Week 29

Last week we went to see the sand sculptures - Genna liked this Nemo one, but didn't want a picture with a shark :)

Max didn't mind!

She did like the dinosaurs though!

She also really enjoyed sculpting her own creation - this is a mountain with a smiley face :)

 

She also enjoyed the digger

I did it! We also made sand art by layering colored sand in a glass jar - I forgot to take a picture though oops! A fun day though with friends:)

Little fuzzy head - his hair is started to thicken a bit and is SO fluffy and soft

This week babbling has started - BABA, DADA, MAMA - I'm highly encouraging Mama :) He just smiles at me when I repeat it though ha ha!

Morning cuddles with Genna

Genna had a play theme one day of a birthday party - asked me for some old cards and wrapped up her toys. Very cute

We had some HOT days too - nice to eat with just a bib!

Genna put her 'Queen of the North' frozen sticker on his bib - cute

We had a nice afternoon catching up with her friends Poppy and Lily and families at a restaurant one day. They had a fairy there who did face painting, crafts and balloon animals - the kids LOVED it! Max fell asleep in the car when we left, so we decided to go to McDonalds drive through and get icy chocolate drinks !

Of course while Dadda was away our air conditioning broke AND it got up to 37.6c (that's 100f) !

So we camped out downstairs at bedtime for a few hours, until the cold change came and the wind cooled down our bedrooms!

Genna was THRILLED! I moved her up to her bed at 10pm when she stirred though, as I knew no one would be getting much sleep if we weren't in our own beds :)

Someone found the tie for my robe - YUMM!

loving this sucky mesh thing!

He SO badly wants to pick up food - but doesn't quite have the coordination yet - working on it!!

Showing off her lovely Elsa top from Gigi Sally

Dude - I'm pretty much sitting! He can balance sitting up pretty well now - but still needs a pillow around him as he tips back or to the side after awhile

Play dough party hat during Max's nap :)

Loving my reading corner in my room!

Sweet asleep in the car, I love that the days have been cooler lately so I can park in the garage and let him continue to sleep as he rarely transfers well to bed

What? Just tasting my bib!

Seriously Mom, too many photos

Big sister helper

My new teething ring yummmm

I returned the mermaid thing that we got Genna for Christmas (FINALLY!) as it really didn't work. I got her this instead - you pull the cord and the fairy flies up to 10 feet high - she loves it!!

droooooool lol

He loves his big sister SO SO much

We're happy !

Pillow fort on our bed

My sister is awake finally YAY!!!

Week 27 & 28

I can't believe I forgot 2 important things!!!

1. You are cutting your first tooth this week!

2. You are balancing in a sitting position for a few seconds now. I wouldn't call it sitting yet, but you're getting close !!

Genna wanted to be in the photos too :)

Max really has SUCH a connection with Genna. When he sees her his face lights up. He loves being close to her.

We got out the mesh this week and I put a piece of chicken in it. He LOVED it!!

My little helper :) she was out putting a clip on every piece so that nothing would blow away with the wind :) We've been having SUCH hot weather we've been drying everything outside. She really is such a good little helper.

I LOVE BATH! No matter how tired he is, he gets VERY excited for bath time!

We have a good routine going now, and after milk he always looks forward to reading a book. This is his favourite book - simple and just a few pages of things 'baby' does. I spend a bit of time on the last page saying 'see baby is SLEEPING.' lol ;)

 

Yesterday we took the arms off your sleep sack and you officially are no longer swaddled :) It went much better than I expected. I think you were just ready. That you have started sleeping on your side in the past few weeks has made a big difference I think, because without your arms in you can move around happily now. And I find that now that you're on a good sleeping schedule and self settling for more than 1 sleep cycle (3 1/2-4 hours napping a day in 2 naps), you're going down well for sleeps and not just laying there constantly pulling your dummy (nuk) out! The first night you did scream out at one point though because you had flipped onto your tummy! You were NOT happy! But overall you slept well :)

SHOES! too too cute (Week 28)

A smirk because he spotted his Genna :)

26 Weeks / 6 Months

Where has 6 months gone?????

You are just the HAPPIEST guy!

This week you are loving when we pick you up and kiss you on your tummy, you laugh and laugh.

Fun girly pool time with Amelia & Clara

You LOVE spending time with your sister - your face lights up when you see her

That little hand around his waist makes me ahhhhhhhhh. So sweet - reading together

Now that his nap times have become quite regular we're getting out to the park again

It was fun! He enjoyed laying on a blanket looking at the trees and Genna enjoyed playing on the slides and swing

Enjoying his big boy high chair! He likes banging toys around while I feed him

Zoned out - tired kids!

What happens when Genna's at school....... (he has her baba)

You sit up well when wedged in the corner :)

Getting close to sitting on your own!

Dinner! You eat SO much it's crazy! Here's sweet potatoes, pumpkin and carrot + rice cereal for dinner, followed by apple and blueberry for dessert :)

Doing her butterfly craft from *Santa* (thanks Nanna & GrandDad)

She found her koala purse (that Helen gave her) and said 'you need to text Helen and tell her I found it'
I told her she could take a selfie and we would send it to her
This is her first attempt

and second attempt - pretty cute :)