Dear Alice, You are 8 months old! Blimey, time is racing by and already you are crawling! We had bets as to when you would start, as you’ve been working on building up the muscle power for a good few weeks. You nearly had the moves sussed by the end of the school/kindi hols, but […]
milestones
Alice: Miss 7 months
Alice, you are 7 months old already and so desperate to MOVE! You get onto your tummy, after unhooking your leg, and then grunt in frustration as the toy you so eagerly wish to mouth gets further and further away as you move… backwards! You are working so hard to get that lovely, tummy off […]
Mama!
What a perfect age our Little Miss Alice is at. She is happy to sit where placed and play with some well chosen, safe toys within her grasp. She observes family life with a keen twinkle in her eye and the occasional chuckle. She cannot yet move, but occasionally lurches from sitting onto her tummy […]
Loving, Not Loving lately…
Whoop! Whoop! Spring is sooooo ready to spring (1 September officially in New Zealand). Strawberries are in the supermarket (all be it Australian ones), daffodils are blooming in the garden and filling our vases, the buds on the silver birch tree in the garden (one of our few deciduous trees, marker of the seasons and […]
5 month’s, 2 teeth & sitting pretty
Dear Alice, My calendar tells me you are 22 week’s old and you are beginning to sit, unaided, mighty fine. Your big sisters think it’s hilarious to watch you wibble wobble and topple, but they are very proud of you too. It’s quite amazing to think only 5 month’s ago you could barely turn your […]
A dribbling, bubble blowing fanfare
Stand back! Cover up! Alice’s latest party trick is producing a big dribbling, bubble blowing fanfare, complete with chuckles. And she’s rather good at doing the turtle too… She loves to giggle over our shoulders and is very ticklish. She loves it when we kiss her chubby cheeks, nuzzle her ear and blow raspberries on […]
Action Girl
Sophie the action girl, your enthusiasm is amazing. You love thrills and are fast on wheels. Cycling, scooting, roller blading. Twice this week we’ve gone to Kindi on foot and back (6.7 km!). You did great – though had a rest in the buggy for part of the way (Mummy did great pushing you and […]
She who trusts
There is no clock in Alice’s world, only the difference in light between night and day. She feeds when she’s hungry. She sleeps when she needs to. And spends her wakeful time drinking in every sight, sound and texture. The only taste to cross her lips is that of her mother’s milk from the breast. […]
Tummy Time
Alice is 10 week’s old and has been so much more wakeful and active in the past week. She’s getting stronger by the day and reaching out to grab things (Daddy’s chest hairs and any hair in general is her speciality!). Here she is doing the good ‘ole turtle impression… Thought I’d look back at […]
Alice’s Coos!
Being thankful
The past week and a bit has gone by so fast. As parents it is so easy for our children’s lives to pass as fast as one wild and crazy roller-coaster ride. But also, as individuals it is also very easy to be so caught up in ‘doing’ that we rarely allow ourselves a pause […]
Is this when we start turning grey?
Be afraid, be very afraid… this petite 2 and 3/4 year old isn’t scared of heights (or much else!). Term 3 started today for Charli. Dan started work late to help with the school run and dropped one happy girl off at class. Afterwards we drove Dan into the city and stopped by Waitangi Park […]
Chatty Sophie
Sophie is nearly 27 month’s old and is such a little chatter box. Her full sentences, with clever use of pronouns, adjectives and even past and future tense are incredible. She often describes things with such accuracy, such as ‘Freezing cold ice,’ and ‘Burning hot water’. This morning she woke up saying, ‘Gentle with baaboo, […]
A Blogging Break: Tons to Report!
Chez Lee has enjoyed a blogging break due to good weather, no Kindi, the arrival of our beloved pianos (resulting in lots of late night jamming sessions!) and making the most of the light evenings. It’s so brilliant not having to be out the door by a predetermined time and family harmony is so much […]