Sleeping: Haleigh's sleep pattern has stayed pretty consistent. She and Annaliese still share a room; they both go to bed around 7:30 pm and sleep until close to 7:00 am. We try to keep them in their room until 7:30 but with Annaliese starting preschool, I think the reality is that they will both be up and out of bed around 7! Haleigh usually naps twice during the day as well. Her first nap usually starts around 9 and lasts about 2 hours and the afternoon nap happens about 1:00ish and also lasts about 2 hours. This girl loves to sleep! She sleeps with her purple bunny and the sound machine on!
She doesn't fall asleep in the car often, but it won't happen
at all if she doesn't have the purple bunny!
Eating: Haleigh loves to eat and will eat all day long! Overall, she eats just about anything but some days seems to prefer certain things more than others. Lately she has decided she doesn't like grapes (but several weeks ago she couldn't get enough of them!) Every once in awhile we will give her milk in a bottle but for the most part she is using a sippy cup for all beverages and she is trying to use silverware on her own. Sometimes she is successful; other times we end up with a big mess!
Several weeks ago we moved Haleigh from her highchair to a booster seat at the table. She likes it and we think it's fun to have her sitting at the table with us. We have had one incident so far...she used to push herself away from the table when she was finished eating or mad about something. One time she pushed herself back and instead of the chair moving, it tipped over and she fell backwards and hit her head on the floor...it led to a big bump on her head and a visit to the ER to make sure things were ok. (This was also the first time Haleigh has ever been sick...as in throwing up all over the place sick. So the combination of being sick, not eating all day, and then falling backwards and hitting her head made the ER seem like a good choice!)
Teeth: We have 12 teeth with 4 more coming in. They all poked through at the same time and are ever so slowly coming in. There were a few rough days with lots of drooling and a runny nose but we seem to have made it past that stage now. Haleigh is a huge fan of her toothbrush and would chew on it all day long if we let her! She is getting better about the actual toothbrushing process!
Activities: Haleigh loves to be part of the action! She and Annaliese are starting to play more together, but Haleigh is pretty content to play by herself. She loves to be outside, likes throwing a ball back and forth, coloring, reading books, and taking a bath. The girls spend a lot of time pulling the couch cushions off the couch and then climbing on/around/over them!
Trying to stand up!
She has been using her walking toys a lot lately and will cruise around the house with them; she has taken about 5 steps on her own with a lot of encouragement but prefers to crawl or scoot on her butt if she needs to get anywhere quickly.
Haleigh is able to identify several body parts, including nose, hair, belly button, and toes. She likes to help get dressed and will go find her socks and shoes if we ask her too.
As far as her communication skills go, she will shake her head no if we ask her if she wants/needs something and will say "mum, mum, mum" for Mom but that's about it. She grunts, points, and helps herself to whatever else it is that she wants or needs! However, she seems to have a good understanding of what we say to her and can follow directions...she just doesn't verbalize a response!
We have her 18 month check-up in 2 weeks so we will see what the doctor has to say...maybe in 2 weeks Haleigh will be walking:)
Practicing!
Trying to see how tall she is!
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