Where we're at...

[Zero]

Beautiful - congratulations!

[cheebacheeba]

I realised I haven't been around much or updated this in a while.
Not sure what the interest level is, but I'm proud of my girl.

River is SO close to talking "properly" now.
She mimics almost everything.
She recognises numbers and letters.
She can retrieve items when asked for them by their name.
She can take her shoes off, and put them on...fairly well...
Has favourite TV shows.
Dances by both following shows etc, and on her own.
Has started singing in the car to the songs she knows.
Knows how to respond to questions, give greetings and farewells.

Uses a fork and spoon pretty well now, and actually prefers to feed herself.

She's just gone from "Hi" to "Hello" as well, though when she says it, it's a bit like "Hewwo", which I think I love even more.

She can also say "ok" which sounds a bit like this guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZURohVP5JY

...and she's learned how to, and when to, say sorry.
Comes out somehow sounding like an Irish accent?

All in all...yeah, she's a good girl. Had her bad days but overall I'm still really digging the whole thing.
She's big enough to walk now, holding my hand without me having to stoop.
So many people in my town know her...she's very social, and always says Hi and waves to people, has her favourites in certain shops too.

Here's a somewhat recent picture of her prior to a wedding.
She was a very good girl there.

[hammerfan]

cheebs, I'm ALWAYS interested in how you, Spal and River are doing!

She's a little doll! I wish I could meet her!

[Bloof]

Oh my gosh, the little party dress. She's a sweet little lady.

[cheebacheeba]

Here's another one of my favourite somewhat recent picks. She's going well, being deliberately trollish and repeating just about everything she hears now...

[Bloof]

Proper little girl you have there. What's she coming up to...3 years old?

[hammerfan]

Gorgeous!

[cheebacheeba]

Hey guys, yeah in May she'll be three.
Spal and I keep looking at her and noticing how big she's getting. She's sitting on chairs like a big girl. Talking lots, I mean there's still words to properly learn yet but we can pretty much talk with each other now.
She still makes me smile all the time.
At bedtime, she takes my hand and gets me to walk her to her room.

[Repo'd]

She's a little doll, Cheebs. You're a lucky man. I'm glad you're enjoying fatherhood.

[Zero]

Hard to believe our little Cheebs and Spalalala are someone's parents!!! A very lucky little girl!