your fourteenth month

 

You might not have been growing so fast in size any more,

but you definitely seemed to be growing up fast.

We had been worrying that you might never walk,

you were starting to show more signs of thinking about it.

You had been cruising around the furniture for a long time

but you were suddenly doing it at speed.

You were also standing up unsupported all of a sudden.

You would often do it when you were distracted by something else,

like if you were holding some toys,

or watching the television,

or having a drink.

The amount of time you could stand for was increasing

so we were hoping you'd be walking by the summer,

not that we were going to count on it.

After weeks and weeks and weeks

of Daddy saying that your hair needed a cut,

we finally took you for your very first hair cut.

You were absolutely good as gold sitting on Mummy's lap at the hairdressers.

We bribed you with a few breadsticks

and you say beautifully still while your hair got cut into an actual style

rather than just being a mess.

Your new hair cut definitely made you look very grown up all of a sudden.

You were effectively shaking and nodding your head

and in response to the right words.

You were even beginning to say "no-no-no-no" while you did it.

You liked nothing better than copying our facial expressions and gestures

which was really funny and cute

because sometimes you would really have to concentrate to get it right.

You really really enjoyed tidy things up,

which you definitely got from your Daddy.

Ever since you were very small

Mummy had made a point of putting away your toys before getting out new ones

and it was clearly rubbing off

because as soon as you saw someone putting toys into a basket or box

you would join in too.