Yes, you read it right, I slept for three hours. Yay!
Mum had plans to go down the street and do a few things, like banking and paying bills, and meeting up with dad for lunch. She kept having to push them back because I kept sleeping. We finally met up with dad just after two o'clock! That's a late lunch. But everyone was impressed with my long sleep.
I had a bath in grandma's bath tonight. It's a bit bigger than my blue Ikea bath, an I think I was a bit overwhelmed by all the space. It was like I was on the open seas! I got a bit anxious so we cut my bathtime short. Mum thinks we might grab the blue bath (it's downstairs full of books at the moment) tomorrow.
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
It's alive!
I was helping mum clean up the kitchen today.
Well, I was in the kitchen when mum was cleaning it up!
I was messing about it in the bottom drawer, and leaned on the vacuum cleaner. Right on the 'on' switch.
It roared to life.
I recoiled, but didn't lose my nerve. I haven't had a good history with the vacuum cleaner or other loud electrical appliances, so the fact I didn't burst into tears impressed, and relived mum.
I looked at mum, she looked at me, wondering if it would set me off. But I regained my composure, enough that soon afterwards I was doing my best to find the on switch again. I spent the next few minutes trying to do it again, banging on all parts of the vacuum, but I couldn't find the magic bit that made it come alive.
Well, I was in the kitchen when mum was cleaning it up!
I was messing about it in the bottom drawer, and leaned on the vacuum cleaner. Right on the 'on' switch.
It roared to life.
I recoiled, but didn't lose my nerve. I haven't had a good history with the vacuum cleaner or other loud electrical appliances, so the fact I didn't burst into tears impressed, and relived mum.
I looked at mum, she looked at me, wondering if it would set me off. But I regained my composure, enough that soon afterwards I was doing my best to find the on switch again. I spent the next few minutes trying to do it again, banging on all parts of the vacuum, but I couldn't find the magic bit that made it come alive.
Monday, 5 May 2008
Squint
We went for a picnic today with a few of mum's friends. Our family was busy doing moving stuff, so we missed the first course, but got there in time for dessert! Yum.
Some of the bigger kids played a game of cricket, and dad carried me over to the action, and we fielded together.
When we got home mum and grandma went out and dad had the task of putting me to bed. I was pretty tired, but still put up a bit of a fight...So we went into the loungeroom to read a story, sing some songs, and play a couple of low-intensity games (he didn't want me getting too excited). I initiated my own version of peek-a-boo, it's pretty much a squint followed by a big laugh. It made dad laugh too. I guess watching a little baby screw his face up, shut, then open them wide with a big laugh, is a bit funny.
I finally had enough of this game and rested my head on dad's chest and went out like a light. I didn't even stir when he walked me upstairs and put me in the cot.
Some of the bigger kids played a game of cricket, and dad carried me over to the action, and we fielded together.
When we got home mum and grandma went out and dad had the task of putting me to bed. I was pretty tired, but still put up a bit of a fight...So we went into the loungeroom to read a story, sing some songs, and play a couple of low-intensity games (he didn't want me getting too excited). I initiated my own version of peek-a-boo, it's pretty much a squint followed by a big laugh. It made dad laugh too. I guess watching a little baby screw his face up, shut, then open them wide with a big laugh, is a bit funny.
I finally had enough of this game and rested my head on dad's chest and went out like a light. I didn't even stir when he walked me upstairs and put me in the cot.
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Many hands make light work
We're staying at gradma and grandad's place at the moment, waiting for our house to get new floors...It means all our stuff is in a collection of assorted boxes and bags aroud their house...And it means there's extra people for me to hang out with, which is great. Every household needs a grandma or grandad on call...
My latest skill is being able to put myself back to sleep if I wake up in the night.
Before this skill kicked in I'd require someone to come and rock me (or pace backwards and forwards) back to sleep. These days I'll wake up, let out a couple of little cries, and go back to sleep all by myself.
My latest skill is being able to put myself back to sleep if I wake up in the night.
Before this skill kicked in I'd require someone to come and rock me (or pace backwards and forwards) back to sleep. These days I'll wake up, let out a couple of little cries, and go back to sleep all by myself.
Saturday, 3 May 2008
Sleeping out
We went out for tea tonight, and I slept in a foreign bed for the first time.
When we usually go out I'll stay up with the grown ups, comfortable to listen to the conversations, and nod off on mum's shoulder. But tonight there was a spare cot in the spare room, and mum decided to give it a shot, and I decided to to give it a shot too!
Earlier today we did a bit of packing up. My main job was to stay out of the areas mum and dad were working busily in...I had another big daytime sleep - two and a quarter hours! Mum's hoping I keep this new habit up...
When we usually go out I'll stay up with the grown ups, comfortable to listen to the conversations, and nod off on mum's shoulder. But tonight there was a spare cot in the spare room, and mum decided to give it a shot, and I decided to to give it a shot too!
Earlier today we did a bit of packing up. My main job was to stay out of the areas mum and dad were working busily in...I had another big daytime sleep - two and a quarter hours! Mum's hoping I keep this new habit up...
Friday, 2 May 2008
A box and a ball
Today's fun was brought by an empty coffee box and my tennis ball.
The ball goes in the box, the ball goes out of the box...
Repeat.
The ball goes in the box, the ball goes out of the box...
Repeat.
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Finger food
In a total turnaround, I've swapped my textbook night time sleeps for textbook daytime sleeps, but it came at a cost. I found it very hard to get to sleep tonight. I had my usual bath/tea/feed regime, but wouldn't go down...I had another feed, a walk around with mum, a walk around with dad, and still I wouldn't go down...Almost four hours after my bedtime I finally went to sleep. Everyone is relieved. Everyone is tired...
The AM part of the day was great. Mum had work lined up at a school, so dad took a holiday to spend the day with me. He's in the process of arranging some flexi time so he and I can hang out while mum is at work. We hope it'll all work out, after all we don't want to use all his holidays up one Thursday at a time!
We played and read stories, and I slept for over two hours before lunch, which happened to be leftover lasagne. A few bits dropped off the spoon as I was eating and, using my pincer grip, I picked each bit up and put it back into the bowl. Dad was quite impressed. I like playing the 'putting things into things' game, and, if dad's reaction is anything to go by, cleaning up after myself at lunchtime is apparently something to be celebrated.
As I was putting the food back in, I figured out I could speed up the whole eating process by bypassing the spoon and diving in with my hands. The first time I've ever tried to feed myself like that. I'm not sure if I'll be allowed to do it often. It made quite a mess.
The AM part of the day was great. Mum had work lined up at a school, so dad took a holiday to spend the day with me. He's in the process of arranging some flexi time so he and I can hang out while mum is at work. We hope it'll all work out, after all we don't want to use all his holidays up one Thursday at a time!
We played and read stories, and I slept for over two hours before lunch, which happened to be leftover lasagne. A few bits dropped off the spoon as I was eating and, using my pincer grip, I picked each bit up and put it back into the bowl. Dad was quite impressed. I like playing the 'putting things into things' game, and, if dad's reaction is anything to go by, cleaning up after myself at lunchtime is apparently something to be celebrated.
As I was putting the food back in, I figured out I could speed up the whole eating process by bypassing the spoon and diving in with my hands. The first time I've ever tried to feed myself like that. I'm not sure if I'll be allowed to do it often. It made quite a mess.
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