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Showing posts with label kwojo. Show all posts
Tuesday
Wednesday
10th & 11th
Today I'm more ill, and so Kwojo stayed home to take care of Ivy so I could spend even more time in bed. It has been just what I need and I hope that all this rest means I'll be able to get through tomorrow without him. Another thing to note is that I have had no caffeine today. None. Because I didn't have to "get through the day" or stay awake. I've noticed lately that my caffeine intake has been creeping up as the days get shorter and colder, so it is quite refreshing to be without it for a day.
Kwojo and Ivy are out now, Ivy on his back. They have gone to buy me tissues, and veggie sausages for our comfort food dinner.
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Somehow more ill. The only picture I took on the 11th, I didn't even leave the house (pretty much unheard of for me).
Kwojo and Ivy are out now, Ivy on his back. They have gone to buy me tissues, and veggie sausages for our comfort food dinner.
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Somehow more ill. The only picture I took on the 11th, I didn't even leave the house (pretty much unheard of for me).
Day 20: something that means a lot to me
It means a lot to me to spend so much time with Ivy. To be there for moments like earlier when we left the house, Ivy sitting in her pushchair, and she stuck out her feet and said in a high pitched voice "Slippers OUTSIDE?!". Which made us both laugh! It means a lot to me to know that even when I am not with her, she is being cared for by someone else who loves and respects her, and knows her nearly as well as I do! Soon this balance will be shifting (fingers crossed), and I will be doing a bit more paid work, and Kwojo more Ivy-care. This is something that means a lot to both of us.
Monday
Saturday
Thursday
Fiesta
A couple of weeks ago Ivy came in from the garden to find me. She took me by the hand and led me outside saying "Boon! Boon!". I didn't know what she was saying until I saw it - a hot air balloon! It was so close we could hear the burner. We waved to it and Ivy said "Boon!" even after it had drifted out of sight.
She would then point out of the window or to the sky and say "Boon" hopefully for weeks after. Whenever she heard anything similar to the "Pshhh" of the burner she'd look for a balloon. We didn't see a balloon again.
On hearing her interest in hot air balloons, my Dad looked for pictures on his phone (because he looks up everything on his phone). This meant that whenever he would try to show her something else on his phone she'd point at the screen and demand "boons". Blackberry's are useful for one thing only, apparently.
We are lucky enough to live in Bristol, home to the Balloon Fiesta! So this is what our Friday evening looked like...
She would then point out of the window or to the sky and say "Boon" hopefully for weeks after. Whenever she heard anything similar to the "Pshhh" of the burner she'd look for a balloon. We didn't see a balloon again.
On hearing her interest in hot air balloons, my Dad looked for pictures on his phone (because he looks up everything on his phone). This meant that whenever he would try to show her something else on his phone she'd point at the screen and demand "boons". Blackberry's are useful for one thing only, apparently.
We are lucky enough to live in Bristol, home to the Balloon Fiesta! So this is what our Friday evening looked like...
Close enough to hear the burner and the passengers shouting "hello" when we waved.
The evening was so still that the balloons were struggling to stay up and just about managed to get past road and houses to land in nearby fields.
My Dad got really excited and pursuaded us to go with him to the fields where they were landing, and I'm glad he did because the view was stunning.
One landed in the same fields as us, then decided to go back up and land in the next field.
When Ivy saw a Union Jack flag she recognised it from the balloon and said "boon".
Thursday
Kwojoism
Kwojo: It smells really chemically in here.
Me: Maybe it's the lily's?
Kwojo: *sniffs flowers* Yeah... they smell like air freshener!
Me: ...Or air freshener smells like lily's....
Me: Maybe it's the lily's?
Kwojo: *sniffs flowers* Yeah... they smell like air freshener!
Me: ...Or air freshener smells like lily's....
Sunday
Ivy, recently
- Now says: shoes, cheese, toes, toast.
- Really is obsessed with going outside. As soon as we are downstairs she finds her coast and asks for it to be put on, and then zipped up. She rubs the ends of the zip together until she gets frustrated that she can't do it and asks us to make it work. She also finds her shoes and asks for them to be put on. If she can see her backpack, that goes on too. Then she will either stand at the front door pointing and gesturing "come on" or whine to get in the pram. This is usually before I am dressed or have had breakfast. If we go out, and then come home, she wants to go in the garden as soon as possible. Indoors simply will not do.
- Has discovered her belly button and loves it. Over winter she would be dressed in tights under trousers and a long sleeve vest that pops up between the legs, so the only skin she would see would be her hands. When good weather came, tights and vests were no longer needed and she realised that she has skin in places other than her hands. She pulls up her trousers and slaps her legs with glee, and will pull up her top to find her bellybutton on demand!
- In the mornings Ivy calls for me by saying "Mum"
- Is really good at holding hands, and has learnt that she can lead people where she wants. She has strong grip! She also does it for a sense of security, sometimes.
- Prefers to eat from a plate or bowl (rather than straight from the table), and it usually doesn't end up on the floor. She is also keen to use cutlery, because she sees us using it. She can get a pre-loaded spoon or fork into her mouth, just can't load it up with food herself yet. She's working on it. Meals aren't usually as messy as this anymore:
- Really is obsessed with going outside. As soon as we are downstairs she finds her coast and asks for it to be put on, and then zipped up. She rubs the ends of the zip together until she gets frustrated that she can't do it and asks us to make it work. She also finds her shoes and asks for them to be put on. If she can see her backpack, that goes on too. Then she will either stand at the front door pointing and gesturing "come on" or whine to get in the pram. This is usually before I am dressed or have had breakfast. If we go out, and then come home, she wants to go in the garden as soon as possible. Indoors simply will not do.
- Is really good at holding hands, and has learnt that she can lead people where she wants. She has strong grip! She also does it for a sense of security, sometimes.
- Still loves dogs and gets excited, points and barks when she sees any. We finally got a video of her version of barking. She also makes this sound if she hears someone say 'dog' or 'Charlie'.
- Ivy likes the wobbly chair at the park, and wobbles herself on it with surprising force (it scares Kwojo). She is now keen to sit on normal chairs and tries very hard to wobble them too!
- Signs a lot. Now signs 'hot', 'sleep' and sometimes 'drink'. As well as 'eat' and 'milk'. Between these signs, the few words she says and general gesturing and sounds she is quite effective at communicating with us. She is signing 'eat' here:
Wednesday
Sunday
Sunday
Today was such a great Sunday. Kwojo worked a 12 hour shift on Saturday, so Ivy and I gave him a lie in this morning. Ivy wore her purple cord dungarees for the first time, but hand-me-down in this case means a missing buckle. Possibly makes them even more cute, though!
Kwojo demonstrated how to eat with a bowl and spoon (as opposed to with hands straight from the table, as Ivy is used to). Ivy was interested, she's figuring it out in her own time by watching us.
We headed out to get a few bits, and then kept on walking so that Ivy could nap in the pram. We ended up at Spike Island, looked at the exhibitions there and then decided to stop for lunch and coffee and flapjack. It is fun to find new places, and it's fun to find them together.
Ivy slept the whole time, and stayed asleep long enough for us to make brownies when we got home. Which reminds me that I still haven't sampled them!
Recently Ivy has been pointing out of the window and at the back door a lot, so we bundled up and had a look at things outside. Most of the ice has melted, but some of the bigger bits are still hanging around. We looked at the few potted plants we have, and noticed the dew on the blades of grass. Ivy picked at leaves and pointed to buds. She found a bit of old toast (?) and put it back when I told her to leave it!
This evening I have been to the homebirth group, which has left me with a great birthy buzz. It is so lovely to be around expectant parents.
Yes, it has been a great Sunday, even if it did start with Ivy weeing outside of her nappy twice (the bed, the rug)!
Kwojo demonstrated how to eat with a bowl and spoon (as opposed to with hands straight from the table, as Ivy is used to). Ivy was interested, she's figuring it out in her own time by watching us.
We headed out to get a few bits, and then kept on walking so that Ivy could nap in the pram. We ended up at Spike Island, looked at the exhibitions there and then decided to stop for lunch and coffee and flapjack. It is fun to find new places, and it's fun to find them together.
Ivy slept the whole time, and stayed asleep long enough for us to make brownies when we got home. Which reminds me that I still haven't sampled them!
Recently Ivy has been pointing out of the window and at the back door a lot, so we bundled up and had a look at things outside. Most of the ice has melted, but some of the bigger bits are still hanging around. We looked at the few potted plants we have, and noticed the dew on the blades of grass. Ivy picked at leaves and pointed to buds. She found a bit of old toast (?) and put it back when I told her to leave it!
This evening I have been to the homebirth group, which has left me with a great birthy buzz. It is so lovely to be around expectant parents.
Yes, it has been a great Sunday, even if it did start with Ivy weeing outside of her nappy twice (the bed, the rug)!
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