More activity

It's taken a while to reach this kind of relationship, but slowly there are more and more cat privileges.  This is probably as gentle as I can get patting the cat...and possibly the longest she has endured my affections..

however, I don't think she appreciated being spun around on the chair... I now have scratches to prove it.

Still alive!

Been busy doing all kinds of things.  Like patting goats...

Watching Morris Dancers

















And wearing kilts

Day at the Beach

 At first I wasn't really sure about the big wet stuff.  

In fact my very first touch of icy cold salt water on my feet was a bit scary.  I needed a cuddle after that.  But then my curiosity started to win and I had to go back.  So far out, in fact, that I fell in and had to have a change of clothes... twice! 

 Not quite sure why Mum and Dad didn't bring more than 2 changes of clothes.  But as you can all see I had a pretty good time in the water and on the sand. 

 It was an exciting time.  So much that I had to sleep in the car on the way home (or maybe that was because I didn't take my morning nap).

Time Flies

Been so busy recently.  But at least I could get a photographer to record the moments this time around.  Gonna be brief in terms of text, but there are a few nice shots of me doing regular stuff.

Telling everyone where we need to go at the Botanical gardens.

 Playing with the birdbath

 At my friend Lycan's house during party time. 

 Helping in the garden

Texting my agent about the next fashion show

Just hanging out with Mum, pulling a few poses.

Census

Well at least I got counted.
Things have been pretty busy for a few weeks, not a lot of photos to share, but I do have a training video for my marathon career...

 
And there is the time we tried to escape...

Tax Time

 

 At this time of year I dread the drudgery of paperwork and all things income  - of lack thereof.  So there is plenty of procrastination -  watching TV, having snacks, lying about pretending that things don't need to get done.










But Dad seems to enjoy it.  So I go hang out in the gardens with Mum and let the bearded one deal with it all.

One Year

These two pictures were taken exactly one year apart (by day, not hour for those pedantic people out there).

A little older, a little wider

Are you ready for it?
Are you really ready?
Ok.  Here it comes.

Mega-multi-super-update.
 Had my 12 month check-up at the MCHN.  Things are going pretty well.  Continuing to grow.  At this rate I will be taller than Dad by a couple centimeter.  But for now, I am 11.2kg light and 79cm short.  I am growing up fast!  So here is a pic of me looking like MacGuyver...





Since that fateful day over a year ago, there have been quite a few changes.  Not only for me.  Pip has had to deal with a whole lot less snooze time and a whole lot more noise.
For example:  "That thing" (the closest human equivalent for Pips expression upon seeing me a little too close)




Another:  "But why are there no bowls of noms for me in the lounge room?"







And the constant plea:  "Has he gone to bed yet?"

Of course, my changes are far more interesting.  One skill that I lack, which would be most excellent, is being able to stand up without holding onto something.  If I could, there would be no environment unnavigable, i.e. I could walk everywhere!  But when the worst comes to the worst, I can always start climbing.



 Starting to make progress in other areas too.  I have such advanced motor skillz that I can spoon feed myself, my chair, and the floor at the same time!!

I seem to have spent an awful lot of time driving Dad around for his appointments and what-not.  So much so I have had to resort to having car books and a car blanket.

The biggest event most recently was my birthday.  I got to see most of the people I know, I got more presents that my entire body weight.  So here are a few shots of me wearing, using, eating or just playing with some of the new things!  Thanks to everyone that shared some time with me :)
My new Train - TooT TooT!

New Hat and Jumper - good timing too, the weather is not like a Melbourne summer at all.








Despite both Mum and Dad being busy almost constantly, we did get the chance to find a pile of dirt to play in on our most recent visit to the botanical gardens.  Maybe next time I will get to try tasting some before they find me.

 Thanks for visiting!

Sorry about the long delay in updates.

So when does a baby stop being a baby?

Now that I am officially non-zero, and that there is no rounding involved to get to an integer in age I am going for my train driving license. See vid for my training session...

The birthday was pretty cool... i was swallowed by a balloon monster in the shape of a cot. It was a good thing Barnacles was there to protect me.

P.S. Sorry about the video intensive update. Kept file sizes at around 3MB, so they shouldn't take too long to load.

Epic Birthday Week

Things have been going pretty smoothly. Plenty of dates during the past couple weeks. School took a holiday, so I've not had my usual Wednesday scamp around, but the extra trips to the library have made up for that.The box wall is now kaput. I have conquered it completely. Now if I could only just reach that computer, I am sure there is some baby business that needs attending to.

We had an interesting time with food also. From a nice varied diet with tastes from all over the palate, I decided that it was in my best interests to only eat food if I was also having weet-bix. One spoon of tasty, delicious, adorable weet-bix and one of that other flavour.

Had some party time with a friend of mine. He turned 1! So now, it's my turn. Got a busy week all planned out. Meeting with most of the people I know sometime this week. It's a good thing I don't always need my afternoon nap!

Anyway, I better get back to the cleaning. Something about no birthday if I don't clean my room.

All at once

First the walking, and now... climbing.

It took some effort
keyboard beyond reach
splat!
Music


The Great Box-Wall of 'Norchy has been breached by the Mongol (read: baby) invaders!
O.M.G. they are so scary with their foaming at the mouth bezerker attack!

On your marks. Get Set. GO!

And now the conclusive video evidence...


Although, someone may claim, albeit unkindly, that this is much like the sasquatch videos and shows nothing more than a man in a baby suit. If you be a doubter, then come here and smell my baby breath, look me in the eye and say "you are nothing but a man in a baby suit!"

Show off!

At the Club today, after the usual tet-a-tet with the other members I decided to give an oration on the wonders of baby society. I got quite carried away by the occasion and took several, distinct, separate steps toward baby emancipation. This did cause some consternation with the hired help. So after lunch, when all the fuss had died down a little. I did it again. This time the reception was much more appreciative.

For those of you that are not familiar with the events that transpired - I took 4 steps, twice today.

Big day in mid May

Federal budget, birthday's, bubbles and teeth.
Since the last update there have been a few new things happening. I now have two more teeth (top middle). These ones were much easier to push out than the last couple.
Had my very first bubble bath. I am not convinced this is a great idea, but I did have at least one smile.May is the month of birthdays. I know at least 4 people that have a b'day in May. So it's been party party party. If you celebrate getting older this month - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Awesome Autumn

Taking advantage of the nice weather yesterday, I managed to convince everyone (except Pip) that going out would be a nice idea. We went to the gardens again and I had a nice romp around in the grass. AS you can see, we were fighting off crowds to get the prime location in the sun on the grass.Both Mum and Dad are going to get bad backs from all this walking I want to do.

Bye bye April, Hello May!

I could be talking about girlfriends, but alas, it's only the months that seem to come and go. Although, I did have an excellent time playing with Iris and Max at my house for the playgroup this week. Been doing a few things this week:
Watching parrots as they make a feeding mess...















Going to the botanical gardens and being awed by everything...










and contemplating the nature of the universe as evident in silicone bake ware...
















Sometimes it helps to contemplate it in a different way...Still haven't convinced the parents that wearing pyjamas all day is a bad thing. You know, sometimes I want to look fancy. Maybe this is just a way for them to live vicariously, who knows?

Walking... sort of, kind of...

I know it is cheating to be holding on, but it is much easier this way.

Getting faster too... I can do laps around the unit.

Checked up

It took long enough, but finally had my 8month check-up with the MCH nurse. Things are going pretty well. The nurse was happy with my progress.
I am now sitting at a comfortable 10.38 kg (22lb 14 oz). I now have an admirable length of 77cm (30.3 in). It should be noted here that for both of these measurements I am in the 90th percentile for my age... that means that roughly 10% of babies are either taller or heavier than me. However... my head is 0nly 44.5 cm in circumference, which is in the 10th percentile - so 90% of babies my age have heads larger than mine. At this rate I will grow up to be a pinhead.

Happy 10 months

Update is 83% complete... soon we will leave the beta phase and go into a full version...
Here is me wearing the latest in baby style :

• sport socks - covered in moss and grass from outside adventures
• shorts - first time wearing these things, due for covering in food/drool/muck
  
• bib - much needed
• cheeky expression
• Artful pose - a must for the 21st century