Today our little girl turns 16 months old, she is no longer my little baby, but an inquisitive, all action toddler.
So this month, her walking has turned to running and occasionally her version of skipping, which is really cute. She is very confident on her feet and can ‘do’ stairs! She adores other children and will often sit mesmerised by a child she has spotted, when we are out and about. When playing with her little friends she is so friendly and loves to cuddle, kiss and pat them.
Her diet has improved this month and although breakfast can be a little hit and miss, she is much better at eating a proper meal in the evenings (even if it is only half a toddler sized meal).
She adores being outside and will spend ages playing with her water table in the garden. However, she has got much more interested in the television this month and loves Doc McStuffins, Sheriff Callie, Jake & the Neverland Pirates and Sophia the First! Cue Mr Hubby and I constantly humming the tunes from these shows. She adores dancing and will dance around the living room while watching the TV. She also dances in her pushchair if there are songs on in shops.
July has seen her turn a corner regarding her fear of the bath. She now adores it and it seems that it is the highlight of her day. Although she is petrified of a wind up bath toy we brought her, which has now been banished! (it can’t even be in the room!).
Swimming is her first love and she has now moved to the toddler class. Confidently jumping off the side or off a float. Happily going under water, she keeps on surprising me each week with how much her confidence has improved. I love taking her swimming and watching her have such an amazing time. She has a real ‘thing’ for water in general now, even if it is just putting her hands under a running tap, she loves it!
Her confidence is quite surprising. She will happily wander up to a stranger and try to talk to them, she might even take them by the finger and try to lead them around. She will think nothing of going off and sitting on another mums knee, if we are at a toddler group or even a picnic in the park!
Her favourite word seems to be ‘Duck’ which she pronounces ‘uck’, she doesn’t seem to bother with the beginning of some of her words. She also say ‘oof’ when she sees a dog. We have also added a new impression to her repertoire, a Lion! Which is super cute.
She still has three bottles a day, morning, 3pm and bedtime. She doesn’t always drink all of them, but I am sure she will tell me when she wants to drop the 3pm one. At the moment I am glad that it slows her down a bit while she is drinking it, as she literally never stops.
She loves climbing and is a bit of a daredevil, occasionally heart in the mouth stuff. She can be challenging; doing nappy changes is mostly a nightmare, as she wants to be on the go and resents any hindrance to this. She can be naughty when testing her boundaries, she constantly tries to touch, hit or pat my laptop even though she is told no. Hands will go in drinks, if they are not put up high enough. I think her naughty moments are frustration, as she gabbles away desperatey trying to tell us things and, as yet, we can’t understand most of what she says.
For the most part, she is incredible company. She brings such a joy and a light into our lives and I am grateful every day that our dreams came true.
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What a lovely post – doesnt it fly by – my ‘baby’ is three in a fortnight – have no idea where the time went!
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Thank you hun. It speeds by so fast x
I love that age. Before the terrible twos (although in our house it was always terrible threes!) and when everything is brand new and super exciting! Lovely post!
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Oh we have our moments already! Thank you x
I can not believe how quickly baby has grown! I have loved reading about her journey of growing, I have especially enjoyed reading all her swimming adventures!
Max adores Jake & the Neverland Pirates and at the present moment he adores the Lego Duplo sets!
I am looking forward to reading more of baby’s journey!
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Thank you so much hun, it is very kind of you to say x
Lovely post and happy 16th months for baby! Time passes so quick we don’t even realise 🙂
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Thank you so much x
Time flies, doesn’t it? I’m glad to hear that she is eating a bit better. My daughter also loves being a ‘lion’. We have lots of, “Roars” from her!
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It does go really fast. Bless it’s so cute isn’t it x
What a beautiful picture – Happy 16th months Baby! x
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Thank you hun! x
Aww how lovely! The daredevil stuff reminds me of my toddler…I literally have a mini heart attack on a daily basis with her climbing!
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Thanks! She is crazy, we had a fall today, I couldn’t grab her in time x
She is growing up so fast! I love hearing about her progress in swimming 🙂 She’s doing so well!
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Thank you so much x
Ah lovely – a good age and the next bit is one of the best I think. I’m looking forward to going through it all over again!
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Thanks, it is a fun time x
Dare devils are great fun and she is super cute
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Thanks a lot x
What a cutie! That move from baby to toddler is a big one – even in swimming terms! What a fantastic journal of your little one growing up!
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Thank you. That is kind of you to say x
What a lovely idea to chart her progress. It’s nice that she is so confident.
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Thank you x
What a cute little girls she is! They do grow so fast. It’s good to keep a record of everything, that way you’ll have these precious memories forever!
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Thank you. That’s the plan x
My little one is only a few days younger and they sound so alike! Abby had a fear of the bath for such a long time but over the last few weeks she’s been slowly getting over it!
It’s scary how fast it has gone and it seems two minutes ago that she was born. Happy 16 months birthday!!
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Thanks! It is so weird how they have both got over their fear, but brilliant! x
Awww! She is adorable – right at the perfect age too!x
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Thanks! The perfect age to cause trouble 😉 x
This all sounds so familiar. My daughter is coming up to 18 months and full of energy too. She doesn’t stop, is a constant source of amusement and a magnet for danger! Lovely update. Thanks for sharing x
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Thank you, they are hilarious handfuls! X
That just brought back some amazing memories! They are such a handful at that age. Every moment is an adventure.
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She certainly is x
Oh she is gorgeous! doesn’t time fly! x
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It does! Thank you x
What a lovely post. Amazing how quickly they grow. My LO is just 5 months old so this is a great glimpse into the future and the fun to come 🙂
How gorgeous is this wee button and how fast she is growing up! We had similar issues with the bath a few months ago and she eventually got over it. I think they all go through those wee phases of insecurity. Lovely post hun and thanks so much for linking up with #MMWBH xx
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Thanks hun! I am glad Annabelle is back to being a water baby xx
Hello beautiful!
She is such a little darling.
A bit longer and she will start breaking boys hearts.
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Thank you hun. Never if Mr Hubby has his way x