If the shoe fits

Lately Gabriella has really taken to shoes. I was concerned she was not going to emulate her mother's shoe fetish in the early days when bare feet were her favourite fashion statement. Miraculously that has all changed and now it's all about feet. Feet in shoes, (the shiner the better) feet in buckets, feet in any container big enough. She especially loves to wear her daddy's shoes. I seem to recall doing this when I was about four, not 15 months. Should I be concerned, because I'm not, at all..

On another note.. We went to the library the other day..I'm fast discovering this is a mother's best friend.. Free stuff + loads of stimulation for baby = happy time together. Anyway Gabby was in sorting heaven! Her other favourite thing right now. There were three green buckets filled with kiddy books. So G was busy putting all the Mr Men books into the container with the kiddy DVD's and all the DVD's into the container with all the bed-time books. It would have driven any librarian bonkers. I was quick to re-sort before we exited however. (becoming a pro and quick re-sorts). Anyway, I had to capture G expression before we left. It was a mix of cheeky-catch-me-if-you-can plus I'm-in-heaven-and-don't-care-who-sees. Now where can I get me some green buckets?? See below for priceless expression.

A world of discovery.

She is now 15 months old. She seems to understand everything I say to her yet she currently reserves the right to limit her vocab to bwoof-bwoof, (dog and any animal) boo (as in peek-a-boo), mum, da (for dadda), bebe (for baby), ta, no, (with perfect clarity), hewoo, hiyee (hello), ohh, (oh), and today it seemed she as walking around the house saying Bec (my name). Her baby vocab however is extensive and fasinating. Infact I wish a country existed with their language resembling her babble. I would move there. Sad to think this infant language will soon disappear into the vortex never to be heard again. I savour every word as I can feel it disappear each day.

Right now she sleeps in the middle of the King size bed with pillows all around her. She rules the bed, the home, and our hearts. Life has never been so sweet.

Here's some recent pics of her enjoying each new discovery.

Heart to heart

Josh loved nothing more than to come home from work and sit with his new daughter. She loved falling asleep on his chest. How could someone so small make us feel so big.

My love affair with capturing Gabby on film really comes into play here. Those first few days at home with Gabby were so precious. I wanted nothing but to sit and study her all day, nothing's really changed since then.

Her first bath at home..

It was frightening to leave the clean, safe hospital and enter a muggy, germ filled world outside. I felt so connected with the hospital after having the most intense experience of my life I almost resented home and the outside world and feared what it would do to my perfect little human. Thankfully I quickly adjusted and my perfect human just became even more wonderful. I did miss having everything done more me though.