Our Little Family

Forgot to include in his 14 month update something very cute has been doing lately. He will put things into little containers very carefully and take them out again, and today he had a little box of sultanas which he emptied, carefully filled again, then tried to 'drink' them out of the box.

These are really easy and Cadell and Matt both love them! All they are really are some mashed vegies - i used potato and carrot - , a tin of tuna, some cheese and then once they are formed into patties dip them in egg and breadcrumbs! And cook of course.

As usual its been busy busy in our house.  I am longing for the time when I am permanently at home with babies because i just know I am not going to feel as stressed. Yes life will still be busy, but if im organized and a good housewife/mother, life will run a lot smoother than it does now.  I feel that when i am home full-time i will be so much more able to give my family the time it deserves. And after all, what is life about? I don't believe its about working so much that your family suffers. Yes Matt has to work fulltime, but that is his job and he enjoys being the provider for us. It is inbuilt that he would get satisfaction from this, like every man. Just like it is inbuilt into every woman to get satisfaction from doing the washing, or feeding a child. I started writing this last week! It has definitely been busy. I only worked 1 day this week ( it is holidays so next week I won't work at all then back to it) and the other 2 days Cadell stayed in daycare so ...

Cadell is 14 months today.  New this month: He has been using his walkers to 'run' round the house a lot more, and been standing by himself for longer periods. He is still not walking but I don't think it will be long before he is. He is 'chatting' but no actual words really apart from mumma and dada ( sometimes 'Daddy'). Finally starting to get over all this sickness he has had since starting daycare, although he (and Daddy) had conjunctivitis this month which was not fun for either of them. We've had a few trips to the beach this month, enjoying more time outside while the weather is nice. He discovered how to climb onto his little chair this month, and stand on it to reach the books on the bookcase! It is amazing how much he is developing. He is definitely becoming a little bit more adventurous, although he is still cautious which is why I think he is not walking yet. He still loves pointing at the birds, and I think he is trying to say ...

He had a great time feeding the magpie, and the ducks and swans. Daddy was trying to feed the eel! He also really enjoyed the swing despite his face in that photo. It was lovely to get out in the beautiful weather we are having right now, before it turns super hot. 

This is so I have a reminder of what a typical day at home with Cadell at 13 months was like. 6am - Wake up, let the dogs out as they are banging on the gate. Cadell might be awake now, sometime s he sleeps in though until 6:30ish. If he is awake, its a morning feed in bed with Mummy and Daddy. If he isn't I might be organized enough to put some washing on or have a shower. 7am - After his feed, he has a nappy change and dressed for the morning. Then its breakfast time (2 weetbix with yoghurt). 7:30am - Playtime! for Cadell. Mummy starts on housework while Cadell plays in the living room. Today I have a lot of washing to get done and while changing the beds Cadell came in the bedroom to play. Its amazing that with all the toys he has in the living room, what kept him occupied and happy for ages in the bedroom was putting a bit of paper in a cup and trying to 'drink' it. 8:30am - sometimes he has a sleep now, but today I am going to try and just put him down earlier ...

This little monkey was a bit proud of himself for getting up on his chair!  We spent a morning the other week in the garden with the dogs running round, Cadell loved that and was a little bit sad that he couldn't chase after the dogs! Won't be long before he is though... Its been a funny week as Matt has been off sick all week. I find it difficult to stick to my usual schedule when he's home, so I don't feel like everything has got done. But that is ok. Matt's birthday tomorrow, not sure what we are doing for it yet, maybe go out for a later lunch (after Cadell wakes up from his nap) and not too much else as he is still not 100%.  Only 1 more week (next week) of school, and then the following week I will work 1 day and the other 2 days Cadell will stay in Daycare and I have a long long list of Spring Cleaning/Decluttering to get done. I have started on it a tiny bit already as there is so much I want to get done. The week after that, I have the f...