Rosie's latest trick...

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January 28, 2012

I had to take this pic of Rosie-Posy today because she looked so cute in her little pinafore dress! She wouldn't look at the camera though because Charlie was dancing around to entertain her!
It's such a novelty having a daughter - there are so many more clothes around for girls than boys - and Rosie was given such a lot of beautiful outfits when she was born. I'm having loads of fun putting them all on her before she grows out of them.
She really seems to be growing before our eyes - she's into size 3 nappies now, and she has almost grown out of her little soft shoes. (I love her red shoes - they were one of the few things I bought before she was born because I liked them so much. Don't laugh, but I bought exactly the same shoes in a bigger size a couple of weeks ago - they were in the sale this time round and only cost a couple of quid - so she'll have super-cute shoes for a few more months to come!)
It's been really cold here the last couple of days - the forecast is threatening snow. Charlie would be very pleased with a bit of the white stuff - we haven't had any at all this winter. Plus, it would give Rosie an excuse to model some of her winter gear! :-)

Angry Bird = Happy Charlie!

I was out shopping and spotted a lady selling these funky Angry Birds hats on a stall.
Charlie LOVES Angry Birds, and he's pretty keen on unusual headgear too so I had to get one for him! (And they were only a fiver, which I thought was a real bargain!)
He's been wearing it all evening - despite some very quizzical looks from Rosie - who, for the record, slept for over three hours during the day today!! I know I should have used the time to do something really productive, but the new Patricia Cornwell book that Pete bought me for Christmas was calling me!
(Ignore the big streaks down the front of Charlie's jumper - he turned the tap on too hard in the kitchen and splashed water all over himself... and the floor, the walls and the windows!)

January 25, 2012

Life feels very busy at the moment but I don't seem to be achieving very much.
I think it's probably because I have to run around like a nutter trying to get everything done while Rosie is sleeping (which isn't very often AT ALL during the day - a grand total of no more than an hour today, in three separate slots... but she slept 10.5 hours again last night so I can't complain!!)

Charlie is on top form. School is going well and he's really enjoying this term's topic (the Tudors).
He is getting so tall and grown up - he's wearing adult-sized shoes now and when he holds my hand, his once-tiny hand doesn't feel much smaller than mine. I noticed this morning that his school trousers are too short all of a sudden...
Such mixed feelings - it is wonderful to watch him thrive and grow, but there's not too much of my baby boy left any more.
He wiggled out another of his baby teeth today - the one next to his right front tooth. Unfortunately he STILL hasn't wiggled out his left front tooth, although the adult tooth is almost totally through in front of it. It is very loose though so I'm nagging him to wiggle it out because we have an appointment with the dentist next month and I'd rather she didn't have to pull it out. Charlie has no issues with going to the dentist and I REALLY don't want anything to change that.

It's my brother-in-law's birthday today (Happy Birthday Tim!) and my sister texted to say that I'd bought him exactly the same birthday card as she had. (And no, it didn't have 'To my darling husband' on the front!!)
There must be millions of generic birthday cards out there, so the odds of us buying identical cards must be massive! I guess we must have the same sense of humour if the same funny card tickled us both!

We've been sorting out our holidays for the coming year - instead of going on one long holiday, we're going on three short breaks, in April, July and November. It should be fun - although holidaying with all four of us in one hotel room should be a whole new experience! :-)

Rockin' the Bumbo!

Rosie thinks she's SUCH a big girl in her Bumbo!

Panto time!

We had a great time at the panto yesterday - it was Robinson Crusoe, and was a lovely post-Christmas treat.
Charlie bought a flashing pirate sword and a big foamy 'Boo' hand on the way in, and insisted that Rosie had a flashing butterfly wand thing for her first panto!
Charlie's friend Tasha was dancing in the show so we had loads of fun spotting her in all her different costumes all the way through. She knew where we were sitting and kept flashing secret smiles in our direction because obviously she wasn't allowed to wave at us during the show! During the finale though, all the dancers were waving to the audience, so Charlie and Tash were waving frantically to each other across the theatre!
Rosie really enjoyed the whole experience too - she behaved beautifully throughout and was absolutely glued to what was happening on stage until she finally dozed off about half way through.
I'm not sure we'll be going again for a few years though because I'm not sure she'll sit so nicely this time next year when she's 15 months old!!

Quick update...

Hi folks! I've been a bit disorganised lately when it comes to blogging so I thought I'd better catch up!
I didn't get around to updating after Rosie was weighed the other day, so here's her somewhat belated three-month post!
She's up to 13lbs 15oz now, so very nearly a stone!
She's still eating and sleeping well, although she doesn't sleep much during the day any more - I think she doesn't want to risk missing anything!
But I'll gladly entertain her during the day in exchange for my 9-10 hours sleep at night!
Talking of entertaining her - she's discovered a new love... Charlie's old baby bouncer! She really likes jumping around in the doorway and twirling round on her tippy-toes.
Charlie was never one of those babies who put everything in his mouth, but Rosie is. Toys, blankets, clothes, my fingers - anything she gets her hands on, it all goes straight into her mouth!
I'm pretty sure she's teething as well - she's chomping on her fists all the time and drooling like a fountain. I can feel a little jaggedy bump on her lower gum, so maybe it won't be too long before we have to kiss goodbye to her gummy little smile. :-(
She started rolling from front to back last week and is really starting to enjoy tummy time now.
She's really sturdy on her legs now and her head and back are very strong.
I think she's going to be a chatterbox, like her Mum (and her Nanny!) We're getting lots of coos and gurgles in response to us talking to her, and she's experimenting with lots of different sounds.
She likes it when we sing to her - her current favourites (the ones that always make her smile!) are 'The wheels on the bus', 'Ring a Ring o' Roses', 'If you're happy and you know it' and 'Soldier, Soldier'.
Somewhat worryingly, Rosie also seems to like bad advertising jingles - if I sing the jingles off the 'Go Compare' or 'We-Buy-Any-Car-Dot-Com' adverts, we get shoulder-shaking, nose-scrunching belly laughs!
Other favourite things at the moment are mirrors, crinkly books, her cuddly bunny and her Lamaze dolly.
She's also a bit of a snooker fan, it seems, and sat on Pete's knee for ages the other day, glued to the snooker on the TV! I remember Charlie loving the snooker when he was tiny too - I think it must be the colours.
Sorry if that's all a bit boring for you, but I'm trying to keep a record of everything as we go along!
As for the best big brother in town - he's on top form too. He's so good with his little sis - he's always singing to her, chatting to her and showing her all his treasures.
I love to see the pair of them snuggled up in his big bed at bedtime and eavesdropping on their 'conversations' as I get Charlie's uniform ready for the next day.
Last night I found him showing her his photos of Dad and Will and telling her how they live in Heaven now.
I have to admit, my eyes were full as I heard Chas telling her all about their Grandpa.
"...He was SOOOO clever Rose. He built my wardrobe over there, and put up those shelves and he made my wooden duck. He used to call me Diggy and we used to watch 'In the Night Garden' together and he always played 'Round and Round the Garden' with me. I wish he hadn't had to die before you could meet him - even if he had to get cancer, I wish he could have waited until after you were born..."

I was so sad that Rose would never know her Grandpa - but I guess I need not have worried. She'll meet him through Charlie's memories. (And my wonderful boy has a VERY good memory!)
Anyway, it's late so I'd better sign off for now - we've got a busy weekend to look forward to though - we're off to the pantomime on Saturday, and Pete and our next-door neighbour need to fix the garden fence that almost blew down in the gales the other night (doubtless they'll be ably assisted by Charlie-Barley!)
That's all for now folks!