Play Time for Tália

Yesterday I really noticed that the more we treat Tália like a Toddler the better. It is easy to baby her - after all she weighs the same as a newborn and measures the same as a 6th month old baby. However she is 15 months old.

So the time has come - this week I am going to potty train her - using a doll's potty - she falls through a normal one. Also I have noticed that when left playing independently, she touches more things and makes more of an effort to move.

Last night we had her sitting in her donnut for a while playing. She really had to fight to keep herself up but she did it and she played. This kind of play is so good for her. Sometimes its hard though because she gets so exhausted just pulling herself forward to get a toy - something so easily achieved for a normal child. But we need to be tough and push her a little as she'll easily sit back and rest if not pushed.

A Lovely Birthday

Well yep that's right - it has been my birthday this week and despite the rocky road with Dr's etc, its been a nice week. Birthday celebrations started early - after all if you can't enjoy now, when can you?? On Friday, Susan and her family came round for supper. We had a lovely evening - Susan and I cooked a big pot of Chilli and to make it even more of a Mexican Night, I tried my hand at delicious Margaritas! Then mum and Dad invited us to a hotel near Gaucin for Saturday night to jointly celebrate my birthday and their anniversary. The night away was just what the doctor ordered - lately all trips have been formed around trips to see Dr's - it was so nice to get away for pure enjoyment and not have to take any medical records with us. The girls just loved it - the mountain air worked a treat for all of us and even Tali looked all the better for it.

The biggest birthday present was that when I awoke on Tuesday morning, not only did the sun appear after torrential rain but Tália was able to return back to physio after a long time. It was great to see the physio again - she is fantastic with Tália and really loves her. It was just fab to get back into some kind of routine and structure. Seeing Tália getting her strength back was so good.

And the day did not end there....my husband surprised me to a dinner out with him. I thought we were going to get a take away only to find my in-laws hiding downstairs ready to look after the kids so that we could have some 'time out'.

So good birthday week overall. Now time to prepare for Birthday No. 2 - it is my middle daughter's b-day on Sunday so its going to be another week of celebrations!!