Hello - sorry no new photos, just to say that we have been for short drives in the new car and using hte new car seat, and David seems very happy with it. it is less enclosed and a bit cooler and this has the feature that David can also throw his toys and dummy out of the seat. Hmmmm. Not sure how good that is, but a test run for the day it is a forward facing car seat.
We received the photos back from David's photo shoot earlier this month and we are very pleased. Lovely composition and they look like David! Always a good sign.
We are off to see the grandparents again, and I will update further when I can.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Subaru baby
Did I mention that we have just acquired a new, very sporty Subaru? I don't have a photo of the car yet, but this is just as good. David in his new car seat. He was smiling, but stopped when he saw the camera.
The seat is adjustable/convertible and we will fit it as a backwards facing seat at first, as David is not quite big enough to go to a forward facing seat. It is very much cooler looking than the capsule. I mean in temperature terms, not in trendiness - although I guess that also fits! It does show how he is growing up. Does this count as his first "name" item? Not sure, but the straps are very stylish!
I suspect that otherwise it is a fairly standard Safe & Sound car seat, but boy, are we pleased, in a hopelessly shallow way. Note that Gromit is once again in the photo for scale.As a footnote, I have weighed David twice this week. On Tuesday at the Chemist's scales (with the visiting nurse) David weighed 6.93kgs. On Wednesday, at the Early Childhood Clinic, he weighed 7.1kgs. The variation is probably due to different scales and how much David has drunk or what he is wearing. What does seem clear is that the Doctor's scales were generous - he probably didn't weigh 7.0kgs two weeks ago. I suspect that he is working off quite a few kilojoules with all his activity.
Action man
Well, I said that I would include some updated photos of David, and thanks to new batteries in the digital camera, here they are, taken Wednesday and Thursday this week.
These are David in action, in what I call pre-crawling, but what one of the other mothers was calling crawling. Thankfully, David isn't THAT mobile yet, but it is close.
On Wednesday David should have been tired out. In the morning we put all the babies down to get acquainted and play on blankets at the cafe.
I like the photo of David playing footsie with Charlotte. In the afternoon, we went to a seminar on when to put the babies on solids, and David had another two plays on the mat on the floor, with different babies - one boy (called Texas) at six months is a genuine crawler and is getting up on his knees. Lots of what looked like contact with faces & heads, but the babies didn't seem to mind at all. New toys to look as as well as new faces. Then, David & I went back to Paul's office so David and Paul's partner, Grant, could finally meet. Again, David had a play on the blanket on the floor of the office.
As you can see, David loves it all!!
All really good fun, but David got to sleep late at 8.15pm and woke up upset at 9.00pm. He settled again, but, on the whole, it might have been too much for one day.
Today (Thursday) was also very full - we picked up the new car in Parramatta (photos to follow). Paul took the new car and David & I took the old car, with baby capsule and went to a movie. Yes, I did say a movie. A local cinema has a "Babes in Arms" session every week on Thursday morning. Prams & crying babies welcome. We saw "Walk the Line" and it was fabulous - both a good film and terrific to go out. There were pram traffic jams and some crying, but I really enjoyed it. One woman took twins - in a new twin Emmaljunga. Makes me feel ashamed to complain (not that I do, as David is practically perfect). As I was late, I missed the start of the movie and a good position and I didn't see anyone from my mothers' group, so I am not sure if any of the others made it. David was tired from the big Wednesday and slept in the car from around 10.45 and went back to sleep in the pram until 12.30pm which was most of the way through the film. The noise didn't bother him, or the crying. He seemed really interested in the size of the screen but then settled and had a feed. I will definitely will try it again.
This last photo is David tonight, just before bed. He is really happy, and that is wonderful.
These are David in action, in what I call pre-crawling, but what one of the other mothers was calling crawling. Thankfully, David isn't THAT mobile yet, but it is close. On Wednesday David should have been tired out. In the morning we put all the babies down to get acquainted and play on blankets at the cafe.
I like the photo of David playing footsie with Charlotte. In the afternoon, we went to a seminar on when to put the babies on solids, and David had another two plays on the mat on the floor, with different babies - one boy (called Texas) at six months is a genuine crawler and is getting up on his knees. Lots of what looked like contact with faces & heads, but the babies didn't seem to mind at all. New toys to look as as well as new faces. Then, David & I went back to Paul's office so David and Paul's partner, Grant, could finally meet. Again, David had a play on the blanket on the floor of the office. 
As you can see, David loves it all!!
All really good fun, but David got to sleep late at 8.15pm and woke up upset at 9.00pm. He settled again, but, on the whole, it might have been too much for one day.
Today (Thursday) was also very full - we picked up the new car in Parramatta (photos to follow). Paul took the new car and David & I took the old car, with baby capsule and went to a movie. Yes, I did say a movie. A local cinema has a "Babes in Arms" session every week on Thursday morning. Prams & crying babies welcome. We saw "Walk the Line" and it was fabulous - both a good film and terrific to go out. There were pram traffic jams and some crying, but I really enjoyed it. One woman took twins - in a new twin Emmaljunga. Makes me feel ashamed to complain (not that I do, as David is practically perfect). As I was late, I missed the start of the movie and a good position and I didn't see anyone from my mothers' group, so I am not sure if any of the others made it. David was tired from the big Wednesday and slept in the car from around 10.45 and went back to sleep in the pram until 12.30pm which was most of the way through the film. The noise didn't bother him, or the crying. He seemed really interested in the size of the screen but then settled and had a feed. I will definitely will try it again.
This last photo is David tonight, just before bed. He is really happy, and that is wonderful.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Update - Nothing much happening!
Well, another week has passed. I was about to say that this week has been fairly quiet, but there have been a few things happening. As I write this, David is on the floor in our home office, playing in his baby gym (see the photos from the Australia Day weekend away) and swiping at Eeyore having thrown Tigger away. We tried out the SKYPE last Sunday while Paul was in Melbourne, and the video call worked fairly well. David's Nana and Auntie Gaye saw David clearly enough to know that he has grown and is very wriggly. I am not sure yet whether David understands that it is his family on the screen but that will come soon. David already realises that the telephone is something - he listens to voices through the handset and often plays up a little when he is on my lap and I am speaking on the phone.
This week has been a bit of a Parramatta week. I can't remember when we last went to Parramatta, and we have been three time in the last week. On the weekend we went shopping (finally) for a new car in what I think they call "Automobile Alley". We were going to update the car before the baby arrived, in the first half of 2005 but didn't quite get around to it. Anyway, having talked about it and done a little research, we finally did the fun part and went for test drives. At least Paul did. David and I stayed in the showrooms as the display models generally don't have baby seats in them.
We looked at Audi ( both the A4 and the A6) and Subaru, and were too tired in the end of the afternoon to go to Volvo. The day was well worth it as we ended up with quite a different solution to what we had considered a few months ago. The front runner was always the Subaru - as we already drive a Liberty wagon and we thought last year that we would upgrade to a Subaru Outback. On Wednesday we went back to Paramatta and decided on the Subaru Liberty, but with all the "fruit" - a Subaru Liberty GT Tuned by STi. It is the limited edition (300 only) which has just been released, and we are getting the wagon, in metallic grey. Wheels magazine was very enthusiastic about it. Paul says it drives like our existing Liberty, just about 75% better! It hasn't got a sunroof (which is fine as we never used our existing twin sunroofs), but it has got turbo power and very spunky wheels. We also negotiated a Subaru baby seat (by Safe & Sound) as part of the deal - as Paul says, Really, it is all for David! We should be able to pick the car up next week. That will definitely require a photo on the blog.
The other trip to Paramatta was to a photographer to have portraits of David taken. This was a follow up from the photographs taken in the hospital. The photographer was great with David, who was in a good mood, and we took what (hopefully) were great photos in three poses. The photos taken in the hospital were not good as they didn't look at all like David. However, these should be better and we will be sent a set for approval. If we like them we buy some or all of them. The photographers will also follow up at 12 months and later - their idea is to have asteady stream of customers.
David is still feeding and sleeping well. He is very hungry at 5.00 to 7.00pm every evening. Generally we fill him up and then get him to sleep by 8.00pm and he mostly sleeps through the night. Today and tonight has been out of routine - David woke at 4.00am and then slept really late until 9.40am and only went off for his daytime sleep at 6.00pm and was then awake again at 9.00pm. He is asleep now, and hopefully will be back in routine tomorrow.
That is about all that has happened other than mother's group. This week we went to the Washhouse cafe, and in their outdoor area put down travel rugs so the babies could play together under the shade of a tree. David is one of the most advanced in how much he moves around. Some of the other babies are not even rolling yet. Definitely a success, so we will do that again next week.
So, that is all for now - no photos this week or update on weight. Perhaps next week!
This week has been a bit of a Parramatta week. I can't remember when we last went to Parramatta, and we have been three time in the last week. On the weekend we went shopping (finally) for a new car in what I think they call "Automobile Alley". We were going to update the car before the baby arrived, in the first half of 2005 but didn't quite get around to it. Anyway, having talked about it and done a little research, we finally did the fun part and went for test drives. At least Paul did. David and I stayed in the showrooms as the display models generally don't have baby seats in them.
We looked at Audi ( both the A4 and the A6) and Subaru, and were too tired in the end of the afternoon to go to Volvo. The day was well worth it as we ended up with quite a different solution to what we had considered a few months ago. The front runner was always the Subaru - as we already drive a Liberty wagon and we thought last year that we would upgrade to a Subaru Outback. On Wednesday we went back to Paramatta and decided on the Subaru Liberty, but with all the "fruit" - a Subaru Liberty GT Tuned by STi. It is the limited edition (300 only) which has just been released, and we are getting the wagon, in metallic grey. Wheels magazine was very enthusiastic about it. Paul says it drives like our existing Liberty, just about 75% better! It hasn't got a sunroof (which is fine as we never used our existing twin sunroofs), but it has got turbo power and very spunky wheels. We also negotiated a Subaru baby seat (by Safe & Sound) as part of the deal - as Paul says, Really, it is all for David! We should be able to pick the car up next week. That will definitely require a photo on the blog.
The other trip to Paramatta was to a photographer to have portraits of David taken. This was a follow up from the photographs taken in the hospital. The photographer was great with David, who was in a good mood, and we took what (hopefully) were great photos in three poses. The photos taken in the hospital were not good as they didn't look at all like David. However, these should be better and we will be sent a set for approval. If we like them we buy some or all of them. The photographers will also follow up at 12 months and later - their idea is to have asteady stream of customers.
David is still feeding and sleeping well. He is very hungry at 5.00 to 7.00pm every evening. Generally we fill him up and then get him to sleep by 8.00pm and he mostly sleeps through the night. Today and tonight has been out of routine - David woke at 4.00am and then slept really late until 9.40am and only went off for his daytime sleep at 6.00pm and was then awake again at 9.00pm. He is asleep now, and hopefully will be back in routine tomorrow.
That is about all that has happened other than mother's group. This week we went to the Washhouse cafe, and in their outdoor area put down travel rugs so the babies could play together under the shade of a tree. David is one of the most advanced in how much he moves around. Some of the other babies are not even rolling yet. Definitely a success, so we will do that again next week.
So, that is all for now - no photos this week or update on weight. Perhaps next week!
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Yes, it is a puppy!
It is a well established fact that you should never work with children or animals - as David is a child, for him the saying is just edited down to not working with animals, particularly small cute fluffy ones. I have received comments back that the photo of David with the puppy showed a small white fluffy labradour, not a tiny Maltese puppy. As a result of this overwhelming interest I have posted additional photos. Paul is in the first photo, for scale.
This last photo is Molly, an adult Maltese terrier who is slightly larger than Jack. However, I have checked and I do believe that it was Jack in the original photo, not Molly.
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