little miss daredevil and the potty

Life has been so crazy that I haven't really had a chance to update on what is new with Hailey. As you can see above she is very helpful when I am folding laundry...

Her language skills are taking off. She talks up a storm and has quite a vocabulary. A couple of her new words are "up" and "hot". To her up means both up and open, so we are working on knowing the difference. Hot is a fun one because when she says hot she also starts blowing out her mouth like she is cooling something off. I started saying hot and blowing on her food so she would understand why I couldn't give it to her right away so now she does it for everything. Her food, the bath water, candles, the stove while I am cooking ...

She has also become quite the daredevil. I share this because in the fall we were getting an eval for occupational therapy due to sensory issues - gravitational insecurities is what they called it. Now she takes risks like its nothing at all. She loves to be put upside and then flip over my arms to the floor, she stands on chairs, jumps on the bed, swings high in the air. I am not saying all of these are safe - do not try this at home (ha, ha) - but I say this because last year I was worrying about how these sensory issues would prohibit her in the future and all the implications and that came with it and now look at her. She has overcome so much and I am so proud of her.

We are also starting early with potty training. I defintely see a readiness in her, but it will take time. I figure it can't hurt to start early. She knows what potty is and will sit on it, as well as, wipe herself after sitting on it and then wash her hands. Its a start ...



Sadly, I have no nice spring outdoor pictures to share with you because it won't stay spring for very long! We had a week of nice weather and now its cold with lots of snow! ARGHHH! Hailey on the other hand loves it and keeps yelling - snow, snow! We just bought a new all-terrain Jeep stroller getting ready for our outdoor spring walks and the only place we have used it so far is the mall - go figure!

Below is a picture of daddy and Hailey playing trains. For daddy's birthday he took the money he received (thanks Joe/Robin and Meme) and bought a Thomas the Tank Engine train set for him and Hailey. They both throughly enjoy it ...