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On Monday your turned 16 months old.
This month your world seemed to expand dramatically. You can suddenly name almost all the important people in your life - your grandparents, your cousins, the other little people in our mother's group, some of your aunts and uncles, and your grandparents' cat and dog - and it seems to have made quite a difference to your willingness to further forge your independence from your papa and I.
You and I went up to Sydney the other week to spend some time with one set of your grandparents (the ones with the cat, Freya, and dog, Midnight) and you were in heaven. Not only were there even more people around to read you stories, play games with you and generally dote on your every request, but there were also two animals that you simply could not get enough of. Even now you keep turning to me and saying "Freya, pat" in a hopeful little voice.
Another development this month has been your language. In addition to acquiring many more little sentences, you are have also started to pronounce all of the syllables in most words. I think that this has made it much easier for people other than Papa and I to understand you and as a result you can now convince many more people to do your bidding. This new power seems to please you very much (quite understandably).
If last month was the month of The Wiggles then I would have to say that this one has been the month of Playschool. You have so moved on. The look on your face when the theme music starts and that little bear trots out with his red balloon is just priceless. It is the look of pure happiness. It is amazing how quickly your tastes have changed. While you used to shout of them to continue singing, you are now quite content to sit and listen to the story and watch them do craft activities. At this rate you may be happy to watch The Gruen Transfer with us (or Spicks and Specks with your Papa) within the year...
Your extended attention span has also been evident away from the television. You have really started to engage in quite extended periods of independent play. A favourite place for this is your play kitchen, but you are also very happy in your sandpit, the garden or playing with your wooden animals and blocks. While I do enjoy playing games with you, I must admit that it is very nice to sometimes be able to sit back and watch you entertain yourself (or even to get a little done around the house while you do). I especially love all of the make believe play that you are getting into - pretending to be an animal, cooking with playdough, or putting your 'babies' to bed.
I know that I say this every month, but little one I simply cannot believe how fast you are growing up. You seem like such a big girl now. You are so independent and you can run and jump and even carry on a perfectly comprehensible conversation with me. It simply amazes me.
This month we are heading up north for a little family holiday. Hopefully you will enjoy having lots of fun excursions with Papa and I (and with two of your grandmas when they join us) and spending lots of time playing on the beach.
love mama
xox
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