Trying to Talk

It seems like since we have gotten back from vacation, Gracie is really trying to put two or more words together.  I asked Mark on the way home from the beach if it were just me or was she really started to turn into a big girl.  He agreed and he said he thought it was because she is trying so hard to talk!  She is saying things like "Mommy's shoes", Daddy's hat, Talk to him(which her daddy taught her), Hayden pinch(which I guess means that she is going to start telling on Hayden), Mommy moan(which means come on in baby talk and yes she even uses her hand), Daddy go(which means Daddy I know you are having a good time but it is time to GO),  Watch( she actually told her Daddy to watch her slide last night, which is the first time I have heard that one), NO NO, and I am hoping that it is a phase she is going through because she can really throw a fit, and she has learned how to get whatever she wants with one magic word PLEASE, but she says it in the sweetest little voice ever, it is almost impossible to say no when she uses it! 

Gracie also thinks she is as big as Hayden, she tries to climb up the big swing set and go down the big slide by herself, which she actually does pretty well, but my Mommy instincts tell me not to trust her just yet.  She is so cute on the trampoline trying to copy everything Hayden does!  She has gotten to where she loves to wear dress up clothes and the high heel shoes, which she does exceptionally well with, but IF she falls down she gets mad and throws the shoes across the room.  Her favorite thing to do is play with her baby dolls and strollers, she is such a good little Mommy.  Hayden is such a great big sister, she always tries to show Gracie what to do and always includes her in whatever she is playing with!  It is even better when I hear Hayden telling Gracie " Gracie you did such a good job".  I am so happy that they get along so well, don't get me wrong though they do have their moments and fights.  Unfortunately in the past couple of days they have started hitting, pulling hair and pinching each other, it is mainly Gracie and I think it is her way of trying to figure out what she can get away with and bless her heart she is figuring out that all of these things just get her in more trouble with Mommy.

It is so hard to believe that Gracie is going to be 2 years old in less than two months.  Where does the time go?  Both of my babies are growing up way too fast!