10 Months

So the last month has been full of emotional highs and lows and new anxieties, the separation anxiety has been at his it's highest but with that comes so many new things. She is copying sounds really well now , like danka and tiger and ow a . She loves to talk on the phone and picks up any phone and tries to talk this is very cute. Evie is giving the nicest cuddles at the moment and last night she gave us both big open mouth kisses mmmm. Her other favorite thing to do is pass things to us also to pretend to drink from any cup including the bath water mmmm. She understands so many words now like cat and her tigger which is her potty and her duck in german and in English so thats pretty exciting.

I have started at the gym and they have a day care center there and I have been trying to put Evie in there but it 's not working at the moment after about ten minutes she realizes I'm gone and gets hysterical oh well I'm sure it will get easier.

As you can see from the pictures Evie is getting quite strong and can stand and now walk with her walker very cute she is not quite ready to walk yet but shouldnt be too long.

Australia Day

Happy Australia day thought it would be funny if I put Evie in her builder Bear clothes that we recieved from Matt and Brooke for xmas .Way to small and she hated having the shoes on, but very cute with her chubby belly. Today we went down to the alster and it is completely frozen over and people are skiing and walking on it its so cold outside. I did not come equipped for such a cold winter brrrrr,

Toothy Pegs

In one week Evie has got two teeth learnt to crawl up stairs, and making so many new sounds.

The teeth don't seem to be affecting her to much she is very clingy at the moment but that could also be because she is 9 months.

9 Months

So Evie Lee grows at super lightning speed at the moment, I was away from her for 2 days as she stayed with her Grand parents and she looked different in those two days, the baby is going and now comes this little kid, it just amazes me.

Her development comes more quickly, little miss independent wants to do everything herself, feeding, of course none really gets in her mouth, as well as trying to put her tights on her head, this is quite humorous to watch.

Everyday there are new sounds, its gone from Dada and papa and daaaadddddddadddaaaa to attaaaaaa and addaaaa, lots of squealing and yelling and just experimenting with her voice.No mama yet. But she recognizes now who is Mama and Papa and OPa and Oma and she has become very good in pointing,there's Mama , there's Papa. Evie also gives the best open mouth tongue out kisses at the moment and she enjoys kissing all her little animals before she goes to sleep at night. She is getting quite a allot of funny characteristics and knows how to make us laugh. She loves playing Peek a Boo and hides herself now.

Her new thing is to point at everything at the moment, she is getting really active and climbs up on things now of course assisted no free walking yet but not too far off . We have been putting Evie on the pot to see how she goes and its awesome, most days we gets two poos and up to six wees , it takes allot of work and time and patience but we are saving so many nappies so I'm very happy and just the thrill when she goes it's so amazing, I'm sure it will get less exciting every time she does a poo on the pot.

We have decided to stay longer in Germany, we were due to leave this weekend, but the time has gone so fast and we are having a really nice time here we have decided to extend our stay until the end of February, 6 more weeks in the cold.

We manage to keep busy , I have just joined a gym here in Hamburg and they take Evie for me so that's exciting , and we have our English speaking Mums group which we attend once a week. Then have lunches on other days go for walks, some shopping , swimming and just relaxing at home.

We are also spending quite a bit of time in Delmonhorst with Evie's Grandparents which is just lovely. Evie loves being with them and has a very special relationship with her Oma and Opa it's really nice to know she is so relaxed and happy when they are looking after her. She is better behaved when she is at there place then when she is at home.

Let it Snow!!!!!!

Today we went to the local forest to take Evie for a sleigh, so beautiful all the trees and all the snow and Evie enjoyed her sleigh ride .

Xmas

We celebrated Christmas in the German Thiele Tradition, of eating sausages and Potato salad on Christmas eve. We also decorated the tree and opened our presents on Christmas eve. Evie received lot's of lovely presents, including the amber necklace above from her Papa. Christmas day and boxing day we celebrated more with the family, eating, resting and just spending time together.

Xmas Presents