Well its been over a week since we posted, and the smell of disinfectant is lingering in the air. This can only mean one thing – we have had an ill baby in the house. Tess was sick on Saturday night, and spent an unhappy night being cuddled by either mummy or daddy. Even more of a pity was that it was Great Grandpas 90th Birthday Party on Sunday, and so she (and daddy) were quarantined in the house. She was ill again on Sunday, and so missed nursery on Monday, when we had a visit from Great-Uncle Peter. She seems to be well on the mend now though, but she was an unhappy bunny throughout, not being able to eat much, and certainly no milk!
So apart from Tess’ first non-cold illness, we have been having some fun. Tess is now enjoying crawling up the stairs and trying to walk more and more. She is slowly getting steadier on her feet, and is able to let go of her support for a few seconds. She is also starting with recognisable words, and we have heard “Mama” and “Dada” (the standards) and “Lala”, which was “water” or possibly just “that”!. Becca has also heard Tess say ” ‘ess ” while she was looking at herself in the mirror.
Eve is getting more and more chatty, and is starting full sentences and is very able to tell you what she did that day at nursery, and who she did it with. So she was able to tell us that on Friday (when they had a fruit tasting session), Nicole gave her Mango. I think that the highlight of Eve’s week, last week, was being put to bed by her Auntie Louisa, who came to babysit on my birthday. For the next day or so, she would keep on reminding you that “Auntie Lou read Paddington”.
A few pictures below, from the last couple of weeks. There are a couple of Tess climbing the stairs, and one in bed. The one of Eve was taken looking through her “Happy People” house!
- Shiny, happy Tessy
- Fee Fi Fo Fum
- Made it!
- Tess nearly at the summit















