Category: LIFE

The 52 project: week 9

It’s week 9 and I’m liking this project more every week. This is you this week, after recovering from a viral infection, smiley as always!

This week you:
Started to eat properly again, which was a big relief for us.
Screamed the place down when we went to see the doctor on Monday. Dont’ worry baby girl, mama doesn’t like the doctor either.
Learned how to turn on the oven. The kitchen will be off limits for you from now on.

Did a lot of dancing. You danced to us singing, you danced for your grandparents on Skype, you danced to all your favourite tunes.

Had fun helping mama cleaning. You loved dusting the floor and cleaning your high chair tray.

The 52 project: week 8

Oh this project! So glad I’m still keeping up with it. This week I’m posting a video and a collage of little Miss O.
The video is because we were lucky enough to record her first word and the collage because she has so many facial expressions, it’s funny to see them all together.

This week you:
Said your first proper word, but we are still trying to pretend we didn’t hear it. You said ‘cacca’, which is the italian word for ‘poo’!
Asked to open the blinds as soon as you wake up in the morning, every morning.
Learned to shake your head when saying ‘no’ and nod your head when saying ‘yes’.
Got your first set of crayons and loved it.
Have been a bit poorly for the past few days and made us worried.

Today

Today my thoughts are written down on paper, as a reminder. Have a nice and productive day!

The 52 project: week 7

We spent the week in Italy, visiting my in-laws. It was cold and snowy for most part, but we had some sunshine and a clear sky towards the end. Little Miss O had a great time playing with her grandparents, the dog and her little cousin. As we spent a lot of time together, we took lots of pictures, both with the camera and the phones, and it was difficult to choose just one that would represent the week. Here is a bunch of  this week photos.

Reading time

Out for a walk

Painting with mama

On the snow with papa
This week you:

Insisted on brushing your teeth every time we went in the bathroom.
Refused to dress up for the Carnival parade. And fell asleep as soon as the parade started.
Had a temperature one night and made us watch two episodes of ‘In the night garden’ at 1am.
Asked to go and play with the dog, hundreds of times during the day.
Note: I’m publishing this post on Monday this week as we flew back to England on Sunday.

The 52 project: week 6

It’s week 6 and I’m still enjoying this project. This week was a quiet one, little Miss O well had fun with her papa during the day, skyped with her grandparents and uncles during the evening, slept through every night. This week I’m including some pictures of little Miss O with us, as well as a proper portrait of her. I know the host of this project is doing “A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013”, but I’d like to think of it as “A portrait of my child’s life, once a week, every week, in 2013”. It seems more complete to me capture not only my daughter’s face, but also her surroundings, what she’s up to, what she enjoys or not.
This is her (and us!) this week.
 Playtime

 With mama

With papa
This week you:

Turned 14 months (already baby girls..stop growing so fast!!).

Made us clink our glasses together everytime you had a sip from your water cup.

Welcomed a penguin into your close circle of puppets friends.

Took ownership of papa’s Ipad (and it looks like there is no going back).

Enjoyed riding the escalator.

Shook your head to say no!

Note: I’ve been trying to be consistent with the formatting of these posts. These are my simple rules: some generic text about the week to begin with, some photos (not necessarily portraits) with a brief description, a list of the main events of the week. I’m currently publishing the post on Sunday morning each week, so that I can inlcude some Saturdays’ me and her time. 
I’m also trying to use my camera rather than my phone; it won’t always be possible, but I’ll do my best.