The construction site that is a cake, that is a construction site. If he didn't enjoy chocolate so much this may have presented Henry with a dilemma of sorts... do I play with it or eat it ? He managed to do both fairly adequately.
Milly and Nanoo.
The first bath.
The past five weeks have seen us on all sorts of adventures (mostly good).
Adventure Two: We have a bus stop outside our unit block. Buses often start their journeys at the stop and if a driver arrives early he usually just parks and reads the paper until departure time. One early evening Henry and I where waiting outside for Michael to come home from work when a bus pulled up outside. Henry ran up the street to get a closer look at the bus. Being heavily pregnant I was slow to catch up with him and when I did he had already climbed up the steps of the bus and was sitting in a seat shouting "Mamma, bus". The driver was very nice and as the bus was empty he let Henry sit in the driver's seat and pretend to drive, he also showed him how to open and shut the bus doors. A great treat for a little boy who loves buses, trucks, cars, planes, trains etc.
Adventure Three: We had to take Henry to the emergency ward at the Royal North Shore Hospital as he had been vomitting for four days, was extremely lethargic and listless, and we hadn't been able to get much if any food or drink into him. Over the four days he had lost 1.5kgs. Upon blood tests results and observations he was admitted into the Children's Ward where he and we spent the next two days and nights. He was placed on an IV drip to replenish all fluids lost and get his blood sugar levels back to a decent level as they had dropped considerably. A stool sample revealed he had the Rota virus, which is a strain of gastroenteritis. Henry is now back at home, appetite returned in full and looking at him you wouldn't even tell he had been sick.
We've managed to visit both sides of the family this Christmas, travelling to Inverell, Coffs Harbour, and Lake Macquarie. We've put a lot of kilometres on the car, but it was a great holiday and Henry travelled well with the long car trips.
When in Coffs Harbour Henry visited the Big Banana and did 20+ laps of running through it and back. He also went to the Pet Porpoise Pool and got to pat a dolphin and sit with Dadda when he was kissed by a seal. Grandad Bartley also bought him an ice cream.
Tiff's belly continues to grow (along with everything else) with baby no. 2. Other than the occassional swelling of feet and ankles it has so far been another trouble free pregnancy.
Due to being preggers and having a toddler we had a quiet New Year's Eve, staying in to watch the fireworks on TV.
Hope you all had good Christmas and New Year.
A very Merry Christmas to all family and friends who read our blog.
We will be doing a bit of a family tour this Christmas. Christmas Day will be spent with Michael's family so Henry can get to know his cousins. Boxing Day will be with Tiff's Dad, then its another trip to visit Nanoo before New Year.
Henry is still unsure what this Christmas caper is about, but he knows the fat bloke in a red suit is Santa and Henry says "ho, ho" whenever he sees a Santa.
In other news we had our first scare when Henry tripped and fell into Allegra's chalkboard easel, cutting his forehead open - blood spilling everywhere. I just stood there in shock not knowing what to do, Henry was hysterical, thank god Michael is the level headed one and whisked Henry off to try and stop the bleeding and calm him down.
With bleeding stopped and Henry seemingly back to his happy self we took him to the doctor to check the wound (more hysterics, as Henry didn't want the doctor to touch him or clean the wound) to confirm a stitch would be required. There was no way Henry was going to allow this, so some special tape was stuck over the cut on his head and we now wait to see if it will scar.
This weekend we took Henry to Luna Park (a fun fair for those not in the know). He had a ball going on the kiddies rides, riding up and down on a horse on the carousel, and spinning with Dadda in the tea cups. It was great to see him try something new and enjoy it so much. After each ride he would point back and say "more".
Other baby news - yes, keeping busy with Henry and work we sometimes forget we are expecting another baby. I'm 22 weeks pregnant now and all is going well. I don't seem to be gaining as much weight as I did with Henry (must be I'm more active), but by all accounts we are not expecting a small child. We opted not to find out the sex of this one. Due date is now estimated to be 23 April.
Have a safe and happy Christmas.
He started out fully clothed, but was soon down to his nappy after wading in and getting his shorts wet. Soon after this his shirt came off after a more adventurous run into the water, and a quick shower later was followed by a nudie run around the park to work up an appetite.
All the fun and excitement helped wear him out for the drive up. Not that he needs much of that when travelling as he has trouble staying awake longer than about half an hour in the car.
Thanks for the hospitality Nanoo !
Showing just how advanced he is for an 18 month old, here is Henry riding a skateboard indoors. Well, maybe not riding, but nonetheless doing a pretty good balancing act. He's practicing for the X-treme games.
A down pour of rain overnight flooded our balcony, but that didn't stop Henry from doing what all toddlers love to do - splashing in the puddles.
Driving Miss Daisy? Henry and Allegra love playing in the car. Don't forget to wear your seatbelts kiddies.
Henry's first taste of noodles resulted in three thumbs up from the young food critic.
Henry's first major scrape after a stumble down a step... and onto concrete no less.
Henry and Allegra on piano.
Favourite pastime # 1 - eating.
Swimming with Dad (below) is becoming a regular event now that we are moving into the warmer months.
