Ten months old and still no teeth! But lots of chewing and biting going on and dribbly chin – I was lucky enough to be a winner in Gumigem’s 10,000 likes FB competition and won this Sunset beauty, put it away for mother’s day and she’s currently chewing away happily in our sling! Its been a lucky few weeks for comping so I’ll give it a rest and let some other lucky folks receive the congratulations emails!!
Today Niff just did me so proud, we had an afternoon of shopping and lunching and she was just a joy to be out with, she always is, honestly most days she doesn’t cry AT ALL! She’s such a blessing, and even more entertaining now she’s crawling and pulling herself up, I keep thinking how do I have a ten month old?! – where has the time gone! So funny seeing her chat to the folks on the bus today, she occasionally looks east me to check its OK, but not in a shy way, she’s so confident and seems very sociable, wary but ready with a smile if she deems you deserving of one! My year off draws to a close soon but we have such a strong bond I know we’ll help each other to make the transition!
Much excitement is afoot in the Niff household as I’ve been selected to be a 2013 Munchkin Mummy! Looking forward to testing fab Munchkin products, blogging about them and hopefully making some new friends!
Any 2012 MMs out there who can give me any tips on what to expect?
Just a quickie fab giveaway at Cloth Nappy Info, share the fluffy love mamas! http://www.clothnappy.info/03-03-2013/mothers-day-giveaway-clothnappy-info/#comment-3027
Fingers crossed!
I’ve surprised myself at how I’m still somehow managing to keep myself groomed despite being a new mother. I remember vividly when she was five days old a friend visited and I grabbed her arm and said you have kids, please tell me you still get to wash your hair! Nine months on I’ve honed my routine, my hair has finally stopped falling out and I even managed to pull off looking kind of ok for a party last weekend. The process of taking care of myself continued with another little treat, another little tattoo, a daisy for my Daisy. I’m pleased with it, its a little tougher than I normally go for but it suits my tough cookie little lady!
Niff’s a-crawling so I haven’t posted for a while! I’m busy baby proofing everything as she’s a one woman whirlwind! Be back soon!
Just a very quick pop on post as it’s a busy day, I’ve started Flylady again and want to get my list for today done before Niff wakes up from her afternoon nap. We made this at baby group, Niffer chose the monkey sticker so we worked around that!
I just heard about heuristic play last week, and treasure boxes too. We’ve just been around the house this morning, snow coming down fast, so I took a few minutes to search for some ideas online. Niff loved the basket, and its contents were so ordinary looking to me, but so interesting to her. She especially liked the rubber icecube mould, the silk scarf and had a good chew on the bristles of the toothbrush! The metal spoon was clearly preferred over the plastic and the weird bath sponge was just thrown! It was a really nice way to spend a morning, I had a cuppa and just observed. Heuristic play is about sitting back and letting them explore objects, work out for themselves what they do, or don’t do, and it kept her happy for a good hour!
This is a Blog Hop!
I don’t know what I’d do without my local Children’s Centre, we use their free activities a lot and both supergirl and I have benefitted hugely. I pitched on up with my four week old, sleep deprived, worried sick about my mothering skills and looking for a shoulder to cry on. I found a warm environment, a key worker who cares and sympathetic ears all round. Going along has helped me see my fears are normal, I can ask for advice, and Niff LOVES it! She is so sociable, recognises songs and actions and is learning to try lots of exciting things.
This week was a messy session, glitter and fake snow, she just chilled out when she got into that snowy bath, relaxed her furrowed brow and looked at her sparkly hands for half an hour straight! I’m a worrier, would she eat the snow, is it safe, will it stain? The group leader had the right attitude, she may have a glittery poo but its harmless and fun…and it was!
I love to see what the other babies are wearing as I’ve been told I have an interesting taste in baby clothes, but I favour Frugi trousers and Tiny Nipper leggings because they accommodate a big cloth nappy bum! The blue trousers just seen are fab Frugi’s, the Daisy Duck top a gift as that’s our girl’s middle name (Daisy, not Duck).
I also favour comfort over matchy matchy so she always wears clashing pippi longstocking socks!
And finally, we featured in Mother and Baby this month talking about cloth nappies! A lovely thing for Niffer’s memory box!
How do I have a nine month old? I only brought her home two minutes ago, that kid melts my heart, this morning she woke me up by licking my eyeball and then giving me this gummy grin, delighted with herself! On the one hand I can’t wait to see what she’ll do next, on the other I’d like time to stop still whilst I give her cuddles while she still wants them!
