(yes, his hair keeps growing - might need a hair cut soon?)
Monday, 19 September 2011
A whole new world
Luca can now not only roll over, he can push himself up! No longer staring at the ceiling - A whole new world around him.
(yes, his hair keeps growing - might need a hair cut soon?)
(yes, his hair keeps growing - might need a hair cut soon?)
Passing down
It is great to have the same sex children. I hardly need to buy anything new for Luca (poor baby...), he can wear everything Oliver has grown out of!
These tiki socks were one of my favourites but when I bought them for Oliver, he was already in his growth spurt and only wore them twice or so.
But Luca can wear them now!
Can you see Luca's lovely fat rolls on his leg? It won't be long before he'll grow out of these socks.
These tiki socks were one of my favourites but when I bought them for Oliver, he was already in his growth spurt and only wore them twice or so.
But Luca can wear them now!
Can you see Luca's lovely fat rolls on his leg? It won't be long before he'll grow out of these socks.
Friday, 16 September 2011
Which team to support?
Tonight we were in a unique situation watching the RWC - both of our teams were playing! It was NZ vs Japan. Last time they played in the 1995 RWC the result was Japan 17- NZ 145 (yeah, Japan lost quite badly...) We were sure of who was going to win tonight but hoped the score gap wasn't as bad as in 1995.
We only have All Black tops for the boys so I had to do a little bit of decoration on them:
Oliver got chips in a Japan coloured bowl and a little face paint on his cheek.
Luca with a Japan flag.
We are so impressed how much Oliver is engaged in watching the game. He can hear the commentators (tackle! try!). And his ball control is getting much better too!
Oliver has a little obsession now, when he is in his All Black jersey he has to have his rugby ball. Today he was very proud to show his little brother how to handle the ball and watch the game.
The result? Japan 1 try and NZ lots and lots of tries...
We only have All Black tops for the boys so I had to do a little bit of decoration on them:
Oliver got chips in a Japan coloured bowl and a little face paint on his cheek.
Luca with a Japan flag.
We are so impressed how much Oliver is engaged in watching the game. He can hear the commentators (tackle! try!). And his ball control is getting much better too!
Oliver has a little obsession now, when he is in his All Black jersey he has to have his rugby ball. Today he was very proud to show his little brother how to handle the ball and watch the game.
The result? Japan 1 try and NZ lots and lots of tries...
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Exhausted
I dropped Oliver at school at 7:40 and picked him up at 11:30 today - First full day for him. Result? A very tired boy in the car...
3 months and 1 week
Luca can roll over! Only took him 3 months and 1 week. Wonder how soon he will start crawling...
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Who is your friend?
Matthew talked to Oliver when he was getting ready for school this morning. Three questions:
Are you going to school? - YES!
Are you going to play with your friends? - YES!
Who is your friend? - ME!
Bless him... so cute
Are you going to school? - YES!
Are you going to play with your friends? - YES!
Who is your friend? - ME!
Bless him... so cute
Mini me!
We missed the Watson's kids yesterday morning before heading out to school - Oliver was so disappointed... So this morning I made sure he got to see them before getting in the car.
Oliver was so impressed he and Lucas were dressed exactly the same way. Lucas screamed "Oliver is mini me!!"
Oliver was so impressed he and Lucas were dressed exactly the same way. Lucas screamed "Oliver is mini me!!"
Stopover visitors
This morning while I was dropping Oliver at school Matthew went to the airport to collect some visitors from New Zealand. Aunty Brenda, Uncle Ted and Ted's sister Elaine are on their way to England. They are just here for the day but it is always nice to have visitors : )
Luca welcomed Aunty Brenda with his big smile.
Luca with his golly (that was made by Aunty Brenda) - they have same amount of hair!!
During this short stay they managed to fit in a lot - a visit to the Empire Hotel, picking up Oliver from school, lunch at the yacht club and a wee snooze to get ready for tonight's flight.
Luca welcomed Aunty Brenda with his big smile.
Luca with his golly (that was made by Aunty Brenda) - they have same amount of hair!!
During this short stay they managed to fit in a lot - a visit to the Empire Hotel, picking up Oliver from school, lunch at the yacht club and a wee snooze to get ready for tonight's flight.
Monday, 12 September 2011
First day at school
Who was more excited!? Us parents or our little boy (not little any more! he started school today!)
It was Oliver's first day at nursery today. We all got up nice and early at 6am which is Oliver's normal wake up time so we didn't really have any issues getting ready. After his breakfast he got his uniform on and boy! he was proud of himself. He came and said to me "Look at me mummy look at me!"
He didn't really like the socks and his new shoes but I told him Lucas (next door) wears the same to school - no problem at all. He changed his mind and he liked them : )
When we got to the school carpark Oliver's little friend Helen was there too. So they walked together all the way down to the nursery (The school changed their security procedures and parking etc so now Oliver has to walk almost 500m to get to his classroom,) or running with excitement I should say.
The entrance of the classroom was nicely decorated - he is in Unicorn class.
Here is our little Unicorn:
This is where he hung his bag:
And he put his water bottle in the basket:
The classroom is huge!
He was very excited about the all the play stations he can play at, and straight away got into the playdough! He was cooking and baking with his little friends and his teacher Ms Jo.
I thought he would cry when I told him goodbye but he was actually quite ok and carried on playing. He might have been too busy with what he was doing and didn't actually comprehend the fact that we were leaving him there. We were advised to come and get him a little bit earlier today as it was his first day. So we went to get him around 11 o'clock. When he saw me he was very excited and wanted to show me all the things he was playing with. He wasn't in a hurry to leave at all. Ms Jo told us he got upset every now and then but he managed to get through the day ok. So I guess it was a success!
While Oliver was at nursery Matthew, Luca and I went out to the Empire for a little celebration for Oliver. We had a cooked breakfast and coffee and a wee walk around. It was very lovely but felt a little odd not to have Oliver with us...
Luca enjoyed 100% full attention from both of us. Yes his hair was up as always!
Hope he will be excited about going to school again tomorrow, our tired boy is deeply asleep now : )
It was Oliver's first day at nursery today. We all got up nice and early at 6am which is Oliver's normal wake up time so we didn't really have any issues getting ready. After his breakfast he got his uniform on and boy! he was proud of himself. He came and said to me "Look at me mummy look at me!"
He didn't really like the socks and his new shoes but I told him Lucas (next door) wears the same to school - no problem at all. He changed his mind and he liked them : )
When we got to the school carpark Oliver's little friend Helen was there too. So they walked together all the way down to the nursery (The school changed their security procedures and parking etc so now Oliver has to walk almost 500m to get to his classroom,) or running with excitement I should say.
The entrance of the classroom was nicely decorated - he is in Unicorn class.
Here is our little Unicorn:
This is where he hung his bag:
And he put his water bottle in the basket:
The classroom is huge!
He was very excited about the all the play stations he can play at, and straight away got into the playdough! He was cooking and baking with his little friends and his teacher Ms Jo.
I thought he would cry when I told him goodbye but he was actually quite ok and carried on playing. He might have been too busy with what he was doing and didn't actually comprehend the fact that we were leaving him there. We were advised to come and get him a little bit earlier today as it was his first day. So we went to get him around 11 o'clock. When he saw me he was very excited and wanted to show me all the things he was playing with. He wasn't in a hurry to leave at all. Ms Jo told us he got upset every now and then but he managed to get through the day ok. So I guess it was a success!
While Oliver was at nursery Matthew, Luca and I went out to the Empire for a little celebration for Oliver. We had a cooked breakfast and coffee and a wee walk around. It was very lovely but felt a little odd not to have Oliver with us...
Luca enjoyed 100% full attention from both of us. Yes his hair was up as always!
Hope he will be excited about going to school again tomorrow, our tired boy is deeply asleep now : )
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Rugby World Cup 2011
Yes! It's on!!!
The first game was on Friday evening, we watched it next door with some kiwi friends. All 6 kids were dressed in All Blacks clothes and looked so cute. I was too busy watching the game (plus the children were so happy running around and playing), I didn't get any photos.
But here is Oliver before heading out in his World Cup top and his rugby ball : )
It will be a very entertaining few weeks! Go All Blacks! (and Team Japan of course, but I know we don't have much of a chance...)
The first game was on Friday evening, we watched it next door with some kiwi friends. All 6 kids were dressed in All Blacks clothes and looked so cute. I was too busy watching the game (plus the children were so happy running around and playing), I didn't get any photos.
But here is Oliver before heading out in his World Cup top and his rugby ball : )
It will be a very entertaining few weeks! Go All Blacks! (and Team Japan of course, but I know we don't have much of a chance...)
Sleepover - Take 2
This time it was Linnea's turn to come and sleepover at Oliver's house. We had Lucas the other day and it was such a success, I couldn't say no when Linnea asked me early this week.
She was so excited - Boel (her mom) told me she had her bags packed since Monday (sleepover was on Sat night).
She arrived with a nicely packed suitcase and a baby buggy.
When she got here she asked me if she could do exactly what Lucas did with Oliver, she must have read my blog post, she wanted to watch a bit of TV, play a little bit and have a nice bedtime story and go to bed.
So that's what we did and a little bit extra.
Oliver hadn't finished his dinner when she arrived so she helped him eat.
They played the movie "Cars" with the train track.
I promised Linnea she could have a bath with Oliver - they both enjoyed it so much!
It was so nice to see the two of them giggling away and excited about the whole experience. When they were both tucked in bed Linnea said with a big smile "This is so lovely! I am liking this sooo much!", bless her!
They snuggled up to each other and went to sleep without a hassle - I just wish they slept in a little bit longer in the morning. They were up nice and early at 6am! Lucky Matthew was at home, I just escaped to the other side of the house and slept for a few more hours : )
She was so excited - Boel (her mom) told me she had her bags packed since Monday (sleepover was on Sat night).
She arrived with a nicely packed suitcase and a baby buggy.
When she got here she asked me if she could do exactly what Lucas did with Oliver, she must have read my blog post, she wanted to watch a bit of TV, play a little bit and have a nice bedtime story and go to bed.
So that's what we did and a little bit extra.
Oliver hadn't finished his dinner when she arrived so she helped him eat.
They played the movie "Cars" with the train track.
I promised Linnea she could have a bath with Oliver - they both enjoyed it so much!
It was so nice to see the two of them giggling away and excited about the whole experience. When they were both tucked in bed Linnea said with a big smile "This is so lovely! I am liking this sooo much!", bless her!
They snuggled up to each other and went to sleep without a hassle - I just wish they slept in a little bit longer in the morning. They were up nice and early at 6am! Lucky Matthew was at home, I just escaped to the other side of the house and slept for a few more hours : )
Friday, 9 September 2011
It's berry season
Unfortunately not for us humans, these berries are for the birds in our backyard. I think twice a year the tree overhanging Oliver's tree house fruits. During this time we get so many birds hanging around our house.
This morning Oliver and I went up in the house for some bird watching. We could hear them above us but because of the roof we couldn't actually see any from it. But we took our noisy/musical toys out and played some songs with the birds. It was rather nice...
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Snack box
Oliver is getting ready to go to nursery from next week (Well... It is already starting for some but as he was born in late May he is in the younger group who are starting the classes one week later). We have been doing lots of adjustments to his everyday routine. Breakfast time, nap time, dinner time etc etc. One of the things I tried today and yesterday was opening and packing away his own snack box (and of course eating!). Apparently he will have two snack times while he is at nursery (he will go from 8am till 11:30).
Oliver already had a cool lunch box that Merryn gave him when he was in NZ in April. I packed his snack box and took it to the yacht club.
He managed to open it himself.
He got some raisins, pasta, apple, grapes and a jam sandwich.
He was very happy eating his "Kiwi" jam sandwich : )
Only a few more days and our little boy will be a big boy and going to school. How exciting!!
Oliver already had a cool lunch box that Merryn gave him when he was in NZ in April. I packed his snack box and took it to the yacht club.
He managed to open it himself.
He got some raisins, pasta, apple, grapes and a jam sandwich.
He was very happy eating his "Kiwi" jam sandwich : )
Only a few more days and our little boy will be a big boy and going to school. How exciting!!
Three months already!?
I have heard lots of people say "with your second one everything goes very fast" - YES IT HAS! Luca is already 3 months old today.
We just cannot believe how fast the time flies and the speed he is growing. He is very healthy with his legs and neck very strong. He is almost able to support his neck by himself. And pushing himself up with his legs whenever he gets chance - even when he is feeding. If I put him in the car seat without the seatbelt he tries to turn himself or I should say tries to get out of the car seat. He is very sociable - loves chatting to people and smiling.
I wanted to do something to celebrate this day so we spent the morning at the yacht club. Luca loved his extended no nappy time very much. While he was in a good mood I took some photos. One of my friends gave me a book called Mamarazzi - Every Mom's Guide to Photographing kids when Luca was born and I have been reading the book and learning tips.
Here are some of the photos I took today.
Well this one didn't really come out the way I wanted it. I wanted his little toe to be more in focus... but I thought it is still very cute of him looking at his own toe : )
The hair - everyone comments on his wonderful "mohawk" and it is still growing!
The fresh air put him into a deeeep sleep.
He has a wonderful smile and now he can laugh with sound!
And he love love loves eye contact with people.
I tried to take brothers photos but as you can see Oliver wasn't really helpful today. So this was as good as it got.
Can you see Matthew and Luca squinting the same way?
The toughest months have gone - now it's time to enjoy seeing my boys grow further!
We just cannot believe how fast the time flies and the speed he is growing. He is very healthy with his legs and neck very strong. He is almost able to support his neck by himself. And pushing himself up with his legs whenever he gets chance - even when he is feeding. If I put him in the car seat without the seatbelt he tries to turn himself or I should say tries to get out of the car seat. He is very sociable - loves chatting to people and smiling.
I wanted to do something to celebrate this day so we spent the morning at the yacht club. Luca loved his extended no nappy time very much. While he was in a good mood I took some photos. One of my friends gave me a book called Mamarazzi - Every Mom's Guide to Photographing kids when Luca was born and I have been reading the book and learning tips.
Here are some of the photos I took today.
Well this one didn't really come out the way I wanted it. I wanted his little toe to be more in focus... but I thought it is still very cute of him looking at his own toe : )
The hair - everyone comments on his wonderful "mohawk" and it is still growing!
The fresh air put him into a deeeep sleep.
He has a wonderful smile and now he can laugh with sound!
And he love love loves eye contact with people.
I tried to take brothers photos but as you can see Oliver wasn't really helpful today. So this was as good as it got.
Can you see Matthew and Luca squinting the same way?
The toughest months have gone - now it's time to enjoy seeing my boys grow further!
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