Dearest Isabelle
Wow your previous post garnered quite many views as well as a few lovely comments. Mummy thinks you should write soon! Meanwhile, here is another "Dear Isabelle" post because we like to be nostalgic and record stuff down. Both mummy and daddy think you have recently gone through a growth spurt - both physically and mentally. It's like one day you woke up and decided to grow up and be all responsive to us when we talk to you, you start pointing and making noises in your cute baby language. You are starting to tell us your likes and dislikes young lady!
Head, shoulders, knees and toes...
Ok, not quite the entire drill but baby, you know where your head is! Little things like this that make our hearts swell with pride lol
We love to go "Where is your head Isabelle??" and you always smile and touch your head. We can do this many times and you don't get tired haha
Of course, we then try to incorporate nose, eyes, mouth but you only like to point at your head. It's ok, baby steps! One day you will be able to point to us where your wriggly toes are too.
You are definitely more responsive and can understand certain things. You love to point at stuff to bring to our attention. You love to point at your baby snacks and hurry us to open for you. You point at the birds when they fly past the garden. You point to mummy when your muslin cloth is on the floor outside your cot bed.
The other morning we both had an early start to the day at 6am and mummy brought you downstairs for some breakfast. In between mouthfuls of oats, I asked if you want some water, and asked where your water bottle is. Instinctively you turned your head to where it was, and crawled over to take it. Mummy was pretty impressed!
You are talking loads too. We find it so adorable although of course, mostly we have no idea what you are babbling about. The other day I heard you saying "No, baby" and I had to chuckle. This phrase came from mummy because most of what you try to pull in the kitchen are out of bounds and so I always tell you "no, baby..." and you copy mummy! Sometimes while playing you would mutter "no, baby" under your breath. Isn't that the cutest? Your latest word "Aiya". So Singlish lah. And you are so tickled by "aiya" that you kept giggling and laughing the other night.
Daddy has been training you on certain things, such as kicking a ball which we think you do very well, kudos to chunky feet.
Your attention span on Little Baby Bum (your fav nursery rhymes) seems to have waned a little these days. We play it for you but you no longer sit there and watch with bated breath, in stoney silence. You love to move about, touch things, play with things, and look up at the TV once in a while. Are you outgrowing nursery rhymes now Isabelle?
These past two days, you seem to discover giving kisses. You open your mouth and move your lips towards my cheeks repeatedly - so sweet, baby girl. Daddy was jealous and immediately stuck his cheeks towards you and you kissed him back, much to his delight.
These few days we suspect you are teething and so have been having a bit of diarrhoea but you ain't letting that affect your sleep. Well done Isabelle for plodding through the pain.
We are midway through our weekly Baby Sing and Sign class and both of us are enjoying it so much. I value our quality time together each week, and love spending time after class with our friends Indie-Monroe and Amelie. You girls are the most adorable lot. And you, like what aunt Becky calls you, are like a little magpie. You keep polishing off their food for them. You don't mind eating up whatever they don't want anymore on the table. Last week, both you and Amelie finished half of my ham and cheese toastie!
Last and the greatest development at 14 months - you took your first steps! Hurray, well done baby girl! You took your first steps about two weeks ago, when mummy brought you to buy your first proper pair of shoes. You were cautious and not confident, but once you mustered enough courage, you started walking towards mummy. Mummy squealed in delight and did a happy dance. It's so nice to witness all your developments baby girl. I wish time would slow down because you are truly a toddler now.
Hugs and kisses,
mummy & daddy
Wow your previous post garnered quite many views as well as a few lovely comments. Mummy thinks you should write soon! Meanwhile, here is another "Dear Isabelle" post because we like to be nostalgic and record stuff down. Both mummy and daddy think you have recently gone through a growth spurt - both physically and mentally. It's like one day you woke up and decided to grow up and be all responsive to us when we talk to you, you start pointing and making noises in your cute baby language. You are starting to tell us your likes and dislikes young lady!
Development at 14 months
Head, shoulders, knees and toes...
Ok, not quite the entire drill but baby, you know where your head is! Little things like this that make our hearts swell with pride lol
We love to go "Where is your head Isabelle??" and you always smile and touch your head. We can do this many times and you don't get tired haha
Of course, we then try to incorporate nose, eyes, mouth but you only like to point at your head. It's ok, baby steps! One day you will be able to point to us where your wriggly toes are too.
You are definitely more responsive and can understand certain things. You love to point at stuff to bring to our attention. You love to point at your baby snacks and hurry us to open for you. You point at the birds when they fly past the garden. You point to mummy when your muslin cloth is on the floor outside your cot bed.
The other morning we both had an early start to the day at 6am and mummy brought you downstairs for some breakfast. In between mouthfuls of oats, I asked if you want some water, and asked where your water bottle is. Instinctively you turned your head to where it was, and crawled over to take it. Mummy was pretty impressed!
You are talking loads too. We find it so adorable although of course, mostly we have no idea what you are babbling about. The other day I heard you saying "No, baby" and I had to chuckle. This phrase came from mummy because most of what you try to pull in the kitchen are out of bounds and so I always tell you "no, baby..." and you copy mummy! Sometimes while playing you would mutter "no, baby" under your breath. Isn't that the cutest? Your latest word "Aiya". So Singlish lah. And you are so tickled by "aiya" that you kept giggling and laughing the other night.
Daddy has been training you on certain things, such as kicking a ball which we think you do very well, kudos to chunky feet.
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| Your first kids meal in a cafe |
Your attention span on Little Baby Bum (your fav nursery rhymes) seems to have waned a little these days. We play it for you but you no longer sit there and watch with bated breath, in stoney silence. You love to move about, touch things, play with things, and look up at the TV once in a while. Are you outgrowing nursery rhymes now Isabelle?
These past two days, you seem to discover giving kisses. You open your mouth and move your lips towards my cheeks repeatedly - so sweet, baby girl. Daddy was jealous and immediately stuck his cheeks towards you and you kissed him back, much to his delight.
These few days we suspect you are teething and so have been having a bit of diarrhoea but you ain't letting that affect your sleep. Well done Isabelle for plodding through the pain.
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| Hanging out at the new IKEA after class last Wednesday |
Last and the greatest development at 14 months - you took your first steps! Hurray, well done baby girl! You took your first steps about two weeks ago, when mummy brought you to buy your first proper pair of shoes. You were cautious and not confident, but once you mustered enough courage, you started walking towards mummy. Mummy squealed in delight and did a happy dance. It's so nice to witness all your developments baby girl. I wish time would slow down because you are truly a toddler now.
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| Getting your feet measured |
Hugs and kisses,
mummy & daddy
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