Pictures from the last week

This last week we have been very busy packing for our trip to NZ, going to London, going on walks with friends, and doing our normal weekly activities.

Saturday morning Sophie and I helped at an NCT Nearly New sale where I bought her a few new outfits, some new toys, a mobile and an exersaucer. She really likes her new toys and loves the exersaucer as it gives her the ability to be upright without anyone having to hold her.

Saturday afternoon Sophie and I met up with two friends to go walking at Frensham Little Pond. It was very cold, but the scenery was beautiful, we had a good time, and went for a cream tea afterwards (which was lovely!)

Monday we went once again to music group and then walked into town to get passport pictures taken for me which we took to the Canadian Embassy in London on Tuesday. It was such a lovely day Tuesday that I spent most of it in a t-shirt! We had a very nice day; we took a short trip through the National Gallery after handing in my passport application and spent a wonderful afternoon in Green Park having a picnic.

The rest of the week we really needed to focus on doing LOADS of laundry and packing for our trip. The packing is now mostly finished an I am just being really careful to check everything again so we don't forget anything... NZ is rather too far for us to be nipping back for anything we have forgotten!

Old MacDonald had a farm....

Friday morning our play group had a travelling farm come to visit. I prepped Sophie all morning for the visit by singing Old MacDonald to her but she was still more interested in all the other people around than in the animals.

Here is a picture of a very happy Sophie waking up from her nap following all the excitement of the morning...

Out for a walk

Poor Sophie has been sick with a cold this week and feeling a bit out of sorts. She is having a little difficulty breathing while feeding or chomping on her dummy and the first time she coughed you should have seen the shocked look on her face! She had no idea that she could make that sound!

Yesterday afternoon we braved the cold (outside) though and escaped the house for a walk at Alice Holt Park with a friend from our post natal group. It was really nice to be out in the fresh air and Sophie had a nice sleep for the first hour but then woke up and insisted she could no longer tolerate the confines of the buggy... Hence the picture of me pulling the buggy behind me like a horse with Sophie in my arms!

'I have hands!'

Sophie has been discovering her hands in the last few weeks. And this last week in particular has shown remarkable progress. She now realises when she is holding something, will try to grasp things and reaches out for toys with both hands.

She is also reaching out when I read to her to touch the pages of the book.

Back in the Fast Lane

Since returning from Florida Sophie has regressed to waking up several times in the night. I am completely worn out as a consequence but despite this we have picked up where we left off and are back into a routine. Mondays we go to music group, Tuesdays we tidy the house, Wednesdays we go out to various activities with friends we have met through ante and post natal groups, and then Thursdays and Fridays we have play groups. Sophie enjoys getting out of the house and the weather has been so beautiful that we have walked everywhere.

Here is Sophie playing during tummy-time.

And with my God-daughter Elizabeth at Thursday's play group.

Sophie at Friday's play group.

And finally one with her pirate father dressing up to make money for charity.

Some more pics to share

Here are some pics from the last couple weeks that were on our camera...






Here is Sophie before we left on the trip just hanging around!




Here is Sophie at play group the Friday before we left.

Here she is in the airport waiting for her first flight ever (and what a born traveller she is! Everyone cooed over her and remarked on how good she was!)

And here is Sophie sitting up in her buggy for the first time.

Feet in the ocean...

And back in England yesterday with Sam (who was born the same say in the same hospital).

A precious little girl

Here's our little sweetheart hugging her little lamb to her.

Sophie rolled over!!!!!

Tuesday 27th February 2007
9:12am
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Tummy Time

"I don't think I like being on my tummy any more"


"Ooh, what's this?"


"What did you say?"


"Ooh! I fell over!"


"Can I go the other way too?"