Well today Orla had a little bump on the head...in our little bathroom...there is a ledge just off the floor, big enough for her to rest her hands on to get herself up! We were just about to leave this little room when she sort of toppled...no marks or bumps so it can't have been too bad but it scared me and I think my sound effects scared her more than anything else! She is also rather wiggly on the change table so tonight this came off the cot and we'll change her on the floor to avoid bumps and falls while changing. She is also sort of crawling, backwards mainly and she likes to stand up!
This morning I found her upside down too, head where her feet should be! Not sure how she manages but she does! She has slept well for 2 nights now, not waking up at all during the evening which is great news! We've had 4 or so weeks when she has woken up crying and wanting cuddles to get back to sleep. This happened quickly but she wouldn't always let us put her down again! It's been strange and hard work as she has always been such a happy sleeper. The reason/s for all this would most likely be her new tooth! This appeared for the first time around 7.5 months and it is showing now, very cute too! And she dreams...this seems to wake her up every so often as well! They (the books etc) tells us that they (the babies) around this age often do this.
Food wise she is eating well...had her first weetabix on the weekend at Debs & Chris' along with cracker bread which is another hit. She has also been having the Swedish drink called valling in the evening. She loves it and we even have a Swedish bottle for it so it can get through! It is like porridge in a drink more or less.
We went to St Albans this weekend to stay with Debs, Chris, Emily and Ben. Debs knows Sean from uni. We also got to see Taz (another uni friend), Lisa and TJ. Unfortunately Lynn and family couldn't make it. Debs and Chris have built an extension on their house which has turned out great. We also got to see Corinne and David before we drove back, they are also in St Albans. This was lovely too as it has been ages, they'd not met Orla before and we had not met David! The journey up and down went well and we got back safely.
This week is half term time. Orla and I have had a pretty quiet start to the week. Lynn is looking after Orla tomorrow so I will do 100 things that I need to catch up on then. This weekend I am going shopping in Brighton on Saturday with Nicky and Sharon while Sean is dad for the day and on Sunday Ruth, Chris and Millie are coming down to see us - all very nice! Next week we have lots on before we see a few Gardiners and Martins next Sat (it is also Brian's birthday during the week) before we fly to Sweden on Sunday morning, Orla and me that is. Sean will be home alone, get lots of work, sleep and xboxing done while we spend some time with the Frantzich lot, all this before I go back to work in April. Still don't know what the deal is exactly but hope to soon as I really need to book Orla in for childcare...wish me luck as there don't seem to be enough spaces to go around!!!
Weather is milder and we've had some lovely days. I don't mind the cloudy days, as long as it's not wet! Scaffolding is still on the house...Bathroom still needs finishing...and we have a million things to do before our move to Oz!!!
Right, I think that's it for now. Am making lasagne for dinner, should be ready by the time Sean comes through the door just after 8pm. (Not! Orla woke up...I should never have written the above! She is back in bed so I can start cooking now!).
Take care, miss you all and yes we will upload pics soon...!!!
In the meantime we have started a Twitpic page at: http://twitpic.com/photos/moosecat76 - pics from our mobiles that we send straight to here as we take them...quicker than our album but pics are somewhat swoshy! Enjoy!
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