Playing with Uncle Hamish's Ball

When Hamish visited last year, he got a ball, and he left it behind for me to play with. Dad got it out at Easter and I had a great time. We couldn't go to the park because it was wet and snowy most of the weekend.

Eating and Talking

Sorry this is sideways - Mum didn't remember which way to hold the camera!!

Crawling, Standing, Falling .....

Alex has mastered all three. Note I don't rush to pick him up when he falls - he's a pro!

Six Teeth

At last, Alex's top teeth - the ones that caused all the pain, have come through. Now he has two bottom teeth and four top teeth. Now I just need to get a picture.

Dad - don't put your finger in my mouth. I can bite now!!

My new friend Wairua

Aunty Emma entered a Canon competition to name a Polar Bear, and her was shortlisted for the final. She won a little Polar Bear and has given it to me. I love him!!

Making Music

Alex can multi-task ..... rattle and bounce at the same time

What a week!!

We're sitting here wondering why we're bothering with Daycare.

Monday - Alex got a fever, we were called at about 2pm, but he was given panadol and was able to stay until the end of the day.

Tuesday - Alex had had a fever all night, so Mum stayed home with him. By night-time the fever had gone.

Wednesday - Alex was fine in the morning so we took him to daycare. We got a call in the afternoon again - he had another fever.

Thursday - We decided that maybe there was more to the fever than teething so took Alex to the Dr. His appointment was at 8.15am and she could find nothing wrong so Duncan took him to daycare. He was turned away on the doorstep - even though we'd just been to the Dr, they wouldn't accept him so Dad had to stay home. They had a great day - no problems.

Friday - Alex had a bad night - lots of painful crying so Duncan decided to stay home with him again. They had another good day.

That means after being back at work for five weeks - we've used five of our fourteen days available for looking after Alex. All our other sick leave will have to be certified and if we need more days for Alex, we'll have to take Annual Leave or Leave without Pay.

You can't really see anything - but there are definitely teeth coming - four on the top!

Teething?

Today Alex didn't go to daycare so Mum stayed home with him. He's had a fever for the last 24 hours and has generally just been a bit sad and quiet. It's all a bit confusing because once again he has a cold (he's pretty much had it since we got back from NZ) but I'm pretty sure that I can see a new tooth in the top (an incisor). Also, he's been playing with his mouth as though he can feel something new too.

Frozen ...

It was really cold this morning when we left home, so Mum and Dad dressed me in my snowsuit. It's still a little bit big but I looked pretty cute!!