A video for Patrick

Lady Daileyanne

This last weekend we met up with Uncle Marty and his friends at the Renaissance Festival. Dailey charmed and reigned as only she could! There was hundreds of admiring subjects to dote on and a banquet of food to try. I can't wait to take you again with your rouge pirate Daddee next year!

Dear Dailey

Dear Dailey~
Momma is way behind so we'll just call it a draw and start from here. :) You are 14 months old. Let's see if I can remember all the words you know- Mommy, Mimi, Pops, Gina, Dailey, Dog-Dog, Michi, DoDo and Bubby, Ginny, Fish, Krispies, Shoes, No, Yes, Stinky Feet, __________ (will have to ask Mimi what I am missing)
You can sign- More, Eat, Milk, Drink, Please, Cereal, Mommy, Baby, Sign, Up, All Done, Fish, Bird, Dog, Horse
Big Girl- You finally have your third tooth, a little bit more hair and just zipped from a 3.5 shoe to a 4.5 overnight.
Monkey see Monkey do- The other day I found you holding the handle of a bladeless razor and "Shaving" your leg. I was roaring with laughter, you've MAYBE seen me do this once. How do you put these things together? You can also go up the stairs by yourself and only yesterday did you find a forgotten gate. Unfortunately you also took a tumble and are sporting a little forehead bruise.
Check you out- When playing with my glasses you pointed at your eyes. So making conversation I said "Those are for Mommy's eyes, where are Daileyanne's eyes?" You pointed right at yours. ::Beam with pride:: How smart you are! So I ask "Where is Dailey's head?" again you pointed right at it. ::Whoo Hoo!:: Then nose, belly, mouth, teeth and feet. All found with no guiding and a big grin ::Swoon:: You my child, are a genius.
Everything in it's place- You still have a thing for sorting and lining things up. Right now on the sidewalk is 11 acorns all in a row. Every time I walk past them I smile. :)
Chores to be done- In the evening you ask to "Eat Dog-Dog". Mimi opens the dog food bucket, helps you fill your cup and you chat to the puppies as you walk it determinedly to the dog bowl. Sometimes you get distracted (once you filled a stray suitcase with kibble) or spill a few along the way but 20 pieces at a time they get fed! It's hysterical and we love you for it.
Games- We still play a fair amount of "Stinky Shoes" and you like to hand over your baby doll for a kiss. (I hope I always remember your request by "Mmmmm Ma" sounds). You ride Virgina and can get off and on your rocking horse with no help. The pantry is your FAVORITE place to play and the cans are constantly being rearranged.
I love you babycakes and love every day I spend with you! Can't wait for Daddee to come home for his RnR so he can see you in action. TWO MONTHS! :D
Kisses~
Momma

Mommy Dailey

I PROMISE I have never once shaken my finger at Dailey and said "No No No"...

But Virgina must have been on the wrong side of someone's finger at some point!

One day

THIS is my kind of mini-van

It's like 365 Chirstmas Mornings

Dear Dailey,
You are one year old. ONE YEAR.... Whew... Where did it go? But in the same breath I want to ask if you just haven't always been part of our lives. This afternoon I went back and read my first few entries in this blog and was rushed by all those sweet memories of a tiny little baby and our first week together. My heart gets a regular workout with all the swelling it does but I put it through the rounds recapping the last year. How blessed are we little girl to have you in our lives.

So 1. What's new for you? You have completely mastered walking and though I miss seeing your Mowgli crawl you figured it out in about a week and never looked back. Your personality is popping out and forming up strong. You don't like to be dirty- first birthday cake you screamed while all the other Sweetpea babies dug in, second cake for your birthday pictures you sat daintily but refused to dig in. Even your Birthday Ice Cream melted off before we could convince you to attack it! Unsure of where you got it but you are also super tidy. Everything in a place and everything has it's place. (May this continue way into your teen years!) You talk non-stop and fill in all the gaps with sign language.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays you go to a Mother's Day Out program. They phased you up into the toddler class (the baby by 4 months!) and it sounds like you spend a fair amount of time suckering Ms Amanda into picking you up and letting you chimpanzee most of the afternoon. When I pick you up at 2 I always find you completely knocked out and sprawled across your nap mat. It is BEYOND adorable and my favorite part of the day. You and I still snuggle together at night and I'll miss it when you decide to phase out of cosleeping.

I've been so bad about updating your blog recently and I'm sorry little gal. But our life is just SO full of activities, laughter, smiles, hugs, kisses and precious moments that sitting in front of a computer doesn't always win out. I hate to say but I don't want to loose one second of one moment with the real life version of you. Being a Momma is just the coolest thing that has ever happened to me.
Thanks little Bird. :X

Pop Pop

Daileyanne LOVES her Pops and after a whole day apart while he is at work she gives the best reactions when he comes home.