Sorry I am a little late posting a journal entry. We have had a very busy month! Time just flies by so fast.

Our little Haylee is getting so big! She seems to have hit a little growth spurt this month (with her height). Funny story for those of you who haven't heard yet... Travis and I both noticed that Haylee was getting taller and that she was going to be in need of new shoes soon. Well, one weekend we had her playing outside in the back of daddy's truck. Her shoes were filthy so I decided to wash and dry them. I don't know what I was thinking because the dryer obviously shrunk the shoes. We had to go that day to buy her a new pair. When we arrived at Stride Rite the lady came over and measured Haylee's foot. Now, mind you that Haylee's other shoes were a size 2 1/2. So I was thinking she was probably in a 3- 3 1/2. I had been feeling the top of her shoe and thought she still had room. Was I wrong!?!?! Haylee wears a size 5! Needless to say, we felt bad! We were cramming her foot into that tiny pair of shoes. The pair that we bought were a cute little pink and white velcro pair. Which takes us to another story, still about shoes! :o) After 2 weeks of battling Haylee with keeping the shoes on her feet, we took her back to get a pair that tied! This month we learned a lot about shoes! :o) HA!

This month Haylee has really begun to like milk. She drinks a sippy cup full of milk with every meal. Eating is still a challenge. Haylee LOVES fruit! You can always get her to eat it. Vegetables are a different story. We have even gone as far as hiding them in other food to try to get her to eat them. She is really good at eating around them. The next step is trying recipes from the cookbook The Sneaky Chef. Her diet changes from day to day. I will think that I found something she really enjoys and the next day she spits it out.

Talking... Not so much. :o) Haylee loves to babble still and will say dada, or da da, or d d ....She says dada in different volumes, tones, and with different pronunciations (if that makes sense). EVERYTHING is da da. Just like eating, she will say a word once and then never say it again. I am beginning to think that she is just playing a game with us. I know that one day she will just blurt out everything that she has been listening to and probably won't quit talking. Haylee is a VERY smart girl. When reading a story or playing with her Haylee can point to objects or people that we name. She knows what we are saying, but can not communicate back to us.

Haylee really enjoys playing outside. We are looking forward to the Spring weather so she can spend more time outdoors. We just built her a small play area in the backyard so she has a nice, clean, dog-free place to play (pictures are in the March folder). Haylee likes to play on her slide that we have back there. It is really neat because just a few weeks ago she need our help to climb up and get to the slide...but now she is a big girl and can climb up on our own. It is really amazing to see how much the grow in just weeks.

This month will be busy. We are taking her to the zoo this weekend with her friend Karys. The next weekend we are going to Abilene to visit Aunt Kristen and Uncle Dave. I will be off of work for Spring Break. Then it is Easter and Daddy's birthday. March is going to FLY bye!!