Sorry it's been so long

Hadn't realised it was so long.

Well since last post Treestump learnt to walk properly a few weeks before his first birthday. He now potters round and even dances, twirling round and round till he falls over.

He chatters a way and today learnt NO.. to be accurate he has learnt to shake his head, having had a sign for yes which he has used for ages.. He does try to say yes to so I expect the NO word will not be long.

He is currently fascinated by the cats and seemed to be trying to copy Jake grooming today.

At 13 months he is pretty much completely filling 12-18 month babygros, so I'm having to drag out the 18-24 month stuff! Our friend who knows such things as they are part of her job seems to think he is a similar amount ahead in development stages too ie more like a year and a half than a year. I personally think he months away somewhere when i wasn't looking and I'll find them down the back of the safe when i'm not expecting it. :)

Oh and he LOVES books dragging them over to me regularly saying boc, boc to me so I will read them to him.

The other thing he drags over to me is his nursing pillow, I am quite stunned to say I am still feeding him all be it only a bit a couple of times a day but as I didn't think I'd get past a few weeks I'm amazed. It is more a comfort thing these days and I keep expecting him to get board or I think about stopping but then he gets so excited at the prospect you can't help but keep going for a little bit more at least... but I'm not becoming one of those people who keep on for years believe me !

Standing

We are very good at standing un-supported now and in fact take every opportunity to stand particularly if we have food or drink. Every now and then we tip to far backwards trying to drink but hey !

A few steps are being taken to but mostly we prefer to drop down and crawl at speed.

Just a pic.

Pic from a walk in the park on Thursday. Still a bit washed out from being ill and not totally impressed with bouncy big brother :)

better now

Sickness lasted long enough to see us at the doctors on Wensday. to be told as I expected that they don't give anything to kids his age and to come back if he got dehydrated or it was persistent. Resisted asking what counted as persistent if 6 days didn't and of course he started to get better from then on. Went to nursary today and was fine. Which at least meant Noodles and I got one day of half term to just do things for him which was nice.

illness

He has been sick with throwing up and diarrhea since Friday. Not to bad in himself though grummy and tired a lot obviously. Keeping his fluids up but food is either not wanted or comes back. We had this a couple of months back and the nurse thought it was the Nora

On the plus side he has developed a liking for drinking from normal cups and is very good at it.

signs

He has a very distinct sign he has made up which is to point in a direction but with his hand sort of bend downwards fingers together which means there is something over there I want and can't reach take me to it :)

He has also started to bring me my cushion when he wants a feed which is funny as it's much bigger than him!

mesurements

Mostly so I can't lose them
In inches as of 27/1/9

Chest 23
nape- floor 24
nape to crotch 18
across shoulders - 10
across back of neck - 4
round head - 20
arm 9
foot length 5
top of foot length 3.5
ankle 7
around foot 6