The Ballard Family: All about Bailey and her 3 year old personality

"Hi, I'm Bailey Ballard!". She says that statement at least once a day. To a stranger usually. She is the complete opposite of Jackson and completely takes after me with her outgoing personality. She is NOT shy by any means. She has a great sense of humor and loves to tell jokes (that usually are not funny...which make them funny). She is VERY opinionated too...hmmmm where does she get that from?! haha, yes, sadly from me too. haha She will let you know if she doesn't want to do something or wear something. In order for her to put this dress on for our family pictures, I told her 3 days in advance and anytime I could remember to remind her during that period.

She has many new talents. She finally dresses herself, whew...I wondered if that would ever happen. She doesn't nap anymore, except on a rare occasion. She comprehends so much. She told me a while back that she didn't want to wear a pull-up to bed anymore. I said, "well, then you can't pee pee in your pull-up at night time and you can wear your panties if you keep it dry". That was it. She never did it again. She is doing great riding a bike, but still likes to just run around like a crazy person instead. She knows all of her ABC's and has for a long time. She ask me, "what does (any word) start with?" everyday. And a lot of the time, she will be right when I ask her what she thinks. She loves her nails painted and everything girlie, like princesses, Barbies, Dora, and ponies.

She is in her tantrum/demanding phase. Jackson went through this too (and thankfully, Bailey is not quite as bad). She just has a tough time communicating b/c she typically will whine or cry through what she is saying and we don't understand her. She just has her limits and can definitely be exhausting.

She will eat or try just about anything. She LOVES to dip her food. She even has a song about dipping her food. LOL. She loves cheese dip, ranch, broccoli, salad, corn, yogurt, and of course dessert! She also LOOOVES to snuggle. She is so very snuggly :) I am enjoying every moment of it. She loves to twirl, dance, and sing. She is always telling me, "turn the music on!" if we are in the car and I have forgotten. She has the kindest heart. She is always saying the sweetest things like, "Mama, you the best Mama ever.". And she has excellent manners (when she is not demanding things with her strong will that is!). She never misses a thank you.

We love her more than words can express and thank God everyday for blessing us with her.