I can crawl fast!

Alex hs now stopped the belly flop thing and does the full on crawl. He's up the hallway, into the kitchen, under the dining table...everywhere!

Swimming at the local pool.

Took Alex down to the local indoor pool for his first taste of chlorine. Went down with Kate and her kids with Nan in a supervisory role. Had him in a float device and he wasn't too sure at first but was enjoying himself by the end. Spent the first half of the swim lying back reclining and the second half kicking and splashing!

Training has commenced!

Alex is not working on his ball retention skills - he crawls around the living room floor after his ball but unfortunately every time he reaches out for it, it rolls away! We aren't on an oval ball yet but that will come...

Baaa!!!

The neighbour was herding his sheep in from the paddock by the house today. Alex showed his true New Zealand male tendancies by being extremely interested in the sheep. He wouldn't tell me which one he thought was the prettiest.
Nan let him pat the dog (very controlled circumstances as Hattie isn't very tolerant) and Alex thought all his Christmases had come at once! He giggled and chortled and looked very pleased with himself!

Plunket nurse visit

Had a visit from the Plunket Nurse today who said Alex is doing wonderfully! He now weighs 8kg (17lb 10oz for all you oldies!). His progression onto solids is going well. Even vegetables are going down! Loves nectarines wrapped in a bit of muslin cloth.
Putting him in the cot is hilarious - every time he goes to bed he kicks off all the covers, rolls onto his tummy, gets on his hands and knees and turns around so he can see the door. Hes often collapsing asleep in this position!

Carpet burn kid

Just come back from a night at Tracys where we christened her brand new BBQ with yummy bbq food! Alex spent a lot of energy chasing Jamme the kitten round the floor. As a consequence, he now has carpet burn on both knees. Toughen up kid!!

On the move!!

Bugger this lying on the ground lark! Time to get moving! With an unorthodox cross between butterfly stroke and crawling, Alex has found his forward gear. We've had a mad scramble and lifted all we can out of reach but unfortunately the dog is feeling a little victimised.

Splish Splash!

Real hot muggy day today so decided to give Alex his first swim! Set the paddling pool up on the lawn (it holds 2 whole buckets of water...) On went the swimming costume and in he went! Splashing is only fun till the water goes in your eye.

Alex has his own room now!

Have moved the cot into the other bedroom so Alex now is sleeping in his own room! He has his toys set up around him, his own chest of drawers (borrowed Nans spare set) and his Winnie the Pooh rug on the floor!
I can finally read before bed again!!

Bye Bye Pats and Tony

Went over to Palmerston North for the afternoon and hung out with Pats and Tony. They fly back to the UK on Wednesday. Was lovely weather even with the wind so enjoyed sitting on the picnic rug in the sun. Alex is getting mobile very quickly. He has been up on his hands and knees since last Wednesday and rocks back and forward with a big grin on his face (its obvious he is thinking "aren't I clever!"). Luckily he hasn't worked out how to go forward so he keeps nose-diving every time he tries!

The house is quiet...

Drove down to Masterton and dropped Grandma off back at her house. Trev left on Tuesday to go South so its all quiet here now. Boo Hoo.

Happy New Year

Well, Alex is going to be 1 this year...