Bailey Quotes

Sisters in the crib.

Like Mother, Like Daughter....Bailey wanting to "pump." I turned it on her belly for a second...she thought that was so funny!

Bailey's Beta fish Dorothy died recently. She received the fish from Uncle Ryan and Britt on her 2nd birthday. She didn't notice she was dead until her cousins Max and Magnus came over and saw her at the bottom of the tank. Bailey got real sad and kept saying, "Poor Dorothy." Magnus told her she should get a rainbow fish. A week later, driving in the car, Bailey says to me, "Um...she's (Dorothy) dead, and when she goes flushed down the toilet, there's some guys down there, and they're making her a rainbow."

Bailey's imaginary friend is Dugoff (DU-goff). We learned today that he has dark, curly hair and wears a suit. He comes over when she is eating at the table and I let him in the back door. They play at "Old MacDonalds" (McDonald's), which is currently our devoid-of-furniture living room. She loves to run races in circles, spin and twirl, and shoot hoops. She pretends it is closed and runs out and stands in front of the office doors in the foyer. Mama and Daddy have to run out too. Then she'll shout, "It's open!" and we run back in and run in circles. This comes from our February trip to Bend, when, on the drive home, we stopped at McDonalds and the playland was closed because the roof above it was leaking. We kept on the road and the next time we stopped -- at Carl's Jr's -- she got to play on the playland. She was running around shouting, "It's open! They fixed the leak!!"

On an especially tiring day, I say to Bailey: "You're driving me crazy!" She replies, "I'm not driving!"

6-27-11: Bailey started a movie on iTunes all by herself. The movie was already set up, so she just had to push the spacebar to unpause it. She says, "I got the movie already myself on!!!"

Seeing a spider on the ceiling above the kitchen table: "Go away spider or Mama will get the vacuum and vacuum you in the dust!"

Bailey Quotes

Upon Daddy returning from an evening bike ride: "Daddy, your feet smell today." Daddy lifted his foot up to her face for her to smell and said, "Smell 'em." Bailey looked up at him with a furrowed brow and said, "I don't think so!"

The Royal Wedding

Bailey woke up earlier than usual today...around 7 am. We came downstairs and cuddled on the couch. Prince William and Kate Middleton got married overnight, and the festivities were still going on early in the morning. We turned the TV on to NBC and saw the kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace. Bailey is at the stage where she is asking a lot of "Why?" questions, so I talked to her about marriage and weddings, and the flags in England. I told her Mommy and Daddy were married, and she asked Why? I said "Because we love each other and want to spend the rest of our lives together." She thought about this for a few seconds, then said, "Can I come too?" I thought that was so adorable.

The TV would go to commercial and she would freak out..."where's the wedding?!" She really was enthralled by the whole thing. It was on the news this evening and she'd hear the anchor mention the wedding and she would come running from her play room to see the TV. Pretty funny.

Potty Training

Bailey's first time going #1 on the potty actually occurred last year, March 2010, while we were living at the condo on Camelot. She sat on the little plastic potty chair and peed on the toilet paper that she already put in the bowl.

We started seriously working on it around the beginning of March 2011 at 2 years, 8 months. We had some big girl underwear (elmo- and princess-themed) and if we were home she would have them on. We still used a diaper when we would go out on some errands or be in the car. There were many accidents, of course. Her daycare at the ELC also encouraged us to send her in underwear, with extra clothes of course, and they have helped her along the way as well. They go to the bathroom in groups and I think having Bailey see the other kids use the potty has encouraged her to do it herself.

Now, it is the end of April, baby Cookie will be here in about 3 weeks, and Bailey is doing so well! She is letting us know when she has to go: "I have to go potty." And we get up and run to the bathroom with her. She can pull her pants and underwear down, hop up on the stool and sits down and goes pee-pee. We still cheer and clap and she gets a big smile on her face. We have stopped doing treats (2 M&M's) for #1, and have saved those for #2. Up until about 2 weeks ago, she wouldn't tell us she had to go #2. She would tell us AFTER she had already gone in her underwear. But 2 days ago, she told me, "Mama, I have to go poop!" and I started to run to the bathroom with her but she stopped. She turned to me and said she could do it herself. She came out a few minutes later and I went to check how she did. She had gone poop, wiped, and pulled her underwear and pants up. She showed me in the toilet that she went. She just needed to flush and wash her hands! Daddy and I are so proud of her. And the timing couldn't be better...

Bailey's Imagination

Bailey sure keeps us laughing. Lately, she is into making up friends' names, and even names for herself. Last night, she said her other name is "Do-off." She also had a friend named "Boog-off" come over to play. We opened the front door and invited him in. She played in her toy room with him for a few minutes, but quickly forgot and ran off to do something else.

She'll also talk to parts of her body. For instance, she'll be sitting at the table and see her feet dangling. She will look at one foot, and say, "hold still foot!" Or to her hand, "Hand, do you want some tic-tacs?......OK!"

Two nights ago we walked to Blue Cow Frozen Yogurt and as TJ was looking to add some toppings, she would get so excited about each new bin her eyes fixated on. "Ohhh! I LOVE strawberries!!" and "Ohhhh! I LOVE gummy worms!!!" and "Ohhh! I LOVE cookies!!!" Daddy and Bailey's bowl was quite a concoction.

Bailey Skis....round 2

TJ took today, Friday, off of work and we headed up to Bogus in the morning for some skiing with Bailey. The forecast showed rain/snow showers in the afternoon and we couldn't have timed it any better. We got up there about 10:15 and had blue skies and bright sunshine. It was absolutely gorgeous. For someone who is 8 months pregnant and longing to be carving some turns, I was drooling. Freshly groomed runs, 3 inches of new snow from yesterday...I wanted to be swooshing down the hill!

But, enough about me; today was for Bailey--her second time at Bogus. Grandma Kemp joined us for the trip. We slathered Bailey up with sunscreen, got her snow gear on, boots and skis, and she was ready to roll. TJ was going to take her on the Coach chairlift for the first time. She saw the "swing" and was excited about riding. TJ took her to get lined up and as they waited for the chair she just kept looking forward. TJ picked her up by the harness and she sat close to Daddy. She said, "Ohhhhh....this is cool!" She liked looking at the "sparkly" snow--the crystals on top of the fresh powder from the day before. TJ helped her get off the chair and she was off. Went through some powder at the top of the run. Wanted to go fast. Wanted to "catch up to that kid" that had fallen down. Wanted to eat snow. TJ got the reins out after the first run. She was balancing well and he could tell she shifted her weight when she wanted to avoid someone ahead.

A wonderful morning of skiing with good conditions. Bailey did awesome! We can't wait until next year to get her into some lessons. She'll be carving her own turns in no time!

Bailey Milestones

Just a few things for her "baby book."

Bailey is 2 years and 8 months.

Counts to 14.

Is 35 inches tall and weighs 27 pounds.

This is our third week potty training. She does great at school. At home she has good days and bad days.

We just finished parent/child swim lessons--her first real lesson. She did well. Doesn't like the tickle of water in her ear so we are working on floating on our back in the bathtub.

Bailey's First Ski Day

Today we took Bailey skiing for the first time. Jason joined us for the trip up to Bogus Basin. She had her 80 cm skis and boots that were a bit too big (the smallest you can get) and her harness. We lucked out with the weather--it was sunny and not too cold. I stayed at the bottom to video and take pictures, as I am unable to ski with Cookie in my belly. She rode with Daddy up the "Magic Carpet" and skied between his skis. She absolutely loved it! She kept saying, "Let's do that again!" and "I'm doing it!" and "I wanna go fast!" The first few runs she would just relax and lean forward while TJ held the harness. She would also "bounce" and bend her knees like she was bobbing up and down during the run. After the 5th time, she got the hang of the balance and was really going down on her own. They probably did about 10 runs. Way more than we thought she would be up for. Of course she had to get some snow at the top to eat, and held the little snowball in her mitten for more than one run. Afterwards, we went to the lodge for some hot cocoa and lunch. It was a wonderful day!

Bailey's first Season Ski Pass

Here is Bailey's first ski pass. We are taking her up for the first time tomorrow. I hope she likes it!

Bailey quotes

PURR-EN-SIGN-KURNZ! Bailey started saying this phrase a couple of weeks ago. We thought she was saying "Berenstein Bears" as we have a few of those books and have been reading them lately. Nope, that's not it. We asked her teachers at school, and they weren't sure either. She says it has something to do with the library. We have asked her so many times to repeat the phrase in trying to figure it out, she now asks us to say it, and when we do and get it right, she says, "GOOD JOB!"

After having two tic tacs in the car and requesting more, she looks at her hand and says, "Do you want some more tic tacs hand?....OK!"

As TJ was combing Bailey's hair after a bath, she says, "Daddy! Daddy! My head is stuck on my neck!" All the while trying to push her head up and off her neck under her chin.

"Mama! I have a question for you..." Which usually ends up being a statement.