Daniel Week 24

Like I mentioned before Daniel had a terrible bout of vomiting and diarrhea and to top it we were busy with Nicholas' birthday celebrations so there aren't many photos from this week. Here he is lying wiped out on Daddy when he was still sick and then enjoying a bottle of rooibos to soothe his tummy when he started recovering.

Peekaboo

Daniel Week 23

Daniel had his first taste of solids the other day. We've decided to take the gradual approach and only give him one teaspoon of baby rice once per day for 2 weeks before we start getting serious and adventurous. At first it seemed like he liked it but his enthusiasm soon turned into utter disgust. Now he keeps his mouth shut, sticks his tongue out, hits the spoon out of the way and sometimes even screams. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

Mmmm what's this?

Give it to me!Yummy!Oh wait!
I've changed my mind!

This series are especially funny not only because of Daniel's facial expressions but also those of Nicholas in the background. One of the things Nicholas does not like at all is custard (which is hard to understand for a mom and dad that love it). So he quite cleverly says: 'Mom, Danny doesn't like custard either, give him something nice!' I guess the baby rice does resemble custard and he has a good point maybe we need to try something a bit more tasty.

We've also started giving him a few drops of water out of the doidy cup. Not much is actually going where it is meant to just yet but the idea is that he will get used to drinking his water out of a cup after every meal. It's just a habit I got into with Nicholas and I think it is healthy part of the eating routine.After a week of trying we stopped abruptly when a horrible bug of vomiting and diarrhea hit the poor little thing. It was severe and lasted for 4 days. He couldn't even keep breast milk down. As you can imagine his thighs are not as chunky anymore but other than that he is back to normal. Now that his milk consumption is back on track we'll give the baby rice another bash.

Daniel Week 22

Daniel had the sniffles and a cough on and off for a whole month before it turned really nasty. The doctor diagnosed it as a chest infection and even prescribed antibiotics, which they almost never do here, so you must know it is bad. Surprise surprise they did the job and when the course of 5 days was finished our little boy was back to his usual smiley self.

Nice and snug

Ready for bed

Delighted to see Nicholas

Soft Toys

Isn't it amazing how easy it is to accumalate soft toys. Nicholas has grown quite fond of all his animals. It is loads of fun watching him play with them and create great epics with different voices and all. Every night he selects a couple to snuggle with him in bed. His two giraffes used to be his favourites, then it was Dolphin, then Nemo, followed by Yurtle and now it's Ellie (which can be heated up in the microwave). He also has the strange desire to smother Daniel in all his soft toys. Maybe because we subjected him to the same thing when he was only a wee baby. Daniel doesn't seem to mind too much and actually seems to enjoy it.

Nicholas (3 weeks old)

Daniel (5 months old)See how the collection has grown!

Birthday Boy!

In case you've been wondering why we fell off the radar it's because we've been caught up with celebrating Nicholas' third birthday. I'll catch up with some blog posts as soon as the excitement has subsided and I have a moment to relax. In the meantime here's the invatation that Daddy made for the big boy's party.

Oumie Nettie

This post is in memory of Oumie as it would have been her birthday today. She was a kind and loving person and a devoted grandmother. We miss her so much and always will. This is one of my favourite photos of Nicholas with his beloved Oumie Nettie.

Daniel 5 months old

Photoshoot at 5 months

Daniel Week 21

Daniel started sitting on his own this week albeit only for a couple of minutes. We have to be close at hand to catch him when he topples over. He often lies on his back straining to sit up but isn't strong enough to do it on his own yet. He enjoys pulling himself up holding our hands though. It's amazing how he becomes better at his newfound skill every day!

Budding Artist

Nicholas has a real passion for drawing. It's great because it's something he can do anywhere. We always have a stash of paper and pencils in our out-and-about bag which comes in handy especially when we're in a restaurant. Here are some examples of his recent works of art.

Flower

Stegasaurus

Aeroplane in a storm

Nicholas on a tractor