7 months and counting

She tells her brother quite frequently that she loves him. It makes my heart melt. She just counted 1-12. She comes out with the most random things at the most random times. In the car she will start singing 10 green bottles and ba ba black sheep when they are not ones I have sung with her - must be my family? I treasure every moment and day with them - I met a lady the other day about to have her 4th child and she said she is so sad at the thought that one day they will leave home - those are my sentiments at the moment too - I know that I will always love them but understand that they need to make their own way in life too. He is just over 7 months now and is still doing the things he was doing at 5 months - crawling, standing with furniture, taking steps - but you seem a lot more curious about things. You have just started a few days ago having 3 solid meals. You are pretty good at eating - not quite as fussy as your sister was (and still is). You are always on the move. You are driving me crazy overnight - wish I knew the solution - you wake sometimes 4, sometimes 5, sometimes 6+ times. The morning comes much too soon for me and I don't want to get up whether it is 5 or 6 am. Meanwhile she is just playing on her toy phone telling her friends she needs her nappy changed. Back to reality.

May

She is coming out with the funniest things sometimes. She is very adament about things - very funny but frustrating at times. I turn the tv on to watch something and she says "mummy I don't want to watch that!" Or about food or anything "don't like it" or when she thinks something is hers and not her brother's she says "that's mine" - she has gone off high-5 and liked the trains - Chuggington but sometimes when it is on she says - "dont' want to watch the trains" - when does it get easy? She opened the door to the steps down to the garage yesterday and I heard him cry and he was partway down looking like he was heading on his way up - amazingly and I thanked Heavenly Father for the safety in which he had but he seemed unharmed. He is on the go all the time. Very endearing when he laughs. They have both just got through being sick.

This is better

This looks so much better after my friend Tracy has tweaked it - looks completely different and I can actually do something with it now - thanks so much - not only for that because you are the only one that ever reads my blog.
We had some family photos taken in Christchurch by Amanda Haynes at Hagley Park - I could have stayed there all day - it was so beautiful with the autumn leaves on the ground. She had a ball and he fell asleep just near the end. The lighting was fantastic.

More of the same?

I like this one of you as it's a bit different - some days I take heaps of photos and then go for a while of not - just wish my camera would fit into my handbag.

More of you both

I love to see sleeping babies. There is something so totally angelic and vulnerable about them. I am loving the age you are now(almost 6 months)- although you are so wriggly you aren't as cuddly as you could be.

You're pretty cute

I had forgotten you started so small

Was just looking through older photos and found this - you look so cute - you still are adorable but you have changed so much - I know newborns and babies are heaps of work but there are some adorable things that I wouldn't want to change about a baby starting so fresh and new. I loved how at 4am this morning after a feed you snuggled your head into my chest and fell back asleep. There is such a cute baby smell and I love how warm and snuggly your head always is