Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Alleah :)

28 months old :)




Alleah is alot of fun! but she is definitely a handful lately. I've been kind of at a loss with punishments. Everything has seemed to go out the window and not phase her.... little stinker. My next project is to make a time out stool. I have been doing timeout in her room but she doesn't seem to care all that much about that. I've tried the 1,2,3 method... it worked for about a week. I will not spank unless really necessary. So as of right now I am just seeing what works best for Alleah. I have no idea what is going on with her, but right now Alleah gets really excited when someone comes over and she ends up hurting them in some way.... work in progress. She is two. Her stage is LOADS of fun..... sometimes. She is such a crack up.... with an attitude.

Alleah's accomplishments: 

  • Helps mom pick her toys up 
  • loves to cook with mom & with her play kitchen
  • talks ALOT I can't even name how much she can talk.
  • likes books
  • Loves Elmo "melmo" and Blues clues "boos coos"
  • Sleeps 9:30pm-9am nap: 2pm-5pm
  • Has been potty trained fully for 6 months now :) & super independent about it. She will take herself now and call me for help to wipe. (only about 4 accidents in those 6 months)
  • Very attached to her "dee dee" (blankey)
  • LOVES papa & dad
  • calls us mom & dad & aylee (can't say the R)
  • Loves to go "bye bye" She hates being cooped up in the house
  • This summer she had so much fun swimming
  • Got her first hair cut by grandma 
  • has all of her teeth 
  • Loves getting "pretty" with her hair & me painting her nails. Such a girlie girl :)
  • lately her favorite word is "ewwww" haha such a weirdo
  • wears size 24 months & 2T clothes
  • loves to sleep in her big girl bed now & watches blues clues 30mins before I turn it off for bed
  • can count 1,2,3,5,6. Still doesn't want to know that 4
  • Can say a,b,c,d, p. haha. 
  • got her first hair cut finally :) 

Alleah is my mini helper. will throw away diapers, and practically do anything I ask. She is learning so much and just has a fun (loud) personality. But yes... just like any other 2 year old.. she does not do exactly what she is told and has a tantrum from time to time. But we love our Alleah and she just has so much fun! Shes so full of energy and is just going going going until nap and bed time when we force her to sleep. She adores other people and loves it when they come over to play. Just recently we moved Raylee into her room.. the first night Alleah didn't like it at all. But ever since then Alleah gets so excited when I bring raylee in to go to sleep. She goes "shhhh nigh night" and points to Raylees bed. Alleah is loving Raylee; she gives her toys, kisses, hugs and ect. She loves to just laugh with her. She plays peek a boo with her and makes Raylee giggle. When I see them interact it just melts my heart. They will be best friend! they are 20 months apart and just having a blast together. not super close in age, but not far away either. Perfect. She likes people to sit next to her so she will tell you to "sit" and points to the spot. It amazes me watching her grow and seeing what new she learns. :)




Our girls are our everything!!










Raylee :)

8 months old



So far my girls are completely opposite and I love every bit of their personalities. Raylee is a very relaxed baby & has the cutest little face.




Raylee Hazel at 6-8 months:

  • Has 2 teeth
  • claps her hands
  • says mama & dada
  • shakes her head no
  • rolls everywhere... scoots in a circle & backwards. (does not crawl yet)
  • super happy!!
  • sleeps 9:30pm-8am  naps: 9am-11am. 3pm-5pm. 
  • shares a room with her older sister :)
  • loves spaghetti, cinnamon baby sticks and practically anything I give her 
  • HATES baby food
  • loves to laugh & smile
  • splashes in the bath tub with her sister
  • looks like her mama
  • Breast fed :) (Alleah was formula fed so I'm pretty proud of myself) 
  • sits up like a big girl 
  • can feed herself by pinching her thumb and pointer finger together on the food :)
  • has been wearing 9 month clothes for 3 months now! super long!! 
  • At Raylees 6month apt Raylee was: 15.4lbs & 27.5in 

Raylee is learning very quickly. She may not be interested in crawling but she is learning different things and really smart!! I looked back at Alleah's baby book to see when Alleah started doing things & they are seriously the exact opposite. Alleah was interested in crawling, climbing, walking ect. Raylee so far just is learing to talk, clap, and other things to do with her mind. She's gonna be our genius and Alleah will be our go getter. Love watching Raylee grow. She is growing so fast, but I am loving each and every second of it. She is such a relaxed baby and so content. She is happy to be playing on the floor, in her bouncer or on your lap. She is just happy. She sure does love food and is one chunky little thing. I love mine and raylees time together with me nursing her and cuddling in my bed in the morning. Such an awesome bonding time. Or when I feed her throughout the day and she looks up at me and just smiles. She just knows shes so loved. Recently Alleah and Raylee have been playing together with toys. Raylee just gets so excited. I don't even want to think that she will be one in 4 months... not happening haha. I really want to enjoy Alleah and Raylee before even thinking of #3. I want this time with them. I love spending every day with them. I am one exhausted mom, but it is all worth it. Raylee will roll and then scoot to get to her destination. She just doesn't seem like she wants to crawl, which honestly is 100% okay with me. 



We are so blessed to have little Raylee in our life :)