Top Ender in her car

Top Ender's car hasn't got much battery left, but she found a way to get over that!

I wish I could fit into that car to have a go!

Baby Boy walking

Following Baby Boy taking his first steps (see Baby Boy Walks) I have just been getting Baby Boy to walk some more and here is the video footage!

Baby Boy walks!

Top Enders teacher (Teacher Two) asked me if I could stay this morning to talk to the class about Baby Boy and how he is different from older and younger children with two other Mums and their babies. Top Ender was sitting in the front row, just in front of where I was to sit. After we had told Top Enders Classmates about the babies, they were allowed to ask us questions. We join the scene halfway through;

"Anyone else have a question?" said Teacher Two
Top Enders hand was the only one that went up.
"Yes Top Ender, do you have another question?" said Teacher One
"Yes, when can babies stand up on their own?"
"Well lets try and work it out. Baby Boy is nearly One and he is just about standing on his own is that right Top Enders Mummy?"
"Yes that's right, he can stand on his own, but then he will fall down on his bottom!"

The Class erupted in laughter as I had used the word bottom.

"Would you like to see?" I asked
"Yes!" The Children chorused
"Okay Baby Boy, stand up!"

At this point Baby Boy stood on his own for a few seconds, and I looked up to Teachers One and Two and joked;

"You'd better get that camera ready because if he takes his first steps, I'll want it recorded!"

And with that Baby Boy took six steps towards Top Ender before launching himself at her and giving her a kiss!

"Clever, clever clever Boy!" squealed Top Ender whilst I burst into tears and the other children looked on wondering why Top Ender was so excited about the sloppy kisses he was giving her.

"Was that really his first steps?" asked Teachers One and Two
"Yes! All of you children just saw something really special" I cried
"Get him to do it again!" said Teacher One

And so we did and again he walked to his sister, although now he was a little more excited due to the cheering children!

Baby Boy Giggles - He's only after me for one thing

Baby Boy had a really long day yesterday and was ready for his last feed of the day. I sat in the chair and lifted my top Baby Boy called out to me

"Boob! Yay!"

Nice to know I am still loved!

Baby Boy Giggles - I was enjoying that!

"Baby Boy, what are you doing?"
"Urgh"
"Baby Boy, stop and drop! Give me what you are eating!"
"Urgh"

At this point I thought it best to take it out of his mouth myself

"Mama, No!"
"Baby Boy it is dirty! Give it to me!"
"Bad Mama"

And with that he crawled away leaving me with a lump of something that may of once been food.

Baby Boy Giggles - We need to get a stairgate...

Baby Boy has learnt that he can climb the stairs. There are times when I need to leave Baby Boy alone for a few moments and it is at these times that he decides to practise this new skill.

Coming out of the bathroom today I could hear Baby Boy crying. Looking towards the sound I saw that Baby Boy had climbed the stairs to half way and was now holding on to the Bannister for dear life.

"Mama, Bad Baba Mama!"
"No not bad Baby Boy, you are just curious!"
"No Mama!"

I sometimes forget that Baby Boy is only 11 months old!

Top Ender Giggles - And can we stop him talking too?

Baby Boy is becoming more steady on his feet and it is only a matter of days before (we think) we will see his first proper steps. Today Top Ender and I decided to help by sitting opposite each other and getting Baby Boy to walk between us;

"I don't want to get Baby Boy to walk!"
"Why not?"
"Then he really will get in all my stuff!"

Baby Boy is still learning fast!

A Neighbour is carrying out some building works at the moment and for the last few days there have been diggers and dump trucks visible in their garden and audible in our home. Baby Boy is terribly excited about this and will stand by the windows shouting out to the men working the machines demanding that they will look at him. Today our Neighbour noticed him and called up to him,

"Hello Baby Boy, are you watching the Trucks?"
"Hiya! Dada, Mama, brummmm"

Happy he had been seen and heard he allowed me to close the window and crawled off to play with some toys in his room. He picked up some toy diggers and started moving them along whilst making the "brummmm" sound.

I didn't realise just how quickly he was able to associate the sound to the machinery!

A new game

Top Ender was in the hallway this morning when the post came through the letter box. Knowing that I like to have the post to open and file and deal with, but that her baby brother was sitting the other side of the living room door she decided that it would make sense for her to pass it to me, by pushing it under the living room door.

Baby Boy was sitting in front of the door calling to his sister when a letter appeared before him.

"Mama!"
"Ooh Post, Mama's letters" I said
"No!" And he started to push the post back to his sister on the other side of the door.

Top Ender and Baby Boy sat either side of the door passing letters to each other for a few minutes before Baby Boy realised that if a letter could get through so might toys and fingers; So he stuck his fingers under the door and started to wiggle them. As soon as Top Ender saw wiggling fingers she started to wiggle hers back which ended up with both children wiggling and giggling!