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Gaby was in a very crazy mood earlier this morning! Everything she did made her laugh - and made ME laugh. She kept climbing on me, kissing me, squealing, pulling clothes off the chair - to name but a few things. Toward the end of her little crazy-girl-mood, it was getting a bit old, possibly because I was trying to tidy the lounge, and she was making it near impossible! It reminded me a lot of Terri when she used to get hyper on Brown Sugar. Note to self: Gaby is no longer eating Porridge with Poppa.
her new favourite accesory - Kai's hat!
The little poppet continues to amaze me more and more each day. The last week she's REALLY become a little person, as opposed to a baby or infant - when she talks in her little protolangauge, you can tell that she's having a real 'conversation', and what she is saying has meaning. New words this week include 'light' and 'Gaby', along with 'biscuit' and 'baby'... What next? Every word I say she seems to try and copy, so I'm making an effort to be a bit more careful with my choice of language I am using, and also to use language properly. Y'know speak real proper like.
"Yes Mummy, I'm sound asleep"
... a photo taken when Gaby was meant to be asleep in bed last night
(it looks like the light is on, but that's the flash)
Gaby helped me unpack the groceries today! It was pretty dang cute - even if it took about 10x as long as it usually would have! She got all the cans out, one by one & handed them to me, then the packets, boxes & stuff for the fridge. Very adorable! I wonder if she can just go and do the groceries by herself next time?
This weekend is Gaby's first easter where she'll be able to delight in all of the chocolatey benefits of the holiday! I bought her a hollow egg last week - but of course I got in a grump and slammed the bag containing the egg on the ground. Oops. One smashed egg! I got her a hollow Cadbury egg today, and was very careful with it, and now it is stashed in the top of my pantry, awaiting... hmm, whatever day you're meant to eat easter eggs on!
Today Gaby is playing with her friend Josh, while I go out - Serena is being fabulous and watching her again. Hopefully they won't get into too much mischief! I have put Gaby to bed so that she won't need a nap this afternoon - and fingers crossed, won't be tooooo grizzly for Serena! It's so cute seeing Gaby & Josh playing together, especially now that they are old enough to interact with one another.
Gaby has made it pretty clear that she knows when she's going to do wee's or poo's.... Mum has mentioned a few times that perhaps now is the time to start thinking about potty training my little Gablet, and I think she's right.
Obviously 16 1/2 months is still pretty young to be starting the potty training, so I think I will go into it more as potty-getting-used-to for a start. I will try and get her to sit on the toilet daily - but if she doesn't want to, I will follow her lead and leave it for awhile. I don't expect her to do anything in the potty at this age or stage, but if she does, it'll certainly be met by lots of praise & excitement!
Potty training seems to be a big milestone to me - the milestone that makes her more child than baby. I don't want my baby to grow up! But, it is also really exciting! All these milestones seem to creep up on me really fast, but before I know it... another milestone has passed!
We go to HK in under 3 weeks now, and I am still feeling pretty apprehensive bout the flying aspect of the trip - but really, it is only 12 hours out of our trip (well 24 there and back), so if the experience is bad, so be it.. Her passport arrived yesterday morning which was very exciting - she seems too little to have a passport for international travel!
busted doing something naughty!
stealing my phone
....while I'm cleaning up one of her messes!
She seems to be laughing at me constantly - in a cheeky way which I know means she is plotting against me. It's a pity it's so bloody adorable!!! I can't help but laugh at her, which doesn't help the matter at all - only serves to encourage her. Trust me, if I could keep a straight face and be stern - I would!!!!!!!
Dancing seems to be one of her favourite things to do as well. She will stand there, rocking side to side, clapping her hands, wiggling her fingers around, sometimes moving her head side to side, crouching down & then standing up. Beautiful - it's just beautiful (and cute) to watch! Her favourite song at the moment seems to be 'Don't Stop The Music' by Rhianna, and 'Bleeding Love' by Leona Lewis. They must do dancing a bit at preschool I think - either that or she's naturally a musical little monkey!!!
Josh & Gaby - the terrible two!
The latest 'milestone' Gaby has reached, is letting me know when she wants her nappy changed! So I'm thinking that we'll start introducing the potty into her routine soon. She starts tugging at her nappy & looking at me as if to say "ew, this is so gross", sometimes she'll even go into her room to try & get a nappy. Very precious. She had a bit of nasty nappy rash last week, but it seems to have gone now. I think it was related to a lot of fruit she'd been eating - particularly Pineapple - I know that can make little one's bums a bit sore. Gaby had her first day of preschool yesterday, with me at Uni - I was a little worried that she wouldn't cope with it for some reason - which is silly, because she's been going since November! I guess there was just more stress on me, so I presumed anything that could go wrong, would! Makes sense I think...
16 months ago today...
.. the baby has grown...
... the love has grown...
Gaby is looking forward to her Aunty Terri looking after her for 1 or 2 nights in March!!!!! How exciting for both of them. Gaby is going for her first proper meal out with her Aunty - I hear that chicken nuggets are on the menu!!!!
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!!!!
her new favourite accesory - Kai's hat!
"Yes Mummy, I'm sound asleep"
