e-i-e-i-o

Hailey comes up with new things everyday. You read her a book once and the next day she is repeating it. She has a book about Old McDonald's Farm and it has a push button where it actually plays the song. I have read it to her once or twice, but thats it and I forgot about the book. Well, last week she started singing in the car e-i-e-i-o. I couldn't figure out where she learned this from until yesterday she carried the book out for me to read it to her. Its amazing the memories these kids have!

She also is at the stage where she repeats everything we say. This can be cute as long as we watch what we say ... Lately when eating crackers she will pretend to give us one then take it away and eat it. So while laughing I looked at her and said "meanie" well, now she looks at me and says it back.

Now for some cute pictures from the past week ...

Below is Hailey in her babies crib ... notice the baby laying beside the crib.


Hailey decided if she couldn't get a ride in her car she would push Elijah around in it. She did a good job too.


Starting last week I decided it was time to wean Hailey from her binky and banky. I have realized how attached she is to them, but didn't worry about it because she was still little, but with the big "2" coming up I figure its time. Let me just say this was not expected to be an easy task, but it has turned out just fine. Surprisingly, as long as binky/banky are out of sight, they are out of mind. The only time she asks for them is if she sees them, is tired or hurts herself. She has always hated car rides so they were always a must, but this week I just didn't bring them with us and maybe the first time in the car she asked for them, but the rest of the week she has been perfectly fine without them. I do let her still use them to sleep though. For right now I see no harm in that and you better believe that next month on our 8 hour trip to Maryland they will be the first thing I pack :-)

This week I am starting to wonder if binky/banky are more for her sanity or mine? Maybe I need to devise a plan to wean me from needing to give them to her when she is upset or just being loud!