Isolde at 14 Months

• Has started eating porridge with a spoon in the morning.  Otherwise she mostly wants to eat with her hands but we figured porridge was a good dish to practice with since it's not too runny and sticks to the spoon and it's at a time she's usually very hungry.
• Likes books with longer texts now so we have put away most of the picture books. She also likes when we sing to her and often picks a song book over a story.  She tries to do the gestures to Itzy Bitzy Spider.
• Understands instructions such as "go and get a book" and "bring mummy that toy" and understands every day things like "let's go to the kitchen and make välling" and "do you want to take a bath?".
• Stopped the-waking-up-at-7:30-8:00-routine and started "wide awake at 5:30 or 6:00" instead, at her parents' detriment.  At least she usually sleeps in her bed all night, except for when she's sick when she comes to our bed any time between midnight and 5 am.
• Is still very "daddy daddy daddy" and I get a little heart ache when I can't comfort her.  This is more prevalent when she's sick (two weeks ago and then this week when she's had a cold) or is upset for some reason; then she only wants daddy.  But I'm still convinced sharing the parental leave is he right decision and that it is good for all three of us in the long run.  It's also only very normal he's no 1 right now since she spends so much time with him. 
• Says "babba" more and more, which we assume is "pappa" (daddy), and once in a while "mama" (more and more over the last few days).  She used to say "ma ma" several months ago but then stopped.  She otherwise babbles with more melody in the language but nothing that anyone else can understand :) Never says "där" (there) anymore, which she did all the time when she was 11-12 months old.  (Although I think I heard her say it today.)
• Gets frustrated when we don't understand what she wants.  It's usually a doll or a teddy bear that she wants us to do something with but apparently even though we try different things we are doing it wrong!
• Likes olives!  And still eats raspberries and also blueberries like there's no tomorrow.
• Has been properly sick for the first time - two days with fever (first proper fever as well) and then a light case of the stomach flu - the week after we came home from London.
• Is not shy at all and especially with other children and even older and bigger children.  It's good to see that she stands up for herself.  Although she's sucking her thumb a lot in new situations - guess that's her comfort.
• Loves walking outside now when the snow is gone and spring is in the air. 
• It's always difficult to measure and weigh at home but we think she's almost 72 cm and 8.5 kg now. 
• Has figured out how to wind up one of those stuffed animal that plays a lullaby.
• Likes putting stuff, such as her bottle or sippy cup, on coasters.  The bottle can't be next to the coaster, it has to be on it!
• Still only has two teeth!  Is that normal??!!  But a third one is coming soon but it hasn't broken through yet.
• One of her signature moves is stretching her arms over her head and saying "heya" when she enters a room, like "here I am".
• Another cute thing she does is walking with her hands behind her back like she contemplating her next mischief.
• Seems to be moving to only one nap a day instead of two, despite the fact that she waking up earlier than before.