Shaylah and "her" babies

Shaylah's best friend - Junie

feliz cumpleanos!

Shaylah attends a home based daycare where Spanish is the main language that is spoken. This video is part of her birthday song.

Dora sheets

Caelan has finally come to a point where he has outgrown his bassinet and needs his own crib. That means that Shaylah had to be moved to a twin bed so that the second crib could be moved into the babies' room. I was afraid she would resist the change, but she welcomed her new big girl bed without any issues. As long as it involves Dora, Shaylah will make any change necessary!

Two fingers!

Shaylah was so excited to be celebrating her birthday. We had the party a day early so that Grammy and Grampy could join the party. She told everyone we met that it was her birthday and that she was "two fingers". She could be heard saying "oh boy! oh boy! oh boy!" throughout all the excitement and she had a very hard time going to bed at the end of the evening. What a difference a year makes!

The Dora Cake - lovingly made by Great Gran.

Opening gifts.

Shaylah and Ashlyn

Counting

OK, so we still need to work on the numbers a little bit! :)

Sleeping?

This is how I found Shaylah sleeping when I went to check on her last night.

I thought I would also update Shaylah's stats:

Weight - 28 Pounds

Size - 2t or 3t, depending on the brand.

Shoe size - 7.

Likes - Her babies; Dora and Diego; walks; bubble baths; Princesses.

Favorite Songs - Itsy, Bitsy Spider; the Alphabet Song (always followed by "good singing Mama" when we are done).

Favorite Vegetable - Brocolli

Favorite Fruit - She loves them all!

Favorite Dessert - Ice cream cake (that may be her mother's fault!)

Favorite sayings - "No, I do it", "Tada!", "This is Ashlyn/Caelan"

Favorite game - Find Shaylah

Favorite color - Purple

Favorite accessory - headbands

Best Friend - Junie

New Skill - talking on the telephone.

Favorite chore - putting Jackie's food in his bowl.

A daily conversation with an almost 2 year old

Me = M
Shaylah = S

M: I like your headband sweetie.
S: No, MY headband!
M: Is that YOUR headband?
S: No, MY headband.
M: Oh, it's MY headband.
S: No, MY headband.
M: Is it Mommy's headband?
S: No, Shaylah's.
M: Oh, it's YOUR headband.
S: No, MY headband!

And so on, and so forth. I think you get the idea.

Big girl bed

We have finally transitioned Shaylah into a big girl's bed by taking the front off her crib (with her help of course!). She is so excited that she can get in and out of bed by herself that she looks forward to going "night. night". She is quite proud of her new set-up.

Little Miss Sunshine!

Learning to color...thanks to Auntie Carole for the new crayons and coloring book!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Robeez model

Last summer I had heard that Robeez was looking for baby models. On a whim, I submitted Shaylah's photo and she was chosen. Here are 2 pictures from their website http://www.robeez.com/ of her modeling their new line of shoes.

Accessories

Shaylah has discovered accessories. Headbands and sunglasses are a favorite these days, but so are necklaces and bracelets. She is becoming such a big girl so quickly!

Winter Wonderland

Shaylah has become a big fan of the snow. We decided to take advantage of a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the dog park before the big storm hit.

New phrases

New phrases heard frequently from Shaylah:

"I love it!" - usually in reference to food.

"Momma's turn" - when trying to engage in a game of follow the leader.

"Watch Dora?" - which would happen all day, everyday if I let her.

"Oh, baby Ashlyn/Caelan" - said in an attempt to comfort either baby when they are crying. This is also accompanied by a kiss and a hug or a stroke on the head.

"Jump!" - a new skill she is learning and loves to practice.

"C" is for Caelan

Shaylah is becoming very interested in learning her letters. She knows the lletters that symbolize people she loves and will often give them to their respective people.

C - Caelan

A - Ashlyn

S - Shaylah

M - Mommy

D - Daddy

J - Jacky

G - Grandpa

H - Heather (although Heather lives in Nova Scotia, she made quite an impression on Shaylah during her visit here last fall. Shaylah still talks about her!)

T - Taylor (who will be visiting in a couple of weeks)

R - Rayanne (we are still working on this one)

Colors are also becoming a favorite naming game. She is consistent with blue, green, red, purple and pink. We are still working on yellow and orange.

Sick

Poor Shaylah woke up vomiting this morning. She went through 4 pairs of PJ's and several blankets and towels before it was even lunchtime. She spent most of the day snuggling with Daddy on the couch...but I think he needed to naps too. I think the hardest part about the day for her though was the fact that I wouldn't let her kiss her babies!