This is Hayden Jane.
~ 16 months to 19 months ~
July 2021
7.1.21 Toddler at Summit School!! Teacher is Ms. Jena
7.3.21 "Pickle" (working on); and loves to eat them!
The worm, worm, worm will make you squirm, squirm, squirm!
7.4.21 Trying really hard to put on pants (or shirts onto her legs)... gets one leg in, then takes it out to put other leg in..
7.14.21 First sucker (dad-supervised)
7.16.21 Picking raspberries along the lap trail
"1" (holding up her finger by her face) more for books, cousin videos, everything
The horn on Grinny and Bopa's golf cart, every chance she gets
VERY clingy to Mom… which is equally sweet and exhausting
Folds/Tucks her ears in on themselves
7.18.21 Saying and doing "the worm" with motions, giggling!
"Nigh nigh" (then on repeat with Dad)
Words: Momma, Dadda, cheese, doggie, wawa, eye,
Animal sounds: baa, cluck/quack, moo, gorilla,
Body parts: nose, eye, ear, tongue, cheeks, feet, knees, shoulders, mustache, head, fingers,
Playing harmonica!
7.20.21 New backpack for school 😍
7.21.21 Latest favorite books: 5 Little Monkeys, Moo flip book
Where's your mullet?
Wiggle your eyebrows
Lots of "uh oh," usually after she's thrown something to the ground Intentionally
Loves dry English muffin, tortillas, eggs!
August 2021
Weekend (and then some) with Grandpa and Grandma, joined by LNLO and pups. Had a rough hospital admission, but SO thankful for family here to take care of Hayden.
RIBBIT!!
"No no no noooooooo" very cute, but she's learned it's a new way to get what she wants (or avoid what she doesn't want). "No waaay"
"Pease" -- verbal now accompanies the "please" sign!
8.18.21 No more sleep sacks?
LOVES "Mimi" (Minnie) mouse pajamas and puzzles
8.20.21 Dipped chips in salsa like she's done it her whole life…
Trying/Learning to jump! And spinning in circles and getting dizzy (grandma taught her that)
Pretty much puts her crocs on by herself… although they are getting a little small for her feet, especially with socks
"Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble" (# of times varies) and she holds her hands up and open, like high 10 … "pop!" and claps her hands
8.28.21 Says "poop" and pulls at her diaper after pooping!
8.30.21 "Wet" and pulls at diaper
Meet all the cousins + family at Grinny & Bopa's
September 2021
She is a bubble monster. Mostly just wants to dump the bubble sauce out of any and all bottles
Beats her chest with a fist (gorilla) when she wants to watch monkey videos
Or holds her pointer finger next to her cheek and hands us a phone for any video (usually cousin or puppy videos)
9.10.21 Words (no order)
No, no way; Rock; Truck; Butt; Poop; Sit
Dee dee (chickadee)
Wet; Uh oh
Momma, Dadda, Puppy, Doggie, Bopa, Papa
Animal sounds: moo, baa, neigh, cluck, RIBBIT, quack,
Body parts: knee, eye,
Pease (please); Bup (up); Bapple (apple); Wawa (water); Nigh nigh
Bye bye; Baby; Cracker; Cheese; Click (for carseat, stroller straps)
Shoe; Chip; Bubble; Ball; Mee (more); Paw
Will repeat words when we ask her
When she puckers her lips and leans to kiss (almost exclusively for Dadda)
TWO PUPPIES!
Yeah (instead of only nodding her head!) - a nice relief from all the "no, no, nooo"
9.19.21 Brought potty topper thing home (borrowed from LNLO). Stripped her diaper off and peed a little in the living room, then when she sat on the potty trainer, peed some more! Then, back and forth 12,345 times from the penguin potty to the potty topper thing saying "poop" - never did and kept wanting TP
Mama Pease Cracker
9.20.21 Four separate pees in the potty!!!! We have no idea what we're doing.
Sticker, bucket
Repeating sentences: More cheese/wawa/cracker, mama.
Using descriptive and possessive words: puppy ball, wet socks/shoes, mama/dada shoes, wawa bucket, puppy sit
9.23.21 First successful potty at school!
October 2021
10.2 and 10.3.21 Final weekend as an only child! Went on a pumpkin hunt, tractor ride, pet farm animals, saw horses. Litchke bday party at Whoopsa Daisy Farm.
Can twist tops off of all things
Loves pouring things from one container into another
10.6.21 Meet baby brother, Dean!
CHEERS! And takes a drink, followed by "ahh"
Bucket hat 🤣
10.13.21 Dressed in pants all by herself!
Loves walking the lap
Momma, Dadda, Baby, Puppy! (Yells/Lists her family members)
MINE! Lot of possession speak
Maraca! Shake shake shake
"1, 2, 3, Surprise!"
When Hannah brought her a dinosaur toy and the first thing Hayden does with it is lunge it back at Hannah saying, "Roar!" Scared the shit out of Hannah 🙈
10.23.21 Grinny bought a tractor toy from Toys for Keeps (Canal Park) and she INSISTED to carry it herself out of the store, down the block, up the stairs, across the street, and on the Lakewalk… it was amazing 👏 🙌
Lots of painting pumpkins :)
10.28.21 Crayon wall art 🤦🏻♀️😬
She did GREAT at her 18 month visit! "Hi Doctor," 2 vaccines.
Halloween weekend 2021:
Fri 10/29: Dinosaur for costume parade at school
Sat 10/30: Bonfire at Rammel's! She and Sam (Rammel) were funny together - gurgling (and spilling) milk, kissing and hugging trees, biking down the sidewalk
Sun 10/31: Cat (kinda) for trick or treating. She was quite disagreeable with every costume option, but Aunt Emily drew on kitten whiskers to save the day! Lakeside with Goplins and Nelson's- she did awesome keeping up with the older girls. She and Ellie were buds! 🤗
