We have a toddler.
I know technical over 1 is classes as a toddler not a baby, however we feel ariyah is no longer our tiny baby. She will always be our baby but has reached toddle stage.
This is mainly because she is constantly on her feet, she is standing all the time and for ages without touching anything. She can stand herself from sitting position independently. She is even taking steps, the odd one or two between furniture or to reach something she wants if she has stood herself up. However has on a few occasions taken 4+ steps. We noticed if we were watching, get the camera out or praised her. She would stop and sit down. Sometimes laugh or just crawl off like she has not done anything. This led to us not taking any notice or secreatly watching her but not giving her that attention. Then she will take steps because there is no pressure. She hates the attention or praise so hopefully by not acknowledging when she does it, she may just walk.
We know she can walk it is just all confidence now, once she learns if she falls she gets back up she be off. Also that she safe and we wouldn't let her hurt herself. She does walk down the road, in Park or anywhere really holding just one finger. I have even held slightly under one elbow or her clothes where she will walk independently without knowing.
So walking and stepping is the hug milestone this month plus learning lots of other things and just getting clever. She climbs the stairs as well. She does it very easily and quickly now, as well as trying to climb everything else. She started to get up and stand on her little chair. Another funny thing is she crawles under her little table, lays under it sometimes but just likes crawling in and out.
She is more presistant, independent and funny everyday. She waves and say hi to everyone, which is her new thing as we walk around she smiles waveing and gets everyone walking by to say hello to her. She very friendly with people and getting used to being around people again which is amazing.
We have met a few parents with little ones who we meet regularly, they are so lovely and accepting of our unique family too. They been very supporting and we all became a close group. It is amazing too as it gives ariyah lots of friends. They are a few months younger but she loves them. Especially one little boy, who she is so gentle with. She stokes him while saying baby, and gives him toys. It just melts our hearts to see. I hope that as they all grow they remain friends as do we with the parents.
Another main thing is that ariyah is talking!!! Full responding to us and just so chatty. If we ask her something she say yes or no, making clear choices of what she wants. I have lost count on words she can say. But bath seems to be her latest one. She loves the bath and water. She says nana alot too. She just chats all the time but actual words, like coping everything we say. She also showing her cheekiness too by say nope. She said to Ben the other day 'No' when he said it is time for nap. Then she goes no nap, nope. Haha. She also say 'did it' a alot when she done something like climbing, grabbing something ect...
She is a also signing more too, she signs and says milk and is starting to indicate for food as she signs milk but says yumm. So we are trying to teach her to sign food. She signs more and finished (all done). She can recognise others like wait, or drink.
Her sleep well.... It is not as bad as it was, she has good and bad nights. Since she is teething, snotty and doing more so napping less. It can play a role wether she is unsettled or sleeps, well depending on that day. Most of the time she has generally been very good. She does Naps twice a day now and can fall asleep without a bottle. Going down for bed at around 6:30/7, but still waking early more often then not, before half 6. Hopefully she settles more as she gets older, when her reflux truly settles and these teeth come through. One thing with her sleep which has really help was giving her a duvet and pillow. Before we are critised she is 5 weeks away from 1, she is well advanced and can easily pull covers off her at night. We choose to do this early, while being safe by testing it out first when she napped. Then early bedtime, so we could keep a close eye. Where it is now starting to get cold, we are having to put her in sleep suits again. Furthermore with her little blankets she would kick them off and it would wake her up, as she likes being tucked in. She also moves so much in her sleep that she ended up all over the place. This included banging her head or getting limbs caught in the bars. Now with the pillow and duvet she stays in one place (mostly) all tucked in. The pillow helps her not to bang her head as well as relieving her reflux. It definitely has helped her sleep better.
We have started to taking her out more as things are easing and opening back up. Like to the park where she loves the swing, she crys if she is taken off. Also we been able to take her to other baby groups now which is great because she getting older, more sociable and aware of the world around her. She was in lockdown most of her young life so we want to do as much as possible. I have taken her to baby ballet. She seemed to enjoy it, standing and dancing. Playing with the ribbons and props. It is hard because we still have to follow social distancing, where each parent and baby is given there own props with a mat, that we have to stay on. Ariyah just wants to see everyone and crawl around. So it is a challenge but she is loving it, following in her daddies footsteps of dancing. Ben is going to take her football when she is bit older as he has put her on the waiting list. He does take her to a sensory group one in the park where they do different themes and stuff each weeks, like bubbles, sensory bottles ect... Next Monday she starts a music session.
She getting bored of toys really, she does not play and has been really interned in the animale figures we got. Along with the the my first building bricks. She presses the buttons on toys and likes pushing the balls through the hole and down the slope on one of her big activity ones. She is starting to be interested in books as she does sit and turn the pages, touching and looking at them. But enjoys pulling them off the shelf more.
I have gone back to work, which is why it's more important that she has got groups to go and Ben's got other parents to talk to and thing to do with her. It very weird after so long off work. It has been since December, when I had surgery, then lockdown. I miss them so much when I am at work but I am kept busy and get to spend weekends, evenings and holidays with them both. It is hard but I'm sure I will get used to it in time. Never be easy being away, missing things and more developments as she grows up.
She has got more teeth again. I feel like her teething is never ending. This time it's two back ones at the bottom. She has been really ill, snotty and irritable lately which we think plays a role in her teething. But now she is able to eat so much, and has just slightly chopped or broke food. Most things she eat whole now like blueberries or chips. She enjoying proper sandwhich, pasta, fruit and veg as usual. She now gone out to eat a few times and will eat a whole kids portion. Brocoli and fruit like rasberry and blueberry are still her favourite. She loving yogurt at the moment dairy free of course. She has eaten peas now in foods yet to try again on their own which we should do. But other then bananas she will eat anything. She eats herself and drink water or flavoured water from a straw bottle by herself.
So over all very healthy and happy girl, growing up, doing a amazing and making her daddies proud.
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