February Weekend

It was a great weekend because Daddy was off work and Uncle Marcus came to visit with Misa.  On Friday, Daddy went to Ikea and got me a lovely new cot and a place to keep my books.  Daddy is like me...he gets bored quickly in the shops, so he did very well.  I had lots of people around me on Saturday and Sunday which makes me very happy and smiley.

I had lots of tummy time

In fact I learned that rolling around isn't just fun, it helps me move about...I am now officially mobile...well sort of!  Next stop, crawling.

Cousin Misa is very pretty

We all went for a walk at Kingston Lacy on Sunday.  I had a go in my new Vaude baby carrier and it was great.  I even got to try out the rain cover because it started raining.  It was so nice I fell asleep.

This Robin was so friendly Daddy managed to get this shot on a 35mm lens!

Pretty bamboo

This is me being smiley

I love my little train teething and rattle toy

Cousin JB visited too

JB & Uncle M played Lego mini-figures ninja

Granddad made me laugh by tickling me and pulling me along the floor

Uncle M took a great shot of me and my Daddy!

Granddad gave me lots of cuddles

Cousin Misa got lots of cuddles too

Mummy got Misa a little box of beads so she could make her own necklaces

Food and Reading

Mummy has been giving me a taste of a few grown up foods over the last month or so, but recently I have started to actually eat them.  I have eaten some thick home-made vegetable soup and baby porridge in the last week.  When Mummy and Daddy sit down to dinner with me in my little chair I sometimes make little sucking and clicking noises, copying the action of eating, which makes then laugh.  When they feed me they do have to be patient as I get easily distracted and look at whatever is going on, especially when Daddy gets his camera out!

This is me eating baby porridge

I love having books read to me and have some lovely ones that Mummy and Daddy have found when we have been out.  I have lift the flap books, pop-up books, touchy-feely books and even a mirror book.  They are about animals, farms, dinosaurs, people, fish..all sorts.  This one is about machines like cars, trucks, diggers and aeroplanes...real boy stuff!

This is me being being smiley and laughing a lot when I was put on the futon for a few minutes.

Me & my Mum

Sessions of baby worship are held regularly throughout the day and evening

Its fun being a baby-o!

When Daddy came home from work last night I had just come out of the bath and Mummy had put me in my dinosaur jimjams on the floor for a wriggle.  Daddy said I look exhilarated just to be alive as I was wriggling and kicking like crazy, rolling into a ball, squealing and laughing for over half an hour as they watched me.  Its fun being a munchkin.

5 Months old!

Wow, how time flies.  I was 5 calendar months old on Sunday 12th February!

Mummy had to go away and do interpreting on Friday and Daddy was already at work so I had to spend over 7 hours at Nana and Granddad's house.

Everyone was so pleased that I was very good.  Nana has a special magic trick and managed to get me to drink from a bottle.  Daddy tried it several times recently but I wouldn't drink, so he doesn't have the magic!  I loved all the attention from everyone, including Jenny and Terry who bought me a great little monkey toy.

On saturday Mummy went away again and Daddy left me at Nana and Granddad's for 2 1/2 hours while he did Taekwondo.  We then all went to Breamore for a little walk and look around.  Cousin JB came along too and was throwing stones in the puddles!  Daddy then had to take me to the Police station in Poole because Mummy was delayed and needed to feed me.   The ladies made a lot of fuss of me and I was very smiley while we waited for Mummy to come out of the interview she was helping with.

On sunday Daddy lit a nice fire in the wood burner and I was fascinated!

This is me asleep taken at f1.8 on Daddy's Sigma 85mm lens

Granddad says this church is over 1000 years old, which I think is quite a lot older than me.

These poor people are a lot older than me and Granddad! 

When I grow up I hope cousin JB shows me how to splash in the puddles! It looks like fun.  That is one very nice house

New Wood burner Stove

Today was quite exciting and a bit frustrating.

The exciting bit was that we had some workmen in the house who took out the old fireplace and put in a new limestone one.  They fitted a nice wood burning stove so we can have some cosy evenings and reduce the gas bill!  It took a bit over 6 hours, which was quite quick really.  Daddy is very pleased with the way it looks and only has to repaint the part of the chimney breast above the new mantlepiece because the new one is a bit lower.....not much work to get it looking perfect.

Here is how the old fireplace looked...we did like it but it couldn't take a stove because the marble resin and wood surround would not take the heat.

And here is new one.  The stove just fits into the original opening and keeps the original rear fire back, but the surround and hearth are all new.  You can see the bit above the mantlepiece that needs repainting.  The plastic bag in the stove contains the tools and a heat-resistant glove.

Anyway, the day was a bit frustrating because Mummy got called out to do interpreting for 3 crooks at Poole, so Daddy was left to look after me.  Daddy plays with me, reads to me, changes my nappies and is just fine most of the time, but he doesn't have boobs!  I did like watching the workmen for quite a while.  I was getting more and more hungry, but despite getting a bit grumpy I did sleep and was quite good really.  I still won't take a bottle of milk...its just not the same as a boob!

When Mummy got home I got fed and was all happy again.  Daddy took some photos of me in my little devil suit .  I didn't think I was that naughty though!

Granddad very kindly offered to pay for the new stove as he said it was our Christmas Present.  I'm a bit confused as Christmas was a while ago and Nana and Granddad got me some nice things already, but maybe the grown-ups didn't get anything.  Anyway we all love the stove and can't wait to get it working.  Apparently we should wait a few days to let the materials cure and then light a few small fires before using it properly.

Here is another photo of me in control of my electronic baby gym and chewing my teething toy.