Yana turns 1...

Since I'm a whole year old now, I decided it's time to contribute to my parents' blog. I could hold a grudge against them, because they haven't renamed the blog to 3Germans, but I'm pretty tolerant and I'll let them get away with it.

For those of you, who don't know me yet...
My name is Yana Isabel Sandford. I was born on the 27.07.07 in Munich. I'm about 0.75m tall and I weigh 9.4kg. I have short dark blond hair and bright blue eyes. I can say 'da' (German for 'there') and point at things, 'Nein nein nein' (German for 'No no no'), 'dada' (for 'Daddy', at least that's what he thinks), occasionally 'Mama' and lots of other sounds that only I can understand. I like speedcrawling, climbing up onto things (couches, slides, ladders, stairs, etc.), doing a handstand, eating what Mama and Daddy are eating (especially cheese), looking at and chewing on books, grinning and most of all exploring.

I had two birthday parties recently: one on my actual birthday and one a week later. The first celebration was with my parents, grandma, uncle, greatgrandma, greataunties and greatuncles in a cafe along the Rhein. They ate cake and drank coffee, while I had to sit on someones lap and behave. Fortunately I got to play in a sandpit for a little while. The second celebration was more to my taste: lots of people (including some my age) sitting together in the Englische Garten in Munich having a picnic, sunny weather, food I got to taste, space to move around and toys to play with.

That's it from me for now. Until next time...

Yana xxx

Here are a few pictures of me...