This was a week of expected and unexpected catching up with people, culminating in Australia Day, where we travelled across Sydney to see a bunch of the families that we regularly pray for but irregularly see.
First stop that we have photos for was at Grind. Puff can now say “Grind”, though it’s not clear he knows where it is, or what he will get out of a trip there. He is very keen on eating the “froth” from the top of a decaf latte with a spoon (well, we feed it to him on a spoon). He doesn’t seem to have suffered any ill effects from it yet, and it keeps him quiet when we’re visiting a cafe, so everyone wins.
A different trip to Cronulla saw him playing in the park with C and (to a lesser extent) baby J. Being school holidays, some local miscreants had heaped a lot of sand into the play equipment that should have been filled with clear water. Undeterred, Puff had a great time, although he needed an outfit change.
Traps for new parents: make sure that the spare outfit you carry in the nappy bag has not yet been outgrown, and is the correct season for the weather! Puff spent a car ride in singlet and nappy while his clothes dried out.
It’s worth noting that he has an increasing love for swings.
With dry clothes again, Puff stopped to order some lunch from a favourite restaurant of mum and dad’s from their pre-baby days.
On the weekend, we had a surprise visit from M, and so we went out for breakfast at the Wah Wah lounge. Puff enjoyed being carried around by someone different, and behaved himself well in the cafe (the chair probably had a lot to do with this).
On Australia Day, he wore his new I heart OZ t-shirt (this will probably be the only day he can wear it, as by next year he will be – I suspect – much bigger). By the end of the day, there was so much watermelon juice on the t-shirt, it was hard to tell if he loved Oz or watermelon more, but time will tell.
Here he is, hard at work on a playmat introducing himself to some new toys, including his first x-wing.
One other notable event was breakfast with C, J, and special guest L.
More progress is being made on the walking front: we’re seeing signs of him, once upright, being able to stand for longer and longer (up to a few seconds) before falling down again, and take a few stumbling steps before crashing forward.
See you next week!