....and then re-mosaicing because I made a spelling mistake :(
so I thought I'd try my hand at a little sewing project, at least I can spell the name of my own child.
but then that gold ribbon for hanging really confused me. Obviously you sew it inside out so you can't see what it will be like till you make it the right way out, but you should be able to work it out really. Except I can't work things like that out, my brain doesn't work like that, so first the ribbon came out on the wrong side facing inwards and then on the right side facing outwards but angled downwards before I finally got it right.
That's enough about my craft failings time to talk about my favourite tiny person. He's 14 months tomorrow and he has changed a lot recently. Here's how...
Words
By his first birthday in October he could say 3 words. His first word was "quack" followed by "bath" followed by "lola" (the name of our rabbit). He calls all rabbits Lola and when we went to the museum and saw a polar bear he also called that Lola.
Anyway now he attempts many words his favourite is "more" which he says all the time but doesn't fully understand it's meaning. Like we'll just be playing and he'll say "more" and I'll carry him round the room until he points at something, usually the ipod dock, and then he will demand music by just saying "more" he loves to dance all the time.
Cooking
He loves to play cooking with pots and pans. Sometimes I give him uncooked pasta or coloured rice to play with. (I can't take the credit for that idea though my friend Hannah thought of that.)
Teeth
For some reason he loves to brush his teeth (or chew his tooth brush to be precise) he can say "eeth" and every time we go to the bathroom he wants to do it.
Bananas
A couple of weeks ago he became addicted to bananas, which he calls "lalas". He was demanding them in the middle of the night. We had to limit him to 2 a day max, but then suddenly he became not bothered about them again.
Cuddles
He's just started giving cuddly toys a hug and he sleeps with a bear now even if he does sleep a weird way round.
Climbing and Hiding
He still can't really walk but he can climb up the stairs super fast and he has discovered that you can get inside cupboards which he loves.
Walking
He walks very well if he is holding onto something and he can almost run with a walker and just this week he has taken a few unaided steps. So today we went into town to get his first pair of real shoes. I quite resented giving money to Clarks - the company that ruined my teenage years with their reliable but not cool shoes. Luckily I got him these in the half price sale, but the woman suggested I come back in 3 weeks to get his feet measured again. Jog on love.
After getting the shoes I met Dan who had just finished his early shift and we saw a few christmassy things. Getting really excited now. Can't wait to see all our family xx
