food glorious food!

Olive is eating!

We are having a go with a mix of mush and some baby led weaning principles. It is quite fun watching her give a baton of pear or banana a good go. The big bits seem to be no problem, they just fall out and she has another go. Here she is having some pear! Her first solid, solids.




Here she is trying banana with Ada. Two girls, one menu! Whoop. This is moments before we go on holiday, great timing Mama. I do love when they are having the same snack though.

We have tried a few fruits and veggies, homemade toasty marmite things and rice porridge. Nectarine gets the best response. What first foods do you start with? I feel neglectful not steaming things for her to try, it just isn't as appealing in summer. I have got some pumpkin this week for her to taste.

On to steak next...

look ma, no hands!

Olive has moved from tripod to hands free sitting! At first she still was keen on crawling everywhere but has since discovered the many benefits of sitting, two hands at your disposal if you please.

Here she is the day she got the hang of it. Proud as punch to be eating a book. Yuss.

Now that she sits and crawls she seems to be trying to pull herself up. She is up on her knees holding on to the couch, wrapping her hands around the high chair leg and trying to tug herself up. Slow down Olive, no hurry baby!

6 months (whoop)

We have made it halfway to a year! Go us!


Olive is a wee darling. She is loving moving and whenever I am within reach she crawls over to me. She makes wee sounds that translate to "pick me up please Mama".  Olive is such a polite and clever girl. TBH it is a wee grizzle but I get it girl, you want attention right? While sitting she uses her hands to flap, to raise her arms to ask to be picked up, but mostly her hands are busy with the task of putting everything into her mouth.

I have been looking forward to having a 6 month old and a two year old ever since I got pregnant last year and even more so since I had a newborn and an 18 month old. Hooray, here we are, my hopes were not misplaced. Things are still very busy and two babies are still rather demanding, but these girls are more and more enjoyable. Watching them interact is a joy! They are obsessed with each other truth be told. Olive looks for Ada whenever she can, watching her non stop and now crawling after her. Ada is still like a moth to a flame for absolutely anything Olive is interested in. In fact, this is becoming useful. "Look Ada, Olive is eating her dinner" and so on!

Happy Half Birthday my beautiful, happy, healthy girl! We love you very, very much.


5 months
Four months.
Three months.
Two months.
One month.
Ada at 6 months.

resolutions

I've got 5 resolutions and I am going to work on them one at a time starting from the easiest to the most difficult. Working on 5 at once? Burn out! 

1. Wipe the table and the bench after each meal. Can you believe we don't do this already? How easy is this one? So far I'm on it. Yuss! 18 more days to make a habit. 

2. Time out with Cameron twice a month. So, so important. I take a bit of time to unwind at the moment and so the snatches of time Cam and I spend together don't always add up to me feelings as connected as I like. I am looking forward to making this happen. I am also prepared to bank dates and catch up dates so I can keep this reso. Who wants to babysit? 

3. Less white carbs, we will try to eat them just once a week. More whole foods in general but I like to measure my goals so will try and settle on once or twice a week. I really love when Ada, Cam and I eat together so pasta and rice are her faves so twice a week may be more realistic but we can test this one out. 

4. Exercise twice a week. So do you love that I said twice not thrice. I am all about achievable goals. This is number 4 because it will be so very tricky to keep. Does exercise more not turn up on every goal list ever written? This two times pregnant bod is in dire need of a work out. D. I. R. E. So when will I exercise? I am wondering about early in the morning this summer with Olive in the front pack. Something to try this week any how!

5. Try a new hobby. Sheesh I don't even know what?! Something musical? Something creative? I need something other than coffee appraisal. Ha, you think? This motherhood biz takes up a lot of time and head space and it is time to take some back! 

Are you a resolutions type of person? Do you have a plan to make something happen this year? Last year I was out of the game, I was ready to take it as easy as possible, being pregnant with a one year old I resolved to survive. The year before that it was something like 'be a mom'. Hehe. Tick. 

Here we go 2014! Game on! 

happy 2014

Hello from the future! 2014? What?!

Babies wield guns and toddlers mix fashion genres here. 

Happy New Year! 

Xoxox