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Gaby has been so fun lately, it's amazing how different she is now, than when she was 12, 13 months. I think she's getting to the point where she does some things & KNOWS that she isn't allowed to - so she does them to see how I'll react. It makes it very hard to stick to my guns & maintain consistency with what I will let her do, or not do - when she gives me the biggest, cheesiest, toothiest grin ever, as she does the 'naughty' thing in question. Lately it's been pulling out the cord for the tv arial. Or getting things out of the junk draw. And as usual, putting things in the toilet.
Pre school seems to have been a really good thing for Gaby - she's so much more social now, although that could also be an age thing I guess? When we get to preschool in the mornings, Gaby goes straight to playing with whatever toy she feels like. I'm lucky if she'll wave goodbye to me! I don't think she really notices any difference on the days that she doesn't have preschool, but I've noticed she's not quite as settled on those days. Although one could view being 'settled' as being tired! She certainly sleeps well on preschool days!!!!
Josh & Serena have been coming over a lot lately, so Gaby gets to play with Josh, and they seem to have a tonne of fun together! It reminds me of Terri & Aaron when they were little kids. It makes me feel old! I'm sure it won't be long before they start 'fighting' - but I know that is all a normal part of social development, so I'm not dreading it... So long as she doesn't become some sort of bully!!!!
I'm not sure if I've posted, but Alison won a trip to Hong Kong & she is taking me & Gaby with her! I'm looking really forward to it, but am a bit worried about how Gaby is going to handle all the flying, the change in timezone - and the heat. I guess she'll be 18 months old by then, so hopefully it won't be too bad. With any luck our flight in to Hong Kong will be during the night & she will sleep most of the time. Wishful thinking huh!
Gaby will be 15 months old in 4 days! Time has gone super fast. It's scary to think that in 3 months she'll be 18 months old - and then only 6 months after that she'll be the big 2!!!!!!!!!
Amazing....... she's grown so much....
When I went to pick Gaby up today, she'd been crying. Janna told me that she had been trying to eat the other children's lunches, so she had told her "No we don't eat other peoples lunches", and moved her over to play with a puzzle or something. Gaby wasn't very impressed by this & started crying! Hmmm I think my princess is getting a bit of a reputation at preschool for being a lunch stealer! She eats ALL her lunch - and I pack more than enough for her, so obviously she thinks what other people have is way cooler/nicer, and wants a part of the action.
I think Gaby tried to chomp my finger off today! Now that she has molars, she is enjoying chomping down on whatever is in her mouth - especially my finger! I was putting some Bonjela on her, and she took great joy in chomping down on my finger! Little monkey. I know some people would bite her so she can see how much it hurts, but I just can't bring myself to do that to her.
Lately Gaby has been ready for bed at 6.30pm - as opposed to 7.00pm. I'm not too bothered though, because she doesn't seem to be waking up any earlier in the morning, so obviously she needs the extra sleep during the night - I guess that makes sense now that she's walking everywhere, and is always on the go!
The past few weeks Gaby has changed so much, it really is spectacular!
Everyday she seems to have a new 'word', new facial expressions, new ways to communicate how she is feeling - and that includes a little bit of an attitude! If she doesn't get her own way she SQUEALS and SCREAMS, clenches her fists & goes bright red. I ignore when she is doing this, because I don't want her to get into the habit of doing things like that to get attention.
Since she begun pre-school she's really come out of her shell, and is a different kid! The teachers at pre-school are always mentioning how 'sociable' she is & how she just 'goes with the flow' - they make it sound as though they REALLY enjoy having her at the pre-school, and that makes *me* feel good, and it makes me feel proud of Gaby.
I can no longer put my fingers in Gaby's mouth - she seems to be getting a new tooth every day - and she is learning how to chomp down on fingers! Her poor little mouth looks very sore, so I try to keep on top of the ibuprofen/pamol/bonjela, usually it works, but sometimes she's just inconsolable. It must bloody hurt!!!!
Gaby is 14 months now - it's weird to think that in 4 months time she'll be 18 months old!!!! 1 & 1/2!!!! Where does the time go?!
