Fun and games

Livia has recently got to the stage where she is into everything. She has also reached the age where anything that is a 'no' suddenly becomes irresistible. I also, personally, don't believe that at 1 she is capable of enough self-control to stop herself doing these things. I have had the situation where I have placed her in her cot for a sort of time-out every time she started playing with our printer and the instant she got out she headed straight back to the printer! So cause and effect isn't really being understood yet.

I remember going through this with Chloe and finding it such a difficult age. I cannot leave Livia alone for a second because she is lethal in the things she'll go after. She will find tiny toys I thought were out of reach or she will get into cupboards I never bothered locking with Chloe. She has even started climbing and then falling down! Any stairs are a favourite.

Although this is all very tiring for mummy, it is also so rewarding to feel like I'm 'getting to know' the toddler Livia. It is exciting to see her taking her first steps; she is always so proud of herself! And she has begun to play games: she will try to place Lego bricks on top of each other and she will play peekaboo and chase Chloe round the room. I like having more interaction with this little person. Chloe is also loving having someone who can play a little more.