Ethan Sitting

Ethan is getting pretty good at sitting. He just needs to work on his balance.
He manages to sit for fairly long periods before toppling or getting frustrated.

Hectic Week

It has been a bit of a week. We went to the Parnells on Saturday and all had a great day. On Sunday Ethan seemed to be teething (very early) and was a bit cranky, and by Monday he was having fevers of 39.6 etc.

We battled for a while and eventually took him to the paed who diagnosed strep and prescribed a course of three antibiotic injections as well as blood and urine tests.

Monday night was not much better and the paed saw him again on Tuesday and said to continue and that the blood results had confirmed the infection.

By yesterday he was much better - no fevers but still cranky and not keen on his bottle, which is very unusual - he normally can't get enough.

Here's hoping tonight is better.

Sometimes Riley can really act. On Friday night she was showing her displeasure at having dinner. Arms crossed glaring at me - all just an act! S sometimes really reminds us of Sydni - same facial expressions and actions.

She has been diagnosed with very low Iron (should be in the 20's, but hers is 6!)

The iron supplement fortunately tastes nice - she calls it her coffee and will quite happily take it as required - she has to take that for six months and then get retested.

Riley also loves to play with Nona - one game they play is "show". All the chairs etc are lined up for the show.

This is breakfast at 6:37 am - she is sharing her food with Teddy. At least breakfast is a bit easier now days.

Some Pictures...

Riley really loves her brother Ethan. They play nicely. They other day she decided that he needed to wear shades... A bit on the large side but fun anyway. The big green dummy is a teething ring.

Ethan has just graduated from Baby Gym. The first of many graduations? We believe that baby gym makes a huge difference to the developement. Riley was also a graduate.

Some nights Riley likes to pile her bed high with toys... Not much space on a "big girl bed" for our small girl. We just need to make sure that the toys are on the edge of the bed to prevent falling out accidents fro Riley, so she gets to sleep against the wall for safety.

Girls will be girls - This morning Riley got all dressed up in her heels and shades before school. The mini is her "nighty" and the shades are an old pair from Claudia which got dug out while tidying the spare room over the week-end. Then there are the "clip clop" shoes.

Nearly Four Months

Next week Ethan will be four months old - how time flies.

He is doing well, very aware and likes to "stand".

Today we put him on his donought again and he decided he wanted to scoot forward - looking like he wants to crawl, even though he does not sit or roll yet.



Riley and Ethan went to the paed on Friday, Riley once again has a throat and ear infection while Ethan seems to be a "reflux" baby, Ethan now uses anti reflux formula.

Riley had blood test to check for iron levels as well as allergies, we should get the results on Friday.

The theory is that she has low iron levels and hence a weak immune system - boost the iron and the immune system kicks in properly - the allergies are just a cause of the infections.

She is once again on antibiotics, but seems much better already. Dr Kara did say not to wrap her up in cotton wool. She must continue swimming as normal etc - this is nice to hear.

Very Rare Picture plus others

Riley does not often "munch" away. But she does seem to enjoy lamb chops.

She really tucked into her dinner the other night and then did the "van Gelder" thing, and tried to clean the bones.

Ethan is also doing well. He had his 4 month check up recently and we were pleased. He has grown and put on the required weight.

We have moved him to soya based formula to see if this will assist with his regurge.

He really like to be on his feet and patterns definitley attract his attention.

As all girls do, Riley like to dress up...