We've just gotten back from a fantastic vacation in Italy, but Paul's gone down to Eastbourne for the week with all the photos, so you'll have to wait until next week for those. We're trying to keep busy at home and went to the park this morning with some friends. There is a very long slide which I took Jamie down today, and he couldn't get enough. Have a look...(warning, you need sound for full effect).
It can also be seen here: http://youtu.be/LvAkVP7NS5E.
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
playing the organ with Grandad!
After our Bluebell railway trip (see previous post), we drove down to Eastbourne for a flying visit to see Nanna and Grandad. While we were there Jamie had his first organ lesson, which was quite an acheivement for him.
A while back (January I think), when David was in the hospital, we tried to show Jamie the organ and he was terrified of it once he heard it. He wouldn't go near it and basically tried to crawl up to my shoulders if we put him near it. He also let out the most terrifying cry too when you played a note. It was the saddest thing. This time, we had Grandad here to help him along. He was very tentative at first, but after some encouragement and slow introduction, Jamie was fascinated. He was a big fan on the pedals too, once he realized that he could make noise by crawling on them. Grandad did a great job improvising when Jamie's chosen key, C#, which I'm told is quite a difficult key to improvise with. Way to go, Jamie--giving Grandad a run for his money!
A while back (January I think), when David was in the hospital, we tried to show Jamie the organ and he was terrified of it once he heard it. He wouldn't go near it and basically tried to crawl up to my shoulders if we put him near it. He also let out the most terrifying cry too when you played a note. It was the saddest thing. This time, we had Grandad here to help him along. He was very tentative at first, but after some encouragement and slow introduction, Jamie was fascinated. He was a big fan on the pedals too, once he realized that he could make noise by crawling on them. Grandad did a great job improvising when Jamie's chosen key, C#, which I'm told is quite a difficult key to improvise with. Way to go, Jamie--giving Grandad a run for his money!
first train ride!
Our friend Victoria celebrated her 30th birthday by inviting us down to the Bluebell railway, which is a steam train railway. Jamie and Remmy both had their first train ride and enjoyed it thoroughly.
More photos are on Flickr.
I can stand up!
Even though Jamie has been able to walk for about a month, he hasn't been using it as his main mode of transportation. Crawling is just quicker and also, he hasn't been able to stand up by himself when he falls down. He can very easily pull himself up with even just a tiny amount of assistance, but has shown absolutely no attempt to just stand up on his own...until today that is... I took Jamie and Remmy to the park and let Jamie out of the buggy to have a little walking time and after about 10 steps, he fell in the grass and then just stood himself back up and kept going. I was shocked. I took a video which shows his many attempts to get his balance, but I swear the first time he did it, he just got straight up. Clever little man...
You can also see the video here: http://youtu.be/UVdLz9M3OH4
You can also see the video here: http://youtu.be/UVdLz9M3OH4
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
i can do it myself!
Jamie has decided that it's much better if he feeds himself, despite the fact that it takes twice as long and is twice as messy.
Happy (late) Easter!
Last weekend and this weekend are 4-day weekends in the UK, so Paul is making the most of the time by redoing our staircase, which had some damaged spindles. You can see the results of last weekend on Flickr, it's looking very nice so far. Needless to say, it was a busy weekend for us, I was on baby/dog watch most of the time, but we did manage to celebrate Easter in the madness. We had breakfast together, followed by chocolate Easter eggs for dessert and then church. We then went to our friends' the Shelley's for Mexican lunch. Random, but very fun. Here are some photos:
A Caramel Easter Egg in my own motorcycle egg cup (that Anna gave me last year). (Wasn't it nice of me to donate the egg to mom and dad?!)
Don't worry, they let me have some chocolate:
The Easter bunny brought me a big yellow duck:
Nana bought me a lovely Easter basket and Betsy (Wheeler) gave me a dancing bunny which I like a lot!
Saturday, 9 April 2011
jamie's birthday(s!)
The end of March was a very busy couple of weeks for the birthday boy. It started with the first celebration with Nanna and Grandad.
We spent some time planting in the front garden while Jamie got cuddles from Grandad:
And then we opened and enjoyed presents:
And of course there was cake (it is a Remmy version of Clifford, handmade by me--I don't think I have a future career in cake-making!)
Who doesn't love a photos of a child covered in chocolate cake:
The next big event was a last minute visit from Big Daddy. We had lots of fun with him. We went to the playground , practiced his walking, and played with new presents outside. Unfortunately, our nice camera broke the morning of his birthday, so our photos are limited, but here is a nice one:
While he was here we had a birthday BBQ with some of our friends. He really enjoyed himself and got lots of nice presents, and, of course, another cake:
He was also spoiled by all his aunts and uncles. Lots and lots and lots of fun presents, including a few which we have especially enjoying in the warm sunshine this week. Thanks to everyone who helped make it so special.
We spent some time planting in the front garden while Jamie got cuddles from Grandad:
And then we opened and enjoyed presents:
And of course there was cake (it is a Remmy version of Clifford, handmade by me--I don't think I have a future career in cake-making!)
Who doesn't love a photos of a child covered in chocolate cake:
The next big event was a last minute visit from Big Daddy. We had lots of fun with him. We went to the playground , practiced his walking, and played with new presents outside. Unfortunately, our nice camera broke the morning of his birthday, so our photos are limited, but here is a nice one:
While he was here we had a birthday BBQ with some of our friends. He really enjoyed himself and got lots of nice presents, and, of course, another cake:
He was also spoiled by all his aunts and uncles. Lots and lots and lots of fun presents, including a few which we have especially enjoying in the warm sunshine this week. Thanks to everyone who helped make it so special.
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