a pug and a handful of pickles
welcome to the world little pickle!
born 29th april, weighing 3.69kgs, measuring 51cm long.
mum and bub are well, dad is thrilled to have another boy in the clan, the gherkin is adjusting, and the pug has no idea what is going on.
lovely to meet little pickle and to be well and truly out-numbered by the boys in my life.
chat soon xo
It's happened already. The boy is out of the cot, and into a real big boy bed bed. I can't believe how quickly the time has flown... seems like just a couple of months ago he was sleeping across his cot. Time has flown.
He is such an amazing little boy - singing songs, making us laugh, starting to put together two word phrases (like "open door" and "bye mum"), dancing, throwing almighty tantrums (!), giving the world's best spontaneous cuddles. I am still completely smitten by this beautiful little boy.
I can't imagine having another little person in the pickles home, but we have to get used to the idea --- only 5-6 weeks to go! I wonder... pink or blue? big or small*? sleepy or alert? feeding or not? So many questions, and not long now til we get some of the answers.
xo
* what a daft question... no pickles child is going to be small... and at not quite 33 weeks we're measuring at 35 weeks, so this bub won't be a petite surprise!
picture a boy and his mum, on a day out together.
they've played on the swings, the boy has gone up and down the slide countless times, energy is running low.
must be time for a fruit picnic on the way home from the park.
they all sit down. boy. mum. dog.
yum, grapes.
yum, peach.
yum, apple.
oops!
happy dog.
clearly unimpressed boy!
xo
people kept telling me that when i hit the 2nd trimester i would have an instant burst of boundless energy...
... perhaps chasing around a toddler has something to do with still being tired?
(pugs are the best spooners.... or at least, ours is!)
will catch up again after i have caught up on some more zzzzzzzs....
yep, there's no doubt about it, our boy is delightful!
he is walking, he is talking, he is laughing, he is making us laugh, he is cuddling, kissing, being cheeky... he is just a delight! he loves the wind, loves trams - "ding! ding!" - and loves his dada (he loves his mummy too, he just doesn't know her name yet... still!).
he uses lots of words: more, ta, dadda, nana, ding ding, car, gone, up, tickle, mummy (for dummy), boh-boh (for bottle) mumma (for water). he says moo, snorts like a pig, kisses like a fish, says "whee" when he sees a slippery dip. he can let us know if he feels like a banana or an orange. he understands no (though doesn't always stop what he is doing!), looks for something when you name it, enjoys playing boo, and makes us sing on request by singing little snatched phrases from songs, with their actions - "up above". oh, and he thinks he's hilarious! (which, we think, he really is).
he is delightful. just so lovely. and we get to share him again with family over the next few weeks! can't wait.
chat again soon xo
