Nans back!

Nan has just spent the last week down in Nelson visiting her other precious gandchild Nicole for the first time. Alex helped collect nan from Palmerston North airport today and gave her big beaming smiles and lots of hugs - i think he's rather happy to see her!

Abbys Birthday

Alex attended his first birthday dinner this evening - Abby turned 4! So we went over to the neighbours and had KFC for dinner. The clothes peg bucket was quickly overturned by Alex but it kept him nicely entertained!

Lets be friends

Baby prison is so handy - even Hattie is getting brave!!!

Off to school!

To get Alex used to other kids and gain bit of baby free time to do things, I've started Alex at Daycare two days a week. Dropped him off this morning and as I went to go he waved!! He's not yet aware that waving means goodbye but it was very cute! He enjoyed his time there - crawled around outside finding grass and leaves. Not that happy about the noise of the other kids - if they all start up at once, he drops his bottom lip and bawls. Seems to be senistive to the noise.

The news is boring

Nan and I were quietly watching the News the other day and suddenly found ourselves watching another channel...and another!!! I looked at Nan, she looked at me - whats going on? I look down at Alex on th floor to find him pushing buttons on the TV remote...

Baby Prison!!

To save both Nan and the dogs sanity, Ive gone and purchased a baby prison! (aka the playpen). Alex is happy playing in it with his toys and I can go up to the bedroom without worrying about Alex geting into the dogs drinking water! He's alredy pulled himself up to standing in the corner of it. The next step is to work out which toy is the softest to land on.

Clapity Clap Clap

Alex can now clap hands on demand!! Can also do a "low five" so working on the "high five"...

Trying to stand already!

Now crawling has been mastered, he's straight onto the next thing! Pulled himself up onto his knees in the cot the other day and is now crawling up to things and pulling himself onto his feet! He has also learnt to blow out so lies there in the morning making blowing sounds - a brass player in the making I think!

Its show time.

Went to the Dannevirke AMP show today. Saw sheep, cows and horses. No ferris wheel - whats the world coming to!!! Alex helped me taste my icecream!! The show was a lot smaller han I remember it as a kid...