Baby is almost 18 months old and one of the best things for me about this age, is her emerging personality. It seems every day, she has an increasing ability to carry out tasks. The first time I asked her to do something and she did it, it was a real shock! After months of having a totally dependent baby, it takes some adjusting when this baby turns into a little person.
I think the first thing she did, was simply to put an object in a certain place when asked. I felt a strange sense of pride. As the weeks have gone on, we have got into a little groove of Baby being Mummy’s little helper. If I am wiping something up with kitchen roll, she will take a piece and help me. Occasionally she will wet wipe my face, while I am trying to do hers, and she loves brushing my hair.
Every morning I carry her downstairs and she helps me by carrying her milk bag. Once downstairs, my first job is to move the dog beds out of the living room, where Baby and I spend most of the day. Baby watched me doing this for a while and now helps me every day. Bless her, one of the beds is bigger than she is! She drags them across the living room and tries to throw them into the kitchen.
Please excuse the slight blurs, she works very quickly!
She also helps by insisting that she carry’s one of our bags, when we are out for the day. The only issue can be getting the bag back off her! Very helpful nevertheless.
As with so many parenting experiences, it is very bittersweet. It is so lovely that she is learning and gaining the ability to interact more, but sad that she isn’t our little baby anymore. Our baby days as a family are over, something which we won’t experience again.
Despite this, I love that every day we are building our relationship and I adore how proud she look when she achieves even the smallest of tasks.
I am linking up with the following fabulous bloggers and their lovely linkys.
Katie from Mummy Daddy Me for #OrdinaryMoments
Jaime at The Olivers’ Madhouse for #MagicMoments 
Charly at Podcast Dove for #What’sTheStory 
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It is sad when they aren’t a baby anymore, knowing you’ll never get those moments back and trying to make sure you will remember them. The best thing is the milestones, they never seem to stop from first drawing to first day at school. I love the pictures of her holding her bags, so grown up. Thank you for linking up to #magicmoments.
Aw look at her with the little love heart bag, so cute x
It’s so lovely when they begin turning into little people. Wait until she begins talking. There is something so wonderful and amazing about having a conversation with your child. #whatsthestory
Awww she is such a sweetie!! Bless her!! I am having the opposite with my almost 12 yr old at the moment!! It is a mission to get her to do anything to help lol! Aww enjoy xxx
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Thank huni, she is very helpful at the moment, it may not last! 😉 xx
It’s great to see her developing her own little personality. It’s difficult at time to see them grow up to so fast but it’s so great to be the ones helping them find their feet in the world. Popping in from Magic Moments.
Love that! Great idea to get them to be helpful from a young age 😀 although I do think some are maybe more inclined that way than others… 🙂
I love having a little helper around, even if it does mean sometimes jobs take a little longer 🙂
I love her little bag, I can remember my daughter loving to help out around the house, Its one of my lasting memories watching her trying to peg out the washing whilst balancing on her Wendy house……..
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yikes! x
It is lovely that she is so keen to help. I remember my boys running around with toy hoovers so that I didn’t have to do it. x
Cracking up at your pictures and remembering when my little one first went through that stage.
Now i make her do lots of things for me, like pass me the remote, fetch the phone etc!!! Ha Ha xx
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Ha ha! Perfect a little PA xx
How cute are your pictures .x
Baby looks like superwoman in that first set of pictures! A shame to say goodbye to the baby days, but at least you have an extra pair of hands to help you now….
My two have never been interested in helping out but are experts at making a mess!
Aw, it’s wonderful when they want to help out. She looks very cute dragging the dogs bed! #WhatstheStory
What a cutie! Each age and stage is so precious. i wish I could video my children’s entire lives so I remember it all!
Aww bless, she looks like a great little helper!
She is better at helping than my lot lol
I love this stage and their emerging personalities. In my mind it just continues to get better!
What an adorable sweetie 🙂 that is so lovely the way she is helping you, in that age now where everything mum and dad do are exciting 🙂
she’s so lovely! and it’s the perfect age to start getting them to help out isn’t it
It is such a cute age isn’t it? While I do miss the newborn days, I love these toddler days where they learn more each day. Baby is adorable and what a good little helper she is! x
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Thanks hun, she is such a good helper x
SHe looks like a great little helper, they loved being involved in the day to day stuff don’t they. Harness it while you can 😉 Zx
Oh, she’s flipping adorable x
Love her trying to help with the dog beds, so adorable!
Your baby is so cute and very sweet. She is a perfect little helper.
Aw she looks so cute holding the bag! A very good little helper!