Baby Babble And More

Hailey has been talking a lot more recently. She does try to repeat a lot of things you say, but I have not been counting that in her vocab unless she says it on her own and more than once. Right now, she says the following words: hi, dada, hot, die (still no idea what "hot" or "die" mean to her so maybe they shouldn't count but she says them a lot!), uh-oh, mama, yes, sissy, yum, up, this, that, thanks, look, tickle, eyes, pretty, bye-bye, Hannah, whee, and baby. She also has three phrases: what is this (wa i dis), look at this (loo a dis), and thank you (ank uu). The new words she has added she uses in correct context and her old words are becoming more and more clear to others. Yesterday we walked up to our neighbors and Hailey yelled "hi" as clear as day while waving. She still tends to defer to Hannah while Hannah is around but once Hannah leaves, she likes to fill the void in sound by babbling to herself.

Beyond that, Hailey now uses a fork and spoon at every meal. She also runs pretty much nonstop and prefers to be moving constantly, including bouncing and climbing. She follows instructions well and likes to try to color like big sis, although she often ends up using the crayons on the table and walls and other undesirable places. She crawls up and down the steps like a champ and even walks up and down them if it's just a few steps. We are working on body parts and she can point to her belly button, nose, eyes, and mouth and stick out her tongue if you ask where her tongue is. She loves the game chase, even chasing and catching you now (instead of you just chasing and catching her). She has also started playing hide and seek. If you hide, she will happily come find you and giggle.


Hailey and Hannah have created a few "fun" new games of their own. They have three favorites right now. In the first, Hailey wraps her arms around Hannah's waist, buries her head in Hannah's back, and Hannah runs around. In the second, Hannah pulls Hailey around in a laundry basket or the bin that holds all the blocks. In the third, Hannah holds one end of her kitty blanket while Hailey holds the other end and Hannah again runs around. All three games are sure to leave both kids laughing hysterically.


I'll leave you with a few pictures of our growing girl.


Here she is holding her favorite toy, her stuffed elephant:

Crawling through a tunnel:

Looking like a big girl:
Showing off with a cheesy smile: