Week 35

Dear Genevieve,

This week you turned 35 weeks old!

You received another gorgeous swimsuit from Great Grandma Sis - you really are the best dressed lady at the pool with all your fancy suits!! This week you were having SO much fun at swimming that I tried the arm bands again. We just put the half ones on so you could still bend your arms and you loved them! So fantastic since every time we have tried before you cried, so we gave up for awhile and just decided to enjoy getting used to the water for awhile instead - but now we are forging ahead with our swimming 'skills'

I rotate your toys every couple of days so you have 'new' stuff to play with that you haven't seen in awhile. I had to laugh when we had most of your toys out in one big pile to sort - from now on I'm calling you 'Genna no toys' - WOW!

You're still not sure about shoes but.......

These sandals from Great Grandma Sally sure are cute!

My 'little dear' - what a cutie - gosh you are getting SO big !!

At the grocery store you love sitting in your cart cover ...

... so many fun things to look at in the store and you have a few toys tied onto the cover as well!

the weekend before my 32nd birthday you and I went out to lunch with Aunty Helen

Check out those teeth!!! Your started cutting your third tooth this week! (top, middle)

I know it's not still valentines day, but this is just such a cute bib on you! You were so good, sitting in your stroller to eat your lunch at the cafe!

Just as we were about to leave it started pouring with rain, so we sat at the counter and played with magazines for a little while until the rain stopped. Such a lovely lunch at our favorite little deli!

My lovely b-day cupcakes from Helen - soooooooooo yummy

Back at home you had your first taste of shredded cheese as a finger food - difficult to pick up!

Back at home you had tons of fun playing with Daddy - this is your Monkey Head pose!!

you LOVE sitting on Daddy's head - just have to be careful of those swinging happy feet!

On the day of my birthday, after opening lovely pressies from Daddy, we headed into the city for lunch with our friend Steph at my favorite noodle bar - Wagamama's

They even brought a meal for you (free too!!) - I was able to choose the style of noodles I wanted for you and the meat - so I chose rice noodles and chicken - no sauce!

I broke it up into easy to eat pieces and you officially had first meal out at Waga's!

My gorgeous zucchini flower meal!

Later we took a break on the comfy sofas which are just your height at the new Westfields shopping centre. You are SO SO good at pulling up now - you just do it without a second thought and you know when you fall to balance your body and land on your bum - you never tip backwards anymore.

Hi Mama!

You were SO SO good on our day out - we had so much fun :)

Me and my baby on the Manly ferry

What a wonderful birthday :)

Lots of Love,
Mama

Week 34

Dear Genevieve,
This week you turned 34 weeks old!

You took your first trip on the Manly Ferry into downtown Sydney this week - you loved looking at the all the people and standing on the seats!

You also discovered yourself in your little mirror this week - very cute

This monkey head is the top of a ring stacker - scary - but you love it!

You had a lot of fun playing with your friend Isla when she came for a visit too!

Conducting!

We also had some nice afternoons down at the beach - you LOVE these seed things that fall from the trees - it's all I can do to keep you from constantly crawling off of the picnic blanket and trying to eat them!!

So I decided to just let you play with a long one and work on 'no' for when you tried to eat it

Cutie Pie :)

You also wore your 'little black dress' this week

We also took your second trip to the zoo - this little baby monkey was SOOOOOO cute!!

You, Me & the monkey

You were fascinated that the monkey was so close to the glass!

We also enjoyed a bit of the bird show - you loved watching them fly overhead

Genna, Mommy & a HUGE Koala!

You had so much fun

Big girl - but you look SO tiny here!!

You and your friend Chloe having a ball!

You also were lent this amazing piano by your friends Clara & Amelia this week - it is a BIG BIG hit - you love it SO much!!!

This week is ALL about standing. You love love love to pull yourself up and can do it completely by yourself now!

34 weeks and you refuse to lay on your back now - you flip over and start crawling straight away - here you are grabbing K-Bear's nose!

Who me? I didn't do anything!

CUTE

I caught you on camera napping this afternoon - so sweet - your thumb still in your mouth and your bunny nearby

You also extended your finger food repertoire this week to asparagus - a big hit!

You adore finger food - your favorite part of every meal

A good shot of your 2 teeth! I think more teeth are imminent - the last few days you have been pushing on your top gums with your fingers - must be sore.

Oh Hello Fishy

Another fabulous week with my little muffin :)
Love you Lots,
Mama

Week 33

Dear Genevieve,
This week you turned 33 weeks old!

Unfortunately your week blocks don't go up to 33! But you don't need them - you look gorgeous all on your own :)

I feel like all of the sudden you are super long! You are growing so so quickly!

And of course you are still so so happy

You tried yogurt for the first time this week - you don't mind the natural stuff as long as it has fruit in it!

We also enjoyed ourselves down at the beach - so you could test out the new hat I got for you!

This week you are LOVING shaking things!!

Shake, Shake, Shake!

Another shorter, but cute, crawling video

Genna's awesome new phone from Joni!

Sitting up in bed

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