19 Months

Our baby is 19 months...

 

 

And she is a MESS!!  The best kind though!!  She keeps us laughing and busy!

 

Some updates on the angel....

Size:  The baby is growing like a weed.  She is still in size three diapers, four at night.  Her 12 month play clothes are finally starting to get snug!  We're so blessed that Nana makes the most beautiful clothes for our baby girl.  She is in size 4 shoes.  She has almost grown out of all of her other shoes, she says "It hurts" when I try to put them on. 

Talking:  I know I say this every month, but I feel like she is talking so much.  Since she has been in her big girl bed, we let her get in bed with us in the morning.  Two mornings she has been laying in the bed and in a complete sentence says what she wanted for breakfast.  "I want a cookie."  "I want a biscuit."  Although the girl can talk, we are still working on learning her colors and shapes.  Whenever I ask her a color she normally will respond by saying several different colors, rarely the correct one though.  She'll get it, I have no doubt!  

Haisley's level of attachment to me is at an all-time high.  She literally will yell "Mommy do it" anytime anybody tries to do anything for her.  She is starting preschool tomorrow, so hopefully this will get better.  She repeats everything that is said!  She also has gotten really good at recalling events that happened earlier in the day/week.  Hutch choked on a stick last week and she still points to her mouth and says "Hutch, stick."  She has constantly bending down in his face asking, "Ok? Ok?" She will then look at me and say, "Better."  It is amazing to me how she picks so much up from what we

say! 

 

She loves wearing her Daddy's hats.  She is finally starting to smile for the camera. 

 

Haisley loves "washing" her hands.  JJ even taught her that she can dunk her head under the water.  Thank you so much for that JJ. 

 

These days Haisley is into EVERYTHING.  No really...EVERYTHING.  She is constantly on the go.  She is a bundle of energy.  She loves playing outside, cooking anything (while saying, "I taste"), playing in water, dancing on Lyndell's stage, and playing with friends. 

Big Girl Firsts

Haisley Grace has had a lot of big girl experences in the last few weeks.  To start, she has been in a big girl bed for a month now.  We've been working on finishing her room for quite a while.  I think all we need now is a new lamp!!  She's kicked the one off of her changing table one too many times!

 

She has been doing great!! She goes down without any fuss. When she wakes up she calls "Mommy" and waits for me to come get her. We are so thankful that she doesn't realize she can get off the bed and roam around the room. She is such a precious love bug!!




She is also starting school. Preschool, that is. The way I've been carrying on one might think that we are sending her to college cross country. We're not...just two mornings a week. This will be a big deal for both of us. The angel baby has never been away from her mommy consistently for any length of time. Hopefully we will both adjust quickly. I think is will be good for her to interact with other kids. I'm going to miss my love angel though, even if it is only a couple hours a week!
This picture is from meet the teacher. Miss Linda is her teacher. She seems very sweet! More pictures will be coming from the first day of school.

 

Our best attempt at getting her to hold a "Meet the Teacher" sign...

 

Baby Brother has a Name!!

Sweet baby brother finally has a name....Benton William Burnette.  After much discussion, we mutually agreed upon this name.  We love the name Benton and Mark's first name is William...a family name.  We had an untrasound today and everything looked great!!  Benton measured a few days ahead, which is not a big deal.  He weighed 4 lbs, 5 oz, the 55% for weight.  His heartrate was 155.  We will go again in two weeks, then every week until his arrival.  At each of these visits I will have to have a nonstress test.  Should be fun!! 
Haisley is so precious about being a big sister.  When we ask her where Benton is she will normally lift her shirt and point to her belly.  We correct her and tell her that he is in mommy's belly and she always wants to kiss my stomach...precious.  She doesn't want daddy to feel left out so she normally wants to kiss his tummy too.  Quite a production going back and forth between bellies.  We wouldn't have it any other way!!  Baby Benton will have one of the best big sisters ever!!  We can't wait to meet our new addition!

Hanging Out at the Farm

Just hanging out at the farm!  Good way to spend a rainy afternoon...

Haisley's 18 Month Stats

Our sweet baby had to get three shots today at the doctor.  A lot of crying was involved!  Before she even had the shots she stood at the door saying over and over, "I go, I go, I go..."  Dr. Carter got quite a show!
Stats:
Length-30.5 inches ~15%
Weight-20 lbs, 12 oz ~5%
Head Circumference-18 inches ~30%
We have a growing girl!!

In other news, Haisley Grace is in a BIG GIRL BED!!  Since Saturday night!  We haven't had any problems yet!  Pictures to come soon.  I am apprehensive about taking a picture of her in the bed because I have only been letting her sleep in it.  As soon as she wakes up, I run in a get her because I don't want her to know that she can get out on her own. 

1.5

Our precious baby girl has become a toddler before our eyes.  She is 18 months old...we can't believe it! 

Some updates on the precious lovebug:
Teeth: She is finally getting the bottom left tooth.  12 total
Eating:  Nothing has really changed.  We are really encouraging her to feed herself using her spoon/fork these days.  She normally will start with a utensil but resort to using her hands to get it in her mouth faster. 
Size:  We don't go to the doctor until next week, so I don't have official stats, but I am certain that she has gotten much taller and heavier.  She is still in size 3 diapers during the day, 4 at night. She is still wearing the same clothes she's been wearing since March.  Haisley has a pair of white sandals that are size 2, but we are about to have to go up a size.  Her hair is also growing like a weed...we're almost sporting a ponytail!!
Talking:  She is still talking a lot!  She is even starting to put a couple of words together.  The angel baby will say "Ouch Mommy," and she specifically tells you what she wants more of while eating.  I hear "More cheese" a lot! 
Favorite Activities:  Haisley loves to play outside, swim, play with her dolls, eat, go on walks (especially when she doesn't have to ride in the stroller), try on shoes, and get undivided attention from her Daddy and I.  She loves playing on the couch.  We don't allow her to do it, we're trying to teach her to respect people's stuff, but she loves it nonetheless. 
Potty Training:  We are going to start again in a few weeks.  She tells me just about everytime she is going potty, so we are going to give it another go! 
I have been working with her on her colors and shapes with no success.  She won't sit still long enough!  We try to work on colors and shapes as they come up in everyday life.  She almost always answers "blue" when you ask her what color something is.  She does know the shape heart and star.  Hey, we have to start somewhere!  She'll get it soon enough!  She still has a paci.  Out of control, I know.  She loves it.  It seems that she wants it most when she is tired.  I try to make them disappear during the day.  Out of sight, out of mind doesn't always work though. 
We recently bought Haisley her very own big girl bed.  We are going to set it up soon...pictures will be coming soon!
Whenever we laugh at something cute she does, she says, "I funny."  She has also started saying "I wuv you" much more and giving the best kisses. 

Haisley Grace is such a bundle of joy.  She is going to be a great big sister and helper!  We love you precious baby girl!!  Happy year and a half birthday!!

Her 18th month in pictures:

Haisley loves to play with my makeup while I am putting it on.  I generally let her just so that I can actually put it on myself.  On this particular day, she got in the eye liner in a moments time. 

She is starting to smile more for the camera:

She really loves to get anybody's shoes and make someone put them on or put them on herself.

 

The girl loves a good bracelet, specifically mine.  That's right, that is a paci in her mouth, we still haven't gotten rid of it.  The addiction level is at an all-time high.

 

And my necklaces...when I am wearing jewelry she says "On, on."

 

One of the many precious outfits our Nana has made for us!

 

The girl loves some waterworks, especially putting her head in the water!

 

 

In and out, in and out....that is normally what happens in the baby pool.  This time she landed on a tug boat.

My pregnant self...

 



 

We have been trying to talk about baby brother coming soon.  We told her that we were going to wrap him up in a blanket.  Of course, she wanted to be wrapped up too.  We put her in the baby doll bed that Mawmaw gave us.  She loved it!!

 

 

 

Baby Brother

Baby Burnette is still affectionately known as baby brother around our house.  We still don't have a name, and to be honest we are really not even working on it.  We need to though!  I will be 28 weeks in two days and still doing good!  We saw Dr. Alverson this morning and I measured 29.5 weeks.  I had the gestational diabetes test and passed...thank goodness!  Dr. Alverson's new nurse didn't tell me what the heartrate was.  I guess the important thing is that there was a heartrate!  We start going every two weeks now.  I feel as though I have blinked and the pregnancy is almost over.  As soon as we get Haisley's big girl bed set up, we are going to start working on little bit's nursery.  We are so thankful for both of our precious babies!!