Last supper

Thats it! He's 1 now and I don't want to be like that lady practising extreme breastfeeding! We've only been on 1 breastfeed a day for a while now (the first feed in the morning) but as of this morning, I've cut it out too. Maybe I can finally get my body back!!

Emergency!!

We got the phone bill today to discover someone in our household has made a 111 call (911 to those overseas!)! Who could it be? Nan? Mummy? The Dog? It couldn't possibly be Alex - he's far to cute and innocent to be making malicious phonecalls!

Happy birthday Alex!

Well, Alex now has a number by his name to celebrate the fact that not only have I survived 1 year of being a Mum, but he has survived 1 year of having me as a Mum! I let him unwrap his presents this morning - what a spoilt wee boy! At first he thought the wrapping paper was neat but then cottoned onto the idea that he had lots of new things to explore! We had a Birthday lunch / afternoon with relations and friends - worked out perfectly. I made a birthday cake in the shape of a number 1 with blue icing and Winnie the Pooh on it. It was Banana cake and Alex had three slices and covered his face with blue icing! Overall a lovely day. Hasn't time flown.

My cousin, my favourite playmate!

Today Trev, Fra and cousin Nikki flew up from Nelson for the weekend! I took the afternoon off work and picked them up from the Palmerston north airport and drove back to Dannevirke. I then had the pleasure of picking Alex up from daycare for the first time ever! (Nan usually does it). Nan was in her element with her two Grandies staying. Nikki and Alex were so funny pushing each other around in the trolley with huge grins on their faces. And if they were lucky, Uncle Trev pushed them really fast!!!

Walking almost "proper like"!

Alex is getting a bit more confident and walking across the room now! Once he's down he can't get up. He's discovered that there is quite an advantage when carrying things when you are walking that you just can't do when you crawl! He's a demon pushing the trolley too - he aims proposely for the dog and chortles and grins when she has to scarper out the way!

Two teeth!

Now that there is actually something sticking out of his gums, we had our first teeth brushing session tonight! The taste of Junior toothpaste was acceptable and Alex found great enjoyment in sucking on the toothbrush for quite a time after!!

8 steps!

Almost at full on walking - our record is now 8 steps before landing on nappy padded behind!

I love spagetti!

This photo speaks for itself...

Snuggle, snuggle.

I brought a junior pillow yesterday for Alexs cot. He loves it - he snuggles into it when going to sleep. It does tend to be on the receiving end of being biffed out of the cot a fair amount but he does look very cute and loves being a big boy with a pillow!

Toilets are not a toy...

Its a whole new game - crawl fast through the bathroom and over to the toilet - stand up and watch things go "splash!!". The first roll of toilet paper fell victim to a dunking in the toilet thanks to Alex. I just managed to catch his arm before he threw his sock and shoe in as well! Ratbag!