Two will be half the work of one, right?
Thomas was 1 month old today, and rather than celebrating by posing for birthday potraits, he decided to do something new - be unsettled and grizzle all day! He also decided that today was the day to announce his arrival to the whole neighbourbood, by yelling at the top of his lungs for the whole [...]
Yeah; it happens.
We had our grandest outing so far yesterday, taking Thomas all the way across the bridge into the city to see friends AND then went out to lunch (at Ti Couz). Thomas was a star, sleeping contently for a 3 hour stretch so we had time for a leisurely lunch, enjoying the sunshine. He has [...]
Phew, it’s all go here. In the past week Thomas has been on his first trip to Ikea; he’s grown out of bathing in the washing up bowl, and now enjoys bathing in a proper baby bath; he’s already grown out of lots of clothes(!!!); he’s no longer in ‘newborn’ nappies/diapers and has progressed onto [...]
Time flies! Here are some more photos:
Naptime and nightshirt (by Great Aunt E.):
3 weeks old tomorrow and Thomas is already 10 lb! Such weight gain is apparently practically off the charts, and - being a new parent - I am, of course, worrying that it’s too much! He now turns his head to both sides, and then unnerves both of us by staring at our [...]
Well, we’re past the 2 week mark, and Thomas has already changed so much. He’s lost the pixie/elvish look and his face has filled out with chubby cheeks. He’s had his first bath without too much of a panic. He is awake and attentive so much more of the time, gazing around (granted slightly myopically) [...]
Thomas and I walked down to the pub today, but after 3 beers, he wasn’t able to walk back. I had to carry him. Here’s a photo I took just before we left the pub.
There was a bit of drama in the next photo. Thomas has just bitten his mother’s fingers off. He promptly apologized.