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Just saying...

 'A man came home from work and found his 5 children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn around garden, The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and no sign of the dog, walking in the door, he found ...an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, the throw rug was against one wall, In the front

room the TV was on loudly with the cartoon channel, the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel... She looked up at him, smiled and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?' She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world do I do all day?...
''Yes," was his incredulous reply..
She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.’'

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Lileeva is becoming more and more like me. The fussiness and now the sleeping habits. She became a proper light sleeper, wakes up every time we enter her room to check up on her and isn't able to fall asleep in the pram anymore. Technically she isn't able to fall asleep anywhere unless it's quiet and she's alone. Bless her. She will end up like me - with all the bad habits taken from her mother.

She has also started to use her tongue and trying to form words. We are very far from the first proper words but Lileeva is blabbing away now constantly. She's saying 'bla-bla', 'ma-ma' and 'la-la' all the time, chatting up trees, toys and random people.
As well as she's blowing kisses every now and then.
She is so cheeky and cute. I fall in love with her day by day.

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6th tooth cut through yesterday on the top right. Thought they usually come through at the bottom first?!
Lileeva has also got the hang of standing at last! I showed how to hold herself up by the sofa a couple of days ago and yesterday she was already pulling herself up in the cot, holding onto the rails! She still has trouble getting up in a standing position and with the weight of her bum but she's doing really good and learning very fast!
Pretty sure she won't be a crawler (She wouldn't even get up in a crawling position the lazy chops!) but will go on the walking straight away.

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5th tooth, on the top left. Noticed it today but it must've popped out about a week or so ago cause it's out-out. Probably has something to do with her teething amber necklace, cause she doesn't seem to be in pain or anything.
Lileeva has been dribbling a lot lately, blowing raspberries all day and chewing on her tongue so I reckon another one is on it's way too. She's also been sleeping a lot which is a sign of teething when it comes to her.
The food routine has changed as well, pretty much straight after posting my previous entry. She's been playing up with the morning bottle and by now she has pretty much dropped it. She's also getting fussed when being fed. Little miss independent rather self feed.
09am - Breakfast (Porridge with her milk)
01pm - Lunch (Whatever I have or jar.)
05pm - Dinner (Fruits.)
09pm - Bottle
Lee said Lileeva is becoming more and more like me. She sleeps on her side now spooning her teddy. I do the same with pillows. She keeps hating cuddles and kisses and is very very nosey. Yep, definitely my little girl.

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Lileeva is rolling over now properly. And constantly.
I know some babies at this age might even be walking and she doesn't even crawl yet, however I'm not too fussed. As long as she is happy... She will do things whenever she is ready.
The feeding goes surprisingly well. Lileeva still has jars when there is something I can't mash for her (Salad for example.) or something is too spicy but other than that she eats what I make. She loves sausage and mash, had sweet and sour chicken with noodles, eats ham on toast, crumpets, adult weetabix and today I'll try her on a Hungarian dish, paprikás krumpli.
09am - Bottle
12pm - Breakfast (Toast, crumpet, porridge.)
03pm - Lunch (Whatever we eat.)
06pm - Dinner (Usually fruits.)
09pm - Bottle
It's summer time here again (They call it heatwave.) so we are out on the balcony in our pool.
By winning!

Edit 15:45
I'm so happy! She loved the Hungarian food very much! I'm extra happy cause I can't particularly cook and it was made all by me! No frozen sausages or jarred sweet and sour sauce. And it was traditional Hungarian. And since she's a baby she can't and wouldn't lie. If she didn't like it she simply wouldn't have eaten it, nor making an impatient fuss between each spoonful. I'm so chuffed. I feel like a real mummy hero! Haha oh these little things...

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Lee took Lileeva to see the health visitor for her 8 month check up.
She's 7.9kg and all fine but we got told to put her on her stomach and make her stand more often so her crawling and later walking can develop.
We also got free vitamin drops and free kids books. She loves books. I like this.
The health visitor said we shall start dropping baby food all together. Jars she meant. Apparently after 12 months they are not supposed to have any baby food. So we are giving her more finger foods now, like crumpets, toasts, chicken nuggets, chips, fruits, vegetables. We even tried to give her bits of fried chicken and some rice the other day, but it was too dry for her. I reckon we will finish the 10 months+ jars which we got from Louise (Our 14 months old nephew refuses to eat anything but finger food now.) and that's about it, she will be on proper adult food.
Now I have a little bit of trouble with that. I can't cook. I mean I can, but don't think she would be able to eat rice, pasta, curry etc. comfortable until she can use cutlery. Salad is too chewy and she yet only has teeth at the front.
I was dreading this moment from the very beginning.
Also, being the most impatient person alive, letting her eat by herself is quiet a challenge for me. She is doing it right, obviously takes time on chewing but she gets distracted very easy, likes to play with the food such as chucking it on the floor or drawing with it on the wall. Ah well, hopefully it won't last for long.
Lee is starting his new shifts today. So far so good. Hope it stays like this.

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I came across this picture and a quote in Hungarian which I translated and pasted below.

'My dear Daughter: One day when you're seeing me old, please be patient and before all, just try and understand me. If I'll be keep repeating myself don't shut me up with 'you already have said that' just listen to me please. Remember when you were a little girl I kept repeating the same stories for you from night to night until you fell asleep. If I won't be wanting to have a wash don't disgrace me, don't argue, but remember how many times did I have to chase you around the house with promises, before your night time bath. If I'll be standing unknowingly in front of new things, give me time to learn and don't show that you think I'm hopeless. Remember Dearest, how many things have I taught you when you were young: Eating nicely, getting dressed by yourself and standing strong when Life challenges you. If walking will be difficult please let me lean on you, on the way how I helped you taking your first steps. If I'll be losing my words during conversations don't demand me to find them, just listen to me. And when the last days are approaching don't leave me alone because you're feeling sad or helpless. Help me finish my journey. Then, I'll thank you with a cheeky smile that we spent this time together; the gift of Life.'
(And how on Earth can I expect any of these from Lileeva?! I do hope we will develop a good relationship but somehow I still have a feeling Karma will give me a very bitter ending. Sigh. We will see.)

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The third Friday the 13th since... Can't wait for her birthday to be on the Friday. She was born on a Sunday but because of the leap year her 4th will be on a Friday. After all it's not so bad of not giving birth to her on 11/11/2011.
8 months today. Where has the time gone?