These are pictures of Chantal playing in our garden just before her first birthday. Chantal still cannot walk, but crawls all over the place. Rita has put on the stairs some nets in order that Chantal cannot climb the stairs and eventually fall down.
These pictures were made by Rita while Titian scanned them in the computer and made this page. Some pictures have a roll over effect so please place the mouse cursor over the pictures to see what happens..
CHANTAL'S LINKS
Chantal's day starts at about 9 am: wake up, change clothes and have breakfast, of course with mummy. Papa is at this time working except for on Saturdays and Sundays.
After breakfast it is play time with Lorenzo and eventually also with mummy. Sometimes she can also go in the garden while Rita does her gardening. Chantal plays with everything she finds but she gets more and more interested in what Lorenzo does and how he plays. Unfortunately for her, Lorenzo doesn't appreciate very much when she touches his toys. She also has the problem that as soon as she does anything she wants, Lorenzo comes and disturbs her, telling her how to do this and that.
In the afternoon, sometimes before, sometimes after lunch, Chantal goes for a sleep for an hour or two. Then it is again play time on her own or with Lorenzo, when he doesn't go to Rita's parents. She watches also TV or the few VHS-Films which we have such as Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Runs or Eldorado. Chantal love watching these film... Lately we make fire in our fireplace in the sitting room and she sits in front of it and stares the fire.
In the evening mummy mostly goes to work at the dancing school while Chantal is with papa or with her baby sitter. At about eleven pm mummy comes back: very often is Chantal still awake. Her day finishes at about midnight....
Chantal eats nearly everything and uses already the fork and spoon. She doesn't like to be helped and we must say she doesn't make much mess.
Once a week Chantal goes for swimming in a baby class. She likes to be floated over the water on her stomach, lay on the board, play with the noodle or do anything when animal-toys are involved. She doesn't like to dive in the water or to be with the teacher (at the moment). Since she is in this class she is more psychologically balanced and it is good for her physical and intellectual development.
When mummy goes for shopping she comes with. She looks very interested in everything which goes on, she loves to take out everything mummy puts in the trolley. She never make a fuss or cry: just a very good girl.
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Last revised:Mon, 15. Apr 2002