Halloween picture

Here is a picture of Natalie dressed up for Halloween as an angel (or as I called her, "My Holy Terror!") We had lots of fun at Barbie's daycare Halloween party on Thursday (where we had a mini cupcake) and at the Fairlington Halloween party (where we had pizza) on Friday. Thankfully it was pretty warm this year (with temps nearing 70!) so she got to go out in her costume without a sweater on. Hooray for global warming! (Ha ha, just kidding!)

Vocabulary News

  Natalie continues to amaze us every day with her vocabulary. She always yells (yes, yells) CHURCH in the car whenever we pass a church. Not only does she know the word church, but she knows how to properly identify churches! (Okay, okay... sometimes she sees this one building on Little River Turnpike that has a spire on top of it that looks like a steeple and she yells, "CHURCH" but hey, she's pretty close!) A couple of nights ago, I put Natalie in her crib to go to sleep, and I kid you not- the kid goes, "I want some milk!" At 16 months old!!! For those who have no idea how many words a 16-month-old should have (and seriously, I had to look this up because I didn't even know), babycenter.com says, "Your 16-month-old may be able to say as many as 7 words..." and "A typical 2-year-old has a vocabulary of about 50 words (although some many more)" I just asked Todd how many words he thought Natalie had and he responded, "112." Thanks honey :-) It's definitely over 100, the kid even says sentences! She strings together 2-3 words frequently (Bye Bye Bus, Bye Bye Patrick, I love you, Hi Daddy, and more). Of course, she says most of these when prompted, but she definitely says them. She also has many unprompted sentences, including: "What's this? It's raining, All done. All gone. I got you. Come on" and more. She can identify planes, trucks, buses, and helicopters ("copter"). She doesn't always get these right though. If she is in a "boo bus" (or "school bus") kind of mood, most everything that is large and on the road will be a boo bus. But when she sees yellow school buses, she always yells, "BOO BUS!" She can even identify a plane by the sound it makes (even if she can't see it, she'll still say, "Airplane!" It sounds like, "Oh plane!") So anyway, she's a pretty smart cookie and we are VERY proud parents! How could you not be proud of a face like this one????

Swings and slides

 

 

Natalie really likes swinging in the bucket swing at daycare. In fact, most of the time, if I come to pick her up when she's in the swing, she will have a fit when I try to take her out. So of course, I punished myself and took her to the tot lot in our neighborhood today. It was a really pretty fall day today with temps in the upper 50s and LOTS of sun, so we made the most of it. Daddy was up in Massachusetts visiting his family. Mommy has training tomorrow in Tysons, so she and Natalie stayed behind. We had a nice girls day - we went to lunch at Luna Grill and enjoyed some time on the playground, where Natalie enjoyed the swing and the slide. And no, those pants aren't just too short for her (they're 12-18 months, well within the range!). They're little capris! (Thanks Mom, isn't she cute?). And I pulled her socks way up, just like daddy would do if he was here!

 

 

 

O-MAMA!

Natalie and Todd were playing on the couch today. CNN was on and they were showing a speech by Barak Obama. Natalie pointed at the TV and said, "Wassis?" (What's this?). Todd said, "It's Barak Obama."Natalie paused for moment, looked at him, looked back at the TV and exclaimed, "O Mama!"

Bless You!

This morning, Natalie was climbing up the stairs from her bedroom to the main floor. I was behind her making sure she didn't fall, and Todd was behind me as we slowly made our way up the stairway. Then Todd let out a massive sneeze, to which Natalie paused, turned around, and said, "Bless you!"

YAY, I'm raising a polite kid!

Picture of Natalie rolling her eyes

This is a picture of my 15 month old-going on 15 year old daughter, rolling her eyes. It all started when we would say something like, "Eat your broccoli!" at the dinner table. Then of course, because it's so darn cute, we would laugh (Bad Mommy! Bad! Bad!). Now she does it when she has an audience. The more you laugh at her, the more she does it. And she thinks she is the funniest person! In this picture, she was rolling her eyes for Nana, Pop Pop and Uncle Co Co when we were at John's Pizza in New York.

 

Note to Fellow Mommies: Monitor your vaccinations!

SO... last night, I was sitting on my couch, filling in Natalie's baby album, which I am almost done with (since it only goes up to 1 year, but has a little room for information that goes past a year, such as the dates her teeth). As it turns out, last Thursday at her 15 month appointment, she was given a 4th dosage of the polio vaccination! Babies are supposed to only get 3 doses of the polio vaccination between birth and 18 months. Then they are supposed to get a 4th dose between 2-4 years. However, someone at her pediatrician's office erroneously gave her the 4th dose WAY too early. The dose she got last Thursday was okay, but she was not supposed to receive the dose she got at 12 months. To say the least, I am LIVID. So I made my nice, calm, collected husband call the doctor's office for me this morning. They confirmed what Todd had researched last night- that the 4th dose isn't going to be harmful to her. But I still want answers! I'm not one of those moms that won't ever vaccinate their kids out of fear, but I can totally see why parents don't! The doctor's and nurses can't even keep track of it! They said that the office manager is going to call Todd back tomorrow, so we'll see what he has to say. It's very frustrating. Stay tuned!

Welcome to the Blog! Natalie's 15 month appointment

Welcome to The Bailey Planet - I've officially entered the Blogosphere! Natalie had her 15-month appointment yesterday. She weighed 23 pounds 13 ounces (60th percentile); she was 30 inches long (50th percentile), and was off the charts for head circumference at 19.5 inches!!!! So of course, they measured Todd's head also... and he too was off the charts at 24 and 1/4 inches. When we got home, I measured my own head, and at 21.5 inches long, apparently I am ALSO off the charts.

Does her head look that big in this picture? This picture was taken this past weekend in New York at Shea Stadium. My parents, brother, and Todd, Natalie and I went there to enjoy some of the last baseball games that will be played at Yankee and Shea Stadiums. Natalie's first MLB game was the Mets vs. Braves. It was Jorge Campillo starting for the Braves, and Oliver Perez for the Mets. David Wright hit 2 homeruns for the Mets, but they still lost 7-4. We didn't get to see the exciting end of the game because Natalie was getting cranky, but it was a good time anyway. Hopefully her next game will be at Fenway! That's all I have for my first blog. I hope you'll check back later for more exciting Bailey updates!