ALMOST 6 MONTHS

I'm back again. Sorry about the delay, Mum has become really slack on the photos lately. I mean, I kind of expected it would slow down as I got older - it would be pretty hard to maintain the 1000 photo per month pace she was setting in the early days!

So the eating is going really well. I am up to solids for breakfast, lunch and dinner now, but I still get a bit of a milk top up. In fact I am becoming a bit of an eating machine and am definitely more interested in the vegetables than the fruit - but this might be because I am more hungry at dinner time when the vegies are on offer. Mum even thinks she is getting the mess under control - huh! Just wait 'til I start feeding myself!









As for the moving around... I have graduated from the rolling to pulling myself up onto my hands and knees and then rocking back and forth. Look out crawling, here I come!













And this last picture is a favourite of mine - it's me and my friend Talia. It was a little embarrassing that we were wearing the same thing, but the Wondersuit is a modern classic. The funny thing is that she is 10 months old, I am almost 6 months old and no, it's not an optical illusion caused by the angle of the photo, I am actually bigger than she is.

Love,

Hannah

FOOD IS GOOD

While my Gran was visiting, I have been busy honing my skills on the mat and my new found talent for eating!
As far as the eating goes, it's pretty much just been rice cereal so far - Mmm, ground up rice mixed with milk, who wouldn't go nuts for that! I have also tried some pureed carrot and some pureed apple. I'm not so sure about the carrot but I think apple will be a favourite of mine. Mum can't be sure how much food is actually making its way into my tummy, it appears that most of it is shared equally between my face, my hands, my bib, the clothes under my bib, the high chair tray, the table next to the high chair, Mum's hands and for some reason Mum's arms end up caked in the mush of the day. But I'm getting there!


And as for my tricks... well I have perfected the back to tummy roll. I practise that when I am supposed to be going to sleep in my cot. The fact that I end up squished up against the bars with my arms hanging out of random gaps makes the sleeping part a little hard, but it's fun to watch Mum or Dad come running when I cry out in pain.

I can push right up when I am lying on my tummy now which makes eye to eye contact with Johnno a lot easier - if only he would stay still for me. And I am started to lift my bum up which means crawling is only weeks or even days away.

Time to go and talk to my buddy Johnno (not the greatest conversationalist, but gee he's cute!)

Love,

Hannah

GRAN'S VISIT

I have been so lucky the past week and a half - my Gran has been over from Brisbane! Her trip kicked off with Mum, Dad and I surprising her at the airport. Big deal, I hear you all saying - the big deal was that she flew in at midnight and that's pretty late for a little person like me! I was a little bit tired when she arrived but was soon all smiles and cuddles.


The next day was the Monday of the long weekend so our little family decided to pop down to Wagin for the day where Gran was staying with Great Grandma Farm.

And Uncle Paul and Aunty Zoe even came across from Katanning so we had a lovely lunch and yes, Uncle Paul had a hold and cuddle this time (not that Dad left him much choice as he thrust me into his arms!)


Back at home I got to show Gran all my new tricks, like rolling and pushing up on my tummy and even my specialty - splashing in the bath! She was pretty impressed by how good I am with my hands now and that I can almost sit up on my own. We went shopping together and visited Gran's good friend Kaye - now there's a lady who knows how to put on a morning tea, thanks Kaye!
And then all too quickly it was time for Gran to go. But she was very tough and there were no tears (none from me anyway...) and the best thing is that she'll be back in May. And even better, my Pop is coming to visit pretty soon too!
Better go - Mum says I actually have to sleep at night, how rude! Thanks again Gran, you really spoiled me and I love all my little pressies but most of all I loved the cuddles we had.

Love and kisses,

Hannah.

WISH I COULD CRAWL!

Here I am. Five months old and incredibly frustrated that I can't move on my own!

I guess that's not entirely true - I can roll both ways now and am pretty good at using my hands to push off and spin around when I'm on my tummy. I just can't get the forward motion happening and it's really annoying. I mean how am I supposed to achieve my full potential for mischief when I can't zero in on the pretty home entertainment centre equipment sitting exposed just metres away from me!

I have also learnt the invaluable skill of sticking my legs in the air and my feet in my mouth. Makes going to sleep in my cot so much less appealing - I mean why would I waste my time sleeping when I can play with my own toes!

Got to run (more like spin in a circle, but you know what I meant)

Love,

Hannah