I'm back with a new name. Can you tell who I am yet? I have missed so much I'm sorry that it's too much to catch up on. We only got the phone back at the end of last week. 4 and a half weeks we were without a phone line. I think we'll be due a little compensation.
Alice is doing well (aha - has the penny dropped now?). I was so sad not to have been on here when all the birthdays were occurring.
Now Alice is 13 months old She's still a bottom-shuffler. She occasionally gets on her hands and knees or hands and feet but doesn't know what to do then. At least she weight bears now so that's one less worry. I see her on one knee and one foot and it looks like she may try to stand up sometime soon. We'll see.
She's becoming ever so vocal but still her only distiguishable word is "Look" She's still mostly very contended but when she's not happy you know about it. I would say this little girl will show her emotions for all to see.
When last she was measured she was 91st% for height! Some of the clothes which fit my eldest daughter last winter will fit Alice this winter. DD1 is the opposite end of the spectrum and rather petite.
DH and I got 2 nights away last week. We went to Somerset and left the girls with my parents. Alice did well for her first time overnight without me or DH. She's easily amused and settled.
She settled in with a childminder at the beginning of last month with no fuss at all. I found a great CM. 2 X mornings per week, at the same time as dd1 being in pre-school, Alice goes to the childminder whilst I come home and study. The CM works p/t at a nursery so is qualified and knows all her birth to 3 stuff already. She has an older dd at school. lic eis her only mindee at the moment and so Alice gets from the CM 2X4 hours of attention completely focused on her. She certainly doesn't get that at home. I'm so happy that it is working out well.
I hope everyone is well. I hope to catch up a little and be back to regular posting.