Who's a busy boy?..

Wow, what a week and a half! I've been so busy and haven't had a chance to update the blog for a while so I'll start back at last Tuesday 22nd.

I had my visit to the Healthcare Nurse Trina who I will be seeing for the next few months. I think she could tell that I like her because I wee'd on her. I got weighed and measured, I'm now 4.04kg (up from 3.57kg only 4 days earlier!!!) and 52.8cms (up from 51cms at birth). I am going back to see her on 6th August so I wonder how much weight I will have put on by then! I also started with my Mother's Group on Tuesday at the same place and the other people seem really nice. We meet each Tuesday until 2nd September. This week we learned about CPR and last week mummy learned about taking time out for herself and making sure that she stays relaxed. Out of the 8 babies that are in the group, I am the youngest (all the others are 6-14 weeks older than me and all are boys except for 1 little girl). Mummy is getting along well with the other mothers and is really enjoying chatting to other mums who are experiencing the same things as her.

Nanna Rastall babysat me for the first time on Thursday when mummy and Grandad Rastall went shopping together. We went for a walk to the library and to the shops. I was really good for her, though I think she was a bit disappointed because I slept pretty much the whole time I was with her so she didn't get to play with me. She kept poking my cheek to make sure I was still breathing I was so quiet! I still really love my stroller and mummy and I have been walking everywhere since the weather has been nice.

Daddy had Friday off work so he and mummy went to a big toy sale. It was lucky that I was asleep in my stroller the whole time otherwise I might have ruined my surprises for Christmas! I got to meet daddy's inner child - he had great fun playing with the toys, but mummy had to remind him that I'm too little at the moment to play with remote controlled cars, racing car sets and big Tonka trucks.

I love spending time with my daddy

I have spent a lot of time with Nanna and Grandad Rastall and Aunty Karen and Uncle Eric this week as it was Nanna's 60th birthday on Monday and Grandad's 65th birthday yesterday. Mummy and I surprised Nanna on Monday and spent most of the day at her house. Nanna Jensen and Great-Nanna Bush also came to visit so I got to have cuddles with them too.

Cuddles with Great-Nanna Bush

We all surprised Nanna by meeting at a restaurant on Monday night for dinner. I was so good, I didn't make a noise and other people at the restaurant didn't even know that I was there until Mummy took me out of my pram for a photo!

Happy 60th birthday Nanna Rastall!

My first beer with Uncle Eric

We had a party for Nanna on Saturday night at her house with her friends from the Maryknoll Wildlife Shelter. I had a lovely time and it was great to finally meet Nanna's friends.

Party animal - do you like my party outfit?!

What a tiring party!

Yesterday I went to the movies for the first time with Mummy, Nanna, Grandad and Aunty Karen to celebrate Grandad's birthday. We went to a baby session of Mamma Mia - you should have seen how many prams and babies there were! We also saw some of my friends from Mothers Group. Aunty Karen took the day off work to surprise Grandad and it was lovely to spend more time with her. I loved the movie and behaved myself. I shared my love between everyone and when I wasn't staring at the screen, I was either sleeping or playing the air-piano to 'Dancing Queen' (with some help from Aunty Karen). After the movie we went out for a nice lunch where I didn't make a peep and after going home for a few hours (where I screamed for mummy the whole time) we had dinner at Grandad's house.

My first trip to the movies

Happy 65th birthday Grandad Rastall

Mummy and I are pretty tired and I need to spend a few days just at home to remember what my routine is supposed to be so I don't scream for mummy in the afternoon when I get home. I get restless for a few hours in the late afternoon/early evening, but mummy and daddy are finding ways to calm me at this time of day with baths, music, massage and lots of love and cuddles. I'm still sleeping really well at night so mummy and daddy are still getting lots more sleep than they expected to be getting. I go to bed around 6-6.30pm and get up around 8am with feeds around 11.30pm, 2am and 5.30am. I have had a bit of wind, but it is getting better, though I'm surprised that my daddy's hands are still in tact because I'm sure I've blown holes in them this week! Mummy is loving every minute of being with me (yes, even the ones where I cry because at least it's not during the night and all day) and daddy is so happy to get home from work to spend time with me. I am really looking forward to having a few days at home with nothing on so that mummy can catch up on things around here and I can kick back with my music.

Butter wouldn't melt in my mouth

I'm much cuter than Nanna's dolls

Snug as a bug for the cold weather

Ready for one of my walks with mummy

Photo of the week - my 'Blue Steel' pose

Derek Zoolander's (Ben Stiller) Blue Steel' pose from the movie 'Zoolander' - he's really really ridiculously good looking.....