January 26, 2006

Mummy's tummy

Jasper was fascinated with my ever-expanding tummy today,it's the first sign of any such interest from him,in this pregnancy(but he is only a baby).He usually just uses my tummy as his trampoline!(Poor little sister!.) Anyway,today he thought my very flat,hollow tummy-button was very curious indeed and,kept trying to stick his finger in there! It caused me to have a good giggle.
Jasper has said his first word;bobble (bottle).It's so adorable.He can understand so much more than he can speak,especially the words "No" and "Bathtime".
He managed not to fall off anything today and it makes me wonder how kids manage to survive childhood unscathed!.Thankyou to Jaspers Aunties' Rose and Shanley,for your reassurance's.It is so hot here today-currently it is 32 degrees in the house,I am dying!!.

January 25, 2006

Scary times


Man,this parenting malachy is exhausting but being nearlly 7-months pregnant just makes it so much harder!.Now he is so mobile,I am having to bend to scoop him up all day long.By the end of the day i am beyond tired.I have been very lucky as i have had Fi here,to be extra ears and eyes,but,all good things come to an end and today auntie Fi started her new job.Boo-hoo!.It was kind of a shock to the system,all by my lonesome with a very small,demanding,wriggly and did i mention,hyper child.This climbing thing he's got going on is very scary for his old mum,today he was obsessed with the vacume cleaner(here i was actually trying to vacume-huh,what a joke!),anyway he promptly fell off the thing and bawled his head off!.SCARY times in the Doyle household..

January 20, 2006

Boys and their Toys!




Jasper's cousin,Finn,came over today.The boys had a great time together,even tho finn was more interested in all of Jassie's toys.I couldnt believe the growth of finn since the last time we saw him(at his 1st birthday).It was great to see finn's mum and dad too,they were all over for the classic car expo-thing,in cromwell today.No surprise that finlay is mad about cars!What little boy isn't?
Oh yeah,Jas climbed up against the sofa today,unaided.What's next,I wonder?.

Swing-boy

Well, have begun back at work after my lovely long holiday, was initially worried that Jas would drive Lee crazy as he was really clingy and on a total "daddy-buzz" while I was home, but fortunately he slotted right back into his routine no worries. His developmeant over the last few weeks has been amazing. His crawling has come along in leaps and bounds, he is really able to scurry accross the floor now, we have to watch him all the time. It is so great that he is able to explore and get around, he was getting really frustrated those few weeks before he became mobile. He is learning so much at the moment, you can almost see his little mind ticking over sometimes!
Today Jas went on the swings for the first time! We took him down to the park and causciously strapped him in, gently pushing back and forth, he just sat to begin with but slowly warmed to the idea and did his "excited-wiggle-thing" , waving his arms around at the same time, he really seemed to enjoy it!
His sleep routine has sort of returned, he is getting up earlier than he used to though, kind of a pain as the wonderful kiddies distraction programmes don't start until 6:30, his current favourite is Hi-5, a lot of singing which he really loves. Funny the things parents watch!

January 18, 2006

All about the Boy..

Jasper has thee most discusting habit of spitting at the moment.Poor auntie Fi had her feet spat on yesterday,as Jas just happened to be crawling past.(To my friends,who don't yet have kids-I am not putting you off am I?.)I am trying to ignore this behavior but it is hard!.To be honest,this sort of thing i am fast getting used to-I have been drooled on,spewed on(Why is baby vomit so hard to get out?),pooed on,you name it,I've had it.Ok,I better stop now as I don't think I'm casting an endearing image on having children,to those friends of mine!(It's fun,really It is!!).But,as a wise person recently told me;This too shall pass!(tho when it comes to spitting,I wish it would pass quicker!.)
Jasper is now a little speed-demon.His favorite spot is the bathroom,where he can sit and dump all his bath toys out and play,which is great as it is safe.But i would hate to think of the chaos if you left them alone for even a second(Gerard,that talcom powder incident is one that springs to mind!!,that stuff is 'lethal' if you breath it in,as I discovered one day.)
Anyway,Jasper's new trick is to balance himself in mid-air as he attempts to climb!.Very scary,and I see many scrapes and bruises ahead of us.Oh,the fun.Jas is fast losing his baby-quality's and is emerging as this bright,very independant boy,who is more toddler-now-than-baby.I try not to wish the days away too much(even tho some days are endless with a young child),because it is precious time.TTSP!.

January 13, 2006

Tired!!

Imagine if you will; getting out of bed all bleary-eyed and exhausted,because of a son who keeps waking up in the wee small hours-and going into the living room to discover your son,lying with his equally bleary-eyed father on the floor,dressed in the brightest clash-of-clothes you have ever seen!.Heres my boy-dressed in the funniest ensemble of green with bright-yellow stripe shorts (too baggy for him,so that they hang down to his ankles,like some colour-blind old surfie!.) Not only this,but on his feet are red and blue socks with big stars of yellow on them and,to top it all off? blue rocket ship PJ top and bright green bib!.My very tired hubby looks at me and my stunned expression and says "I dressed him in the dark!".NO KIDDING,REALLY??.WE both giggled like a couple of crazy people.Sleep deprivation does mad things.
We cant understand WHY Jasper has started waking up in the night again?. I am too much of a softie to let him cry for hours plus, I like my sleep too much.But i think Dave is at the point of getting ear-plugs and crying "baby!, what baby??".
Dave can't do anything domesticated with Jas at the moment,because daddy equals "playtime"to Jasper.So,It's mummy who does all that stuff-puts him to bed,changes nappies,dresses him etc...Brilliant,I hear some of you say but,in reality, it is hard on me because it means i dont get a break from it.And it is difficult for Dave aswell,as he can't help me.
EXAMPLE: 1:30 A.M this morning,Jasper starts crying,Dave gets up,Jas see's dad and thinks 'playtime',Dave tells him "sleeptime",Jas has other ideas and refuses bottle or bed!.Liane hears the stress levels of her darling husband,rising, and gets up to help.I go in,Dave goes to bed and straight away Jasper settles down,has his bottle and is back to sleep in his cot within minutes.And even then,the little monster still is awake again at 5:00 A.M!!
I am tired all the time at the moment-that stage of pregnancy-and when Jas wakes up at crazy hours,so too does Ruby!.Luckily,at the moment I can catch up on sleep when Jasper has a sleep during the day.Poor Dave can't.And,what's worse is that his Golf has suffered since becoming a parent!.

January 6, 2006

Sweet-pea


The recognition we get from our son these days is quite wonderful.Not only does he call me "Mum-ma"and dad,"Dad-da"but he also gives us BIG hugs.Ah,lovely.The huge amount of love and trust you get from your child is AWESOME.
Neat trick I learnt tonight:To get Jas into the habit of brushing his teeth-stand with him at the mirror,give a big cheezy smile and he will smile too,thats when you get the toothbrush in!.Ofcourse,Jasper wouldn't be jasper if he didn't crack me up-he pulled a face at the taste of the toothpaste and promptly spat it out!
These kids of ours are so precious and show you what true innocence is,in a million different ways .And you fall more in love with them everyday.
Speaking of our little dude,he is on the floor at the mo,playing inside a huge box that his dad dragged in from the carport-and he is having the best time.Better than pulling all our books out from the bookshelf and chewing on them.Yes,he did!!.Sadly,I have had to put my wooden giraffe away.Ironically,giraffe survived the long bumpy trip all the way from zambia,Africa but It wont survive the curious clutches of my 9-month-old son!.
Oh yeh,today we planted some sweet-peas in the herb garden, sweet-peas being April's flower, Jas (and possibly Ruby's) birthday(s). Made a little trellis and everything, they have mint, basil, chives and parsely around them, hopefully they will flower towards late summer\autumn.

January 3, 2006

Back to Normality

Well,Dave returned to work today after 3 weeks off.I was abit concerned about how Jas would be without his dad but,all was fine.He slipped easily back into his routine,even sleeping back in his own room again.
Jasper now has another tooth coming thru!.That is 6 in total.Blimy!My little boy suddenly has a mouthful of teeth!.I'm sure glad i don't breastfeed-OUCH!.
Very exciting to see Jas crawling now.The last 2 days has seen him crawl on his knees forwards,which is a breakthrough for Jas.Needless to say,away go all our breakable,chewable,and pretty things!.Basically we have to baby-proof the house!!.And,no-longer are Jasper's toys contained in one area,now they are spread across the living room floor!!.Yep,our home is now kiddie-central!.It's great!.
I can't believe our little boy is just about 9-months old-where has that time gone?.