Baylie started off as a very quiet (I know hard to believe) and easy baby. She had a ton of black hair when she was born which soon fell out on top due to some unfortunate cradle cap. Nothing that could be covered up a couple huge bows! :)
She was bound and determined from the start to do things on her own time. She didn't make a peep until about 6-7 months staying very quiet, althought she makes up for it now! She crawled until she was 13 months and didn't get her first teeth until about the same time. She just now got in her canine teeth and she is 3 and 1/2! Such a funny girl!!
As a toddler that quiet personailty started to go away and with it replaced a spunky and strong willed little girl. Baylie began charming us with her coy looks and funny demeaner, but could also throw some tantrums with head butting as a special treat. That girl could have won some wrestling matches with that move! Once Baylie was walking, she was running and climbing in no time! She figured out how to get into things that I would have never imagined. Baylie was the reason that we ended up fully baby proofing the house. :) In her toddler class, she was definitely the runt, but she let them know that she was not to be pushed around. She had no issue pulling the other kiddos down by the hair and learned quickly what time out was about. She was always in the 5%-10% percentile in weight for her age, but you would never know it with the amount of food the child ate!
Baylie is somewhat well known for her Baylieisms among friends and family. Her use of words is quite creative and gets a laught even when not intended. I have written done some of our favorites. :)
While driving back from a recent trip to see friends, the kiddos where watching movies, and the previews were on. All the sudden I hear a very excited, "Look, it's Pooter Pan!" Micah and I had to take a second to figure out what she was talking about then had a good laugh.
We had some friends over and the baby needed a diaper change. Baylie, ever vigilant, stayed by the baby's head, as he was crying because he had a little rash. Baylie softly stroked his head and said, "Don't worry, hers gonna get some cream for you." (She is constantly mixing up her hims and hers with she and he.)
If asked about where Santa lives, she will promptly say, "The North Pool," and she loves a good "candy can" around the holidays. :)
Baylie is such a girly girl and loves playing (and watching) Strawberry Shortcake, Barbie, and kind of Disney Princess, and playing in her kitchen. She is also a daredevil that enjoys jumping from one piece of the furniture to the other and can't wait to play t-ball this year, with a pink helmet, bat, and glove of course! Baylie loves going to school and to dance class and talks about her friends at home all the time. She also likes to make the the scapegoat for anything that goes wrong. She loves to pretend, to the point that she will only respond to the name of the person that she is pretending to be. Baylie is turning into such a crafter as well. She loves just sitting at her table with paper, scissors, glue, stickers and markers and creating. She has come up with some interesting projects on her own!
Baylie loves her big brother and wants to do everything he does, which he does not always enjoy as much. She tags along as much as he will let her, and she is known to sneak into his bed at night when he is sleeping and snuggle up with him.
All in all, Baylie is so much fun to watch grow up. She will call herself "a hot mess," and sometimes she is, but it's just part of the wonderful kiddo she is! :)
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