Christmas time

This year we had Christmas in Ulladulla with Nanny (Dad's mum!). It was great fun. We went to church in the morning and then came back and opened presents - I was very patient! It was great fun and I enjoyed reading my new books and playing with my new toys although it seemed that every house I visited had a whole bunch of new toys for me to play with! We had some friends over for dinner and I enjoyed my first baked dinner - it was awesome, I particularly liked nanny's Yorkshire puddings (anyone who has tasted them would understand - there is a story going round that dad cried once when someone ate the last Yorkshire pudding, although I think that is an urban myth!)

Playing with FInn

This is me and my little brother Finn. He is really small. I like to give him big hugs and talk to him although he doesn't say much back to me at the moment.

in the car with Finn

this is Finn in the car seat on his first ride in the car. He liked it very much and slept all the way home!

Little Bro

On Sunday morning baby finally came out. We call him Finn now and he is very cute although I am not too sure about him yet - he doesn't do or say much at all! He was 55cm long when he was born (that is as big as me!), although he was a bit lighter at 3.8kg (I was 4.2kg!). Mum says that I am the front rower and he will be the winger! I think he will come home to live with us in a few days as he is resting in the hospital with mum. I have been having lots of fun playing with nanny and swimming at the beach

I think mum might explode soon!

My mum is getting bigger and bigger each day. They keep telling me a baby is going to come out but her belly looks more like a basket ball than a baby! Everyone keeps on touching mum's belly and I met a doctor who had a look and said that the baby is very big and will come out soon. Mum and dad are going into hospital on Thursday morning to see if the baby comes out and I will stay home with nanny, the doctor said she would be induced and the doctor would break the waters - I think then the baby comes out with a splash! I am looking forward to meeting Chilli and have been practicing pushing a small pram around and carry a toy baby around.

Meeting family...

We have just returned from a week in Gerringong where I met all my family. I was able to play with my cousins - Eleana and Katey who live in Sydney and I also met my other cousins Molly and Eva who I haven't seen since I was three days old! It was nice to see them all again and we played at the beach and in the sand and we had a bath together - it was great fun! I was the youngest and the only guy but they all treated me nicely! We watched movies together, I particularly like Nemo and Bob the builder, and we read lots and lots of books together which was great!

We had our family Christmas which was really nice. We had a big baked dinner and then we all gave out presents to each other - I excited I did a little dance whenever I got a new present! It was exciting to have a christmas with the whole family together!

At the beach I also developed a taste for sand! Dad kept on trying to stop me but it was just too tasty! I had good solid poos for the rest of the week!

Now I like to try to say everyone's name before I go to sleep and when I wake up in the morning so I don't forget them. I also like saying "Beeeech" with an ascending pitch - mum often laughs because she thinks it sounds like another word but I don't know that word yet...

Tess and Maws

Mum disappeared on Saturday and went away with Aunty Tess because she had to get ready for her wedding with Maws (Mawson). Mum was a maid of honor and was dressed in a lovely green dress. When Tess came in she looked beautiful and I kept on saying "Teeeessss!" and "Maawwws!" (in an ascending tone) over and over again, if you watch the video you can hear it clearly! They had a wonderful wedding at Waterslea on the Shoalhaven River near Nowra. Everyone had a great day and I played with all my cousins and friends. Mum looked very pregnant but managed to get through the day without being sick, she even did a short run when the photographer asked the bridal party to run forgetting that mum was pregnant! I went to sleep before the end, but they tell me that Tess and Maws did a special dance together that was really special.