Now I am three

Wow, has it really been over a year since I wrote on this? Interesting, now that Lilia can actually talk for herself, it feels all wrong to write it in her voice, so this is Mummy speaking.

What has changed since April last year? It would be easier to say what hasn't! Lilia is a proper child now, no longer a baby. Her toddler tummy is gone, her chubby thighs have thinned, her face has altered, she's even had her first haircut!

She talks non-stop, and her favourite word is 'why?'.

Although as she has now started pre-school at least her teachers can take some of the pressure of answering those questions.

Yes, my little girl has gone to 'school'. And she loves it, enabling me to laugh in the faces of those who'd told me she needed to go to nursery or she wouldn't know how to socialise. All those hours out and about meeting people did the job.

On her first day, as soon as she saw a familiar face she was off. I had to call after her to remind her to say goodbye and Daddy had to drag her out literally kicking and screaming at the end of the day.

Things she can do now:

Get completely dressed all by herself.
Undo buttons (this is only in the last week).
Climb on everything - nothing is safe!
Work almost any bit of technology.
Get a decent score on Angry Birds.
Swim!! (with arm floats. She did two lengths on holiday with Granddad).
Ballet.
Yoga. Her downdog is MEAN.
Thread beads.
Stand on one leg, but only for a millisecond.

Ah, there's probably loads more, it's so hard to keep track.

I hope to post some pictures and more posts. I'll try and keep on top of this a bit more basically, as I know it's annoying not to have updates.

Please post a comment on this post if you are reading, it helps me feel I'm not just writing this into the ether.

xxx