We had a braai last evening,(Birthday gift 4 Dave),We had thee nicest steak,no Boerewors tho-maybe next time.We sat out on the porch and made the most of the last of the summer heat,before the autumn sets in.It was very nice.Jasper sat in his highchair with us and happily played with his orange toy truck that his dad brought him.
Unfortunately,woke up this morning and both of us had caught Jaspers' cold.Yuk...that time of year,I always get a coldsore to accompany the sniffles at this time of year,like clockwork.Atleast Jas was vastly improved since yesterday.Back to his old-self,almost.
Jasper stood for 3-seconds by himself,today!
February 26, 2006
February 25, 2006
Change's
It's a period of change and adjustment in our house at the moment.We have just purchased another cot for the upcoming arrival of Miss Ruby,very funny,to have 2 matching white cots for our 2 babies! (-hope the nursery won't resemble a hospital ward with all the white?). 2 cots! how crazy!.My Jasper is not ready for a bed just yet,after much deliberating..he is still only a baby himself.Poor darling has a misrable cold at the moment,snotty nose,cough,the works!.So he's not sleeping well and the only thing he eats is yoghurt.It's his first cold in his short 11-months,so thats a blessing.Can only hope Roo will be as healthy.
I feel awful at the moment myself and am kind of wishing for her due date to come quicker.
I had a quick chat to granny this morning,hard with Jasper trying to chew the phone cord and wiping snotty nose on me!.Gran is very excited to be coming home for a vist in 4-weeks time.She has been running around London buying up large on bits for her grandchildren,she hunted around 4 shops to try and find an identical toy bus that she had sent to Liam,(Jaspers' cousin),when he was Jassie's age.She eventually was told their was only one bus left and it had to be delivered to her friend,John,before being safely delivered to Ma!.Boy,that is one special toy!.Mum's enthusiasm is very infectious,and you don't mess with a determined Gran who is hunting down a toy bus for her Fourth grandson!!.
Master Jasper is now moving happily around the furniture..next stop:WALKING!Cripes!.Also,he has always been a big talker,but especially now-he has big babbly 'conversations' to us all.As I say,BIG changes.
I feel awful at the moment myself and am kind of wishing for her due date to come quicker.
I had a quick chat to granny this morning,hard with Jasper trying to chew the phone cord and wiping snotty nose on me!.Gran is very excited to be coming home for a vist in 4-weeks time.She has been running around London buying up large on bits for her grandchildren,she hunted around 4 shops to try and find an identical toy bus that she had sent to Liam,(Jaspers' cousin),when he was Jassie's age.She eventually was told their was only one bus left and it had to be delivered to her friend,John,before being safely delivered to Ma!.Boy,that is one special toy!.Mum's enthusiasm is very infectious,and you don't mess with a determined Gran who is hunting down a toy bus for her Fourth grandson!!.
Master Jasper is now moving happily around the furniture..next stop:WALKING!Cripes!.Also,he has always been a big talker,but especially now-he has big babbly 'conversations' to us all.As I say,BIG changes.
February 22, 2006
Countdown..
Well,only 8 and abit weeks to go untill our baby daughter is born,thats if she comes around her due date.And i feel so unorganised this time round!We just havent got the room to put her anywhere.And we arent sure whether to put Jas in a bed or,just buy another cot?I dont want to disrupt his routine too much.Ah,decisions,decisions...
Jasper just keeps growing and growing,he was 75cm at his last plunket vist(at 10-months),he is now nearlly 11-months-old and,I am sure he has gotten even taller!?.By the sounds of it ,he and his cousin Ethan,share the same not-so-gentle approach.Jasper is so rough with other children,he will pull their hair and push them over.We know,as their mums that they don't mean it,in Jaspers case it is a matter of just being so excited and energetic,that he can't contain himself!He doesnt understand that he is abit bigger than some other kids and can hurt them.But,he will learn eventually.I had to take him for his fourth meningitis shot today and,as the doctors waiting room is the local hangout it seems for most of us parents and babies,three of Jasper's little playgroup mates were there,and 10-month -old paige was the one jumping on Jasper and pulling his ears and hair and so on..but,Jasper didn't mind one little bit,just smiled patiently.Tho,I did notice he was trying to crawl away from her rather fast!
Jasper just keeps growing and growing,he was 75cm at his last plunket vist(at 10-months),he is now nearlly 11-months-old and,I am sure he has gotten even taller!?.By the sounds of it ,he and his cousin Ethan,share the same not-so-gentle approach.Jasper is so rough with other children,he will pull their hair and push them over.We know,as their mums that they don't mean it,in Jaspers case it is a matter of just being so excited and energetic,that he can't contain himself!He doesnt understand that he is abit bigger than some other kids and can hurt them.But,he will learn eventually.I had to take him for his fourth meningitis shot today and,as the doctors waiting room is the local hangout it seems for most of us parents and babies,three of Jasper's little playgroup mates were there,and 10-month -old paige was the one jumping on Jasper and pulling his ears and hair and so on..but,Jasper didn't mind one little bit,just smiled patiently.Tho,I did notice he was trying to crawl away from her rather fast!
February 14, 2006
February 13, 2006
A whirlwind tour
Well,it was always going to be a busy weekend away and,it certainly didnt disapoint.There were drama's;(Jasper's first night at poppa's,he screamed and screamed,from pure exhaustion),Celebration;(My niece,Isabella's,1st birthday and,my good friend,Shanley's,wedding to her man,Jon),Lots of laughter;(watching Jasper with his cousin,Izzie,as they ate birthday cake,pikelets and their favorite,iceblocks.By the end they were both covered in food from head to toe!); a few tears,(the wedding again-happy tears ofcourse!),which was followed by much partying.Her wedding marked our first time out properly without baby,since he was born-ridiculous but true!.And we had a blast!.And have vowed to have atleast 1-night out a week to ourselves from now on..
It was first introductions for Jasper to his Great-gran,tho Jasper was more interested in Gran's pretty green beads around her neck than posing for photos,but my nana-always the lady-managed to hold my stocky little boy down long enough to get a winning snapshot.While we could have stayed on all day,lazily gazing on the fantastic views of Auckland harbour from my grandmothers front windows,we said our goodbyes and took our son down to the beach at Maratai.We took shade under the wharf from the heat and Jasper sat in the water in all his clothes.He loved it.Once we had wiped his sand-covered little bottom down,we headed round the beautiful Pohutakawa coast and inland to clevedon,to vist auntie Shanley.A quick stop.As then we had to had the birthday party to get to,Jasper's first proper kiddies party.By the time we got back to poppa's and Gran's house,we were exhausted.Jasper slept the whole night thru!.We didnt even get a chance to put him in the bath,to wash off all the sticky iceblock,cake,sand and dirt.
Jasper was in heaven at the party because all the toys(just about) had wheels on and our boy is mad on anything with wheels at the moment,he and Isabella,with her pink tutu on and stripy tights,were both going for the green toy tractor at one stage.They also both were fixated with a sour little lemon they found on the ground and both littlies insisted on chewing on it!?.They were a cute pair.
The wedding was the grand finale to an incredibly hectic weekend..
The flight home was beautiful.We had views of the entire west coast as we flew down country.It was such good weather that,when we flew over the southern alps,the pilot dropped us down to 6,ooo feet above Tasman glacier,with Mt Cook to our right,it was such a highlight and end to a great weekend.Jasper's first time flying and he was good as gold..
Nice to get home to our sleepy little town of Cromwell and collapse.Is it me or does Auckland just seem to get bigger and dirtier?.Or have i just been away too long??.Give me the golden spaces of central otago anyday!.
Now,we wait for baby number 2 to arrive.While in Auckland we brought a lovely sunshine yellow outfit for our baby girl.And we have 2 bags full of bright yellow,pink and green girls clothes and i keep looking at the tiny outfits and smiling to myself,soon she will be in my arms.Yey..
Jasper's new 'word'is "Nun-nun"("No")and he uses it when you try to dress him (He's always HATED getting dressed),or even so much as go near him with a clean nappy,or when it's time for bed,or food..well,you get the idea.
It was first introductions for Jasper to his Great-gran,tho Jasper was more interested in Gran's pretty green beads around her neck than posing for photos,but my nana-always the lady-managed to hold my stocky little boy down long enough to get a winning snapshot.While we could have stayed on all day,lazily gazing on the fantastic views of Auckland harbour from my grandmothers front windows,we said our goodbyes and took our son down to the beach at Maratai.We took shade under the wharf from the heat and Jasper sat in the water in all his clothes.He loved it.Once we had wiped his sand-covered little bottom down,we headed round the beautiful Pohutakawa coast and inland to clevedon,to vist auntie Shanley.A quick stop.As then we had to had the birthday party to get to,Jasper's first proper kiddies party.By the time we got back to poppa's and Gran's house,we were exhausted.Jasper slept the whole night thru!.We didnt even get a chance to put him in the bath,to wash off all the sticky iceblock,cake,sand and dirt.
Jasper was in heaven at the party because all the toys(just about) had wheels on and our boy is mad on anything with wheels at the moment,he and Isabella,with her pink tutu on and stripy tights,were both going for the green toy tractor at one stage.They also both were fixated with a sour little lemon they found on the ground and both littlies insisted on chewing on it!?.They were a cute pair.
The wedding was the grand finale to an incredibly hectic weekend..
The flight home was beautiful.We had views of the entire west coast as we flew down country.It was such good weather that,when we flew over the southern alps,the pilot dropped us down to 6,ooo feet above Tasman glacier,with Mt Cook to our right,it was such a highlight and end to a great weekend.Jasper's first time flying and he was good as gold..
Nice to get home to our sleepy little town of Cromwell and collapse.Is it me or does Auckland just seem to get bigger and dirtier?.Or have i just been away too long??.Give me the golden spaces of central otago anyday!.
Now,we wait for baby number 2 to arrive.While in Auckland we brought a lovely sunshine yellow outfit for our baby girl.And we have 2 bags full of bright yellow,pink and green girls clothes and i keep looking at the tiny outfits and smiling to myself,soon she will be in my arms.Yey..
Jasper's new 'word'is "Nun-nun"("No")and he uses it when you try to dress him (He's always HATED getting dressed),or even so much as go near him with a clean nappy,or when it's time for bed,or food..well,you get the idea.
February 8, 2006
Cheeky monkey.
Jasper is at that stage of pushing the boundrys to the limit,for the first time in his young life I am having to bring in the art of distraction!I'd like to say this works but most of the time it does not and,I end up resorting to that "No"word.Not that that works either!.I know he is just doing what all 10-month-olds do,and it is hard not to smile,when he does something he knows he shouldn't and he's giving you that cheeky smile at the same time!.
A beautiful moment this evening~Jasper was in his room playing when suddenly,the sun streamed in thru the window.Jasper,unaware I was watching,was trying to reach out and grasp those golden rays.It was gorgeous!.In the average day,full of the usual baby routine,it is moments like that that make it all worthwhile..
Well,we are preparing for our whirlwind trip to Auckland tommorow.Jaspers first time flying,hope he's ok with it.Kind of scary traveling with a young child,we dont fly until 10-to-5 out of Queenstown.We are so looking forward to introducing Jasper to more of his family,including his cousins,I intend to take many photos,so beware!.Until tommorow then..
A beautiful moment this evening~Jasper was in his room playing when suddenly,the sun streamed in thru the window.Jasper,unaware I was watching,was trying to reach out and grasp those golden rays.It was gorgeous!.In the average day,full of the usual baby routine,it is moments like that that make it all worthwhile..
Well,we are preparing for our whirlwind trip to Auckland tommorow.Jaspers first time flying,hope he's ok with it.Kind of scary traveling with a young child,we dont fly until 10-to-5 out of Queenstown.We are so looking forward to introducing Jasper to more of his family,including his cousins,I intend to take many photos,so beware!.Until tommorow then..
February 2, 2006
Trial and Error
It is such a challenge to get Jas to eat at the mo,but tonight i tryed him on abit of chicken,stir-fry veges and and alittle bit of tomato sauce and Jas loved it-Hoorah!.But this is what parenthood is;Trial and error and accepting that what you WANT to work doesnt always,but then your rewarded in other,unexpected ways.It sure provides challenges but it also makes you think in creative ways. And I like that...
After a rotten and VERY long day with Jasper, I was rewarded this evening with a bubba who ate his grub, followed up by a long bath with lots of songs and splashing! We are forever having sing-alongs. Jasper has his musical bear,that plays little tunes when he presses it's paws,it has 5 tunes and ofcourse,mummy has to sing along to each one!.
I am trying to remember to read to him atleast one book everyday,as he is getting a nice little library collection going,but so far he is not that interested in books.
Jasper is loving having his auntie Fi here,he gives her lovely cuddles and it is nice to see that bond between them.
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