...C will be 5 months old.
Which means 2 things:
1) Time is clearly moving at hyperspeed
2) I have been a very crap blogger. Shame on me.
So, if anyone is still reading (and I don't blame you if you've given up on me, though I'll be very sad)...
Our trip 'home' was exhausting but lovely. The flight etc, C handled brilliantly. Both there and back she slept the whole way (except for a bottle on the way up and down). So many clearly relieved passengers commented on how 'good' she is. My g-d, she even smiled at this reeeeaaally CREEPY dude with big false white teeth and greasy long hair who looked like he hadn't had a shower in two weeks! Hilarious, but not.
She absolutely adored her cousin, and they 'talked', squealed and all the rest the moment they laid eyes on each other.
And it was amazing how everyone loved and fussed over her. Those who live close to your family, never take this for granted no matter how annoying your family can be!! That unconditional love is irreplaceable. When we left, it was heartbreaking for me to take her from everyone.
We also had our second first Mothers' day this year - you read that right - they're on different days in England and South Africa so we got to celebrate twice this year!
And in honour of Kate and Will's Royal wedding:
My husband left about 10 days before we did as he needed to get back to work, and I'll tell you - never again. Firstly, I have newfound respect for single mothers - how, how, how on earth do you do it?! Nevermind the 11 hour flight home alone with her!
Secondly, C is completely attached to her dad and I won't separate them again if I can help it. She didn't do her usual talking etc the whole time he was gone. Heartbreaking. When we got back and she saw him, she made noises I'd never heard her make before. And this was her face:
Since we got back, we started weaning and so far she's had homemade apple, pear, sweet potato, butternut, carrots, avo and baby rice of course.
Her favourite is pear. She can't get it in her mouth fast enough and doesn't waste a drop.
Her worst is sweet potato. I tried to trick her by adding pear to it....She was like, 'who are you kidding, mom' and clamped her mouth shut!
She started to roll over front to back and vice versa, and can sit for a bit unaided.
Her full head of dark hair she was born with has all but fallen out, leaving her blonde, and her hair on top is very, very long! In fact, she has a couple of dreads at the back of her head. I cut one out and then another few grew in it's place so I'm leaving well alone!!
She loves her dummy and her thumb and has a taglet 'doodoo' blankie that she sleeps with every night.
Which means 2 things:
1) Time is clearly moving at hyperspeed
2) I have been a very crap blogger. Shame on me.
So, if anyone is still reading (and I don't blame you if you've given up on me, though I'll be very sad)...
Our trip 'home' was exhausting but lovely. The flight etc, C handled brilliantly. Both there and back she slept the whole way (except for a bottle on the way up and down). So many clearly relieved passengers commented on how 'good' she is. My g-d, she even smiled at this reeeeaaally CREEPY dude with big false white teeth and greasy long hair who looked like he hadn't had a shower in two weeks! Hilarious, but not.
She absolutely adored her cousin, and they 'talked', squealed and all the rest the moment they laid eyes on each other.
And it was amazing how everyone loved and fussed over her. Those who live close to your family, never take this for granted no matter how annoying your family can be!! That unconditional love is irreplaceable. When we left, it was heartbreaking for me to take her from everyone.
We also had our second first Mothers' day this year - you read that right - they're on different days in England and South Africa so we got to celebrate twice this year!
And in honour of Kate and Will's Royal wedding:
My husband left about 10 days before we did as he needed to get back to work, and I'll tell you - never again. Firstly, I have newfound respect for single mothers - how, how, how on earth do you do it?! Nevermind the 11 hour flight home alone with her!
Secondly, C is completely attached to her dad and I won't separate them again if I can help it. She didn't do her usual talking etc the whole time he was gone. Heartbreaking. When we got back and she saw him, she made noises I'd never heard her make before. And this was her face:
Since we got back, we started weaning and so far she's had homemade apple, pear, sweet potato, butternut, carrots, avo and baby rice of course.
Her favourite is pear. She can't get it in her mouth fast enough and doesn't waste a drop.
Her worst is sweet potato. I tried to trick her by adding pear to it....She was like, 'who are you kidding, mom' and clamped her mouth shut!
She also had some allergy tests done and was found to have a cow's milk protein allergy, so she's on new formula (£30 for a 400g tin!), which thank g-d the NHS pays for. So I guess that's one measly advantage of living in England ;)
She started to roll over front to back and vice versa, and can sit for a bit unaided.
Her full head of dark hair she was born with has all but fallen out, leaving her blonde, and her hair on top is very, very long! In fact, she has a couple of dreads at the back of her head. I cut one out and then another few grew in it's place so I'm leaving well alone!!
She loves her dummy and her thumb and has a taglet 'doodoo' blankie that she sleeps with every night.
She amazes me every day.
I love how she wraps her little arms around me and how she smiles and coos when I go get her from her cot.
I love how she loves the bath and splashes and kicks like a wild thing! In fact, I've started taking her to swimming lessons which she absolutely adores. She is the smallest in the class!
My hubby and I finally gave 'it' a go. Sorry, TMI. And I was most relieved to find out it still works!! ;) Seriously though, I was really stressing about it. I didn't have any pain, and he said it feels the same as before. Maybe he's lying, but I'll choose to believe him for now.
I have been catching up on your blogs since I came back, but 4 weeks is a lot to catch up on, so I'll get back into commenting soon I hope!
Lots of love to you all
~Sabine~
