It seems like Bailey has grown up overnight. Sometimes I see her and I realize she is speedily heading for her teenage years. This makes me feel a little sad. But I also look at her and see a beautiful, smart, creative girl who is my best helper and friend. I love how Bailey and I can talk about anything at all, how we both love to cook and love lying in bed together, reading or snuggling. We love to draw or paint together, sing duets and dance! We enjoy our girls day outs when we can be alone and shop or get a smoothie (Bailey's favorite). We also go to the library or to the movies. Some of our best times were when we took horse back riding lessons together. We struggled and were in pain at first but then we both got more and more comfortable and it was really fun! We talk about just going out to the ranch and riding for a girl's day or when we go on vacations we can go out and ride together. (Kelly is allergic to animals so I had to recruit a riding partner.)
Bailey's story started with a couple years of Kelly and I trying to get pregnant but having No luck. I went to a fertility doctor in CA and started on the road of tests. It was one of the hardest things I've had to endure. I can honestly say that when I took that pregnancy test that was positive, I cried, prayed, and was in shock and denial. I kept it from Kelly for a few weeks and then surprised him on Father's Day. We were overjoyed! My pregnancy was tough because I got really sick but not the typical nausea. Although I had these unpleasent "spells", I absolutely loved being pregnant! I studied constantly so I'd be ready for the "big day." She was born in the afternoon on January 20th (also mine and Kelly's 4 year wedding anniversary). How special to have her on our day! She was 7 lbs. 5 ou. From that day on I knew what pure love was. It was my greatest joy to have quiet days with her. Just the two of us. When I look back at her adorable personality, her love for music, dress up, acting and love for animals, I think, boy, not much has changed. She has grown bigger but her true self still shines through. She plays the piano, sings, and still loves dress up with her friends and Jenna. She has one friend who she makes up skits and songs with. It is always a hoot.
Favorite Bailey moments:
(Not a favorite then) She locked me out of the house when she was 18 months old. I had to have a neighbor climb through an upstairs window that was open.
She was missing one day. I looked through the entire house and couldn't find her. I panicked. Then at last I found her hiding under my clothes in my closet. She reluctantly came out from her hiding place and I couldn't believe what I saw! She had streaked her white blond mane with my mascara, drawn all over her face with my makeup! I was shocked, worried about the mess, but her facial expression was priceless and I started laughing!
We called her Peach for most of her life. She got this name because I couldn't eat enough peaches when I was pregnant so Kelly started calling my belly "peach pit" and then Bailey came out all peaches and cream with golden hair and white skin with rosy cheeks. A perfect peach!
One day while Kelly was watching Bailey (I was out) he said he couldn't find her, it was quiet, too quiet. Then he found her in the corner by the couch staring intently at a book mark with a picture of Jesus on it. She loved the Christmas when she could play with baby Jesus from our nativity and she'd carry him around everywhere! We'd find him in all kinds of strange places!
Her first pony ride. Kelly and I were busting up laughing until we cried watching her serious face like "I can do this, I will be strong, this is terrifying but I'm going to hold it together."
Taking Bailey to get her passport when she was 15 months old. We went to England. She was a trooper. She loves to travel and loves souvenirs.
When she was 18 months old, we were sitting in a church class together and she heard one of the girl saying "I know the church is true" and Bailey picked up on that and said "church is true" in her baby voice.
One day I walked into the bathroom and caught Bailey in there, looking suspicious, and then I noticed two breast pads down her shirt. This was when Noah was a baby. She would also nurse her dolls.
She memorized the entire Sound of Music soundtrack when she was 2 1/2-3yrs. old. During sacrament meeting she started singing "I am sixteen going on seventeen" I had to laugh!
"Whatcha doin Kel?" (2yrs.)
She loved makeup. I got some new products and we were looking through them for the 3rd time when Noah started crying in his crib. I said, "let's put the makeup away and go get Noah." Bailey said, pointing to the door, "Noah needs his mommy." She wanted me to go so she could be alone with the makeup!
Noah called her Bo Bo and then Bobe. It became a nickname. Also, Missy and sometimes Sally. (which were my creation)
"Hicky Ticky Tock" (Hickory Dickory Dock)
"The theater store" (Movie theater)
"Mommy, you're squishy just like the balls at my dance class!"
"I want to marry Noey" (Noah) again, in sacrament meeting!
In the tub she wrapped a plastic plate in a wash cloth and started singing "You had a birthday shout hurray!" Then handed me my "present".
"Girls choose the right, boys choose the left!" (31/2 yrs.)
We had a toy closet and every morning she'd open the door and say to Noah, "The closet is open for business!"
Bailey found a card from the Ensign magazine that had a picture of Jesus in the garden after his resurrection with Mary Magdalene. Bailey said that it was beautiful and asked if she could keep it. I said yes and she then took it to the store with her and then held it on the way home. After some thought she said, "Do you know what Jesus said to Mary in the garden? He said don't touch my hand I have to go to heaven first." I was amazed, to say the least. She was 3!
To Noah, "Stop tracing me!" (stop copying me!)
After watching a Reading Rainbow episode about Owen's Blanket, she quietly went upstairs and cut her Blankie into small squares. She rolled each square and tied them with a bow, just like in the book!
One Sunday before church, she found a "rollie pollie" in the courtyard. She snuck it into Sacrament meeting in her purse. I wondered what she was doing so quietly in her purse. She was playing with her new pet! I made her turn him loose before primary!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAILEY!
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Hope Bailey had a fantastic day! Turning 10--double digits--is big time and I love hanging, talking, shopping, running errands, playing games, etc. with Grayson too--fun times. It will be interesting to see if these two end up going to some high school dance together down the road since they've had more lengthy telephone conversations with each other at this age than most kids have during Jr. High! (did you know this???)
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