ow-weh!

It's quite amazing how our children manage to turn one syllable words into two syllable words. Ow becomes ow-weh! No becomes No-weh! This moment of pain was captured just as Rich set up a sweet family shot and Adam discovered a fascination with hair.

Complete 180

Today I woke up feeling tired. Will this boy ever settle down and sleep through?! I was also feeling somewhat bored - the baby/kindy/school routine is getting to me a little. Isn't it great, then, that Adam chose this day to complete his first unassisted rollover? It reminded me of when I was in the hospital when Jane was a baby and all I wanted was to be at home to share these small but amazing milestones. It reminded me that on days like these I need to count my blessings. They are many.

A Little Sponge

Josephine had her first school visit this week, in preparation for starting school next year on her 5th birthday. The school visit program is called "Little Sponges." She was thrilled to wear her uniform and participate at mat time, do some colouring, cutting and pasting, and get her very first reader to bring home and read to the family.

Carmping

We're not sure how this came to be. Charlie and Rich were playing orbit (totem or tether) tennis in the front yard on a beuatiful spring Saturday afternoon....when all of a sudden they beheld a quiet, dignified procession of little girls, blankets and pillows. Without any fuss or conversation they set up their sleeping positions and equipment, then settled in for an afternoon nap. Any chance for our neighbours to consider our family normal has now been lost.

In the Park

Omokoroa Hot Pools

We had a wonderful time at Omokoroa, in the Bay of Plenty. The hot pools were gorgeous and we had them all to ourselves. We played Marco Polo and 'Find the hairband.'

Yum!

Cutting the grass

Mates

Adam and Ted are great mates. Adam tolerates having his feet licked and Ted tolerates having his fur pulled. Both love a good tummy rub.

Move over, Anne Geddes!

This is the result of a couple of days of feeling sick and not getting around to the folding.

Adam update

Adam is growing fast. This week he slept through the night four times! Woohoo! Last night was a different story, though, with lots of chatting from Adam about midnight, then again at 4.30. I had visits from Josephine and Grace in between, both reporting bad dreams. Josie said that she dreamt there was a spider on her pillow, Grace said hers was too horrible to talk about. Just needed to let me know, though.
Adam had a bit of a cold over the last few weeks, but is feeling great again. The nurse said his thighs were 'ideal' when she gave him his immunisation last week. Wouldn't we all appreciate a compliment like that!