What a week! It seems that household life has settled down enough that one of these posts is finished on time for once. Here are some of the highlights (we won’t talk about going up a nappy size for night sleeping, and dad’s quick hands with a nappy and some paper towel saving the day).
On to the photos.
Dad was out a few nights last week, and when he returned to feed Puff, there was a new trick. While in the past, we’ve struggled to fit a whole spoonful of vegetables in, now, (until he gets tired) he pulls out all the stops and brings his mouth to a whole new level of open. Behold: “huge mouth”.
On the play mat, there’s even more stretching, exploring, grabbing toys, being amused by the toys that make sounds. Here’s one move that’s particularly cute when he’s on his mat, and singularly frustrating when he’s in his eating chair.
On Saturday, Puff went on his first walk around the Bay Run – a 7km loop road that was perfect for enjoying the Anzac Day weather, and some good bonding time with Dad. This may well be the most time he’s spent with just Dad, and Mum being at home. Dad had a friend and son to keep him company, though they both had scooters, so Puff and Dad had to walk the track, with Puff in the ERGO carrier. The biggest challenge here was keeping Puff’s hat on.
What do you do when you need to move some washing around in the laundry, and Puff doesn’t want to be put down to play? Work out a new spot for him to play where he can watch what’s going on: hence, playing in the esky. This didn’t go entirely to plan: he started to slip down into the esky before too long, but it did the job. Puff and Dad were both happy for long enough to get the chores done.
One of the biggest challenges in taking photos of Puff’s teeth is his tendency to hide them as soon as the cameras come out. Mum persevered, and proudly presents this photo.
His latest trick, though, has been to work out how he can tip over his toy bucket and get the toys out: all without (yet) learning how to sit up, or even to crawl.
Crawling progress: still doesn’t know how to crawl, but can drag himself around quite effectively, and knows how to go from sitting back to crawling. Not long now and Mum and Dad will have to thoroughly secure the house from small hands.