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Gaby is now 15 1/2 months old, and she is turning into such an amazing, gorgeous, wonderful little girl!!!! Her language is developing at a rate I can't even measure, everyday she says something to me, that she couldn't say the day before. "Boba" has recently turned into "Bobye", and all of a sudden she is saying "nonight" when I say it to her when I put her down at night! It's so cute, she sounds more like a child now, than an infant/toddler learning how to speak!!!
She has a very cute sense of humour, and knows when she is doing something she shouldn't be - and laughs, or pulls a funny face, so that I cannot bring myself to tell her off. I know that isn't a great thing, and I do try to keep a straight face - but it's very hard at times! She laughs a lot, and I love tickling her belly and making her laugh uncontrollably - it makes me laugh just as hard! I've also noticed she is beginning to listen to & follow commands - when I ask her to turn the tv back on (after she turns it off, knowing she shouldn't!) she does so. When I ask her to show me what she wants, she will lead me to whatever it is. I thought the baby/infant stage would be the cutest - but the toddler stage is just as cute - if not cuter!!!
Preschool seems to have been a really positive thing for Gaby too, she enjoys it, and never seems to get upset when I take her. She has now started having full days on Wednesday's, due to my university schedule - this week was her first full day, and she coped brilliantly! I was worried about her being too hyped up to sleep, but she had a decent 75 minute sleep - I was really happy to hear that!!!!
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?!
My happy little elf!
Christmas day for Gaby will consist of being with me & my family until about 2, at which time she will be going with Stu & his family for the afternoon - I'm sure she'll be spoilt by everyone! Hopefully the day isn't too big for her, but she is at the age now that she can cope a little better with hustle and bustle.
I don't have many Christmas presents for her, but I know that it isn't a huge deal at this age. I am going shopping with Kai on Saturday, and will most likely wind up buying her something else, to add to the three or four toys I have gotten her already, and the pair of pants. Next year I'm going to start buying for her in June, so that she can have a decent amount. I feel a little stink for leaving it so late this year, and not having as much money to spend as I'd like.
Pre-school is still an exciting part of Gaby's week, she absolutely adores the teachers, and the other children. The teachers have all commented on how 'sociable' she is, and that shes 'always so good'... The sociable thing I understand, but being good all the time? Doesn't sound like my precious!
Possibly even more exciting than Christmas on the 25th, is the arrival of Aunty Terri on the 24th! I cannot wait to see Gaby's reaction when she see's her Aunty Terri for the first time in around 2 months. Equally I can't wait to see Aunty Terri's reaction! To be honest, I start crying a little whenever I think about it!
I was playing with Gaby on my bed this morning & found that she has a new tooth! I knew that she had two cutting on the bottom - but in the meantime, one of her top incisors? molars? has cut on the top! No wonder she's been a bit grumpy of late. On top of the new tooth, she has an ear infection, so I'm actually really suprised that she hasn't been more grizzly!!!!
Sometimes I wonder if Gaby has been taken over by the devil. LOL. Not seriously.. but well, she's been SOOOOOOOO challenging lately!!!! At times she has a right little attitude, it worries me a bit that she's already learning how to be grumpy at me!
She is absolutely loving preschool - she doesn't cry when I leave, and when I pick her up she is happy to see me, but doesn't appear to be in a huge rush to leave. The 8 hours a week break seems to be doing me well, I enjoy our time together so much more now. Not that I didn't enjoy it before, but I guess that because I'm somewhat refreshed, I have a bit more get up & go.
We are moving into our own house on Sunday, so it will be interesting to see how Gaby goes with the transition - and not seeing her Nan & Poppa everyday! I hope she isn't too unsettled by all of that.
Her walking has come so far over the past week - she walks pretty much all the time now, and she is getting really fast! I threw shoes into the mix last week, and she is used to them now as well - I imagined it taking her a couple of weeks at least, but nope!!!!!
Sleeping is OKAY at the moment, we still have 2 or 3 nights a week where she wakes up, but luckily a bottle is all it takes to put her back to sleep. The past three mornings she has woken at 6.20am, I guess it could be worse. I tend to be alive enough after 6am...... but pre 6am. No way!
