Cleaning Teeth

Andie likes this commercial on TV where kids are told to brush their teeth 3x a day. It's cute, for kids. And really, if the intent was to capture the kids' attention, they certainly got it. Anyway, since Andie's teeth erupted a bit early, now that she is 11 months old, keeping that teeth clean is a challenge.

My friend went to the US recently and good thing too, I got her to buy my little girl a fluoride free toothpaste. And I got it yesterday.

Happy!

Andie at 11 months

Andie celebrates her 11th month-day today. I am very very excited. Why? There's so much happening to her already!

1st She has really began blabbering non stop. Her shrilling shouts, babababa... brrrr.... tatatta... and other more sounds she likes to make dominate the house the past days.

2nd She has started her attempts at walking. While before she'd just lift her feet off the ground when I attempt to put her down, now, she would like to walk or even her version of run towards the other end of the house.

3rd She likes table food. We've noticed it before. She does not like cerelac or other baby food. And take note, that's all the flavor... There's no choice but to feed her some table food! Geesh! And here I am I like giving her lots of soft things... As it turns out, she likes even solid foods (not even mashed!). Haaay.

4th She is beginning to master how to go down from the bed down to the floor, and that's about 2 feet high up.

5th She's gonna be a flower girl!

Midday OB-Gyn Visit

I remember this time of the year last year. I was so very very pregnant with my little girl and I was one of the many expectant mothers in line waiting to be seen by my Ob-Gyn. Today, as I sit in waiting at the lounge of Quirino Doctor's clinic I cannot help but smile to see everyone bustling about the room.

When I got there Dr Darleen was already in and was already seeing patients. I was maybe the 5th person to be seen or was it the 6th? I don't know but really I remember the feeling last year.

Anyway today was a long overdue visit to my Doc. She was pleasant, as always. Asked relevant questions, but this time I had to ask MY own questions. She was prepared to rebut! lol! At least even if I was 700 pesos poorer today I feel more confident that I have asked what needed to be asked.

Again, Wait for all the result in a day or two.

WaVes And GooDbyEs

Andie has learned how to wave about a month ago. But now she's really getting the knack of waving when told to do so... or when she hears Steve (of Blues' Clues) say "Goodbye!" She automatically raises her hand to do her own version of a wave.

I keep on painting pictures in my head of the day when she understands the idea of saying goodbye and how painful it can be especially when you say goodbye to people you love. And how more painful when the goodbye will mean really, goodbye and not just so long, until we meet again!

She's already 10 1/2 months old and she's really beginning to be a handful. She dances, she waves, she playfully bites us, even has her way of showing us when she wants to be carried! She's grown so fast that I am afraid when I the time I wave goodbye to her for me to leave her here I'd break down after I turn my back.

I better stop teaching her the wave. I'll try to teach her a new thing... To kiss. to welcome. But that is another story.

It's a preparation I have to make myself do, everyday. For her and for myself.