I have vowed that I will be better about keeping up with my tags and awards, so that is what my post today will be about.  First, I was tagged by KC to do 7 weird things about myself.

Here are the rules:

The rules are for me to link to the person who tagged me, list 7 weird things about myself and then tag 7 others to play along. And also, most importantly, let them know they have been tagged.

Now, I’m kind of cheating on this one.  I’ve done random things about myself several times.  But I have a lot of new readers since I’ve done some of those.  So, I’m looking through my random things posts and picking out some of the weirdest things about myself to share with you.  But, I’m also adding a few new ones for those of my readers who have been with me since the beginning.  Here goes:

1. When I eat I like to make sure that each different food on my plate does not touch any of the other foods on my plate. Then I only eat one food at a time before I move on to eat a different food.  I didn’t actually know this was weird, I just assumed that all people ate like this- but apparently this is a little odd.
2. I don’t like to watch TV.  I get bored and feel like I should be doing something else rather than just sitting there watching.
3. I love to eat brown sugar. Usually I add lots of it to my oatmeal (the oatmeal that comes with brown sugar already in it). But I’ve also been known to eat just plain brown sugar. Yes- all by itself.
4. I don’t like soda.
5. I actually kind of like dusting.
6. I used to write down what outfit I wore everyday.  I don’t do it anymore now that I’m a stay at home mommy because most days I’m home.  But, I would keep track of what I wore so that I didn’t wear the same things too often.
7. I have an obsession with even numbers. When I listen to the radio or watch TV, the volume has to be set on an even number. When I eat something like grapes or M&M’s I have to eat either 2 or 4 at a time. Not that I am eating M&M’s with my diet and all. But, if I were eating M&M’s and there was only one left- I would not eat it.  And also- it really bothers me that I have to end this post on an odd number.

And now if you want to play along, please do so and then let me know that you did so that I can check out your post.

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Well, I certainly can not believe it, but it is time for another monthly update. Since Hailey turned four months old I have done a monthly picture of her next to Tigger to have a reference as to how quickly she is growing. Once she turned one I decided to do it every three months. So, now at 15 months it is time for a picture with Tigger.

Hailey is 15 months old! You can see Hailey with Tigger at 12 months, 11 months, 10 months, 9 months, 8 months, 7 months, 6 months, 5 months, 4 months and 3 months (Just click on the one you want to see).

For this months update I decided to share some pictures with you. And so…..

Hailey working on a puzzle- trying to figure out why that piece is not going into it’s spot. She loves to make this scowling face any time things do not go exactly as she expects them to.

Hailey loves playing with her new kitchen she got for Christmas. Here she works on washing the dishes.

And lastly- a sweet little smile from my sweet little lady.

Hailey says all sorts of words, although most of the time we’re not exactly sure what it is she is saying. She knows too many signs to try to keep listing them each month and she is really picking up on the animal sounds. Pretty much anything we tell her to try to say or sign or a noise to try to make- she’ll try to do it.

I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but at some point during the last couple of months, Hailey suddenly seemed so much older. I’ve known for a while that she is not an infant anymore- but it was like it suddenly really hit me that she’s no longer a baby. She just seems so grown up- she looks and acts so much older. Time is just flying by and I can’t believe it’s already been 15 months since my little Hailey was born.

And so as I close I’m going to post a poem that my Grammy shared with my mom when I was a baby. My mom shared it with me when Hailey was born and I’ve posted it a few times on my other blog. I actually posted it there today again- but since most of you come here for my updates- I want to post it here too.

Cleaning and cooking can wait ’til tomorrow
for babies grow up as we’ve learned to our sorrow.
So, quiet down cobwebs and dust go to sleep,
for I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

Remember my Thankful Thursday post, specifically number four on my list?  In case you don’t remember, this is what is said:

“4.  Now, let’s all pretend that I am not saying what I am about to say because as you mommies know I am surely jinxing myself.  I am thankful that Hailey has been sleeping better at night.  No- she still does not sleep all night and no- she does not stay in her own bed all night.  But, whereas before she was sleeping about 1-2 hours in her own bed before waking up and wanting to come into bed with us she has been staying in her own bed for 3-4 hours.  I am thankful for what I can get!  Now, do not ever mention this again, we do not want Hailey to realize that I have noticed this.”

Well, if I ever write something like that again, could someone please email me at once and say, “Take that post down right away you silly lady.”  Because let me tell you what has been happening ever since I posted that.

On Wednesday night Hailey went to bed around 9pm, which is her usual time.  I put my post up on Wednesday night so that it would be all ready for Thursday morning.  Well, on Wednesday night Hailey woke up at 11pm.

But, it gets better.  On Thursday night Hailey went to bed around 9pm again.  She was awake at 10:30pm.  And, not only that but she was wide awake from 3am-4am.  Now last night she went to bed once again at 9pm.  She was awake at 9:40pm.  And, then again from 4:45am-6am. 

Now I waited until Hailey had been doing her 3-4 hour stretches of sleep for two solid weeks before I mentioned it.  I thought I was safe, but apparently not.  I haven’t changed anything in her routine- she has even been having the exact same snack of crackers and cheese every night.  The only thing that I did was write about it on my blog.

So, either Hailey has been reading my blog or one of you told her.