Update 13 - 26 Weeks Old

Hi All, well another week has passed and there have been more changes in the Rae household.

Firstly I am back at work (part-time).......work called me last week to see if I would be interested in working for a couple of months. I will be working from home (expect for one day where James is going to work from home to mind Charli) and I will be taking Thursday off.

Thursdays will now be our learn to swim class day. They start next week and should be a lot of fun. They call them aqua play classes and involve getting babies used to the water. I don't believe there will be a problem for Charli as she already loves it. I actually brought her a blow up seat ring the other day and we went to the pool to try it out. She sits in it and I push her up and down the pool (while I get me exercise) and she loved it. When she is actually in the water she loves putting her face in the water and kicking her feet. We might end up with our own Madame Butterfly.

Secondly, Charli has had her first finger foods.....what a mess but lots of fun. I brought out a big mat, sat her in the middle and handed her a thick slice of Rockmelon. It is first time she has had Rockmelon and the first time she had had finger food and she loved it. She had it every where but I didn't care. When she was finished I just took her into the bathroom and hosed her off. Today she had her first piece of bread roll which resulted in the same situation however in this case Bonnie was left to clean up the mess (thank god for dogs).

I had mothers group at my place last week which was great. A little cozy but good fun. Charlotte was a little overwhelmed by having her play area over run but other babies but I think she still enjoyed it. At one stage a little boy called Ollie took one of her toys, she just let out a massive scream which made everyone stop (as she doesn't ever make much of a noise). I had to laugh. I will have to make sure I teach her to share.

We sit up very well now but no sign of crawling yet. She can hold herself up if you put her hands on the coffee table, so you never know she might walk before she crawls. The new sound is rasberries followed by lots of dribble, messy but adorable. I think I even caught sight of a little tooth earlier just under the skin. Will take a closer look later when she wakes up from her sleep.

Anyway enjoy the food fest photos.........update you again soon.

Sam