Tuk Tuk Thai

"Why does this Thai food all have peanuts in it? How am I supposed to eat it?!"

New Years Celebration

We met some friends at a Chinese New Year Celebration. Hailey loved the lions, but not so crazy about the speeches.

Diapers

Who needs toys when you've got diapers?!

Tooth #4

"Yay!!! Two on the top and two on the bottom...I feel balanced now! Plus I can bite things!"

11 months old

Hailey's 11-months old today! She's 25 lbs. and has outgrown her 18-month clothes. Those are 2-year pants she's wearing!

She has taken 4 continuous steps on her own (this week!) and her record for standing by herself is about 10 seconds. Most of the time she just cruises/walks while holding on to something) or crawls.

She now has 4 teeth, two on the top and two on the bottom. Her favorite snacks are Cheerios, cheese puffs and yogurt melts. She's pretty much eating what we eat these days, supplemented with formula of course! Grandma loves making her pork rice porridge with carrots.

Her favorite word is, "Hey!" which is usually accompanied by a pointing finger. She loves to stick out her tongue. She has definitely developed a strong sense of what she wants and doesn't want, and lets you know it. Her "no's" consist of her hand waving, head shaking side to side, leg kicking and a whiney "nnnnn!" She also says, "Yiiiiiiii!" and points when she wants something. She also gets very sad when she's yelled at, unless she knows that what she's doing is wrong. Then she laughs when I say "no!"

She's discovered the fun of picking up and dropping things for fun, which is great when she's helping me put clothes from the floor into the laundry basket! (Although usually she ends up taking it back out again.) She has also started opening and closing cabinet doors and drawers, which means we now have more baby-proofing to do.

Here's her monthly pic with Mr. Bear:

"Are we still doing this?"

Romp N' Roll

Hailey took her first class at Romp N' Roll today. She loved the stuffed mascot dog "Rompy" and gave him a big bear hug. The class integrates playtime with play equipment and music time with singing, games and playing instruments. Her favorite activity was the bubble machine. She had a great time, even though it cut into her nap time. Mommy was EXHAUSTED!!!

"What do I do with this thing?"

Red envelope

Hailey wishes Grandma and Grandpa a happy new year and gets her red envelope (which she wasn't interested in until Mommy snuck a plastic coin in ...)



"Happy New Year!"

"Hey Mei Mei, this is my envelope!"

Mahjong time

We always play mahjong on New Years. Grandpa made a new mahjong table! Hailey broke it in for us.





"I win!"

Happy Chinese New Year!

We celebrated the New Year at Palace Restaurant.

















"Mmmm...this stuff is GOOD!"












"Is this lion coming home with us?"

Drop & pick up game

Hailey just discovered how much fun it is to drop things and then pick it up ... and repeat 20 times. So just give her a bottle of hand sanitizer and watch her entertain herself:

Log cabin

We went to Park Meadows Mall today. The play area consists of a kid-sized log cabin.



"Hey, this is just my size! Wanna come in and play?"

Don't yell at me

We went to an Indian restaurant for dinner. Hailey was so happy! That is, until she swatted our waitress on the butt (who was leaning towards the table next to us) and Ben and I said, "Hailey!" We didn't even say it that loudly, but boy, was she unhappy! Tears galore, and of course we felt terrible. This is the second such incident this week! The first time we were having dinner at home and Hailey threw her food on the floor and Ben and I both turned and said, "No!" So sensitive these days! Of course, when she's climbing the mantle or doing something she knows is wrong and I purposely try to say "no" sternly, she likes to turn to me and laughs!

"Here I am, all happy!"

"I just got yelled at and I'm not happy anymore."

Brunch

We met Chris, Katerina and Nicole for brunch at Toast...yummy!


"Do I smell bacon?"

Fun with Max

Jill and Max came over to play today! Unfortunately Hailey and Max had opposite nap times, so sadly their play time was a bit short.


"This is my friend Max. Don't I just have the cutest friends?"

"Hey Max! Do you like my ballerina socks?"

Suck, Hailey, suck!

"Grandma and Grandpa let me use a straw for the first time! How does this thing work anyway?"

Inauguration Day

Hailey watching Prez. Obama getting sworn in.






"I like this guy!"

Swimming

We went swimming today!

Tooth #3!

Hailey's been knawing on her fingers all week...and now there's finally a tooth up top, front and center (okay, just left of center)!



"What do you mean you can't see them?!"

Playing with "breakfast"

"Grandma and Mommy took me to Cherry Creek Mall today. I liked the eggs and sausage! I wanted to play with the strawberries but they were all occupied."

Ouch!!!

Not such a good day today. I was carrying Hailey down the stairs when I missed a step (hard to see where I'm stepping these days!) and we fell a few steps to the bottom. Unfortunately Hailey's head broke our fall by punching a 3-inch hole in the wall (see pic). Poor girl! Thankfully the pediatrician said she was okay, other than being really scared and having a few scratches on her face. What a trooper ... and a tough head!

The hole.

The matching circle on my poor baby's head!!!

Gymbo

"I finally got my very own Gymbo!!! Yay!!!"

Sleepy on her chair

Hailey being awfully cute in her chair:

Practicing for high heels?

"I still like to stand on my tippie toes ... and stick out my tongue."

"Like my Mei Mei impression? Let's see if I can lick my chin..."

New chair!

"Look what I got for Christmas from my Uncle David and Auntie Eileen! Isn't it pur-tee?"

Fun with caveman (daddy)

Pbbbth!!!

Hailey amusing herself in her highchair.

Family Pic ... finally!

"Isn't it a little late to be doing this?"

We finally took our Christmas pic ... too bad Hailey has her "serious" face on.

Cousin Corey

"This is fun! We should do this all the time!"

Hailey loves sharing her playtable ... especially with Cousin Corey!

Funtastic Fun

Hailey got to spend the day with Grandma and Grandpa while Ben and I took Dylan and Emily to Funtastic Fun! Then we had sushi...yummy!