Ta da!

Rose is such an entertainer and clearly enjoys working her audience. So far that is mostly Deborah or myself.

Her latest, and possibly best, show is her magic act which I guess it is an extension of  ’peek-a-boo’. Typically she will cover something such as her sippy cup with a tissue. It has therefore ‘disappeared’ much to the vocal surprise of her parents. It is then revealed, as if by magic!

Yesterday I had a similar trick done to me with a toothbrush ‘disappearing’ behind Rose. I so loved the look of delight on her face when she was convinced I had fallen for the trick and she could reveal where the toothbrush had in fact been. So joyful!

I really can’t wait for the next trick (unless it’s where has the car gone???).

The 18 Month Report

Rose and her Duplo

Happy 1 1/2 years Rose!

Seems amazing to have come this far. Her cuteness has been making cracking progress and is a pretty jolly and happy person to have around. She is, of course, becoming more independent minded all the time

Yes and No
One of the best breakthroughs recently has been Rose’s ability to say Yes and No. It doesn’t sound like much but it makes dinner time a lot easier for one. It also means that we have started running into vocal opposition, but nothing too bad at the moment.

Duplo
Lego is about my favourite toy in the universe and I’ve been absolutely chuffed that Rose has recently been able to construct little towers on her own. She still gets a bit frustrated that it isn’t easy, but I have high hopes this will be the start of a beautiful relationship. Is it too early for star wars lego yet?

Table and chair
Instead of the high chair, Rose now sits at her own little (Ikea) table and chair to eat her meals (and paint the odd picture). It’s all a bit more grown up and reflects her new independence.

Walk to nursery
I don’t use the buggy to take Rose to nursery these days. It’s not too far and she mostly walks (and sometimes runs) with short bits of carrying. My favourite bit is the now traditional walk along a low wall with me holding her hand. It’s very cute!

The baby has largely gone and we now have a proper toddler on our hands. We mostly still get single words but these are increasing every day and Rose is getting better at her enunciation. Scary. How long to a full flown two way conversation?

We’re loving this adventure so far!

The ups and downs of bathtime

As I may have mentioned before it’s sometimes been a bit of a trial in the bath, particularly with the washing of the hair.

For the last month, however, Rose has been loving her bath time. She plays happily with her stacking cups, bowls and little spongy toys. Even the hair washing is ok now with no tears and even the occasional smile. All good here I thought, what could go wrong?

Today, my little angel was playing happily, when she scooped something out of the water and asked me what it was. It was a little brown nugget, initially I was puzzled and then it dawned on me…..it was poo. I have perhaps had a very fortunate run in nearly 18 months but this was the first poo in the bath that I had to deal with. Not great.

Hand, foot and mouth disease

Crikey, sounds pretty bad, doesn’t it. It mostly manifests itself in the form of a few spots on Rose’s hands and a slightly sore mouth. Hasn’t stopped her going to nursery mind.

The drooling beast of Sydenham

It’s been quite messy in our house of late. A small but ravenous creature wanders the halls drooling long lines of saliva everywhere like a very noisy snail.

This creature is, of course, Rose and her teething at the moment is most visible in her copious drooling. She sometimes lays her head on me, but lately she’s been leaving a wet patch. The nursery have started putting a bib on her all the time in an effort to mop it up.

There are some pretty big teeth coming through, some canines on top and the last two front teeth at the bottom. Can’t wait for her to finish the set and be done with it.