11 months!

My baby is only 1 month away from turning 1 year old! I can't believe how fast this year has gone.

Hailey weighs just over 20 pounds and wears 12 months clothes. She wears a size 3 1/2 wide shoe. (As the lady at Stride Rite put it, her foot is "fluffy") She is still in size 3 diapers. She still sleeps from about 8 pm- 6:30 am on a good night. The last week or so we haven't had a lot of good nights thanks to a cold and teething. Grrrr. She now has 7 teeth and I'm hoping that 8th one pops thru soon.

Hailey nurses about 4-5 times a day and eats 3 meals of table food. No more baby food for this kid! She loves grilled cheese and mixed diced veggies the best (peas being her favorite!). She also loves mandarin oranges and pears. She's still not a big meat eater except for chicken nuggets but we still try lots of meats. Hailey is so funny; if you give her something she doesn't like she'll put it in her mouth to taste it but then open her mouth and just let it fall off of her tongue.

Hailey still loves to be read to and we do it often throughout the day. She is playing more and more independently and with her toys. She's to the point now that she knows she doesn't have to be in the same room with us and will often just take off walking around the apartment until she finds something to get into. Most of the time, she carries something with her as she walks. Usually it's Bobo (the stuffed dog) or her new love "Bear" (one of the little blankets that has an animal head attached to the middle of it). It's so cute to see her walking around with a "friend"!

Exploring Daddy's work

We've gone to the park a few times and Hailey loves it! She likes to swing and we've tried the little slide a few times too. She likes just walking around outside as much as actually swinging or sliding though. Hailey just likes to walk...she's always moving! We went to the church to see Ryan one day this week and Hailey just walked out the door of his office and down the hall, and then into someone else's office and said "hi". My little social butterfly! She always says hi to people if we're out shopping too.

Hailey can wave bye-bye and say "bye, hi, mama, dada, Bobo, and Bear" (which sounds more like "be-ah") Her favorite time of the day is when Daddy comes home from work. She always walks as fast as she can over to the door and raises her arms for him to pick her up. I love that she loves her Daddy!

I can't believe that at this time next month she will be 1! We love you Hailey!




Just for laughs, this is one of the pictures I got while trying to take them for her 11 month shot