This and that

Finally some Easter pics! We had a wonderful Easter in Memphis with Laura, Scott, Catherine, BeBe, JoJo and Betty. We definitely missed Uncle Colin who was recently activated and is currently serving overseas.

Baileigh is beginning to really take on some serious personality. She definitely has a flair for the dramatic at times and the girl can throw a serious fit from time to time but for the most part she is happy-go-lucky! We will begin potty training this weekend (so I am praying for patience). I have received lots of advice and the consensus seems to be that we should just skip the "Pull-Ups" and go for the gusto to "big girl" panties. Do you think it is possible to train them in one day?!

Baileigh will mostly say anything now and is very independent. She hates when her "tooms" (cartoons) are interupted by "mershals" (commercials). She loves to be outside and loves showing off her boo-boos, for which she always requests "boon-daids" (band-aids). I don't know where she finds all of the energy she has but she is on the go all of the time. She plays like a boy but is very girly too. She hates being dirty and HAS to have her "pwetty toes" (toenails painted). She also loves shoes and my jewelry. She also has an affinity for music and loves to put on a show when she dances. Her favorite thing to watch right now is "The Princess and the Frog". She can say princess and she can say frog, but when she tries to say them together it comes out as "stinky prog". She has learned to open both our front and back door and has now let Smokey escape twice...(aparently, he found a girlfriend and was gone for quite some time but did eventually come back home). Note to self: childproof doorknobs.

Back Again

Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted! Well, things are good at the Rumage household and Baileigh is growing like those weeds that magically sprouted up in our yard this past weekend!

She had her 2-year checkup today (yes, it is a few months late) and is doing great! She had to have her finger pricked and didn't even cry!! She did have to get one vaccination and she wasn't too happy about that but as soon as nurse Pam gave her a sucker all was well in the world again!

She weighed 27lbs., 12 oz. (50th %-ile) and was 35.5 (75th %-ile) inches long! She has recently moved onto size 5 diapers (although, 4's still fit) and is wearing 24-month clothes (although 18 months still fit...I just can't buy them that size b/c as soon as I do, she will grow an inch and I'll have to buy more!). She wears a size 5 (or 5-and-a half) shoe!

She is really outgoing and has a flair for the dramatic...let's just say she LOVES attention! The girl can also throw a fit. They don't happen too terribly often, but if she is tired, hungry and not getting her way...whew, watch out!

Baileigh will say most any word you ask her to (thank goodness it isn't football season, for those of you who know my hubby, as he gets a bit animated during football games and I am dreading what words she might mimick). She can count to 10 and knows color names but hasn't really grasped the association (so she knows blue is a color, but she may tell you that the sun is blue). Lately, she tells us she sees a chicken outside of our house and if you ask her what color it is she will tell you it's blue and says bok-bok (and, no, for the curious, there is no chicken)! She loves Dora, Tinkerbell, Wubzy, and Shrek.

Baileigh also loves to try and make you laugh and knows how to "work" a siutation to her advantage. For instance, she was in the car with her dad the other day on the way to the doctor and she said, "Daddy, I like play-gwounds" and Chip said, "Me too." A few minutes later she said, "Daddy, I LOOOVVEE play-gwounds." This is her way of not so subtly telling you that she would really like for you to take her to the playground! The girl also has an extraordinary fondness for popsicles (or "sicles", as she calls them) and requests them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Her father and I kindly decline her requests to be served popsicles at every meal. She will also eat most any fruit (and as much as you will give her), except for bananas. She HATES bananas. Not banana flavoring, but real bananas. She isn't as big on veggies as I wish she would be but I guess that's normal. She also LOVES guacamole, which I am glad of b/c she doesn't like meat. So she eats yogurt and guacamole for proteins.

As for Chip and I, we have both been very busy with work and Chip was awesome and gave me some time to "train" for a half-marathon which I ran on February 28th in New Orleans. I hope to do another this year (hopefully Chip will run with me) and to do a full marathon in Spring 2011! We are looking forward to a fun spring and summer and hope to see everyone soon.

Shout Out

We haven't seen BeBe & JoJo in a while so Baileigh decided to send a shout out to them!

What's A Girl To Do?

How does a princess eat her birthday cupcake??

Step 1.) Oh this looks yummy!

Step 2.) Try to lift with both hands...and for heaven's sake don't get anything on you!

Step 3.) If Step 2 cannot be completed without getting any icing on you, simply stick out your tongue and lick the icing off - See, no mess!

Step 4.) If you can't lick the icing off quick enough for your own liking, simply lay your face on your plate as close to the cupcake as possible until someone comes to your rescue!

Day at the Zoo

A few weeks ago we took Baileigh to the zoo for the first time. She really loved the tiger, ostrich and giraffe and she SO wanted to catch the peacock!

Busy Little Bee

This is what she wanted to do most of all...run! Such a busy little bee.

She totally dug the candy...she would hand you a piece and say "op it" (open it)

Daddy planned a surprise datenight to Ocean...what a good hubby!

Climbing the walls (literally) at BeBe & JoJo's

With JoJo at the Pumpkin Patch in Cullman

She insisted on "carrying" the pumpkin she picked "for daddy" to the car - the thing weighed almost as much as she does!

A little of this, a little of that...

In her "game day" outfit playing football with daddy.

Just being cute!

She loves to pick flowers!

I walked into the living room and found her and Smokey like this.

She went to play in her room and this is how she ended up...played so hard she just passed out!

Just a few pics I have collected over the past 2 months. It's been busy and I haven't had much time to post but here are a few cute ones!

Baileigh is growing and learning lots of new things...most of which get her into trouble!

She loves to hide things (usually in plain sight) and then look at you and say "Wha dee go" (Where did it go). She is also very fond of bathtime and anything pertaining to bubbles. She is also fascinated with opening and closing things, especially things that snap or buckle. She has mastered the snapping things together but not how to open them and gets frustrated when she can't. She will look at you and say "Op it" (open it). She loves dogs (all dogs are "puppies" to her and she pronounces it "poppies"). And if you ever ask her a question to which you require a yes or no answer, she ALWAYS responds "NO".

She recently had the hand-foot-mouth virus, and of course came down with it the day before Chip and I were supposed to head to ATL for the U2 concert. Luckily, it wasn't that bad and Poppa and Nana kept her for us. Chip and I had a great time at the concert (one of the best ones I have ever been to).

Pics from U2 concert in Atlanta

Hopefully more posts to come soon!