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| Chocolate!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Watching the Easter egg hunt |
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| All the cousins, in a row... |
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| Linc's new bike |
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| As Eddie Murphy so gracefully puts it.... ICE CREAM TRUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Photos - New bike, Easter, Cousins, Ice-cream
General update - Easter/ANZAC day long w/end
5 days off work. Well, for Dad it is anyway - for Mum it's business as usual, albeit with a little extra help around the house...and what a lovely weekend it has been with a couple of firsts - Linc eating chocolate (and loving it!) and Linc chasing down the Mr Whippy van for an ice-cream (and absolutely loving it!). Carter is now saying Mum and Dad, and has this funny habit at the moment where he holds his hands above his head - it looks very strange.
Carter
He is turning into the most wonderful little baby. The more he grows, the more interactive he gets, and he's got such a cheeky character. He's got big, round bright blue eyes, and full rosy red lips (like his Mum!). He's also a porker (NOT like his Mum) and is fitting into size 0 clothes already.
He's still sleeping fantastically, with roughly 11 hours sleep per night. It's only taken 6 months, but who's counting! Thank goodness he has now gotten over his shrieking phase, where he would just shriek and blow everybody's ear drums for no apparent reason (even when we were holding him, he did this!). His eating is still exceptional, and he eats anything we put near his mouth (totally the opposite of how Linc was at 7 months old). He's sitting really well, and only topples backwards every now and then - or when his big brother shoves/kicks him over (yes, it's very naughty, LINC!). He isn't quite as good at standing as Linc was at this age, but it must be tough with his condition (elephantitis of the head). He is still as smiley as ever, and he just lights up your day with his beautiful big smile. Although it should be noted that he doesn't play well with others...
Lincoln
What a ratbag! He is into absolutely everything, with a very strong willed, adventurous nature. He has very little fear of people, and is quite content to head off in his own direction when at a crowded shopping centre. It doesn't take long until he's adopted a new Mum or Dad, and is happy to share his matchbox cars with everyone (except for his baby brother!). For Easter we bought him a new bike (as the relatives had the chocolate component well and truly covered!). It's a 'Smart-trike' and is good for 9 mths to 36 mths, so Carter will inherit it in due course. He hasn't got the concept of pedalling yet - or steering - but loves going out on a long ride around the pond with Mum, Dad and Carter.
He's into the 'NO' phase at the moment - everything is NOOOOOOOO! and then when we try to set him straight, he just throws himself onto the floor, or starts hitting out at whatever is close. Although, it's not a very common occurrence, thankfully, as Dad sorts him out with a good ol' clip around the earhole (yeah right - Dad is more likely to cave and ask for cuddles - which Linc does very well - it's almost a token greeting now when he is making new acquaintances).
He is still very interested in cars, motorbikes, boats and trains. And trucks. Actually, anything that has a motor and moves. Andy (a neighbour from across the road) gets a mention often, as any car that is a V8 is instantly 'Andy's car' due to him owning a very loud HSV Clubsport.
His competence with spoken communication is also improving every day, with him able to repeat almost any word spoken to him. He can count from 1 to 10, although he just loves skipping to 8, which is his favourite number to say. He is also picking up letters very well and can identify a good part of the alphabet. He also has developed a good memory, with him able to associate activities with something that happened some time ago - e.g. when we tell him not to jump on the bed, he'll remember how he hurt his back quite badly.
I must apologise for the delay between blog posts, but our lives are very busy right now (as demonstrated by the above update) as well as Dad travelling a lot, and also acting as boss at work.
Carter
He is turning into the most wonderful little baby. The more he grows, the more interactive he gets, and he's got such a cheeky character. He's got big, round bright blue eyes, and full rosy red lips (like his Mum!). He's also a porker (NOT like his Mum) and is fitting into size 0 clothes already.
He's still sleeping fantastically, with roughly 11 hours sleep per night. It's only taken 6 months, but who's counting! Thank goodness he has now gotten over his shrieking phase, where he would just shriek and blow everybody's ear drums for no apparent reason (even when we were holding him, he did this!). His eating is still exceptional, and he eats anything we put near his mouth (totally the opposite of how Linc was at 7 months old). He's sitting really well, and only topples backwards every now and then - or when his big brother shoves/kicks him over (yes, it's very naughty, LINC!). He isn't quite as good at standing as Linc was at this age, but it must be tough with his condition (elephantitis of the head). He is still as smiley as ever, and he just lights up your day with his beautiful big smile. Although it should be noted that he doesn't play well with others...
Lincoln
What a ratbag! He is into absolutely everything, with a very strong willed, adventurous nature. He has very little fear of people, and is quite content to head off in his own direction when at a crowded shopping centre. It doesn't take long until he's adopted a new Mum or Dad, and is happy to share his matchbox cars with everyone (except for his baby brother!). For Easter we bought him a new bike (as the relatives had the chocolate component well and truly covered!). It's a 'Smart-trike' and is good for 9 mths to 36 mths, so Carter will inherit it in due course. He hasn't got the concept of pedalling yet - or steering - but loves going out on a long ride around the pond with Mum, Dad and Carter.
He's into the 'NO' phase at the moment - everything is NOOOOOOOO! and then when we try to set him straight, he just throws himself onto the floor, or starts hitting out at whatever is close. Although, it's not a very common occurrence, thankfully, as Dad sorts him out with a good ol' clip around the earhole (yeah right - Dad is more likely to cave and ask for cuddles - which Linc does very well - it's almost a token greeting now when he is making new acquaintances).
He is still very interested in cars, motorbikes, boats and trains. And trucks. Actually, anything that has a motor and moves. Andy (a neighbour from across the road) gets a mention often, as any car that is a V8 is instantly 'Andy's car' due to him owning a very loud HSV Clubsport.
His competence with spoken communication is also improving every day, with him able to repeat almost any word spoken to him. He can count from 1 to 10, although he just loves skipping to 8, which is his favourite number to say. He is also picking up letters very well and can identify a good part of the alphabet. He also has developed a good memory, with him able to associate activities with something that happened some time ago - e.g. when we tell him not to jump on the bed, he'll remember how he hurt his back quite badly.
I must apologise for the delay between blog posts, but our lives are very busy right now (as demonstrated by the above update) as well as Dad travelling a lot, and also acting as boss at work.
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