me and my girl

Here's a quick snap of Dulcie and I for posterity's sake, taken just after I got drenched in the rain.  I'm finding it hard to find the energy to be a very good mum at the moment (that's not to say I'm not a good mum, just maybe not quite the mum I would hope to be able to be) but I still just love having Dulcie around.  She is getting so funny and so stubborn, too.  (Wonder where she gets that from...)  As well as making various animal noises, she can say "Dad", "Mum", "cat", "dog" (sort of) and "twoo", which means owl.  She's still loving to dance and will sing, "Yeah, yeah, yeah," along to pretty much everything.  She knows the actions to lots of the songs we sing and will join in unprompted.  She's still not quite walking solo, but she can fairly get around, shuffling over to the nearest bit of furniture and pulling herself up to standing, usually followed by an excited squeal or a great big giggle.  She's getting to be pretty affectionate (sometimes) which I love.  I'm doing everything I can to turn her into a cuddly type.  She's still not any closer to sleeping in her own bed, but I guess that goes hand in hand with being a cuddly type!  All in all, Dulcie's just a great girl.  But, man oh man, is she hard work :)