Some videos

Last week-end Nona bought Riley a tricycle. She loves the new idea and took to the idea pretty quickly and now rides around the pool as she likes.

She still seems to be a bit short, hence the strange sitting pose, but she manages well.



Ethan is also doing well. Hard to beleive he is 12 weeks on Thursday. We took hime for his clinic visit today. He weighs 5.56kg (gained 1.15kg).

He is doing all the right stuff, reaching, grabbing, tracking etc.



Ethan also has a sensitive nose. He sneezes quite a bit.

On Saturday he was on Grannie Annies lap having a look around.

Little Leopard

Yesterday we took a drive down to the botanic gardens to have a picnic lunch.

Riley had a whale fo a time, running between the duck pond (lake) and the fish pond. She fed the ducks and fish with bread and even had a "rude duck" take food out of her hand.

There were some older kids climbing the tree behind us, so she decided to have a go too.

She looks a bit like a leopard with her leopard print pants etc.

Ethan holds Bottle

Tonight Ethan decided to show off and hold his bottle. He has been showing some interest for a while, but usually does not manage.

This evening he was more awake than usual, so maybe that contributed.

Heritage Day 2009

Today is Heritage Day (Braai Day), so we had a public holiday. I had to work so Claudia did a braai, and Domenica helped with Riley and Ethan. By the looks of it they had a fun day.


Ethan also turn 11 weeks today. He has grown quite a bit. I guess we will know how much next week when we go for the next immunisation. He has a strong neck and his eyes are still blue.

Riley and Claudia decided to "sort" the hair accessories box, which resulted in Riley wearing the accessories and dressing Ethan too. Note the alice band around his head.

As you can see Riley is still very good with her brother. She loves him and wants to hold him and help when she can. They bath together and she spent the time tonight pouring water over his tummy.

As much as Riley does not like to eat... she loves ice cream and jelly.

Cake Lover

As much as Riley is not an eater - she loves cakes, biscuits etc.

Claudia bought some black forest cake the other day - she decided to make use of the cream as a beard but still polished off the slice.

She is a real star, but seems to be having a problem sleeping in her bed some nights. She has on a few occasions snuck out of bed and sat at our bedroom door or at her room door.

Tonight she crept into the dining room and fell asleep at the lounge entrance. Looks like she was watching TV.

Ethan - Two Months Old

Its hard to believe, but Ethan is just over two months old now. He is very awake and doing all the right stuff. He eats well, sleeps well and seems to be quite strong.

His eyes are still blue. It looks like they may stay that way, but as I recall Riley's only changed a bit later.

Today was a "sunny day" so Riley wanted to swim. We set up her pool and she had a ball. After a while she decided it would be fun to play in a bucket. As usual she had a ball.

After a long day in teh sum there is nothing more fun than sorting... plastic cutlery. Note how the colours are matched etc.

After this she spent some time watering the garden with Claudia. She eventually came in soaked and we had to bath her early and washe her hair again.

Spring has Sprung

Today was Spring Day so Riley decided to have flowers in her hair for school. We raided the Jasmin bush and this was the result. Very Spring look I thought.

Ethan has woken up and is very aware. He smile and does all the right things. He weighs 4.4kg and is 56cm long.