Hailey

Hailey is at such a fun age (3.5). She is clever and witty, and has such a good sense of humor and loves everyone. She is our social butterfly. Hailey is now 100% potty trained. I knew that she was ready to stop wearing pull ups while we were still at Children's, but it was just easier to not worry about bedtime accidents. So last month Hailey started wearing underwear to bed and hasn't had 1 accident. The girl has a bladder like a camel. Before bed, she will drink a full sippy cup, or 2 of milk and be able to hold it all night, and until after breakfast.

Hailey still doesn't get out of bed on her own in the morning. Instead, she lays in bed and says "Mommy, Daddy, I'm awake!" She is a great sleeper for the most part, she will sometimes wake up crying because of a bad dream. She is very particular about her bed time routine: She uses her favorite pink/green blanket to cover up with because she refuses to use the comforter that came with her sheets. The pink side of the blanket has to face up, and the tag has to be at the bottom of the blanket. She still uses her Rainforest music maker to fall asleep, as well as a Twilight Turtle and a Twilight Ladybug (that she took from Maddy). She likes to have 2 songs sung to her, or she likes it when we get in bed with her and tell her random stories about when Moose was a puppy, or about when she was born.

We no longer have nap time, however, we do "quiet time" everyday. During quiet time, she can play in her room with her dollhouse, read books, or nap. Most of the time, she chooses to play with her dollhouse. She has such an imagination and can play by herself for hours. It's really cute to listen to.

Hailey has perfected riding her bike, and loves doing anything outside. It's so hard for me to believe that she is going to be 4 soon.

She still names all of her stuffed animals "Gloria", and her most prized possession is a pink rabbit that my dad bought her for Christmas. She carries it with her everywhere.