Fishing and drinking Vida coffee

We arrived in Umhlanga yesterday after having a 2 hour delay on the runway. The airplane was delayed due to bad weather. When we arrived Max spotted a fishing net in the hotel shop which we bought. Max then gave Grant and I a lecture on proper fishing protocol. You only ever eat the first fish and the rest you put back. Very importantly you must give the fish you caught a big 'love' before you eat it! This morning he spent a long time in the tidal pools but did not catch anythig. Then.... on our way out he made a beeline for the Koi pond at the hotel entrance and tried to catch a Koi fish!

In New York we worked on Bella's intentions with her hands and tried to get her to take her bottle. This skill has come a long way and she is now reaching for her bottle and bringing it to her mouth. She will even choose which bottle she wants if I put a milk and juice bottle next to each other. This morning we got a Vida E Cafe coffee in Umhlanga and Bella tried to take my coffee cup and drink it. Associating my coffee with something to drink is a big step forward!

Bella loved exploring on the beach and was covered in beach sand from head to toe in no time!

We are going on a summer holiday....

We are going on holiday tomorrow!!! This is a major event since we have not been on holiday since May 2007. We are going to Umhlanga Sands which is right on the beach. Max is super excited and keeps talking about taking swimming slippers (which are in fact flippers). I am also really excited to see how Bella reacts to the beach sand and waves.

Bella is so cute at the moment and has suddenly become very interested in our dogs. She loves to watch them play and squeals with delight! She had a great morning at riding therapy and seemed to really be taking the whole experience in. Too cute for words.

Bella is back

Since we got back from New York Bella has been teething and never quite did what she was doing in New York. I was starting to get a bit worried and was wondering if I had imagined it but Bella is Bella is Bella... She does what she wants when she wants to and last night she was back to her New York self. Lots of babbling saying mamamama, wawawawa and babababa... She also crawled out of Max's room to look for me and then back into Max's room when she heard Grant talking! Yesterday she also had a really good day at Physio and crawled through a long tunnel a few times and she also crawled over a block obstacle course to reach her favourite toy. Bella is back!

For anyone who wants to know more about the Anat Baniel Method here is a link to the website:

Anat Baniel Method for Children

I haved booked to go back to Marcy in January. Marcy's full details are as follows:

Name: Marcy Lindheimer
The Children's Practice: ABM Center NYC
2109 Broadway #9-93,
New York, NY - 10023

"Specializing in ABM for children of all ages in NYC, Chicago and the ABM Center in San Rafael."

Phone: 212-362-8597
Fax: 212-580-8809
E-mail: mlindheimr@aol.com