Sweet Hamish: November 26th and 27th

Baby boy, if it's possible, your mama fell even more in love with you this weekend. Summer has arrived and after the yucky, rainy weather that we've had lately, it was like you had a whole new lease on life.

On Saturday morning, mama got a call from Aunty Sarah - she was going to try on the wedding dress that she was going to buy and wanted to know if I'd come along... Mama was so excited - but worried about you! You and Daddy were going to hang out together all morning and then meet me at cousin Michael's housewarming party. You are beginning to have fewer and fewer breast feeds, but I wasn't sure if you'd last until I saw you again - but apparently you could! Daddy said you were an angel all morning and by the time I arrived at the party, you were entertaining the crowd with your shaky leg dancing and killer smiles.

Poppy held you for the very first time too! He waggled his false teeth for you, just like he used to for Daddy - you LOVED it.

It was a huge amount of fun for you - you loved the attention you were getting and everyone was very impressed at how much you are growing up.

Your evening bath was fun, as usual. But this time, you tried something new... instead of laying on your mat and kicking your legs in the air, you decided to watch your bath fill up.

I mean, come ON! Look at that toosh!

On Sunday morning, you woke for your first feed of the day at around 5:30am. Mama brought you into bed with her and Daddy and we snuggled for a few more hours. At one stage Mama placed her hand on your chest and Daddy placed his on top and we just laid there listening to you coo and chirp, signifying that sleep-time was over... it was time to start the day!

Mama got up with you and we had a play while Daddy had a bit more sleep. You ate your whole breakfast of cereal and blueberries and then had a bit of banana and pear (your favourite!).

Once Daddy got up, he made he and Mama's breakfast - a yummy veggie juice.. which you shared with us by eating the froth off a spoon. Tomorrow we may even put some in a sippy cup for you!

We drove to the Baby market that is held every once in a while - Mama was keen to buy you some cute clothes - but there was mainly little girl clothes! So we cut our losses and went for a drive around Newcastle to look at all of the old houses instead while you snoozed in the back.

We had a yummy lunch at the Japanese restaurant. It's Mama and Daddy's favourite type of food and hopefully you will learn to love it too. If today was any indication, you will! As well as your carrot and cheddar mash, you at half of Mama's rice (off her chopsticks, no less!)...

On the way home, we stopped to get the last of the christmas presents for the year (super organised!) and Daddy carried you around so we didn't have to get the ginormous pram out of the car. By the time we got back to the car, you were so exhausted that you fell asleep BEFORE Daddy even buckled you in! Unheard of my darling boy - you are normally a wiggly worm who hates to be strapped in..

Once we got home, we put up the christmas tree... our first christmas tree as a family.

You loved helping Mama.

I think we may have to watch you with the tree though - you were very quick to grab one of the baubles off the tree and put it straight in your mouth..

Daddy helped you hang your very own ornament.

Oh, and what's this? The first present under the tree...

After the exhausting afternoon, we put you in your play pen to have a bit of a play while Mama cooked your dinner. I came in to find you like this:

Just chilling out (I think you were a bit stuck).

You have a love/hate relationship with that play pen. We bought it for you to keep you (and the electrical appliances within your reach) safe while we are out of the room for any reason. You.are.FAST. And inquisitive. And strong. I love these things about you, but now that you can pull yourself to a stand pretty easily, nothing is safe from your grasp. And the climbing. Oh, the climbing.

It started with the box of nappies... then we watched you attempt the stairs.. and you know, had you not had slippery socks on, you would have been able to get up. Of that I am sure. Otherwise, your favourite thing to climb is us!

Anyway - your playpen... Mama put a mirror in there the other day and caught you making out with yourself.

Most times, you keep yourself occupied when Mama is running around doing chores.. you especially love your musical instruments... and the bam bam of your drum.

While you chilled out in your playpen, Mama made a batch of baby bolognese with loads of vegies and some beef. We have lots frozen now! Yummy!

You enjoyed your dinner while bopping away to The Beatles. Daddy fed you some, and then you fed yourself! Messy stuff.

We also caught this little gem :)

And you got to practice one of your favourite things ever - touching things with your pointer finger. (We often get a finger up the nose or in our ears.