March 2014

So Micah has had a busy wee month so far. Yesterday (19th March) he started crawling, on the same day I found him sitting in his cot after his sleep (he got himself into the sitting position from lying for the first time), and after I left him sitting and playing in Elias' cot , I came back in to find him standing up in the cot. His preference is to be in a standing position and he is getting stronger and more coordinated each day. He also likes to show off his ability to clap (although in the following youtube clip I could not get him to play ball - it is worth a look anyway: http://youtu.be/myhPnbtPXI8. I have also added a clip of him on his bike - quite difficult to record when trying to make sure he stays on the bike:) http://youtu.be/oaHbWdGVkKY

Elias has become very chatty, although not everyone would recognise all of his words. The most clear words are 'car, garden, fire, baby, bath, bus'. He is super cute. As mentioned in the previous post he is climbing everything. His latest trick is to get a little stool from his room and take it to the place where something he wants lives (and has been placed deliberately out of his reach). He made me laugh the other week, I had a packet of chocolate biscuits sitting open on the bench and he came running into the lounge with one and a huge smile on his face as if to say "look at the treasure I found". I let him eat it....next minuite I hear rustling in the kitchen and I yell out "Elias...no more biscuits". He comes back into the lounge with no biscuit so I am thinking "good boy for listening"....anyway, after putting him to bed that night I discovered a biscuit in the packet with a bite out of it :) I love his cheekiness. The picture below is of how I found him about a week ago...working under the walker...maybe he'll be a mechanic :)

February/ March 2014

These two crack me up sometimes :) Micah loves getting into Elias' cot, and Elias loves him being in there too. If Elias wakes up a little grumpy all I have to do is put Micah in the cot with him.

In this picture Micah is trying out dummy, just like his big brother....Micah doesn't ordinarily have one.

The boys playing on the slide

Elias has learnt to climb up on anything, and everything he possibly can...Here he is trying to climb out of his highchair. I now have to clip him in. (Peppa Pig is playing on the laptop).

Jan 2014

Bath times have become a favourite for Micah - he loves splashing and hanging out with his big brother

Book time with Dad - while you can't totally tell in this picture the boys love it

Micah, our little singer :) You can check out a youtube clip of him playing his drum: http://youtu.be/PT6UsszyoJo

December 2013

December was a great month for me.....Micah said "Mumma" for the first time :) The boys are becoming more and more fun...their cheekiness continues to increase. Micah definitely knows what he wants and it is usually something that Elias has in his hand. He is more than happy to help himself to items he shouldn't have (phone, remote...) and will almost jump over his toys to grab them. While he is not yet crawling, he is able to move around the floor by rolling and pivoting on his stomach. Elias communicates well by pointing to what he wants, bringing us things he wants (such as yogurt he has helped himself to from the fridge, and his shoes when he wants to go out). He loves being outside and wont miss an opportunity to check the lemon tree with his Dad :)

Micah enjoys eating gingernut biscuit's. Here is a youtube clip of him eating his first one ever: http://youtu.be/usZOuEU_Icc

Reading time with Dad before bed. Both boys love having books read to them.

Elias enjoys his baths, and swimming in his little pool. Nothing quite like trying to splash Mum

Having fun playing in the box

CHRISTMAS TIME: We had a nice break in Wanaka with Nana, Uncle Josh and Uncle Scott for Christmas this year. Elias loved spending time with extended family, and his parents loved that boys loved it. Thanks Nana for sharing your bedroom with Elias....he loved waking up in the same room as you :) Micah with his Uncle Josh

Elias with Uncle Scott

Elias loves slides and will go on ones you think he wouldn't try....and then go back for more. He also likes going on anything else in the park that spins or swings him ;) Here is a youtube clip of Elias going down the large Dinosaur slide in Wanaka: http://youtu.be/a2UAvptWq0k

While in Wanaka Elias preferred spending time on the lake front. If we had let him he would have run straight into the lake. He did seem quite content to throw rocks into the water (and could spend a long time doing this). On one trip to the lake a friendly dog came to play, much to Elias' delight. Here is a youtube clip of it: http://youtu.be/49WdJFLGvcI

November - Trampolines and climbing

November brought with it the trampoline. Elias loves the tramp but insists his parents get on with him and bounce him. It is a good work out for sure and neither of us can complain about the view from the tramp. While we jump Micah often sits in the washing basket with the tin of pegs. He seems to enjoy this too :)

Elias and Micah often wake up around the same time from their afternoon sleep. As Elias often needs a little more wake up time I put Peppa Pig on the laptop for him and Micah. They look so cute together :)

Elias has begun to explore more, which means a lot more climbing. He can now get himself up onto the dining chairs and then onto the table. In this picture he is clapping at his accomplishment of making it to the top of the table.