July

So far we are surviving the back to work gig... Tinipere even took 30ml from the bottle yesterday! Not today though.  We still make up for that lack of daytime kai through the night and have resorted to co sleeping for at least half of it!!   Her real food intake is on the up and some days she eats an amazing amount. She loves drinking water from her 'cup' - a shot glass. The perfect size.  She is also wriggling her way across the room with ever increasing speed. When did that happen?! Atarangi will have to start picking up her precious toys and I will have to keep a sharper eye on what is in Tinipere reach.

Atarangi is currently singing herself to sleep. Last night when I checked on her she had her phone in bed next to her - I can't decide if that is an improvement from having Mrs elephant in bed with her - Mrs elephant is huge but soft. The phone is smaller but so hard!  We are making giant leaps with the toileting! Even so far as to wear undies to Kindy! And she only started wearing them at home last week so I think that is huge. Atarangi makes me laugh every day. She is such a character and developing more and more each day - her understanding of the world, her language, her physical ability, her wish to test the limits!  I am finding a huge help in dealing with the various challenges and inspiration to be the parent I aspire to be from Janet Lansbury's website.

Puppy is still alive and kicking. Still crazy as ever, still thinks Kikiwa's side of the bed is HERS. And she is loving that with Tinipere in the room we have the heater on through the night.  I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Sometimes I still have moments of 'where did these two amazing small humans come from!! ' wonder. They are so very cool.

Photos to come...  Just emptied all 2gb worth from my phone.

Blw v puree

It's funny how when there is a baby is the mix the conversation always turns to poop.  Lucy came to visit yesterday and there was a poo explosion - one of many lately. I have been quite amused by the difference between the pureed poop Atarangi used to crank out and the Blw poop Tinipere has been having since chomping.  I am noticing increasing amounts of food in her nappy. It's pretty exciting. Haha! 
This  week will be the first week back at work 830 - 3. We had one day last week and I even managed to get to work by 9 am! Admittedly a mission even when I didn't have smalls to organise... Perhaps I am becoming a more organised person....  anyway it will be a big test and adjustment even for Atarangi  I think to be back to three days she will miss gymnastics. Add in the mix the fact they are both teething and it has all the potential to be a super fun time!

10 days

Hard to believe that in 10 days this gorgeous wee thing will be starting daycare and I will be back to work. So grateful that it didn't have to happen at 14 weeks though and that it's only 2 afternoons a week to start with.  I am trying to make the most of every moment while remaining firmly in denial.. 

12 hours

Wow. Tinipere had slept up to 11 hours non stop before but last night was our first 12 hour stint! Whoop!maybe Atarangi will follow suit again soon?! Although it could be due to the Antihistmine I am taking for the bee sting I got Saturday. Hopefully it won't all go out the window with our trip to Taranaki later this week.

hmmm

May need to change the blog title, now there are two smalls in our life, Atarangi, not looking so small in comparison, and Tinipere,, looking a lot like her sister...

8 weeks left

Only 8 weeks left til Atarangi has a new little brother or sister! Sometimes I am worried how our mischief child will react to a wee baby in our lives and others I think she will be take to it like a duck to water. We had friends come and stay a week ago with their gorgeous 4 month old Heath. Atarangi was super cute with him, very gentle and helpful, giving him toys in the bath, bringing nappies for him. She wasn't, however, quite so happy when Kikiwa or I were holding him..  Her face in this picture just breaks my heart!

end of august already?!?!

This girl is growing fast and I only really realise when I look back at photos taken even only a week ago. We seem to be getting back on track with sleeping through the night. I only have 4 more sleeps in the moonboot. and the new addition is only 13ish weeks away. yikes.
We got a wee bike from the toy library which has been a super hit. Atarangi is always asking to go out for a walk/ride down the road. We did some kind of renovations to the kitchen the other day and Atarangi is now always asking for the 'ammer and trying to unscrew things with my baking utensils...