It is time to think about our week and link up with the lovely Jocelyn from The Reading Residence, to share my Word of the Week #WotW
This week my word is
Tomorrow Baby is seventeen months old. Our little girl is almost a year and a half old. No longer a baby, but a live-wire who is full of personality.
This month has been quite tough at times, maybe one of the toughest so far in our lives as parents. Baby’s molars are causing her trouble and it is so horrible to see her in pain. We have had tantrums too, lots of them, when she doesn’t get her own way (gets to keep the car keys, that sort of thing).
She is trying lots of new words, although they are not all perfect, she says; Duck, Quack, Mama, Dada, Tickle, Dog, Cat, Car, Tea, Tractor, Tortoise, Archie, Ball, but her understanding far surpasses these words.
She rarely walks anywhere, preferring to run, even on the spot. She will follow her little friend around, just happily trotting behind her, it is very cute.
She doesn’t eat as well as I would like, it can still be a bit hit and miss. This is an area that I am going to try and improve this coming month.
Her sleep has been very disrupted recently and she has rarely slept through the night (which she was pretty much always doing last month). We have had up to three wakings a night, which I think is all tooth related.
She loves it when we read to her and really enjoys putting things away and then getting them back out again! She does like to take things she shouldn’t have. She is quite the pick pocket and can take my phone out of my pocket without me noticing. She takes the remote control and wanders off with it behind her back and will think nothing of raiding people’s bags, when we are at toddler groups! Ooops! Hopefully she will stop that before it gets awkward!
She has a very determined nature and a strong will. She really does not like to give in, which is fun sometimes….
However, she is bright and funny. With such a kind, caring nature and the biggest twinkliest smile, that can brighten even the darkest day.
Which word would sum up your week?
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crazy how quick they grow! But it’s lovely seeing them grow into little people and their personalities emerge xx
Hate to say it, but those tantrums will be around for a while longer. But she sounds like a very sweet and funny little girl, and it’s lovely to see how she’s changed. Just keep hold of your car keys!
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🙂 Thanks she is. I have to hide everything! 🙂 x
Aw sounds (mostly) adorable! Molar teething is not much fun – I remember it well with Jessica and can’t say I’m looking forward to repeating it. Good luck with the eating – I used to get very stressed when Jessica was picky but I found the picky phases passed much more quickly if I didn’t react to them. Love your photo of Baby in this post – just gorgeous. Hope you all start getting some more sleep soon x
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Thanks hun, she is a real character and at least life is never boring x
What a beautiful little girl! It’s lovely watching them grow x #WotW
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Thank you so much x
17 months here too, and also in the molar teething stage. It’s horrid isn’t it? But, like you, we are also enjoying the emergence of a proper personality, and I love it! #PoCoLo
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AWFUL! we have molars and the bottom incisors all at the same time, and that is only what I can see. Poor little mite x
What a lovely post, and what an amazing little lady she sounds! It really is incredible to see a personality growing and such a gift to be able nurture them and help them experience the world.
Teething is really evil! We just have the two teeth here, but I think we are getting another at the min. Sleep is on short supply here too, let’s hope we are all due for some lie ins soon!
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Thank you Jenni, that is kind of you. I hope you start to get more sleep soon x
Wow she is a beauty 🙂 11 months here and it is flying by, mine is still nowhere near sleeping through the night and teething is in full swing. Pass the caffeine!
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Thank you so much. I wonder whether you can have caffeine IV 🙂 x
Aww! She sounds such a sweetheart! Gorgeous x
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Thanks hun x
Molar teething is killing us with baby number 1 right now too. As is a newborn thats finding her voice. I’ll let you guess on the word that sums up my week. lol
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I can guess! x
I love the idea of her being a pickpocket! And why do all kids like remote controls?! The tantrums are tough, so I hope they pass by soon – I can totally sympathise! She sounds lovely, full of personality 🙂 Thanks for sharing with #WotW x
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She is so good at it! She has her own remote (a proper old one) but she still knows the difference x
Such a lovely post about Baby Aby! I remember that stage well – the very beginnings of a few (short lived) tantrums, into everything (batten down the hatches 🙂 ) and teething. They are just so blimmin’ gorgeous at that age that you’d forgive them anything. Glad you are enjoying her lighting up your life every day. XX #wotw
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Ah thank you so much. You’re right, once flash of those big blues and she is forgiven anything xx
I love when they start saying a few words, it’s always so adorable listening to them. We’ve been experiencing tantrums lately too 🙁 Hopefully it’ll pass soon.
Happy 17th! Shes always a joy to see in your post. I hope that the pain will be gone soon and she will go back to her old perky self =) #wotw #pocolo
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Thank you so much x
Aww, how lovely. I think around 18 months is such a lovely age.
My little boy was a keen player of car keys too! Little monkeys x
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They grow so fast and I am with you on sleepless nights are so hard to cope with
What a lovely photo – she’s adorable! Hope she’s soon more settled and you can get some good sleep too.
Love how thy alter from baby to toddler but it comes with some stress. She’s such a cutie
What a gorgeous age. Everything is interesting and exciting at 17 months and the language explosion is quite phenomenal. carrying on enjoying every minute.
Gosh I had almost forgotten that when they are little you count all the months and not just the years. This post is gorgeous – you love shines out. Cherish every moment because they really do fly by. Beautiful girl.
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Aw thanks you so much x
She is so cute. Hope the molars pop through soon. She will have a full set of 20 before you know it!
Such a lovely age as they really are discovering their world – and starting to challenge it too. Thank goodness they are so adorable though as those tantrums can be nasty! Lovely post and she sounds perfect!
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Thank you! She is (apart from the shouting! 🙂 ) x
She sounds so lovely – I love all of her energy, what a lot of fun you must all have!
She sounds a lot like my little girl! Great fun 🙂 Hope the teething passes quickly, not a nice stage x #WotW
I hope the teething is relatively quick. It’s horrid when you know it’s causing them pain and discomfort, but there’s little you can do.