Hello. Sorry that there has been no update for a while, but there are only so many hours in the day. I have had a cold - in fact, after almost 2 weeks, I still have it. Daddy has also had a cold. David has not caught the cold, but has been off-colour. Mostly teeth we think. He went through a period of having a lot of dirty nappies - every two or three hours at one point. His bottom suffered accordingly. His mouth was obviously bothering him and he was eating very little. Bedtime varied between 5.30pm on one evening (nearly 14 hours sleep!), and 10.30 to 11.30 on other occasions. However, he seems a lot better, his bottom is almost back to normal and his routine is getting back to normal. Yesterday and today he has almost eaten normally. Just no teeth yet! After all this mucking about you couldn't blame us for wanting to actually have a result. Oh well, I guess they will come through in their own time.
Otherwise, things are great. We have done a deal more baby-proofing and have installed gates at both the bottom of the stairs and top of the stairs. With the furniture rearranged downstairs, it is looking pretty good, and is reasonably baby safe - at least until he gets taller.
David loves getting into cupboards and drawers. Unfortunately this also coincided with his jamming his fingers - he puts them over the top of the drawer and then closes it! However, after some trial and error he is getting a little more switched on about how they work - he opens and closes cupboard doors again and again, and now only occasionally puts his hand in the way.
He is now a very fast crawler and very confident in standing to hold onto things such as the gates, furniture, Mum or Dad's leg etc. No signs of walking yet (thank goodness). I think that as he is so efficient at crawling, he doesn't need to start walking yet.
We have been going to Playgroup on Fridays for three weeks now. Absolutely marvelous. Lots of toys and lots of other children. Most are older, but some are in the 12 to 14 month age range, which will be close enough in a few more months. Some of the other babies from Mother's Group are also attending on a fairly regular basis. The Playgroup is only a short pram push away so it is very convenient. No photos as when ever I bring out the camera, David crawls towards me. I have photos where he is not even in the frame. I don't seem able to attach photos at the moment, so more photos later.
I have also been trying to take him to the playground (mentioned previously) at least once a week, weather permitting. It is a great playground, with children there everytime we visit. David loves looking at the older children and will grow into the equipment. He still loves the swing.
We have also been interviewing nanny applicants to take care of David when I return to work part-time in August. Not as simple as it appeared at first. Will update you when we have a result.
We are expecting Gran for a visit later this month - David is excited when he speaks to either Gran or Nanna on the phone, so I know he will be excited to see Granny and have her stay.