Last summer and Edward's birth seem to long ago, and here we are a whole year later.
Edward is such a happy little chappy and everyone we meet comments on this (and his good looks - dunno where they came from!).
He has been walking confidently for over a week and barely crawls now (after being such a good crawler we wondered if he would stick with it for longer). He has recently turned into a bit of a climber now (inspired by his sister's physical phase maybe) and we have discovered that he can climb on top of Leila's table/bench in the garden, climb into the trampoline and climb up the steps to the sink to play with the tap!
He sorts of has a dadada and mamama sound - but nothing for Leila yet. He likes to babble and just recently has started to explore shrieking with excitement (again inspired by those around him).
He generally eats well and we have started him on butter, but not introduced other dairy or eggs yet. We abandoned putting a bib on him over the summer as he just pulls it off, so he eats most meals without a top on!
The last few weeks he has started not waking for a night feed which has come as rather a shock really! So he will go to bed around 7.45pm when he finishes feeding and then wake up around 6am and feed - I've found I can't really get him back down after this, but nor will I want to want school starts properly. He still naps twice during the day, and takes about 20 mins to go down with a feed. If he naps at home in the morning he can do two-hours, but I've started to wake him up after 45mins sometimes so that we can go out as otherwise you end up loosing the whole day to naps. If we are out and about he will nap for about 40 mins in the sling or the buggy (or the car).
When it comes to play time Edward's choice veers towards cars/wheeled vehicles that he then can roll along the floor as he crawls, but since he has stopped crawling he is going to these slightly less now. He loves the musical instrument box and enjoys his flap books too. He often will pull out the play tool kit and get me to open it up for him - but I think he just likes to chew it! He's not hugely in to soft toys or the kitchen any more, but if Leila is playing there then he will probably follow (and vice versa!) He does enjoy his swing in the garden and the trampoline (although he can only manage a few steps before falling down in giggles!
And as for Leila - well she is imaginative (especially with Pooh Bear at the moment), talkative and a confident physical explorer (wheelbarrow on the furniture, clambering on to her swing). She is nearly potty trained during the day (a few wet knickers this week and she likes the reassurance of a nappy on the potty when she poos) but this has brought with it an added element of disruption at bedtime as she constantly wants to get up to wee! Bedtimes can take up to an hour as she gets up and down which is very tiring, and we're trying to keep her nap as she generally still needs it. But she is asserting herself more and more with sleep, food and play....hhmmm
Edward is such a happy little chappy and everyone we meet comments on this (and his good looks - dunno where they came from!).
He has been walking confidently for over a week and barely crawls now (after being such a good crawler we wondered if he would stick with it for longer). He has recently turned into a bit of a climber now (inspired by his sister's physical phase maybe) and we have discovered that he can climb on top of Leila's table/bench in the garden, climb into the trampoline and climb up the steps to the sink to play with the tap!
He sorts of has a dadada and mamama sound - but nothing for Leila yet. He likes to babble and just recently has started to explore shrieking with excitement (again inspired by those around him).
He generally eats well and we have started him on butter, but not introduced other dairy or eggs yet. We abandoned putting a bib on him over the summer as he just pulls it off, so he eats most meals without a top on!
The last few weeks he has started not waking for a night feed which has come as rather a shock really! So he will go to bed around 7.45pm when he finishes feeding and then wake up around 6am and feed - I've found I can't really get him back down after this, but nor will I want to want school starts properly. He still naps twice during the day, and takes about 20 mins to go down with a feed. If he naps at home in the morning he can do two-hours, but I've started to wake him up after 45mins sometimes so that we can go out as otherwise you end up loosing the whole day to naps. If we are out and about he will nap for about 40 mins in the sling or the buggy (or the car).
When it comes to play time Edward's choice veers towards cars/wheeled vehicles that he then can roll along the floor as he crawls, but since he has stopped crawling he is going to these slightly less now. He loves the musical instrument box and enjoys his flap books too. He often will pull out the play tool kit and get me to open it up for him - but I think he just likes to chew it! He's not hugely in to soft toys or the kitchen any more, but if Leila is playing there then he will probably follow (and vice versa!) He does enjoy his swing in the garden and the trampoline (although he can only manage a few steps before falling down in giggles!
And as for Leila - well she is imaginative (especially with Pooh Bear at the moment), talkative and a confident physical explorer (wheelbarrow on the furniture, clambering on to her swing). She is nearly potty trained during the day (a few wet knickers this week and she likes the reassurance of a nappy on the potty when she poos) but this has brought with it an added element of disruption at bedtime as she constantly wants to get up to wee! Bedtimes can take up to an hour as she gets up and down which is very tiring, and we're trying to keep her nap as she generally still needs it. But she is asserting herself more and more with sleep, food and play....hhmmm
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| Edward opening his presents - aka Leila opening Edward's presents which are actually presents we gave to her! |
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