2014: The Year of Wa Wa

Though in a few weeks the new Chinese year of the horse will begin, it's already clear that though Ma (Chinese for horse, and also for mother) was Hannah's first word, 2014 will not be known for the horse. Instead it is shaping up to be the year of Wa Wa.

Wa Wa is the name of Hannah's doll; one that was ignored for months, possibly even years, until a month or so ago, when all of a sudden (as you may have seen on Hannah's facebook page), Hannah became obsessed with Wa Wa. Hannah sits her on the table to watch whilst we eat breakfast, takes her to sleep with her (the poor dog that used to have that role must be sad), expects us to kiss her after we kiss Hannah, puts socks on her, and often won't put her own knickers on until after Wa Wa has hers on!

It's very useful for us - if Hannah doesn't want to do something, we can propose that Wa Wa does it first, or that they do it together. Wa Wa is another option for distracting Hannah when we need to, or motivating her. At the weekend having Wa Wa helped speed Hannah's recovery after her vaccinations, for example. Particularly adorable, when we were in a park looking at a kite, Hannah wanted to show Wa Wa, so held her up and pointed to the kite. We just need to make sure we don't lose her!