My Grandad

My Grandad looked after me today.

All by himself, since Grandma had to go to work.

We had a lovely time.

When Mum arrived after her meeting to collect me, we were sitting on the couch and Grandad was giving me my bottle.

Before that, we'd been for a walk in the garden.

I like hanging out with my Grandad.

First swim

I went for my first swim today.

When Noah was my age, he'd been having swimming lessons for two months.

I'm flat out getting a bath!

But I took to swimming like, well, a duck to water.

We went to our friend's house for an Australia Day BBQ. The pool was very nice and warm.

Not unlike a bath. Or what I vaguely remember a bath to be like.

I put my super-kicky legs to good use and worked up a good frog kick.

Noah starts swimming lessons on Monday. I think I'd like to do more swimming too.

* Mum and Dad don't let me get stinky. It's just that they shower me instead of bath me. You know, because of all the hassle of filling up the baby bath and then, even more troublesome, emptying it afterwards. Hmmm...I bet Noah got to have a bath everyday.

First day of school

Well, not school really.

And it's not my first day.

But there was still plenty of excitement at our place over Noah starting Pre-prep today.

Mum and Dad were sure his enthusiasm would wane in light of the new classroom, new teachers and new kids. After all, this was a different place to last year's 'kindy work'.

But Noah proved them wrong and had a very happy day.

While he was at school, Mum went to work. That left me at home with Dad.

And what do you think we did?

Nope. We didn't fold washing. Or hang washing. Or wash up.

But we did play Rockband on the PS3!

Are you wondering how I managed to play Rockband on the PS3?

Dad put me on the floor on my sheepskin mat and pretended I was his foot pedal.

Every time he tapped his foot on my tummy, I squealed with delight.

Dad told Mum he's never heard me laugh so much.

We had a fun day hanging out together.

Daddy Daycare

When Mum's away...

Dad and the kids play...

Rockband!

Oh yes.

Lots and lots of Rockband.

Dad has been working a lot lately so he was told he had to take a day off. That coincided nicely with Mum needing to work all day.

So Dad stayed home with us! He did a good job getting me off to sleep and I was in a happy mood when Mum popped in at lunchtime to feed me.

There'll be more Daddy Daycare tomorrow.

A conversation

Mum: Please don't pull on Lucy's arms and legs, Noah. She's only little and you need to be gentle with her.

Noah: Ok Mummy. She'll be bigger soon. And then I can pull on her arms and legs?

New Year

I've celebrated my first New Year's Eve!

And now I'm barrelling towards turning one...this year!

Mum and Dad can't believe how quickly I'm growing.

We spent New Year's Eve with some friends at their house. After my epic afternoon nap yesterday (11 hours, if you'll recall), I wasn't much interested in sleeping in a cot.

I was happy as long as I continued to be supplied with a comfy shoulder on which to lay my head and yes, I did eventually sleep.

The other kids, including my big brother, were much more hardcore. They didn't all crash out, fast asleep, by ten o'clock, as Mum thought they might. Instead, they were wanting lunch at 10 o'clock. Sandwiches, to be precise. And then they wanted another movie.

We left a few minutes after midnight, after the kids insisted on watching the closing credits of Toy Story 2.