March has been a busy month camping at the annual 4WD event in Dargo for 3 nights, Paul's parents arriving for an 8 week visit, a trip to the Melbourne Zoo as well as several trips to the beach.

Dargo was quite cold at night but as the day warmed up William was crawling everywhere getting into all sorts of mischief!! Not a bit like his father!!!

William is almost walking and is full of beans laughing and playing with his grandparents and having lots of lovely day trips to the beach and the park while I try to get some jobs done around the house - as well as the occassional day out with the girls.

A bad cold and a bout of gastro have kept us from swimming lessons for a couple of weeks and we are on the Easter break now, but William has had lots of fun at the beach - see the pictures below.

Paul bought back a fishing game from his last trip to China and William loves to throw the fish from our bed while daddy uses the magnetic fishing rod to pick them up - he laughs as he throws them further and further away Daddy to reach!!!

Paul and William had a day out at the Melbourne Zoo - William loved the Butterfly house and got up close and personal - nose to nose on the glass - with a Gibbon!!

William's very first word was dirty - but that doesn't count as he hasn't said it again but he has said Turtle over and over again as he has a bath book with a picture of a turtle in it and a plastic turtle which squirts water. His latest game is seeing how wet he can get mummy while he is having a bath - he thinks it is hilarious!!

At Melbourne Zoo


Out with Grandma

At the Beach

Cake at Playgroup

Gone Fishing with Daddy

Camping at Dargo for a long weekend

Watching Dad bat in the cricket game - I don't think he's doing too well!! Whilst eating watermelon

How much Watermelon can one little boy eat??


More Food!!!

Too much food and fun and games for one little boy

Ooh - Daddy's Car!!

In the Bush

Very cold mornings

Chesterfield Farm

Paul spent last Sunday volunteering in the fire areas clearing trees with some friends from the Range Rover Club, so William and I went to Chesterfield Farm with friends from Mother's Group - Rebecca, Owen and Esther.

We watched a cow being milked, a sheep dog at work rounding up sheep, and a shearer shearing a sheep -the rest of the time was spent in the Nursery with the baby animals.

I think William would have enjoyed it even more if he was walking - Esther is walking and she just ran around looking at all of the baby animals - I couldn't let William crawl around on the hay and droppings all over the barn but I did get him out of the pram to go into the bunny enclosure to pat a bunny rabbit when we could get hold of them - they were hiding under the hay bale from all the little kids!

Here are a few photos

Look at the goats Mummy!!



There is a fluffy bunny hiding under here!

I can touch the bunny Mummy!

Looking for more bunnys!!

William and I were driving home one day last week, when he started laughing, I looked in the mirror to see him trying to put his foot in his mouth - it was really funny and he kept trying to do it - when we got home, I told him to do it again and he understood, so I snapped this shot - not quite in the moment but it made me laugh!

See what I can do!!

Fun & Games at Parties

My friend Esther

I Love Nectarines!!

Can I reach Daddy's glasses from here!!

Down and Dirty at Jells Park

Benedict's 4th Birthday at a Play Centre

Peek A Boo through the Playhouse Windows

Learning to be in the kitchen like Daddy!!

Driver concentration

In the ball pit with Daddy

February

At the risk of sounding like a proud mother - we have one smart little boy on our hands!!

Paul taught William a game using balls from his Giraffe Tower - William puts the ball in Paul's mouth and Paul shoots the ball high into the air - well William laughs and races off to get the ball only to return for a repeat performance. The following morning after his 6am bottle, William picks up the ball and trys to put it in my mouth - he wants to play the game again!!! at 6.30am!!!!

William is stacking his blocks - 3 high, after many attempts and intense concentration for at least 30 mins (this is very rare quite time, so I make the most of it for a quite cuppa) and sorting the blocks into the shape sorter - the round blocks are his favourite and he will do this for ages!!

We have had a round of doctors appointments in the last 2 weeks - ears, eyes and the ped. William's sight is perfect as is his hearing (I knew that already, I can't get away with moving around the house without him knowing it) and Simon (his ped) is very happy with him and we are now on 6 monthly visits - we are extremely lucky!!

William is very chatty and talks all day long except when I want him to perform for others!! and he goes all shy and hides his face in my shoulder - Oh I love it!!!

Fascinated by Pop's apple skin - Willaim finds out that it doesn't taste too good!

But he does love avacado sandwiches!!

Helping Daddy to eat his breakfast - on holidays in Apollo Bay on the Australia Day weekend

Just like his father at the kitchen sink!! William spent ages playing here at Mother's Group

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