Using time wisely

William is asleep so I have a spare second. I am meant to be using this opportunity to pack, ready to head across to Wales this evening, but I thought that instead I'd stick a few more pics of William up on his blog. Or, I should be eating breakfast, brushing my teeth and getting ready for the day..... oh well, I just like looking at pictures of William! These were all taken in the last week. :) Jo

I gave him a rusk to eat this week, and it required much concentration. I am pleased that he is able to make the connection between hand and mouth, and explore things with his mouth (and his nose, bby the looks of it) when he wants to.


There is a new G&D's icecream shop in Cowley Rd that William and I have started frequenting. It is a local Oxford business. Here he is sitting on the couch there....

....and then trying to eat the camera!

More map reading with dad

But which way shall we go???

Mothers' Day

I was sooooo very proud of William today, when the ladies at nursery gave me a gift that William made for me. I instantly forgave him for all the waking during the nights. How lovely, to receive my first Mother's Day card. He made it himself (well, the blue bit, anyway). What a sweet, darling little baby he is. Mwah! I would kiss him all over and hug him all day!

A new phase....

30 weeks old

William is very curious and loves picking things up to examine and explore them. He is also very good at passing things from one hand to the other and back again. His legs are very strong and he loves trying to stand up (which he can do) and then try letting go of whatever he is holding (which always results in a 'plop' onto the floor).

Standing with help

Today was his second afternoon at nursery, which he is enjoying. He happily plays, sleeps, drinks and eats there. He goes four afternoons a week, and I work three afternoons a week. I think that he particularly likes the new selection of toys and other kids to play with. Well, they don't so much play with each other as sit in a bit of a circle playing with the same toys. It was my first day back at work today and I loved it. There is nothing like 7 months off to kindle enthusiasm and focus the mind. I thawed some cells and started researching which grants I'm eligible to apply for.

William has started reading (well, interacting with books, he he he):


He is eating 3-4 meals/snacks a day.


This is him after his first taste of beetroot, which he enjoyed. In fact he has liked everything so far, and we've tried potato, broccoli, pumpkin, swede, turnip, leeks, spinach, parsnip, sweet potato, cauliflower, zucchini, capsicum, cabbage, apple, pear, banana, sweet corn plums, and even fish and chicken!


He is an adept map reader, as we found out in Cambridge on the weekend:



And he has taken up playing/eating the drums this week: