Ashlan is beginning to answer ‘no’ to us when we ask her something. She doesn’t have the ‘yes’ part down yet, but she shakes her head and says ‘no’ when she doesn’t want something. I thought it was a fluke the other day when she said 'no' to me for something I asked, but she did it today in front of my parents too. I’m glad she’s trying to communicate because it makes it a lot easier than just guessing what she wants! Yesterday when Dan went to work she very clearly said, “Bye Dad”. I’m not sure why she didn’t say “dada” or “daddy” but that ‘Dad’ was as clear as day.
Also, Ashlan has been copying us. We saw her taking one of her burp cloths and wiping the carpet the other day. We do that when she spills her milk on the carpet! She has done it more than a few times so it has to be just from watching us do it. We’ve also seen her wipe the couch (which she also gets her milk on somehow!) and the sliding glass door. She’s just too funny!
And other news (and don’t worry, it revolves around Ashlan, as everything in our life does)…we booked a trip to London in May! It will be Ashlan’s first trip overseas at the ripe old age of 17 months! Though she’s been in a plane a few times, this is the longest she has ever been confined to one space, uh oh! :) We’re hoping the flight there won’t be bad because it’s overnight, but the way home is going to be during the day and we’d be lying if we said we weren’t worried about that one. Well, either way, this will be a trip to remember, lol! Hopefully, we can do an overseas trip every year but we’ll see. Right now she likes her stroller, and naps in it frequently, so hopefully this trip will be ok, as long as we play it by ear (her ear!). We are staying close to downtown London; from our rental we can see the Eye of London and Big Ben. We figured since we’d be spending a lot of evenings there (seeing Ashlan’s early bedtime), that we would at least have a view! We decided to get a rental because we needed an extra room for Ashlan since no one sleeps when we’re all in the same room together, and because it was cheaper than getting a hotel with an extra room. It’s not cheap but at least this way we can all get some rest, we hope. The times we have stayed with her in the same room has been disastrous for all three of us! Anyway, we are super excited and can’t wait to go! You can check out the place we’re staying at here: http://www.boutiquelondonlets.com/london-serviced-apartments/thames-view-apartments-vauxhall The pictures are on the right of the website.
Ashlan was sitting nice with me until Dan wanted to take a picture, of course.
Ashlan just loves her dolly from Nana and Papa. My goodness, she got attached to that thing fast!
Sitting with Daddy for breakfast before he goes to work.
At first, she was ok with the tutu being on.
Here she was like, "Get this OFF of me!!" Lol!
I found Mr. Potato Head like this one afternoon...she loves to put things where they don't belong.
Getting ready for momma's run...it was cold out that morning!
At Nana's and Papa's today, waving to people on the beach.
Papa showing Ashlan everyone on the beach. Quite a few surfers out today, despite how cold the water is!
This was a present from mommy's godmother, Aunt Joan (and Uncle Rich) that we received today. Ashlan immediately put the bottle to the baby's lips when we opened it. What a little smartie!
I had to hold the doll, but when I told her to feed her baby, she did!
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