A Real Cheeky Monster

William saw the Health Sister yesterday and he now weighs 9.8 kilos. He has started crawling on all fours but still shuffles along on his tummy when he needs to move a bit faster i.e. to get to anywhere before me - like pulling all the paper off the toilet rolls!!!

He wants to stand up all the time and is walking along the couch. His two top teeth have come down in the last couple of weeks so he nows has 4 teeth - 2 top and 2 bottom. The teething is hell - lots of drippling and lots of runny noses - fun when he wipes both over me!!! His hair is getting longer with lovely curls behind both ears - Paul is threathening to cut them off but I won't let him. I combed William's hair last night after his bath and he took the comb off me and combed it himself and I gave him his toothbrush which went straight in his mouth - he laughs when he watches me clean my teeth!

William is becoming a really cheeky boy and is lots of fun to play with - he has a real belly laugh that is infectious. We have been swimming quite a bit as it has been so hot here - and he loves it - he kicks along and squels when he gets into the water - his lessons start in a couple of weeks.

We went to Daniel's 1st birthday party at Jells Park last Saturday and William got filthy playing in the dirt, here are a few photos. You can't see the dirt much but trust me it was there - all over his hands, knees and face. William got to the park on the park on the back of Paul's bike - the second time he has been out - he crys a bit at first until he gets used to it again and the first time even went to sleep!

William still loves his food and is getting better at feeding himself toast and sandwiches from his Bob The Builder plate.

Christmas Day and Kangaroo Island

Mummy builts sand castles and I knocked them down!!

Little Desert - Daddy hiked to the top with me on his back and ran all the way down - it was so much fun!!

Seal Rocks - we stood on the beach metres from these Seals - one bull charged another and the crowd rushed back to the boardwalks!!

Uncle Mark

Sightseeing - this is great not having to walk anywhere!!

Like Father Like Son!!

The Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island


Christmas Day 2008

Looking every part the English little boy from Uncle Tony and Aunty Shiv

Presents at Nana and Pop's house

Looking very happy with his new Backhoe

William sat on this train for ages and he is now trying to get it to move across the floor with his feet

Father Christmas and Great Aunty Ethel

Present from Santa at the Range Rover Club Christmas Party

First time on Santa's knee

Great Aunty Ethel's 102nd birthday with Pop (Alan) (Alan's father's sister's daughter)

Picnic at Jells Park with Mummy

I'm not so sure about this!!

I just can't quite figure out what to do next!!

I'm getting used to this hat

They won't keep me caged for long!

Higher Dad, Higher - I love this swing!

Faster Dad, Faster!!

Flying high at Jells Park Restaurant

William's new bike - his feet don't reach the pedals yet but that doesn't stop him from having fun!

William's new bike helmet - Paul installed the bike seat yesterday and they had a ride along the street, it was 5.45pm (close to bed time) - William was not very happy - we have video but no photo's yet - stay tuned.

I love my Vegemite and the camera!!

Exploring the pedals and grease!!

Grampians Camping

We have just got back from 4 days camping in the Grampians with the Brown's. This is the first time we have gone camping where William has been mobile! Oh NO!!!. It took me a while to stay relatively calm about William crawling through grass covered with Roo Poo, eating grass, getting filthy dirty, getting covered in grass and generally behaving like a little boy. He lived in the same pair of trousers the whole time and about 2 tops!!!!

We hiked to the top of The Pinnacles (2 hours return!!) William was in a backpack carried by Paul and slept for about a hour with his head bobbing around but seemed quite happy when we got to the top and had a bottle.

This is fun daddy - just watch out for my head next time!

Let me loose on these rocks - I promise I won't go near the edge!

All this walking - I need a drink!

We also hiked to Hollow Mountain (1 hour return in the rain!!) but this one was a rock scramble to the top and I almost had a fit when Paul nearly decapitated William on a low tree branch!! Needless to say I kept a close eye behind Paul to make sure that didn't happen again - the rain also made the rocks a bit slippery!! not good when you are carrying 9 kilos on your back - I finally breathed a sigh of relief when we got back to the car.

The first night was very cold and William slept in about 5 layers of blankets but the following nights were quite mild and he slept well - so exhausted from all of the exploring a good camp site has to offer. Flocks of Cockatoo's frequently flew over the camp and William thought they were fantastic, laughing at the noise they made.

You can only cage me for so long Mummy -Daddy will rescue me!!

I know what the camera is all about!!

All this exploring has worn me out Mummy!

At least the suit is warm!!

William also tried many new flavours - hot chips (much to my disgust given to him by his father!!), marmalade, olive tapenade, baby chino, chocolate cake, banana muffin and croissant.

See - Daddy rescued me
Quite time with Daddy

Feeding time with Daddy

These Brown boys know how to get dirty!!

Extra layers for warmth - with grass stains to match

Daddy - what does this chain do - can I pull it?

Yum Vegemite!!