Huff had her 6-week checkup today, and passed with flying colours, though we’ve decided to wait until 2 months to give her her 2 month immunisations (a lot of people are having this done at 6 weeks instead of 2 months).
Now that Huff is a little bigger, we’re getting more comfortable having her and Puff pose for photos a little more. Puff really likes his sister and, though he’s been worse behaved than pre-Huff, he’s generally still an incredibly obedient and cheery little boy.
We have the occasional challenges with encouraging Huff to sleep in her hammock – sometimes she just won’t settle there, but has a much better chance of sleeping in the corner pillow.
She’s continuing to love having a bath, and as she builds up her neck control and her tendency to smile at random (we still don’t have many photos of her smiling). It’s tough to find time to fit in both evening routines, and still have time to study, but Dad enjoys having the time with her.
We went back to the hospital today to see the Physio to make sure Huff’s feet are turning correctly. They’re getting better, and Puff had a great time playing with the toys they had there. He likes book and animal noise toys in particular at the moment.
We tried out a cafe today that had a blackboard wall – Puff had a great time drawing with chalk: another first for him.
Going to bed has changed slightly this week, as Puff now insists on having extra toys to sleep with – it’s getting quite crowded!
Mum is getting more creative with how she spends time with Puff. This week she made an alphabet, and the numbers up to 30, and taped them to various surfaces around the garden. Puff had a great time running around the yard with a bucket, taking all the letters and then the numbers in order.
And let’s not forget now that Mum is having an easier time of getting around, Mum, Huff and Puff went out to the local shops together. The ensuing rain meant that what was going to be a trip to the park became a smoothie in a cafe, where Mum ordered a lemon meringue pie. This photo captures just some of his enthusiasm for that particular order.
The rain brings its own challenges: the clam shell toy in the backyard has a lip at the top that collects rainwater and dirt. Puff has worked out how to get into the backyard by himself, if he’s quick, and surprised us by saying “I drank the dirty water”. He didn’t get sick, but gave us a bit of a start as to potential hazards being around every corner.
We also had a catch-up with a number of friends this week, including one of Dad’s old flatmates, and a group of relatively new friends with their kids.