HEIGHT & WEIGHT
Haidyn is growing like a weed! She
is standing at 30 inches and weighing in at 23.4 lbs. I swear to you that she’s going
to be bigger than me! She's already half my size [:
HEALTH
Haidyn is as healthy as can be
other than the recent stomach bug she went through. However, when she gets sick all hands are on
deck. She’s not one to fuss or whine when she’s not sick, but if she starts to
you know that she’s not feeling well. When she’s sick she’ll do whatever it
takes for you to take her to school, which is the sweetest thing in the world.
TEMPERAMENT
She’s the kid that will say “Hi” and “Bye” to everyone just to make them smile. She’s opinionated when she has to be and most of the time she HAS to be. She’s friendly and very kind and polite, but very sassy when she wants to be. She’ll give you the “sass” stare if she’s not feeling what you’re putting down. She’s the sweetest kid you’ll ever meet and will always let you know how much she loves you with one of her amazing hugs.
DIET
The only time she’s a picky eater is
if her teething is getting in the way of her eating. During teething she’ll only eat; rice, eggs,
colbie jack cheese and noodles. Could she be anymore Filipino? [: But when
she’s not teething she will eat just about anything from sushi to roast to
veggies and all fruits. You name it and she’ll eat it.
SLEEP
She sleeps through the night and has
been since she was 2 months old. We got extremely lucky with her in the sleep
department. However, she does wake up before I go to work because she’s hungry
or just wants to say “Hi”. I still like to think she wakes up just to see me in
the morning. So every morning at 4 am I get a wakeup call from her saying
“Mama” and I jump out of bed to get my morning cuddles and she lays back down.
She’s always been a good sleeper at set her own schedule. She sleeps from
7:30/8:00 pm to about 7:30 am.
CLOTHING & SHOE SIZES
It’s no joke that she’s growing. Haidyn is fitting into 2T,24M and 3T in both shirts and pants now. Her pants are finally catching up to her body. She stopped fitting into 18M by 15ish months, talk about sobbing Mommy over here. She’s in between 5-6 now in shoes. :[ We can never get her the right shoe at the moment. As soon as we buy her a pair she’s already out grown them!
LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION
Her language
skills are through the roof. She can say up to 30 + words. I’ve combined
Tagalog, sign language and English for her because I want her to be bilingual.
( When she gets older I hope for her to learn Paiute as well). She says some
words and understands in Tagalog, but most of it is in English. And even though
she can’t say a specific word she has to sign it to us. Everyone from
grandparents to us understands what she’s saying. She’s having a tough time
putting together words to form sentences but I’m sure that will come with age.
She babbles in her own little way (especially if she wants to sit and argue
with you).
GROSS MOTOR & FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
She is my sneaky explorer. She’s one to climb on
just about anything and doesn’t care about how far the fall might be. She can
climb up stairs all by herself (even though it still terrifies me). So the
playground is her thing! She loves to run, jump, play catch and play
basketball! As far as it goes for sneaky, she loves getting into little things
and digging things out of places you never thought were possible. She loves
drawing and “coloring” for all of us to hang up on the fridge.
PROBLEM SOLVING
She’s starting to become more independent and learning that she can do more without us. She’s having a fun time learning how to activate all her toys and sit to play with all her complicated toys.
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
Haidyn is
still trying to figure out how to not hit/bite others when she’s frustrated,
but it’s a work in progress. When she’s not frustrated though, she loves to
show you how much she loves and cares for you. She’s not shy in showing you at
all. If you get a hug from her, you know you’re in her inner circle. She loves
playing with others even though sometimes it is rough for her to share. She
does through tantrums. The terrible 2’s started early for us, but we’re not
that shocked. She’s not much into dolls, other than Mowglie, but she loves her
stuffed animals and pretending she’s a doctor to fix them up.
LIKES
-swimming
in the lake
-play the
drums
-play
basketball
-dancing
and singing
-mowglie
-playing
telephone
-grocery
shopping
-colbie
jack cheese
-going to
school
-going to
grandma and gramps’ house
-pow wows
-dressing up
-dressing up
-shopping
-doc
mcstuffins
-rice/eggs
-imitating
animal sounds
-all
animals
DISLIKES
-water being poured on her head
-when ppl don’t understand her
-being told “no”
-sitting “in the hallway” (timeout)
Milestones
- 8 teeth and 4 more on the way! Unfortunately, she's an over achiever in the teeth dept and likes to cut more than one at a time! :(
-
No more
bottles!
-
Eats with a spoon ( rare but she can
do it)
-
comprehends directions and rules (
knows right from wrong)
-
“reads” on her own
-
Tries to undress and dress herself
-
Speaks clear to where ppl understand
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Tries to brush teeth by herself
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Can walk up and down stairs
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Running everywhere!
MAMA'S FAVES
-Haidyn is the best sous chef. She’s
always helping me with the food and trying to cook it herself. It makes it
easier to keep her entertained while I’m in the kitchen.
-When you pick her up for
school/come home she gives you the biggest hug she can give you just to say
“Hi”.
-Her hugs and kisses cure any stress
you have on you btw.
- Learning/ comprehending Tagalog is
one of the best things I can teach Haidyn. It’s a part of me that I love
passing down to her.
-Watching her dance is something
else. Her hips start going and she can’t control them!
- She’s a social butterfly and I
love the fact that she can fit in wherever she goes. She played with her
cousins right off the bat right after we introduced them.
- She’s traveling machine! We’ve
traveled a lot this past year and did so well! We might even have to take her
to Disneyland! [: But don’t tell her.
Check out her last 1/2 birthday, here. Sometimes I miss my itty bitty baby girl. <3
