Archive for December, 2007

Christmas plans

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Christmas is just 4 days away — good grief!
This year we are once again being hosted by the lovely Simon and Nicola, who very kindly offered to have us back again, even knowing that we’d be bringing along our delightful, but potentially noisy, family addition this year!
(And that was before we asked if they would [...]

The best smile

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Little Jon is absolutely great at producing wonderful smiles for us. It’s just not that often that we catch them on camera. This one is my current favourite.   (Click to enlarge.)

Precious moment

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

We do work on getting Jonathan to sit up with support a fair bit these days. Especially when Mom’s bathing him.
Last night, while sitting in the bath, it was quite charming to see him suddenly take an active note of his foot under the water.
The look in his eyes said: “Mmm, want that!”
I got [...]

Jon 5 months on

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

It’s slightly disconcerting to find that 5 months have passed since Jonathan’s arrival (and that Christmas is looming large on the horizon!), but there you are.
Our little guy is certainly looking – and feeling! – a lot bigger. And gradually figuring out how his body (fingers, hands, tongue, etc.) works.
Looking back at the routine [...]

Babies at the movies

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Ever since a fellow-mum mentioned to me that she’d been to several parent-and-baby screenings at the cinema, I’d been intrigued by the idea and keen to try it out. More so because it’s been a long time since I’ve been to a movie. More than 6 months in fact!
Among the obstacles to this [...]

Live long and prosper

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Watching a baby grow is full of those milestone moments. His first smile, discovering his hands, learning to roll over… Sometimes they come sooner, sometimes later, sometimes not at all. But the milestone that every parent awaits with bated breath is his first Vulcan salute.

For Jon this came last night, just as [...]