tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34742479054903360602024-03-13T03:09:27.822+00:00babychuckleEver wondered what makes babies laugh? Add to my blog and you can tell the world and maybe get new ideas to keep you and your little one smiling and laughing. There is nothing as infectious as a babies laugh.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-36367454632554297002012-06-21T19:26:00.002+01:002012-06-21T19:26:47.561+01:00Its the simple things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When you are looking for ways to keep your baby/toddler happy remember its not about going out and spending a fortune and getting all the latest gadgets. Isabella loves being out in the garden and so we brought a picnic bench for her age with an umbrella which she loves, she sits at it when the sun is out (which in the UK is a bit hit and miss!) and will eat her lunch, we got her a sandpit and toys (spades, buckets, castle moulds, rake etc) and peppa pig football, in spite of getting these she loves nothing more than being outside and just playing - she loves playing chase and runs up and down the garden and she also loves helping when I water the garden although she has her favourite Strawberry plant that gets most of the water.<br />
She has her favourite programmes on telly which are currently, Peppa Pig, Fifi and the Flower Tots and The Simpsons (she gets upset when the adverts are on and sits there saying 'SIM SIM'. So remember its not all about what you can get them its all about spending time with them and encouraging them in what they like and joining in with them when they are playing, there is nothing better than when Isabella runs up to me and gives me a big cuddle and smile when she has been playing.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-12254747442049524862012-06-13T09:43:00.001+01:002012-06-13T09:43:52.518+01:00babychuckle: Swimming<a href="http://babychuckle.blogspot.com/2012/06/swimming.html?spref=bl">babychuckle: Swimming</a>: Isabella is a real water baby and there is nothing that she likes better than going swimming. It is great seeing her smiling and laughing ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-88621136818172084032012-06-13T09:42:00.002+01:002012-06-13T09:42:51.813+01:00Swimming<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Isabella is a real water baby and there is nothing that she likes better than going swimming. It is great seeing her smiling and laughing in the pool but it is also terrifying that she has no sense of fear in the water and thinks nothing of walking out of her depth! or if she is being held by in the deep end she just wants you to let go and let her float. She has her armbands and loves jumping off the side (not bad for 22months old!) and she doesn't even mind her face getting wet. It is a great idea to get them used to water at this age especially if they enjoy it as much as Isabella does and its great exercise for us.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-37080588015351473472012-04-19T19:51:00.000+01:002012-04-19T19:51:19.181+01:00Baby TV<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">For all parents out there that have Sky and a baby check out channel 623, its a channel just for babies. Isabella loves it first thing in a morning when she is having her bottle and last thing at night. <br />
She is learning a lot from it too - new words, actions etc. Just be warned at night it can make adults feel sleepy too when they are playing there settling down music and shows!<br />
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She loves the fact that there is wrapping paper around and that there are now two kittens to play with - she is very good with them and is very gentle with them and they are more than happy to go to her and be fussed.<br />
I cant wait to see her opening her presents on Christmas Day and then playing with the paper and boxes more than the presents inside!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-43935760332889087132011-10-20T18:17:00.000+01:002011-10-20T18:17:56.071+01:00The Professionals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Isabella has turned into a big fan of Bodie and Doyle and CI5, I put it on one time and she sat next to me totally engrossed in it. <br />
When she hears the theme tune start she wants to get up on the sofa next to me and its about the only time she will sit still for an hour - she even stays still when the adverts come on!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-19287599874645967682011-09-12T12:09:00.000+01:002011-09-12T12:09:12.846+01:00It's been a while<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well it's been a while since my last post and so much has happened, Isabella is much more mobile now as she has been taking her first few steps and loves the encouragement that we give her (lots of praise and clapping), it seems to make her want to keep on going as she squeals and giggles.<br />
Isabella has also experienced her first flight on a plane over to Northern Ireland and she was brilliant - she sat with mummy on the way out and fell asleep whilst we were waiting to take off and woke up as we landed (so as far as she is concerned we never left lol) and then sat with me on the way back and stayed awake the entire time and successfully destroyed the free in flight magazine and kept smacking me round the face with the safety sheet!<br />
She is learning things really quickly too and loves her books and knows which one to go and get just by saying the name of it - Bubbles Bubbles is a favourite <br />
Isabella has also discovered next doors cat and if you say 'where is the cat' she points out of the window and says 'cat cat'.<br />
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Yesterday I went to football with our middle child (he is 6), big sister came too and it was a nice sunny day and we sat on the grass watching, behind us there were two mums with young babies and one of the babies was crying and a bit grumpy and you could see the mother getting worried what people were thinking and she seemed too shy to try and make her baby smile. Isabella got a bit grumpy and so I sat her on the grass and sang nursery rhymes to her and we played with the grass and she had a good old crawl around, I didn't care what people were thinking as Isabella was having fun and when she started laughing you could see others smiling. Too many people get hung up on not looking stupid when it shouldn't matter as long as you and your baby are having fun, who cares if you are a bad singer (I am no X factor contestant!!!!) but Isabella doesn't judge me on that (YET! lol), a happy baby is much better than a stressed parent who is worried about what everyone else is thinking. <br />
Remember everyone was a baby once and you need to make it as happier time as possible as you only get one chance and the people around you are not really bothered about if you look silly that is all in your mind.<br />
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Its a shame the confused.com adverts have changed because she thought those were hilarious and the under dog advert used to get a few chuckles too.<br />
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She loved it when everyone else joined in and was throwing the paper around and it was falling all over her.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-29038200948890541082011-05-15T10:32:00.000+01:002011-05-15T10:32:34.942+01:00Crawling!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Isabella has now learnt to crawl, day 1 started with as my wife put 'the humping stage' and she managed to go about 5 cms before falling forward, by the end of day 1 she was managing a couple of crawls. Day 2 there was no stopping her she made it from the living room into the dining room and into the kitchen! <br />
Now we have the joys of watching where you step just incase she has moved behind you, she also loves shaking her head when you say no and like all children across the world no means yes and yes means yes lol.<br />
She gets that twinkle in her eye when she sees something she wants and knows that she shouldn't have gives you a big smile and a laugh and goes for it - shaking her head everytime you say no and laughing as she gets closer. I can safely say I love being a dad and I am so glad I am here to see Isabella growing and developing.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-714227017328495082011-05-07T12:50:00.000+01:002011-05-07T12:50:10.490+01:00She found the sky remote again!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Isabella found the Sky remote again and being that little bit older she was able to play with it more. She was sat there with a look of total amazement at the little red flashing light at the end of the remote everytime she pressed a button and then when the channel changed she looked surprised. Being the clever little baby that she is she soon realised that pressing the buttons meant the channel changed and there was no stopping her - we had the radio channels, 16 and pregnant, stand up on Dave, the music channels, full volume and no sound and a laughing Isabella who thought that it was great and she didnt try to eat it this time which is always a plus!<br />
It was funny watching her sat there holding the remote and laughing her head off and bouncing around while she changed the channels and the look on her face was a picutre.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-15962048857871125632011-05-01T12:16:00.000+01:002011-05-01T12:16:15.561+01:00Empty boxes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Isabella is now like my old cat, we gave her an empty coke can box and put some of her toys in it and she was having great fun pulling them all out and throwing them on the floor and then demanding that they were put back in again! I was waiting for her to put it on her head but we havent got that far yet.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-14739975193569721372011-05-01T10:16:00.000+01:002011-05-01T10:16:46.299+01:00Buggy Grand Prix<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Isabella has found something else that she loves - racing round the garden in her buggy, she loves being pushed along generally at people is the best! (I dread the day she can drive!!!). She sits there squealing and laughing but of course you have to be careful not to crash!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-2529228078682844742011-04-20T18:06:00.000+01:002011-04-20T18:06:29.681+01:00Swimming<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We took Isabella to a different swimming pool today and she absolutly loved it, we had one of those inflatable chairs that the baby can sit in and she had her all in one wetsuit on and there was no stopping her! <br />
Shen was off and wandering using the inflatable as a water walker and she was chatting away and laughing her head off.<br />
When the wave machine started up she was a little unsure but she soon learned that all was good and she loved bobbing around even when I wasnt ready for some waves and they crashed over her.<br />
That was the first time we had used an inflatable baby seat and it certainly wont be the last! much easier than holding them and Isabella really loved making me chase after her.<br />
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She wasnt so amused that she couldnt have any of the cooked food but loved the soft bits of bread that mummy gave her, she has 2 teeth now and knows how to use them and I know how to keep my finger safe!<br />
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She was happy sitting in the beach tent looking at the sand and sea and trying her hardest to get hold of anything in sight and reach. One she was changed and ready to go out on the beach she started to clap and giggle and she now likes to walk while being held and she has all the right moves but cannot walk unaided (yet!!), she thought the sand was brilliant and tasty?? she managed to get her hands covered in it and just like any baby straight to the mouth! The sea was freezing on my feet but she didnt seem to care about that and loved paddling in it and didnt want to stop and she looked so cute in her swim suit and hat sat on the beach laughing and smiling.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-29887882387384591992011-04-15T11:21:00.000+01:002011-04-15T11:21:09.506+01:00Little one unwell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well the last couple of days have been a change as our little one has been unwell, she is still smiling and laughing but not as much. She does like playing peek-a-boo though with the bed covers and she is still a big fan of the Eastenders theme tune (its about the only thing she will stop drinking her bottle for).<br />
Hopefully she will get all better soon and be back to her normal self and finding new things that make her smile and laugh and not throw up over daddy or mummy! lol</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-2106897061230182442011-04-07T12:29:00.000+01:002011-04-07T12:29:52.713+01:00Building blocks are in<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">My wife got Isabella some building blocks (the soft foam type) yeaterday and she absolutely loves them, she found it especially good to try and get them into my dinner last night as I was trying to eat. It is great watching her develop and grow and I never get tired of hearing her laugh and chuckle and seeing her eyes light up when she smiles.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-63953976557000168502011-04-04T19:38:00.001+01:002011-04-04T19:39:06.119+01:00Stevie Wonder Impression<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">My baby daughter does a great impression of Stevie Wonder playing his piano, when she gets excited her arms and her head move just like I remember from years ago! <br />
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Strange how normal things amuse a baby?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-46363947505643787762011-04-03T11:34:00.000+01:002011-04-03T11:34:24.408+01:00Clearing the table<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The latest thing to get a chuckle out of our baby is to clear her high chair table all over the floor, then wait till everything has been put back on before doing it all over again! She also tries to clear the dining table when we are eating by pushing and pulling the table cloth (she hasn't quite mastered the trick of pulling the tablecloth off without knocking everything over yet!).</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-2539542490693192632011-03-28T21:19:00.000+01:002011-03-28T21:19:01.190+01:00First tooth!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Have you heard all the horror stories out there about when your baby gets their first tooth? Our little girl has got her first tooth this morning and apart from a little bit of grissling last night you wouldnt know there was anything wrong? <br />
I found a great way to entertain her earlier, i had brought a box of nappies earlier in the week and she woke from her nap and I thought 'hmm I wonder baby in the box?' I sat her in it and she loved it and thought that it was great fun - guess I am going to have to build one of those box forts when she is older!! lol</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474247905490336060.post-90392881301999408592011-03-28T21:01:00.001+01:002011-03-28T21:23:24.603+01:00Who needs a lawn mower<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Who needs a lawn mower when you have a baby in bouncer! I am going to have to move the position of the bouncer when we are outside as the lawn is getting bald spots where a little monkey is reaching down and pulling out the grass!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0