Where we're at...

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by Repo'd

I always admire men who behave like MEN!

Amen to that! Yes!!!

[Roiffalo]

Originally Posted by Repo'd

I always admire men who behave like MEN!

Nothing sexier than a good dad.

[cheebacheeba]

So, I thought I'd give a quick update...

River is almost 2 now, well she will be in just under three months.
Time is a funny thing, isn't it?
I can still remember those whole couple of weeks at the hospital like it was just moments ago, but then I look at her and realise how far we've come.

I still sometimes check her when she's asleep.

Running and walking are just completely natural to her now - though when she's tired she tends to stumble around.

She's engaging with other people a lot now.
Laughs and yells "dog dog" whenever one passes by.
She waves to other people and smiles at and waves to other little ones around her age too. She talks, still mostly her language with some english thrown in.

As off about a week ago - she learned how to use a fork, and she's learning how to give kisses on the cheek. It's very sweet. She kind of presses her mouth against, and goes "muh!".

Every time she goes into bed, Spal tells her to say goodnight to daddy, and I pick her up and hold her for a bit, tell her daddy loves her and to have a sleep.

Tonight, she said "goo nat" in my ear

Food wise, everything is now on the menu. She loves indian food, and fish is still one of her favourite things to eat. I also love being able to just share whatever I'm having with her.

She answers "yes" and "no" with the appropriate gestures, and "explains" things with a lot of hand movements too.

So, there's my current update, and here are some photos.

[hammerfan]

OMG, cheebs! She's ADORABLE!!!! With you being a foodie, I'm glad she's not a picky eater.

Thank you for the update and the pictures!

[Jake.Ashworth]

Originally Posted by cheebacheeba

So, I thought I'd give a quick update...

River is almost 2 now, well she will be in just under three months.
Time is a funny thing, isn't it?
I can still remember those whole couple of weeks at the hospital like it was just moments ago, but then I look at her and realise how far we've come.

I still sometimes check her when she's asleep.

Running and walking are just completely natural to her now - though when she's tired she tends to stumble around.

She's engaging with other people a lot now.
Laughs and yells "dog dog" whenever one passes by.
She waves to other people and smiles at and waves to other little ones around her age too. She talks, still mostly her language with some english thrown in.

As off about a week ago - she learned how to use a fork, and she's learning how to give kisses on the cheek. It's very sweet. She kind of presses her mouth against, and goes "muh!".

Every time she goes into bed, Spal tells her to say goodnight to daddy, and I pick her up and hold her for a bit, tell her daddy loves her and to have a sleep.

Tonight, she said "goo nat" in my ear

Food wise, everything is now on the menu. She loves indian food, and fish is still one of her favourite things to eat. I also love being able to just share whatever I'm having with her.

She answers "yes" and "no" with the appropriate gestures, and "explains" things with a lot of hand movements too.

So, there's my current update, and here are some photos.

She's beautiful man, I'm happy for you. Cherish every second. Mine are 9 and 5 and I worked too much through the majority of their childhood basically missing all but the occasional good night. Hold her as often as you can, hug her and try to never let go.

[cheebacheeba]

Thanks guys, I'll keep this posted on every now and then.
We're taking her to her first Zoo outing for Spals b'day, I'll probably have some cool pics there.

[The Bloofer Lady]

Good grief those eyes though! Beautiful.

[Kat]

Isn't River sweet..?

[Repo'd]

What a doll! Thanks for keeping us updated, Cheebs.

[cheebacheeba]

Here's a recent one folks. .a lot of running around, talking in her language, waving and smiling at everyone. Such an awesome kid.