16 months

So Evie is sorry a little late due to our holiday and Norway and my sheer laziness.

So wow so much is happening now I don't think I can write it all down highlights of her 16 months are , saying Oma , Opa , Mamma Pappa all in one sentence.

Shes getting really good at understanding both English and German now , but most of her words are German at the moment.

We are all having allot of fun together dancing singing, playing oh and Evie cant say ball its gall which is very cute .

15 Months Mamma

The last month has been full of excitement and Angst. The little lady has cause me quite some angst over the last month, Eve has had a couple of falls and is starting to learn about fear.

So Evie has finally learnt to say Mamma, Oh its so cute and she calls out to me now when I pick her from the Kindergarten. Her new words are Nein Nein and Oma so she is saying 3 new words this month. She understands so much and knows where all her body parts are now, nose , eyes, hair , ears , hands. she is learning so much at the Kindergarten. She is eating on her own now and with a fork which makes eating so much more interesting for Evie. she says nein nein all day long and oh oh if she drops something which is very cute.

Evie is now attempting to get dressed putting on pants and shoes shes not quite the hang of it yet but I don't think it will be long.

Evie loves singing and sings all day , at home and at the Kindergarten I think singing relaxes her .

We have had really hot weather here in Hamburg 30-37 degrees so weve been going to the water everyday , at the parks and the swimming pool. She so confident in the water and doesnt even want to be held in the pool she want s to go on her own, with floaties of course but everything independent. Every morning now she waits at the dorr and whinges because she wants to go the Monkey Haus.

14 Months

SO the independence has really started from wanting to put on her shoes, to wanting to put clothes on , going on the slippery dip alone, alone in the pool with floaties of course , this little girl has no fear at all and doesn't want her hand holded, which has been a little terrifying for me especially today when she decided to dive down the slide head first and no one was there to catch her.

She has added two more songs to her singing repertoire of course just the melodies but shes always singing, Twinkle twinkle little star, backer Backer kuchen and some other german songs.

She is also signing allot more, banana and more,

Evie now goes to the Monkey Haus 5 days a week at 6 hours and day and she is really happy, no crying any more just a happy kid, I think its really great for her, although her German might develop much more then her English now, but thats okay, she isnt saying much still just a few words adn lots of new sounds and singing and she has started head nodding for communication which is quite funny.

Eastern Germany Trip to Lausa

Last weekend we did a trip to visit Olafs family in Easter Germany. Evie met her Great Grandparents which was so lovely

13 Months

The last month has been filled with fun, new noises, sounds, laughter, talking.

As soon as Evie started really walking shes really discovered her independence and now finally she sleeps more then 40 minutes in the day which is really nice.

She loves to dance now , and sing songs da dad ddaaaaddda da all day long. Now she can say mummmmmmmmaaaaaaa so Im very happy. She is also makinga chhhhcchhh sound when we all go to brush our teeth, this is quite cute.

This is a big month for us Evie starts at the Kindergarten and I go to school 4 days a week, so we are all a bit excited about that. Evie is going to the Monkey Haus and really nice there. We are having a get to know period.

The tantrums are just starting now and Evie has quite a little cheeky streak in her and gets quite upset when I say no at the moment. MMMM and this is just the start.

Evies signing much more now, shes signing for more and duck and I can ask her to go things like her hat , or the ball and she goes and gets it and brings it to me or she gives to other people.

In Hamburg they have amazing flee markets for kids and I bought Evie a baby she cries and laughs and she is so in love with baby, I cant believe how much joy a plastic doll can bring to a little kid. Its very cute she carries her around and kisses her and cuddles her.

Weekend Away in The Country

Evies first experience in the country, we had a lovely weekend with friends an hour north of Hamburg.