Can you believe that it’s time for an update already because I can’t! So what has happened in the last three months of Little A’s life?
Teething
We have molars! Not one, not two but three and a few more teeth as well! If I say that it’s been horrendous, I’d be lying, yes she’s been in discomfort and pain, yes it’s effected her sleep but comparing it to other months it’s been alright.
Breastfeeding
We are still going strong in this department! I’m super proud of myself as well as Little A as I had no idea we would last this long considering how our journey began. I don’t have plans of weaning her, if she wants to continue to breastfeed beyond 2 years then I’m happy with it.
She has really become vocal when she wants milk from me especially at bedtime, she says ‘dudu’ which means milk in Urdu in the most cutest voice ever!
Currently, I’m feeding her morning and bedtime, sometimes at night if she’s unwell (we’ve had to deal with two colds, ugh!) or is inconsolable.
Sleep
In my previous update, I mentioned how I’ve ended up spoiling myself by bringing her into bed with me and so that had continued for a further three months as she just would not tolerate the cot, despite it being right next to me.
It had reached to a point that I made a firm decision to pack away the cot which we did last weekend but once it was packed away, I just felt so weird, can’t really explain this feeling but I didn’t feel right.
So it’s back up! Currently, as I write this, Little A is fast asleep in her cot. How did this miracle happen? Well, we’ve turned it into a ‘next to me’ by taking away one side. She now has her own space but at the same time she doesn’t feel like she’s in prison anymore.
Speech
We really have to watch our mouths now because Little A has turned into a parrot! An example being, she came into the bathroom this morning and I said ‘Go out please’ and what did she do? Started shouting at the top of her voice ‘out! Out! Out!’ and laughing at the same time.
She’s also started to put things into more perspective now with sentences that having meaning now. Sometimes we can’t believe she’s said something as it comes as a shock to us as we didn’t teach her that! Just shows she’s picking up everything.
We are still going well in the bilingualism subject! She’s still picking up both English and Urdu at the same time without any hesitation.
Milestones
I won’t mention her speech again but other than that she’s taken a leap in her counting. It’s no longer 1 to 5 it is now 1, 2, 3, sometimes 4, 9 and 10 – goodbye to the numbers in between, you’re not welcomed here!
Moving on, I am trying to teach her the alphabet and so far we’ve successfully had ‘a, b and c’ but it all just depends on her mood.
She’s also started to sing, she use to before but her ‘twinkle twinkle little star’ is becoming a little clearer now or if I would start off she’d continue with ‘how I wonder…’.
But one of the biggest milestones we hit was venturing out into the big wide world without the pram! It was only to the Sainsbury’s round the corner but it felt like a major step taking Little A without the pram and her walking to the shop! She was such a star although she did rearrange the bottom shelves in Sainsbury’s though but I’m sure they didn’t mind!
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As she’s growing older and more aware of her surroundings, Little A, has indeed become more demanding and vocalised whether that’s through speech or via her body language of what she likes and doesn’t like.
Yes, that means we have had our fair share of tantrums too – it’s all a part of the toddler territory, I guess.
But she is the most affectionate and I just love those moments when she just wants to lay her head in my lap.
So that’s it! I could go on and on and on as I think you’ve probably already gathered. I just cannot believe that the next time I will be writing an update, it’ll be her 2 year update!
Aww Little A is so sweet! It is lovely to read about her progress. It did make me laugh when I read she rearranged the bottom shelves in Sainsbury’s, he he so funny! It's adorable that she has started to sing too! Lovely post Soffy, thank you for sharing! <3 xx
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