the adlards

Sophie is developing in leaps and bounds. Or at least at a manic shuffle-pace. She’s now developed quite a vocabulary and will call for her sister at the top of her voice from pretty much the moment she wakes, just after she stands up in her cot and calls for Mum.

She has developed the bum-shuffle into an art form:

• The wobble-shuffle is what’s required when both hands are full – with a doll and an apple for example. It requires immense heel-strenth as the heels are used together with a well-timed torso wobble to drag the body forward. If she ever takes to rock climbing she’ll have a mean heel hook.
• Then there is the gorilla-jog, which is designed, like Dubya’s walk with hands perpendicular to sides, to deliver maximum visual impact by filling as much of the target’s field-of-view as possible. Knuckles are on the floor in front for balance; propulsion is delivered primarily by the calves being extended and pulled back to roll under the bum. This is the one used when trying to scare Josie off a favourite toy and also when coming over for a cuddle.
• My all-time favourite, though, is the galloping-bum-bounce, in which she propels herself diagonally with the assistance of strong thrusts of the leading arm, resulting in truly impressive forward speed but necessitating a complex tacking manouvre to ensure the objective is ever reached.

Her absolute favourite thing in the day is the moment after her bottle at night, when she’s had a cuddle and a burp and Dad says, “Bedtime.”
She leans back with a beautiful smile on her face and half-closed eyes waiting to be put down and tucked into bed.

Like father like daughter …

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