Our pediatritions says by the time Hailey is 2 she should have a vocabulary of at least 50 words. That seems like a whole lot of words to learn in such little time! He says that she should also be able to put together small phrases. She says the normal words mama, dadda, juice, shoe, duck , dog, see, whats that, ut ohh, and her favoriate word ball. I have been trying to read to her and do her animal flash cards to teach her new words, but all the animals to baby Hailey are dog or duck! Is there anything else i can do to help her learn new words? Is there a  list of certian words that all kids learn first?  I am trying to get her to say please, but she seems to not have a clue what that word means. One word she is clear on is no. If i ask her a question and thew answer is yes she is silent but if it is something she does not want she shakes her head side to side quickly! ’

I  know every child is different, and Hailey seems to be a very smart child.  I will just keep reading to her and calling out the names of objects through out the day.  Just because she is not verbaly repeating the words after me like i would like her to do, she is soaking it all up in her brain.  I wish i had access to look and see all the things she has stored in there already!  Children are so amazing!

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I have been trying to do some reading on how to make hailey have an easy transition for when baby Abby comes home. We will be moving a month after Abby is born to a new house, and Haliey will be getting a new room, and her very own ” BIG girl bed”. I dont want her to feel like she is getting the boot from her safe familiar cozy little crib just because the new baby needs it.  I have read that it is best to make this transition 6 weeks before the new addition comes, but i feel this is to soon being Hailey is olny 16 months. I dont want to rush her out of being a baby just because Abby is coming. I wish she could stay my little baby forever! Soon enough she will be driving, dating and will be too cool for her mamma!

Also, i have been trying to get her use to holding her own baby doll. I show her how to feed her doll a bottle and rub its head, saying nice baby. She looses interest after a few minutes and tosses  the baby to the floor laughing! Hailey is also in the hitting stage, and she has a pretty mean hook!!  I am a little nervous just because i have heard do many horror stories about siblings trying to hurt the new baby. 

I will definitley have my work cut out for me because they will be so close in age, but these are my girls and it will be worth it. Everyone has their own take on things to do or not do.  I think i will just play things by ear and see how Hailey responds. I can read her pretty well, and i will adjust Abby and i so that she feels as comfortable and special  as before.  Say a prayer for us! One month to go!! The count down begins!!

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My little sweet pea is just recovering from a three day fever.  Its her second fever in 3 weeks!  Poor baby!  At first we thought she was just doing her normal teething but the fever spiked up to 103.7.   I kept her home from daycare for a few days to be sure I kept a close eye on her, being that the last time she had a fever at daycare she ended up in the ER!  This is starting to worry me a little bit that the fevers are so high and becoming more frequent.  She had no other symptoms.  I know being in daycare she is exposed to germs and other sicklings but I didnt know it would be this bad!  Dont get me wrong, daycare has a lot of positive things as well, Hailey is very social and doesn’t just cling to “mommy”.  I am anxious to see when Abby is born in August and Hailey is at home, if she will still have these fevers.  

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