The main event this month was obviously Hugo's birthday which turned out to be a bit of a protracted affair.
Unfortunately, Hugo was quite sick on the actual day of his birthday which was a bit of a downer. We managed to cheer things up by giving him a few presents with breakfast, decorating his scooter with loads of balloons and eating cupcakes at the park (instead of the playgroup where he would have contaminated everyone).
We made things up on the week-end with a celebration at the beach. We had more cupcakes and loads of friends to share them with. Marc came from Sydney for the occasion and Hugo got loads more presents which he got quite used to.
On Sunday, we also gave him his main present, a little train track we had saved for when he would be feeling better and could enjoy more.
Unfortunately, the week-end is also when both Chris and Eloise fell the sickest, with Chris even taking a few days off. He's still battling bad sinus congestion but everyone else is in the clear now.
Hugo is blossoming at the moment. Leaving his baby fat behing, he is turning into a funny, clever and affectionate little boy. He makes us laugh daily with some of his toddler logic and his affection for his little sister. With her, he is caring and bossy in equal measure. He likes to sit next to her to play but as soon as she touches something, we just hear him yelling, "Get away Eloiiise, get away Eloiiise!" but he insists on giving her a kiss and a hug every night before bedtime.
Eloise is nearly walking. She takes a few steps here and there but nothing consistent yet. We'll see on which side of her birthday she reaches this milestone. She is also becoming pretty funny with all her facial expressions and first sounds. But she's not all milk and honey with quite a little temper to make sure we remember she's there.
I'm looking forward to the next few months to watch how their relationship continues to develop as Eloise gains more physical independence from me.
Unfortunately, Hugo was quite sick on the actual day of his birthday which was a bit of a downer. We managed to cheer things up by giving him a few presents with breakfast, decorating his scooter with loads of balloons and eating cupcakes at the park (instead of the playgroup where he would have contaminated everyone).
We made things up on the week-end with a celebration at the beach. We had more cupcakes and loads of friends to share them with. Marc came from Sydney for the occasion and Hugo got loads more presents which he got quite used to.
On Sunday, we also gave him his main present, a little train track we had saved for when he would be feeling better and could enjoy more.
Unfortunately, the week-end is also when both Chris and Eloise fell the sickest, with Chris even taking a few days off. He's still battling bad sinus congestion but everyone else is in the clear now.
Hugo is blossoming at the moment. Leaving his baby fat behing, he is turning into a funny, clever and affectionate little boy. He makes us laugh daily with some of his toddler logic and his affection for his little sister. With her, he is caring and bossy in equal measure. He likes to sit next to her to play but as soon as she touches something, we just hear him yelling, "Get away Eloiiise, get away Eloiiise!" but he insists on giving her a kiss and a hug every night before bedtime.
Eloise is nearly walking. She takes a few steps here and there but nothing consistent yet. We'll see on which side of her birthday she reaches this milestone. She is also becoming pretty funny with all her facial expressions and first sounds. But she's not all milk and honey with quite a little temper to make sure we remember she's there.
I'm looking forward to the next few months to watch how their relationship continues to develop as Eloise gains more physical independence from me.
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