves to sort her books. She has a play kitchen she loves to play with. She loves to climb all over everything and, like her Daddy, she loves to be outside.

We are working on her drinking with a regular cup. And we really need to get a potty and start that (Holy Cow! Really, where does the time go??).

I'll be posting some 18 month photos soon (Yes, she is almost 18 months!! In just a few short months, I will be planning her 2nd birthday party! That's insane!!).

That's all for now folks!

Hailey: 16 months old

Hailey's 16 month appointment was today. She weighs 25lbs 6oz and is 31 inches long. She's in the 80th percentile for weight and 60th percentile for height. The pedi is very happy with her development. Hailey alreayd has over 10 words in her vocab and is already forming 2 word sentences (though besides "uh-oh," they are few and far between but thats okay).

Her personality is definitely shining through! and those tantrums are beginning as well! haha but nothing we cannot handle. She has found a new love for Ritz Crackers. she could eat these all day long. She likes holding it in her hand and taking bites as she walks around. She knows exactly where i keep them in the kitchen and points to them, shouts some random jibberish, and then ever so politely says "more" (mmmooooe).

This girl can run and she loves being chased. She will actually tug on you to chase her more if she isnt quite finished with the game. She also has an obsession with Elmo and loves to watch Seasame Street. She'll dance her little heart out when it comes on (goes over to the table to hold on while she dances so she can really get into her moves!). She also loves to read books on your lap and point to everything on the page. She's quite the cuddle bug these days and we are just eating it up while we can!

Time has flown, let me tell you. This time last year she was a small little infant and now she's getting into everything!!

P.S. Photos taken by your truely! ;)

Hailey: 15 Months (Almost)

I have been posting a lot of pictures of Hailey so I decided to talk a little bit about what this adorable little munchkin has been up to.

I have just discovered her 8th tooth coming in. That's right, she barely has eight teeth! She has 4 on top and her 4th is coming in on the bottom. Her hair is filling in and also starting to get a tad darker blond. Her eyes are just as blue as ever, thanks to her mommy!


She is adding to her vocab daily it seems! Her words include:
Mama/Mommy
Dada/Daddy
Nose (Noe)
Moon (Mooooo)
Balloon (boooon)
Ball (bah)
Bath tub (Bah Ba)
Right there (rye der)
Spider (di-der)
Diaper (Die-pa)
Hi (iii)
Hello (eh-yo)

Just to name a few ;) These are sporadic too. And then of course her usual adorable gibberish. She understand so many things she can't say. She even surprises me when I ask her to do something and she complies perfectly.

She's walking like a champ. She's always on the go and wants to get into everything (already). During Halloween, she LOVED those plastic spiders that you put on the webs or the ring spiders (hence, where she learned spider). She likes to stuff as many as she can in one hand then walk around with them. She also loves the pumpkins.

She has such a sense of humor. Laughs at her self or random things she does and also loves to be chased!! Act like you are going to get her and she'll squeal and "run away" so you can chase after her.

She is so much fun these days! LOVES to be outside (of course now that its actually getting chilly) and loves to be around new people!

Hailey's new favorite is Sesame Street, especially Elmo. She goes nuts when she sees Elmo. She still loves Baby Einstein, mostly the puppets. It makes sense why she loves Sesame Street so much, since it all seems to be puppets. She much rather watch puppets then a cartoon.

So there's Hailey in a nut shell! She will still steal a piece of your heart each time you see her! ;)

Hailey's 1 year stats!

I am usually not such a slacker with blogging! My apologies!

Hailey's 1 year appointment was 2 weeks ago. She weighs 22lbs 8oz and is 29.75 inches long. The pedi is very happy with her progress. She gave us the green light to ditch the formula and give her regular milk.

The very next day we ditched not only the formula... but bottles too! That's right! NO MORE BOTTLES. We gave her milk in her sippy and never took a bottle out again! She also no longer has a bottle before bedtime. Bottles are done! She seemed to not care for the milk at first but by the end of the day she was chugging it like no one's business! I am so happy that transition was so easy.

Hailey has also become quite the chatterbox lately. She has added dog, duck & toes to her vocabulary (although she only says them from time to time) in addition to mama & dada (which she has been saying for quite some time). She does a lot of nonsense babbling which is a great indicator for developing language. She is such a sponge lately. Know where her toes, ear & hair is and is so fascinated that mommy has toes too!! Still not walking unassisted yet but she's becoming braver by the day.

We are proud of our adorable little girl. She is growing up so fast!

Hailey is 1 Year Old Today!

It's hard to believe that one year ago today I was in labor waiting for her to make her early debut! She made everyone come running... Randy was in San Francisco, my dad was up by Fresno. Thankfully everyone made it in time for her to show her adorable little face.

In the past month, there have been so many changes:

• Hailey is now crawling on her knees
• She pulls up on everything
• She cruises around the table/couch holding on
• She walks...only if she holds onto your fingers.
• She dances... all the time
• She babbles all kinds of sounds, noises
• She is perfecting her fake cry
• She likes to share her stuff with you and laughs if you pretend to eat it
• Loves swimming
• Loves everybody
• Isn't quite the morning person she used to be

Here is some pictures I took of her today. It's been awhile since I did a little mini-shoot! ;)

Her 1 year photos & 1st birthday photos should follow shortly..

So I think I can Officially Say....

Hailey has been med free for nearly 3 days now!! I think Hailey has been officially weaned off of her reflux meds! This is so far the longest stretch Hailey has ever gone without meds since she was born!

Cross your fingers for this to continue! I hope I didn't just jinx this....

11 Months Old!?!?

I am sad to say that this is going to be my very last "Month" post because in one month, Hailey will be one!!! That's right ONE YEAR OLD!!!

Hailey has changed so much in the past month and especially in the last week. She seems to have acquired so many new skills in just one week. Her gross motor skills are in full gear.

Hailey is now getting into a sitting position all by herself. Her confidence for pulling up on things has increased dramatically!! She used to only be comfy pulling up on me (or anyone actually) and scared to on any other objects. Not anymore, she is getting very brave. She will balance and stand while only holding on with one hand. Sometimes she will let go and stand upright for a few seconds. She is also taking lots of steps assisted (holding on our hands). She is still army crawling on her belly though. I swear she is so content doing this and will probably walk before she crawls on her knees!

Hailey's second tooth is finally poking through today. So far teething doesn't seem to terrible for her. Just a little added fussiness from time to time.

Just a few weeks until my little monkey will be one year old. You have no idea how fast this has gone by. Hailey definitely makes life much more fun and much much cuter!

Guess Who is 10 Months Old!?

Hailey is 10 months old! In 2 months, she will be one year! In 2 months, we will all be celebrating her first birthday. My baby will no longer be a baby, she will be a toddler!! I will have a toddler!!!

I cannot begin to tell you the changes Hailey has made in the last month! Her first tooth is pushing its way through! It has not broken through yet but it is bulging. I am happy to report that so far it doesn't seem to cause too much discomfort, yet. Nothing a little Tylenol won't fix! And so far on disruptions in her sleep although I am sure it's only a matter of time.

Her personality is really beginning to shine through. She is such a social butterfly! (Wonder who she gets that from!). She loves people and loves it when they talk to her. She is a bug hit at the grocery store. She now waves! She loves to wave...when she wants to of course. At times she will do the typical waving-once-they-walk-away bit but not on cue. Her laughter is contagious and you can't help but laugh with her.

She is very much becoming Miss Independent. She loves to feed herself, especially Gerber Puffs. I think she is addicted to them. Hailey is starting to move away from the purees and want "real" food. She is able to tolerate dairy so she loves yogurt & cheese. We are not planning on switching her Soy yet. At one year, she can have cows milk so we will give it a shot then.

Crawling is just around the corner!! In this past week alone she is now getting on all fours and rocking and perfecting her army crawl! She still rolls to get where she needs for the most part but more and more she resorts to an attempted crawl turned army crawl if she fails. Time to baby proof and get some gates!! She is also very interested in standing and pulling herself up. She can stand assisted but she hasn't quite figured out the pulling up. She will pull up on my fingers confidently but she hesitates on everything else. She is trying to get into a sitting position as well but still struggling a but with that. However, she can get out of a sitting position like a pro! You can tell by watching her she wants to be 100% mobile but hasn't figured it out yet!

Hailey is such a cutie pie and such a sweet girl. She warms everyone's hearts and even takes a piece of your heart with her. She is just too cute to resist!

Here are some portraits that I took last week to showcase my beautiful 10 month old baby! Sears did a great job! I have more to post in another post about Father's Day. There were tons of pics, so here are just a few...

Another Great, Short & Sweet GI Appt!

One of the first things Dr.L said was how surprised and pleased he was that Hailey has never had any really big reflux issues! Also, that she is beautiful and makes him want to have another one! I thougt that was sweet. Of course that turned into him pushing me to have another one....now. HA! Yea right! Not yet!

Hailey is 20lbs 13oz. She wasn't measured. He wants me to go ahead and try weaning the meds even though I have already tried. He just said to go at an appropriate pace. Hailey is basically at the lowest dose of Raglen she can be on before he would say that it's offically doing nothing for her (meaning there would be no point to continue). We can reduce her prevacid dose at any time and see how that goes.

Also to continue going slow with the dairy. She loves cheese, yogurt and egg whites (hard boiled). I noticed a bit more spit up on the days she eats it but nothing significant. And her poop is different but still normal (I know, TMI, but her poop is a big indicator of how well she is tolerating something).

So all is well in HaileyLand!! And now for a few pics!! She was playing in her crib and was trying to pull herself up. She wasn't able to but it was cute to see her try!

Peek-a-BOO!

MMmmmmm, yummy crib

I think I can, I think I can

Hailey is 9 months old!!

3 months until 1 year old! I am already planning the party! I can't believe how fast time has flown.

Here are some fun Hailey facts at 9 months old:

• She says mama & dada but doesn't say it in reference to us.
• When she meets new people she will smile at them then dig her head in my shoulder
• She loves avocado & real chicken
• When she is super tired, she wobbles more in the bathtub
• Her favorite toys are these small balls that belong to a big toy. She just loves to hold them!
• Her laughter is addicting and contagious
• When we ask her "Where's Jake?" she looks to the back sliding glass door where he usually is.
• She still loves bananas
• She's moving on to her convertible car seat because she is too heavy for me to carry in the infant carrier.
• She is so sweet & happy
• She loves everybody, especially if you smile at her
• When she jabbers in the car, she whispers it.
• When she wakes up from her naps or in the morning, she talks and plays with herself for about 20 minutes before whining to be picked up
• She loves drinking water from my water bottle or glass.

I will post pics soon. Hailey is waking from her nap! =)

Early Intervention Re-evaluation

It was the same OT that evaluated her at 2 months old. She said she was shocked that the RC (regional center) denied services even though she recommended 2x a month until DD was 6 months old. She said they usually approve everything with preemies and have at times approved services when she recommended against it. Basically she feels as though Hailey's case was overlooked and fell through the cracks.

I was pissed. I didn't show it to her because it's not her fault. If at the end of the evaluation if she said she would still recommend services I would be bitching out the RC until my face turned blue.

The OT said she doesn't see anything from the evaluation that makes her think she would need services and seems right on track. Not everything to 9 months old but definitely 8 months old. Although she would have to input all the info and see where she falls and then would know for sure where she stood.

This makes me happy, of course, she's not too far off from her actual age and the OT gave me some pointers on how to work with her on the things I was concerned about. OT was happy Hailey is catching up to her actual age so quickly (her adjusted age is about 7.5 months). I will have her full report in a week.

I am glad I called. Puts my mind at ease even though I am still pissed at the RC. She could be farther along then where she is if she would have gotten the services the OT recommended. I was ready to appeal their decision too but my pedi recommended to wait until she was 6 months old and then appeal if I still felt the same way. Now I wish I just would have appealed anyway. But I am glad Hailey is doing so well!

Hailey's 8 Month Stats

Hailey had a GI doc appointment today. Nothing out of the ordinary & nothing new to report but I did get to find out her 8 month stats!

Currently: 18lbs 13oz & 27 inches long. GI was happy. She is currently just above the 50th percentile for weight and still at the 50th percentile for height.

My growing girl! =)

Guess Who is 8 Months Old?

I know, I am a little late with this one! Hailey has definitely been keeping us busy! She is such a busy body herself! She loves to play with her toys (or whatever is within her reach! Look Out!), sing songs, babble til the sun goes down, and get into anything she can! If she could crawl already we would be in trouble! haha. She doesn't even seem close to crawling. When she is on her belly she flips over immediately. I swear this girl is going to walk before she crawls!

But she is such a sweetheart. She loves to cuddle and be with her Mommy & Daddy. She's very "bashful" in an outgoing way. She will give you a giant smile then bury her head in our shoulders but only for a second so she can smile at you again. She loves anyone who talks to her.

Hailey is also beginning to be a little copy cat! She will copy some of your motions or having a "screaming match" with you. It's too cute. She is so aware of everything and loves to study & explore her surroundings. If she could put the entire world in her mouth, she would!

Her laughter is addicting. The most random things make her giggle until her face turns red. Today she was laughing at Jake so hard she had tears in her eyes.

Here are some picture I attempted to take today. She is making taking pictures of her a bit challenging! She is so mobile that most of them turn out blurry! I gave up on the sign pictures. She eats the paper making it impossible to get a good shot. Little stinker.

Here are a few shots I was able to get. My cute little munchkin!

This blanket is much more interesting that taking a picture

You are silly Mommy


You talking to me?

What happens when I try too hard to reach for Mommy cell phone. KERPLUNK!

GI Doc update with pics!

Not too much to report. She is now 17lbs 2oz and 26.5 inches long! Pretty good jump in a month! She is currently in the 50th percentile for both height and weight!

He basically said to continue as is and see you in 6 weeks. Joy! $50 for that! haha.

Here are some more pics!

Hi Mommy!!
I love my piggies!! Did you know one of them went to the market???

I visited Grannie at her office and got to sit in the big girl chair!!

Hailey is 7 months old!!

I cannot believe Hailey is 7 months old. This past month flew by. I feel like I was just posting about her being 6 months old. She has really grown in the past month. As you have seen before, she is now sitting unassisted. She is getting better at it each time I work with her! When she learns to crawl we are going to be in trouble. I have a feeling she is going to get into everything! As you can see from this months "sign" pictures, she was very much interested in the paper and it made it a little more difficult to get a good shot. She just wanted to play with it and put it in her mouth. Then the flash of the camera fascinated her and she would just stare at the camera. Silly girl.

Her personality is really beginning to develop. She loves to "sing" and "talk" to herself, to us, to anyone. She has finally noticed Jake and anything he does is just hilarious to her. She likes to play peek-a-boo. Her favorite songs are "Wheels on the bus" "Itsy bitsy spider" and any silly song myself or Randy makes up!

Hailey is really getting into touching everything. She likes to feel your clothes and play with it. Touch your face and she likes to touch any facial hair if you have any too. Of course everything still goes into her mouth! She loves to eat carrots & bananas. I think those two are her favorites so far.

Her reflux seems to be getting better. I am weaning her off of the Reglan (I will explain why later). She sees the GI doc next week. Of course a full update for that will follow.

And now some out takes from the mini photo shoot this morning:

6 Month Appointment

Hailey's appointment went very well! She now weighs 15lbs 11oz and is 26 inches long!! She's our growing girl!

We can now give her up to 3 meals of solids a day. Looks like we need to go shopping for some more baby food!

As far as the apnea monitor, it is not going entirely away. I admitted to her it's more of a security blanket than anything but I am prepared to not have it any more. She decided that Hailey only needs to be on it at night until she is off of her meds. We can slowly wean her off of it whenever we feel comfortable and once we do not use it anymore it will go away completely. I haven't used it for a few naps already and I was actually fine with it. I think our comfort level is going to increase more and more. I have to admit I am about ready to be rid of this thing! But at least now we can get off of it slowly rather than suddenly!

So that's all to report for now! Hailey is doing very well and Dr.J was very impressed by how Hailey "responds" to you when you talk to her!

Rolling Both Ways!

I finally was able to get Hailey rolling from tummy to back on video! She has been doing it off and on but never in front of me. My dad said that she had finally done it in front of them outside of her crib! So today I put her on her tummy and within seconds she rolled! I grabbed the camera and she did it again! Hailey's 6 month appointment is tomorrow. Dr. Jabaji will be so proud to know she has mastered rolling both ways!

Here's the short video!

Hailey is 6 months old!!

Wow, can you believe 6 months ago Hailey made her debut in this world? Boy did she throw everyone threw a loop! Randy in San Francisco, Papa & Nana up north 6 hours away, she made everyone come running! Little stinker!

I have to say that watching Hailey grow and develop is an amazing thing. Despite her being 7 weeks early, she is on track! She LOVES to eat her sweet potatoes, although sometimes she wonders why is doesn't just keep coming from the spoon continuously (like a bottle) and gets mad if I don't shovel it in her mouth quick enough! We should be moving to fruits soon but I am going to give cereal one more try now that she is getting the chewing down. She still tongue thrusts sometimes.

Hailey can roll over both ways, although she doesn't do it too often. She loves to put everything in her mouth too! She is such a talker now. She babbles all the time and it's so cute being woken up in the morning by her talking to herself.

Hailey's next doctor's appointment is the 25th of this month so we will see how much she has grown! Her 6 month pictures are tomorrow! I can't wait for them. My friend Jennifer is doing them. I will post them as soon as I get them!

Now for some pictures outtakes!!

Is that one of those signs again?

Yup, it sure is!


If I could just get it in my mouth...

It's a little tricky...

Got it!! This tastes funny..

Getting so big so fast!!

Hailey can hold her own bottle!! She is getting better at it and holding it longer everyday! She still needs some work but practice makes perfect!

Here are the pictures. Please excuse the laundry on the couch, I was in the middle of folding!

Hailey has definitely discovered her voice!

For the past 10 minutes she has been playing on her play mat, squeaking, screaming and babbling up a storm! With each scream she kicks her feet and spreads out her arms. She has been doing this pretty often for awhile. She is very impressed with her new skill!!