BABY BOOK NOTES - April 2006

You are 9 mths old

This month you were still as active as ever. Standing is your big thing now and you stand on your own for long periods of time. You have learnt to use your walker and push it around. If something is in your way you keep banging until it moves or until your walker changes direction. You love to push a nappy box around the house as a walker. You are much more confident on your feet.
You started to wear shoes this month as the weather was starting to cool down. We also tried headbands but you really don’t like them. You only have little feet and wear a size 2 shoe. You had a pair of soft navy shoes and some joggers. The first day out shopping and you lost one of those so the other went in the bin. You like your navy shoes and we wear them every day. We also started to put hats on as the days are much cooler – you don’t mind the hat as long as it does not cover your ears. You also love to play with mummys shoes and jewellery so you are going to be a real girl. You give mummy cuddles and play with whatever necklace I have on. Even lick and suck it so I have the cleanest jewellery in town.
No new words but lots of gabble and using the words you know all the time. Although when you are hungry you always seem to say mamma.
This month you learnt to wave and clap hands. You even started to say bye bye.
You understand when I say clap clap and have a cute toothy smily.
Your first song we learnt to sing together was Twinkle twinkle little star and did the hand movements together. You sang along in your gabble.
You had your first easter and got lots of presents. A dressing gown from nanny and clothes and chocolate. Daddy got the biggest egg of all and it was almost as big as you.
We also went to the ANZAC march. You love being out around people and sitting up in your pram so you can see everything. We always call you the looking girl.

At the end of the month you got your first top tooth. It was a bit sore coming through. You had broncolytis month of the month as well but as always you always still manage a smile. Just a bit grumpy when it all gets too much.