18 months

I cannot believe that my baby is 18 months old already! We will be planning a 2nd birthday party before long. That. is. crazy.

We have Hailey's 18 months doctor's appointment next week so I don't have official weight and height. But, here's what she's into:

Hailey goes to bed around 7:30 or 8:00 every night and sleeps until around 6:30 in the morning. The past few mornings it's been closer to 7 which is awesome. She doesn't want us to rock her at all anymore. We just read a few books and then she says "bed" and we put her in bed. Usually she plays a bit before she falls asleep. She takes a 1 and a half to 2 and a half hour nap in the afternoons.

She still loves to read. Her favorite books to read before bed are "Sleepy Squirrel" (which was a book my mom gave me from when I was little and said that I loved) or "Bible" which is a touch and feel Bible story book. Sometimes we read Strawberry Shortcake or Zoe from Sesame Street too. She is starting to look through books and tell the stories from memory too.
A few weeks ago she was looking at "Tumble Bumble" and turning pages was saying things like "Oh well. Friends. Horray." It was absolutely precious.

Hailey likes to draw now. I have to watch her like a hawk when she does though because she still tries to eat the crayons. Yuck! (Although, I found a cheap Magna Doodle the other day at TJ Maxx and that might've solved our problems!) (And yes she is wearing socks, she asked for them...)

Baby dolls are a favorite toy. She loves to feed, change, burp and take their clothes off. The other day I saw her doing this in her kitchen. She said "Baby. Bottle. Ready." and then took it to her baby. (Just for the record, this is not how she sees me warm Abbie's bottles. I do it on the stove, but we've already mentioned how much she loves the microwave in her play kitchen.)

When did she get big enough to sit on the couch like this?!

She still loves Sesame Street. Elmo and Zoe are her favorites. She also likes to watch Curious George, JoJo's Circus and Barney. She still likes Praise Baby too.

Hailey knows her colors and will tell you them if she wants to. But usually if you ask her what color something is she says, "blue" without looking at it. Then if you say no, she will say "greet (green)" without looking at it. She also knows several shapes: circle, heart, star, triangle, oval, diamond, and square/rectangle (she gets those two confused). If you start counting Hailey can help you count to 10. But silly girl, will only say the even numbers, except three, she'll say that one too.

Ring Around the Rosie with Zoe

She LOVES to sing, well for you to sing to her. She asks for "sing" every time we get in the car (and now she asks for "air" too...) She loves "Jesus Loves the Little Children", "Happy Birthday", "Good Morning" (a Grams original) and "Ring Around the Rosie". She is starting to pick up on other words in each song and will interject them as you sing too. It's precious. For example, she'll ask for "Jesus. Children." And then as you sing she'll say "Black. Precious" Too bad she doesn't pick up on any of the other words yet... :)

Hailey still loves to pray before each meal and then several times during it. I love how she folds her little hands! Usually before we pray, she'll pick up her food and take a bite. But when we're praying she'll always put it down and fold her hands. Makes me smile every time!

Hailey picked up my Bible as we were leaving for church this morning and said "Bible. Read."

She loves Abbie (the baby that I watch) and asks for her every morning. She loves to bring her toys and help me burp her. We had a picnic for lunch the other day and she wanted Abbie to sit on the blanket with us.

I love my sweet girl and can't believe how fast she is growing up!