Hailey with Tigger at 4 years old

Hailey with Tigger at 3 years old.

Hailey with Tigger at 2 years old.

Hailey with Tigger at 1 year old.

Hailey next to her ABC blocks at 4 years old.

Hailey next to her ABC blocks at 3 years old.

Hailey next to her ABC blocks at 2 years old.

Hailey actually turned 4 about 2 weeks ago but she just had her 4 year physical so I wanted to wait until after her physical so I could post her new stats.  Hailey is now 41 3/4 inches tall which is in the 90th percentile.  Her doctor thinks she might slow down a little this year and average out a bit with her growth. We’ll see- she’s always been around the 90th percentile.

Developmentally- Hailey is still doing fantastic.  Of course I’m her mother so I think she’s perfect- but even her pediatrician says she’s pretty smart.

I love Hailey’s pediatrician- he is fantastic!  Her physical took an hour and a half- that’s a long time!  He wasn’t in the room the entire time, but he was for most of it.  He did a thorough exam and talked to her a lot.  He asked her if she sleeps in her own bed, so she told him she has her own bed but that she also sleeps with mommy and daddy.  I told him she comes in every night around 3 to get in bed with us.  His response- “You know she won’t do that forever.  No one ever walks into my bedroom in the middle of the night anymore and says ‘Dad, I’m cold, can I sleep with you?’ So enjoy it.”  Which almost made me cry… she’s growing up way too fast!!

A few of Hailey’s favorite things at age 4- “My Baby All Gone, princesses and princes, SpongeBob, singing songs, reading books, coloring, watching TV and DVDs, going to school and playing outside.  My favorite friends are J (her prince) and Anika.”

Hailey with Tigger at 3 years old.

Hailey with Tigger at 2 years old.

Hailey next to her ABC blocks at 3 years old.

Hailey next to her ABC blocks at 2 years old.

Hailey had her 3 year check up today- she was actually sick for her well check up, she’s been running a fever and not feeling well. But she did great during her appointment and waited patiently while I talked to the doctor.

Physically- Hailey weighs 40 pounds and is 39 inches tall.  Her weight is in the 97th percentile and her height is in the 90th percentile.  Even though it seems like she might be overweight being in the 97th percentile her weight is actually perfect for her height.  I have no idea where she gets being so tall from!

Developmentally- Hailey is still doing great!  She is such a little smarty pants!  She is like a little sponge and absorbs anything and everything we say to her.

Hailey loves singing and dancing, princesses, doing art projects and reading books.  She has a great imagination and a big heart.

Hailey with Tigger at 2 1/2.

For comparison, here is Hailey at 2 years old with Tigger.  I think the difference I can see the most is that at age 2 Hailey still looked like a toddler.  Now at 2 1/2 she doesn’t really look like a toddler anymore

Hailey actually turned 2 1/2 a little over a week ago.  I’m a little late with this post since we are in the process of moving.  Anyhoo- at age 2 1/2 Hailey is doing just great.  She is so much fun and has such a great personality.  As always, I am absolutely loving this stage.

Here are a few pictures of Hailey doing her favorite things:

Hailey still loves books.  She always has books to read and will sit and listen to stories as long as someone is willing to read to her.

Another one of Hailey’s favorite things to do is to line up all of her little people.

Physically at 2 1/2- Hailey weighs 33 1/2 pounds and is 35 3/4 inches tall.  She looks so much older than 2 1/2 and people are always surprised that she is only 2.

Developmentally- Hailey is doing great.  She talks and talks and carries on fun conversations.  She uses some pretty big words for a 2 year old- the other day she said, “I’m confused Mommy.”  She is such a little smarty- she can count to 13, recognizes most of her letters and knows her colors and shapes.  She understands one to one correspondence- she can count four items and say, “I have four.”

Hailey had to have an appointment with a neurologist this last month for some headaches she had been having.  She is totally fine.  After a very, very thorough checkup the neurologist told us how impressed she was with how smart Hailey is.  She said that Hailey acts like a much older child in the way that she talks and understands what people are saying to her.  (Of course, she hasn’t seen the very age appropriate tantrums that we see at home.)  Anyways the neurologist said that the reason Hailey probably gets occasional headaches is because she is extremely bright and children who are very advanced tend to get headaches because they are so very observant and kind of go into overload.

Hailey knows soooo many songs that I can’t even start to list them.  But, a few of her favorites, that she knows all of the words to, include:  “The ABC’s,” “Twinkle, Twinkle,” “Jesus Loves Me,” “Jesus Loves the Little Children,” “He’s Still Workin’ On Me,” “I Am a Promise,” “The Butterfly song,” “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” “This Little Light of Mine” and sooooo many more.

I absolutely love this stage- and I know I’ve said it before about other ages- but 2 1/2 is my favorite age so far!  I am so blessed and so thankful for this amazing little girl God has given us.  I pray every day that we are making the right choices for her life.

Hailey with Tigger at 2 years old.  (Just so you know- Hailey is holding a bottle for one of her dolls, she does not use a bottle.)

And just for fun- here is Hailey last year at one year old.

Hailey had her 2 year check up on Thursday.  When we got there I noticed a bit of toothpaste on her chin from brushing her teeth after breakfast.  So, I licked my finger and cleaned off her chin (which I swore I would never do).  Hailey responded by saying, “That’s gucky Mommy.  Don’t eat me chin.”

Hailey did very well at her appointment and was very cooperative with her doctor.  She was also very patient as I had a list of things I wanted to talk to the doctor about and Hailey waited very quietly, looking at books while I talked to the doctor.  Hailey’s doctor is also very patient with me and always sits and talks to me and answers all of my questions.  She never acts like I’m annoying her or tries to rush our appointments.  She is wonderful with Hailey and I’m thankful that we found her for Hailey’s pediatrician.

Physically- Hailey weighed 29 1/2 pounds and is 34 1/2 inches tall.  She is in the 75 percentile for both.  She didn’t have to have any immunizations this time, although we did want her to have her flu shot.  She did great for her shot and didn’t even cry.  After her shot was over Hailey said, ”It wasn’t too bad.”

Developmentally- Hailey is still doing great.  She knows her colors and shapes and almost all of her letters.  Hailey can count from 1-11 and she talks in full sentences, using 7-9 words and carries on fun little conversations.  Her pediatrician said that she is doing fabulous and is developmentally advanced.

I’ll be posting pictures from Hailey’s 2nd birthday just as soon as I have some time to upload some more pictures.  Have a great weekend!