Dancing in the Rain

We got a nice summer rain shower Saturday evening. While we were eating dinner, we kept hearing thunder. I thought it was strange, as the sun was shining brightly and there didn't seem to be a rain cloud in sight. Then the sprinkles began...and I knew that meant a rainbow had to be somewhere!

So we ran outside to go on a rainbow hunt. (this goes back to when I was a little girl, my Nana would always call when she saw a rainbow and tell me to go look outside. To this day I still love to go outside and look if I know there is a possibility of one being around.) I was a little disappointed that this one was so faint, but it still made me smile.



Hailey enjoyed playing in the raindrops, but I knew she wouldn't stay on the porch for long...


She seemed so happy and carefree running around out there, so I decided to join her and we danced in the rain.


Then, the monsoon hit! As Forrest Gump said: there was sideways rain, big ol fat rain.... It was wild, but Hailey was squealing and having a blast!


I'll admit, it was pretty refreshing. I haven't played out in the rain like that in many, many years.


After all that playing, it was time for a nice hot bubble bath in the big tub! Hailey loves her bubbles.

Something about seeing the joy the simple things in life bring to a child makes me realize how caught up I get in the craziness of the day. So what if the housework doesn't get done, warm rain showers only come once in a while.

18months and 5 days Update

That's right - our little girl is one and a half years old! She's growing so quickly. No longer is she a baby, she is a little girl. While we're excited to see her learn and grow, it really makes us sad too. We went for her 18 month checkup this morning.

At 18 months and 5 days, Hailey is:

33 1/4 inches tall (she is taller than 90% of kids her age)

24lbs 14 oz (which is right about average for her age)

Dr. Chris said she looks good and seems to be right on track for growth and development. On the downside- Hailey has had a bit of a cold since last weekend, she now has fluid behind both ears. Again!! Looks like we caught it just in time. Poor girl got her momma's ear troubles. Every time she gets a bad cold, you can almost guarantee the ears are next.

Here's some things that our girl is up to these days:

Jabbers ALOT! Some days she talks morning to night. She has a pretty big vocabulary and is beginning to put words together. Her favorites are what's that?? and where it go??

Can use a fork and spoon. She's still a little messy, but is doing a really good job.

She still eats just about anything we put in front of her. She really likes bananas, applesauce, peas, green beans, and yogurt. She also likes salsa! We were recently at a mexican restaurant and gave her a few chips with salsa on them. Next thing we knew she had her spoon and was eating it by the spoonful!

She loves to brush her teeth! She often disappears into the bathroom to tell us it's time to brush.

Elmo - she loves anything with Elmo. She will watch the same movie over and over again if we would let her, but after 2 times in a row I'm about to pull my hair out! She has also recently taken a liking to Blues Clues (which she pronounces as boooze cooz).

She is a little copycat. She will try to repeat anything we say. Guess I really need to start watching my mouth - don't want to be getting a phone call from daycare.

Wow, I'm sure there are so many other things I haven't mentioned. Hailey is growing and changing so fast. We have so much fun just watching her figure things out. She really does learn something new everyday. Can't wait to see what she does next!