Sunny May Holidays

It's been nice and warm all week so we've spent a lot of time outside. We had Christie and Jack from Friday until Wednesday. Nick took the kids to see drag racing (I mean fast moving cars, not women with big hands running in high heals) and the rest of the time was spent walking through parks and enjoying the sun. The kids are great with Xander. They are playful and helpful and Xander loves them to bits. He's become very social and tries to chat with everyone he meets. This makes playing with him much more fun. The highlight of the week was that all four of us got to see Xander crawl for the first time!!!

7 1/2 months

Well, we have a school holiday this week. Ahhhhh.... So, now that I have some time to post some pictures I realize that I haven't really had time to take many!


Xander can now get himself to where ever he wants to go. He uses a more "all fours scoot" to get around. He can sit, roll, scoot and sit again in whatever order or direction he pleases. He has just today pulled himself up on to the coffee table.

He is adventurous and is willing to try anything. As a result, he has a permanent bruise on his forehead. Why does he keep bashing the same spot?

Gone are the days of cradling the head and being ultra-clean! Note the scratch below his eye and the hair in his mouth.

Recently, one of the babies in our Mum's and Babies group died of cot death. This postcard was made to commemorate the friends he had in the group. He was only two weeks younger than Xander. It makes me appreciate the gift God has given me so much more.

We went on a sponsored walk and raised almost £1000 (and still counting) for FSID (Foundation and Study of Infant Deaths).

7 Months old

Xander is now 7 months old. I can't believe where all the time has gone! I'm back at work now, which is hard, but not as hard as I thought. But I must be super organised and I can't believe how busy I am just keeping things afloat.

Xander now rolls around the room both ways, sits up for a long time, loves being on his tummy, squirms backwards around the room, eats sticks of cooked carrots, chunky puree, all sorts of veggies and fruit, sticks of toast and baby snacks (organic and wholesome of course). Tonight I'll cook some spaghetti bolognese for his lunch tomorrow.

He loves to yell at the kids at the child minders when they're not paying him enough attention and he loves all the activities that they play. He's just started to wave once in a while and he can say mama, fish and hi ya but doesn't really know what he's saying. And, he blows zerberts / raspberries - especially when he doesn't want to eat anymore.

He's just finished his first major cold. He lost his voice (which made the crying much more bearable), projectile vomited all over me, his childminder and the doctor, had a fever off and on for 4 days, went on antibiotics and is now much better. At least I got to cuddle him like a newborn again.

I'll post some pictures when I get around to it. x