She's graduated to a sippy cup with a straw, although she still isn't drinking milk yet. Doc says we can't start her on it until she has bloodwork done to make sure she's not anemic...and I just haven't been able to bring myself to strap her down and plunge a needle in her arm. Luckily, though, my mom and Scott are going to take her on Friday (I just can't do it to her).
Bailey is THIS CLOSE to walking. She's taken a few steps here and there, but hasn't quite made the connection that she can stand up and walk to where she wants to go. At this point, crawling is much faster and comfortable for her...but she's close!
We've got a little chatterbox on our hands! In addition to "mama" and "dada", Bailey has learned something new, thanks to her Mimom and Grandpop. She now wags her finger and says, "No, no no". It's actually really cute, with the exception of "no, no, no" when it's time to change her diaper. She's saying "nice" (like when we make her "be nice" to someone instead of hitting them), and she's working on "hi" and "bye" and "night night". This, in addition to all the babbling she does throughout the day.
For all her cuteness, I must admit that Bailey is becoming quite a drama queen. If things don't go her way even the slightest bit she completely loses her cool and all bets are off. In a matter of seconds, she can go from my little sweetheart, smiling and playing peek-a-boo to a raging lunatic, screaming like a psycho and throwing herself on the floor. Seriously...seconds. She's like a baby version of Jekyll and Hyde.
We just got back from our vacation in Ocean City this weekend, and we had such a great time while we were down there. It's not easy sharing a house with your entire family (especially after you've lived on your own for awhile), but we made it work and everyone had a blast. We hit the beach most days and the boardwalk every night...and we all made more trips than we should have to the ice cream shop on the corner. I'm still kicking myself for forgetting to pack my camera. Thanks to the rest of the family, I've got some pictures from our vacation (and am still waiting to see if there are more).
Being on vacation this year made me think about what vacation was like last summer, as a brand new mother. Bailey was barely 3 weeks old when we went and Scott and I were clueless as to what the heck we were supposed to do with a newborn at the beach. Do we put sunscreen on her or leave it off her brand new and sensitive skin? Should we put a bathing suit on her even though she won't be going in the ocean? Do we pack her stroller? How many diapers will we need? Where is she going to sleep? What if she wakes everyone up in the middle of the night? The planning and packing was endless last year. This year, however, I think we did a pretty good job. We slathered on the baby sunblock, packed her 4 bathing suits and a few cover-ups, brought a box of diapers, put her in a pack-n-play to sleep, and weren't really worried about her waking anyone up in the middle of the night. And we all survived and had a great week.
I thought that, to wrap things up, I'd share some pictures from vacation...both this year's and last years. Check out how big our girl has gotten!
This time last year, she was a tiny little thing:
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| She was a peanut last year! |
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| Three weeks old and so teeny |
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| Who could forget the angry hat face? Sassy |
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| Tiny, tiny swimsuit |
And this year...such a big girl!
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| Riding in Maddy's wagon on the boardwalk |
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| Walking on the beach |
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| Mommy and Bailey in the sand |
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| She loved the ocean! |
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| Beach babe |
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| Fun with Uncle TJ |
And, for your viewing pleasure, I'm tossing this picture in, too. It's not from vacation, but it's one of my new favorite pictures of Bailey...love the big, toothy grin!
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| Daddy's so funny! |
Until next time!
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