baptism

Here's Owen in his cute little suit, right before he got baptised. He was very good in church, even turning round to look at the priest to listen when he was talking. He did reach up and try to push his hand away when he saw the water coming though. His pal Michaela was also perfectly behaved in church, and she looked like an angel too!

Owen loved spending time with his Gran and Di, it was a shame they were only here for such a short time. He liked everyone being in the house for his special lunch, too. We all had a really nice afternoon, but a bit too nice for mum - next time, a bit less wine for me! He didn't stay clean in his white clothes for long, and here he is enjoying himself by trying to pull Michaela's hair. He liked opening his cards and presents too.

Gran and Di let him open his birthday present from them, while they were with him. He LOVES his bike, he thinks he is king of the castle in it. He holds on to the handles, and he has a good look around, he really prefers it to the buggy. He has a much better view, and a little bell too! The lovely outfit was an early present from Mum and Dad.

We're ill again!

Not much to say this week, since we have all been suffering. Here is the picture of his teeth that I promised last time. I got it because he was trying to steal the camera out of my hands. He still thinks he is entitled to everything he wants - he is starting to learn the word 'no' but he is not too happy about it.


This week, he came down with the tummy bug which has been going around the nearby babies. I had to come off work and take him home from nursery on Friday afternoon, but he didn't need too much looking after, just lots of cuddles. He was really tired and I didn't want to disturb him, I will know next time to get a book before I cuddle him in, so that he doesn't fall asleep leaving me with nothing to do but watch daytime TV. It is no wonder he gets ill, when you see what he does with his socks - even if he has been walking around on them all day.

On the Saturday, I came down with the gastroenteritis, so we all had a terrible weekend, especially poor Alex who had to look after us. Owen got a bit better - feeling well enough to be really whingy and need a lot of looking after, but I can't blame him, cos I felt a bit like that myself! He went back to nursery on Monday, but had a relapse and I stayed home to look after him on Tuesday. I wasn't quite well yet myself, so it wasn't easy, but we managed to squeeze in some fun. Here he is during nappy off time, playing with his garage which came from Grandma. The garage has a lever which he loves to pull, but he hasn't yet figured out that when he lets it go it makes the cars spin. He would get it if it spun when he pulled the lever, I think. I like to watch him being a bit thick, he is so surprised when everything spins around!


Can't think of too much to say, we are all too tired! Will post again soon with pictures from tomorrow's baptism.

Lots of coughing..

Here are a couple of pictures of Owen playing 'tickle mum's feet', he is really enjoying this game right now. It is quite hard to take pictures while he is doing it though, it is an akward position to get the camera to, also it does actually tickle quite a bit!

Not too much to report this week. He had a good week at nursery, then enjoyed himself over the weekend. We all went shopping on the saturday - he just loves the supermarket, then home to enjoy the good weather (yes, we do sometimes get good weather). We sat outside for a while on the grass, playing with toys. We were also outside through the week looking at the horse and Shetland ponies which appeared in the field outside, and to chase next door's cat. It was nice to get some fresh air. He liked the cat best.

Also at the weekend, we had the sandwich incident. After looking in the book we use for recipes, we discovered that Owen is big enough to eat sandwiches. We thought we would give it a go. The book suggested tuna mayonnaise.. and we forgot completely that mayonnaise is made with eggs. D'oh! He only had a tiny bit of mayo, and only a little bit of that would be egg, so he didn't have a reaction, which was good, but he was extra cranky that day, and he had nasty nappies for two days afterwards. Lessons learned there. Here's a picture of him in a happier moment, eating his first sandwich, just before Hoodiehoodie (who was lunching with us) mentioned that there might be egg in it. It does actually look a little bit like he is saying 'look what they are doing to me! See how bad their parenting is!'

He is off to the doctor tomorrow, because he has a bad cough which we want checked out. He has had a bit of a temperature, too, also runny nose and not feeling too great, but he has managed to stay cheerful. He is such a good boy.

Next time, I will try and get a photo of his top two teeth which are through now. Still no progress on crawling or walking without help, which is great! We see what happens when you try to change the nappy of a mobile baby, or leave them alone for a moment and come back and they are gone. Owen's waiting for the world to come to him attitude is definitely the best way for us!