Tuesday, February 24, 2009

mmm orange


mmm orange
Originally uploaded by summer pickles

A new favourite food has arrived in the Pickles household... oranges.

We've spent many afternoons and evenings now giggling at the gherkin as he tries to make sure he has every last bit of orange off the peel. He hits the highchair table now as soon as he sees an orange come out of the fridge, and he cries when there is none left.

Mmmmm.... orange.

Monday, February 9, 2009

our tiny baby boy...


Here's our tiny baby boy... asleep next to mr pickles.

He is now weighing 9.94kg (!) and is very rapidly outgrowing his size 0s.

He is babbling (reduplicated): baba, gaga, wawa and... yes... mama (!) and also starting some varied babbling: bawa, gawa, waba, maba etc. He initiates games of "boo!" where he hides his own face and then blows a raspberry when he reveals his face (very funny). He smiles at strangers, sways to music and laughs in the wind.
He bangs two blocks together, brings a spoon (and his much treasured dummy) to his mouth and gives great cuddles.
He is standing against furniture, sitting for extended periods of time, doing pushups and desperately trying to crawl (but only going backwards).

He is lovely. It is all just going way too quickly (I know... you all said it would!). But it is lovely getting to know this little person, who shows us more of himself every day. I must upload that video of his talking in the next couple of days!
Chat soon xo