Everything is NO

Daddy and I took this recently on our way home from work/daycare...Gabriella you had us in stitches!

BFF

Gabriella, you are 16 months and while you love Frankie and she is your best friend, you are both going through a tantrum stage and refuse to share toys! But despite that, you love been at her house (your home away from home) and we decided to put you in matching big girl pyjamas.

The last few months

Daddy and I agree, the last few months have flown by and Bubba G is blossoming into a fun toddler. She has absolutely grasped both languages and understands pretty much everything we say. Whether in spanish or english, Bubba G knows what we are saying. When asked, she can point to her eyes, mouth, head and nose :). Starting to really communicate with us now and its great to see. For example, if she is hungry around dinner time, Bubba G will pull out her plate from the cupboard and point to the pantry, and when I ask her if she wants her dinner she says "ya".

Here are some photos of the last few months.....

Life as a one year old

We are having so much fun with our little girl at the moment.  She has developed in leaps and bounds in the last month or so.  She is fully immersed into life at day care three days a week while I go to work, and in the last week hasn't cried when I drop her off (Massive achievement!).  Life at day care consists of a very structure routine which I love....and they do lots of singing, reading books, painting, drawing and of course playing outside which Bubba G loves.  We have been very impressed with the fact that she now says "Oh Oh..." when she drops something or falls over and is learning the hand actions to twinkle twinkle little star and the itsy bitsy spider.  And not to mention the fact that she insist on feeding herself at all meal times so dinners at our place are very messy at the moment!

Reading books to her are becoming much more fun too as she can actually sit through about two or three pages before getting bored. Her favourite book at the moment is the "Gruffalo"but a few months back it was "Hairy Maclary".

Her absolute favourite thing to do at the moment though is to DANCE! she loves loves loves to dance.  If given the opportunity, the girl will dance to anything.  Although her favourite song to dance to right now is "Jail house rock" by Elvis Presley.

Every Thursday we attend rhyme time at the local book shop and it is the best half hour of the week with her.  No need to say more about this, you just need to watch the video below!

We are walking!

Well after a month of hard work our baby girl is now well and truly walking! It started just before her first birthday when we were playing with Daddy and she took a couple of steps by herself. And now just a month later she wants to walk EVERYWHERE!

Well done my angel...xxx

Loves to dance

Nearly 13 months old and nothing is stopping our little girl! since her birthday she has taken more and more steps each day and now she is virtually walking everywhere and wants everyone and anyone to hold her hand and walk her around.  She is also a lover of anything music....put on some music and this girl moves around like a true latina :)

In this video she is having fun with her uncle Diego....