So, Charlotte sent me an email that said something along the lines of "you suck, update your blog"...so here I am. Alive and well. As are my two boys. Campbell is getting ready to teethe (for real this time, I hope!) - flushed cheeks, copious drooling, a bit of a temperature and, oh yes, the dreaded whining! We're back to marathon hour-and-a-half feeds and screaming whenever I put him down, which is why we had a crazy but successful looong car ride into town and back today, so Cam would nap (pity I chose to go during insane school hour traffic - didn't really think it through!).
Apart from the teething issue, we've been having loads of fun with Campbell this past weekend. He's truly a delight. He went for his very first swim on Sunday morning at the Todd Energy Aquatic Centre in New Plymouth. Here are some pics from the day:
Don't drop me, Dad!
WOW!! A giant bath! Cam had a great time splashing and waving his arms around in the water. Any excuse to make lots of noise!
OMG - is that a floatie?
lolGoing down the slide (Carl started him off at the top and I caught him and guided him down half-way).
Carl and Campbell. We had so much fun swimming together - playing tag, floating Cambo on his back and tummy, and even dunking him under a couple of times. He doesn't mind being dunked/having water on his face at all, which probably comes from the few months when he was very young and we showered him (he hated the bath for a long time). I'm glad he's turning into a water baby and enjoyed his first trip to the pools. We'll probably be going back again this coming weekend and spending longer there, getting him used to it all. Such a fun family activity!
In other news, we are moving into New Plymouth this weekend - YAY! We have our very own two-bedroom house very close to the city, complete with a fully fenced yard. It will be great to be just the three of us for the first time - and I'm sure Geoff will be pleased to get his games room back! A big shout out to our parents at this point, for all your support in letting us live with you. We have appreciated it so much!
I told Dad I would load a video up tonight of Campbell being cute, playing in the sunshine this afternoon, but unfortunately Blogger is throwing its toys and won't let me. I'll try again tomorrow. And Charlotte - there's something for you in Mum's courier package. I love you Silly!
The laundry room and back door
The kitchen. I LOVE this kitchen. I love the fact that it's open plan and I can see into the lounge while I'm cooking dinner. And this is the corner of the bench where Cambo sits while I'm busy doing dishes/baking etc. (yes Charlotte, I have been baking!)
The lounge. Nice and sunny.
We still haven't managed to fit the doors on the cabinet. Now that Cam is mobile (rolling around), he loves to unload all the DVD and XBox stuff and chew on it. LOL
And a few photos from the other day. Carl was watching Campbell while I did something - and when I came back he had found this ingenious method of keeping Cam in one place! So cute.
