My gosh, how time flies! Our beautiful baby boy is now 4 weeks old and seems to be growing bigger every day (probably because he is)! This morning he gave his first real smiles (that couldn't have just been wind)!
Slowly but surely we are working out this parenting caper. Elliott is feeding well and is a pretty good sleeper at night. Not so much during the day, but at least that is the right way around.
Last weekend we had a visit from Phoebe, Josh and 8 week old Genevieve. She seems so active and alert in comparison to Elliott, playing on the play mat and giving mum lots of smiles.
This photo is evidence that we even leave the house! Who says having a baby changes your lifestyle?? It just means that you need to feel comfortable wearing outfits with baby vomit on them in public (see
spillage above).
Actually, it has been a big change, but we're settling into Elliott's rhythms and the slower pace of life which sleep deprivation mandates. I am working my way through trashy DVDs, avoiding the worst of daytime TV and thinking about reading, sewing and resuming exercise (all of which seem to involve a bit too much energy at this point in time)! Elliott and I are enjoying having Daddy home with us until after Easter. He is spoiling us by doing a lot/most of the housework, so Mummy can rest up. I think I'll need all that energy for when Simon goes back to work and I have to fly solo!
Today we went to Verse in the Vines at Mount Majura winery. A great event where four local poets conducted readings of their work in the barrel room at Mt Majura while the receptive audience enjoyed a glass of wine. We went with Mum, Grace, Jason & David, and Elliott (of course)! While it wasn't exactly 'child friendly' (what was I thinking?!?) Simon and I took turns listening to the poets while one of us minded Elliott out in the (much noisier) cellar door area.
Local poet Melinda Smith during her reading
Simon trying to get Elliott to sleep!
Mount Majura
