Whooops a daisy

Matthew has discovered the joys of rolling over. Chris says he rolled from his front to his back four times today. Something to do I suppose.

NCT chez nous

Today was Chris' turn to host our NCT group's afternoon coffee. A bit of a low turnout, which was handy given that our house is on the small side, but the sun was out so a picnic was in order.

Jabs again

Third and final round of jabs and blood samples today. Unsurprisingly, there was much screaming. Surprisingly, most of it came from Sophie. Chris' Mum and quite audible from the top of the garden. Matthew, for his part, often holds his breath before letting out a yell. Apparently the doctor hadn't seen a baby hold their breath for so long before. That's my boy.

Matthew celebrated the whole event by sucking his thumb for the first time.

Here's Nona and Sophie sleeping off the trauma...

I can do it Daddy...

Fist in mouth? No problem!







My brother's a nut...

Where's Momma?

Behind you!

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Toys'R'Us

We've got quite a lot of toys for the bubbas, but they are only now reaching out for them and responding to them clearly when we wobble them in their faces.









Don't ask.

Must be doing something right

Sophie and Matthew were weighed again. Matthew's up to 6.9kg, Sophie's up to 5.8kg. In old money, Matthew's now 1 stone 1 pound and Sophie's not far behind. No wonder my biceps are growing week by week.


When they sleep, they grow...

Watching football - position 3

My GOD you've got a funny face Dad!

Guaranteed sleep inducer

With their colds upon them, both babies are sleeping much more irregularly than usual and are sometimes difficult to persuade to have their daytime naps. I ended up driving Sophie around the neighbourhood at 4am a day or so ago to lull her to sleep, and Chris pops them into her sling to do the same thing during the day. Both techniques send them fast asleep, though there's no guarantee they'll stay under for long...

Here's Matthew spark out. All we have to do now is peel him out and drop him in the cot without waking him. Not easy.