Just watching you eating an apple this morning. Your Mama said you had been enjoying it for a long time. You giggled when you saw me. Your Grandad was in the shower at the time. We played making noise and banging the tray. Idea: Maybe I could babysit you from here and your Mama could have a shower. This is probably about the tenth time we have used face time since we arrived here. You are always glad to see us and smile. Sometimes you are coy and put your head down and smile at us. We say Yay and cheer and clap. I showed you my sea star this morning and you thought it was a cracker and asked your Mama for a cracker, please. We talked about "Baby Signing Time" and you made the signs.
One of you front top teeth has erupted (April 5.)
Saw you on face time twice today and also yesterday. You are so busy playing with lego and your stuffed guys. You now say please which is cool. You are so excited to see your Grandad--you smile so big. Today April 15, you put your DaDa's shoes on and walked from the bedroom to the livingroom with no falls. You were also carrying another shoe that belongs to him. You had you feet in the back part of the shoe. Your Mama sent a video for us to enjoy.
On ft, you made the sign for please and then clapped and said Yay. You are taking swimming lessons.
Your Mama has many deadlines with her classes and is feeling a tad stressed at times. I know it will all come together. (And it did!)
We wanted to show some friends how face time works so when we were visiting them, we called you up. When you appeared on the screen, you saw your old Granny and our two friends who you have not seen before. You were slightly concerned and whimpered at us. So you Grandad took over and you were smiling and fun. He is your favourite person to see on Ft. Often if it is only me, you ask for him. You can say Elmo.
Hi Brienne, I haven't been keeping this blog up very well. We have had many sessions on FT since we left Canada. You are so sweet and we love to watch you play. Today is May 31, we chatted with your Mama and you yesterday. You were playing with your ball pit and dog dog and Violet who can sing "Itsy, Bitsy, Spider" which is your current favourite song. Other things you have learned are how to balance on a curb at the park, how to say Hi DaDA and cracker, and chein, You still love to look at books and had a good study of the family calendar. You played on the beach in a new swim suit on Memorial Day. You seem to light up with joy when you see your Grandad on ft. You were also wearing a onzie that we bought for you in London which says I love my Grandad or something like that. You still love to dance and dance when there is music or someone is singing. What a charmer. We love you.
June 2--what fun it is to watch you play. You brought many stuffed things to show us. We talked about noses, eyes and mouths. You chatter away in your talk mixing in real words like Elmo. What a sweetie. You had a fun time at the beach yesterday with some playmates and a friend of Mama.
Today when we were chatting, George and I were being silly and Brienne turned to her Mama and seemingly rolled her eyes. I don't think she did but her head told us we were silly.
June 13 - texts told us that you were sick with the croup. Poor little girl. You wakened, sat up and couldn't breath. Mama took you to the bathroom for steamy air. Dad called 911 and the fire department arrived and checked you out and advised going to the hospital in an ambulance so that is what you did. They did x-rays and gave you medicine. Seems all this was not to your liking or your parents. It is hard on parents when their child is ill. They took you home after a few hours with instructions to see your doctor. Dad went to work as he had a presentation to give and your Grandma came to help out. She and you two went to see the doctor who advised more medication. When we had a face time session you were very active but your breathing is still raspy. Grandad read that that is common with croup and that you might be better in a couple of days. You will see the doctor again on Friday. Your Auntie Sheryl is coming to visit on Thursday. When your Mama was a little girl, she also had croup and we spent a night in the hospital under an oxygen tent. Today, you said please both with words and signing so your Mama would put a sheet on your head to hide you. You also asked us to please give kisses. You like to say MMMaaah and kiss you hand in our direction. Love you lots.
June 14 - your breathing is still raspy but you are playing although not a keenly as usual. You and your parents have been watching "Elmo" and "Daniel Tiger" to keep you calm. You are also eating Popsicles to help keep you hydrated. Poor little you, hope you are soon back to normal.
Your Auntie Sheryl arrived from Pretoria yesterday. Your DAD went to the airport to pick her up in Myrtle Beach. We chatted with the sisters in the afternoon, you needed a nap so were not too interested. It was lovely to see out daughters together. Had a lovely chat with the three of you today, (June 18). Grandad took a wonderful photo of you hugging your Mama and Auntie and we posted it on FB. Yay for technology. You are lots better from the croup. Love you all.
You are so much better today--just a runny nose and a little cough. June 21--you were so fun today jabbering to us in your own little language but with such concentration. You also like to look at the photo book that your Grandad made of photos of you from our spring visit.
June 29-- we are back in Ottawa and I had a small session with you and Mama. You just got a new book about your body being yours. Mama says you love it and just want to read it together again and again. I love to watch you play and talk with such expression with some words very clear and others not so much. You are a treasure. You did errands with your DaDa this am so Mama could study.
Happy Canada Day. when we chatted today, you were trying on your Dad's shoes and walking in them. Then you found your rubber boots and tried with not much luck to get them on and walk. You said shoes, shoes, shoes. Later your Mama texted that you had successfully put on one boot. You are determined. We also sang Old Macdonald's farm and you went to find the lamb and dog and sang EIEIO. You do some great playing while we chat to Mama--great expression and some words that we can decipher and others not so much.
July 6--Many ft sessions. I said something was amazing and you repeated it many times. You say lots of words. Today Mama sent us a photo of you sitting at the table and colouring--you were very intense and had much concentration. We continue to sing songs you like and you scurry off to find the animals we are singing about.
July 10 - Saw a video of you saying OK, OK, OK. You also looked at an Elmo book that I showed you on FT. You had a Chinese lesson Saturday morning which you enjoy. The teacher is a former student of your Mama's. You were happy to see us and we watched you play. You were very smiley and laughed lots.
July 24 --today you are 18 months old. Time has flown and you have learned so much. You are talking and mimicking words. When we chatted today, you were sitting at the table colouring, You asked your Mama to draw a puppy, a baa baa, a kitty (neow) and then you would point to them with your thumb when I asked you to find one or the other. You also gave many kisses and some with the "Anna" tiny figurine that we gave you when we were there in February. You went to the gymnastics session with Mama and did some great climbing. There are videos to show you and photos. Your Mama's Auntie Val called you a Claire clone when she saw your photo.
You have new shoes that you and your DADA bought. You will no doubt see a wonderful video of you and you Dada dancing--very cute. Your parents have a great schedule for summer time care. You spend your mornings with your Dada and then the afternoons with Mama. So they get to paint and study.
August 18 -- have been chatting on ft often. You like and ask for my Elmo book. You say dinosaur and now have some figures and ones that are magnetic. You often say Happy and smile.
You can sing along with your Mama in French to Frier Jaques and Daddy Finger. You also respond to your Mama when you are cross and trying to do something and she says, say please (in French), you say please and she helps you and you relax. Today, August 31 you were very interested in my whistling. You blew and tried to whistle. what a sweetie.
Today you and your Mama were eating noodles together and you chatted to me with such expression and knowledge. We will see you soon.
September 19 - We have been here a week caring for you and enjoying time with your parents. You have a great memory: We played Row, Row, Row, your boat and you were singing along by the time we were done. We held hands, faced each other and rocked and sang. One day I put you into a large bar with handles and we sang Rock A Bye Baby which you loved. DADA bought you a small beach ball which your Grandad and you and I played with in the kitchen. First you and I kicked it to each other. Then Grandad was invited in. You tossed the ball to me and then I kicked it back, then you tossed it to Grandad and he kicked it back. All this time you were running between us. Then DADA played, too. What fun. When MAMA came home you wanted to show her how the game went.
You are speaking and understanding three languages or maybe four: French, English, Baby jabber and Chinese. What a girl.
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