Oliver and Emily Jozwiak: A good week!

The week didn't start off particularly well but it certainly got better and better!! Oliver has been in a fantastic mood and we have had a great time enjoying the wonderful weather and generally having a good time.

Monday wasn't great because we went back to the doctors to have Oliver's ears checked after his course of antibiotics. He still has fluid in both his ears so we have been referred to an audiologist for further assessment. He has an appointment on 19th July so we'll see what comes out of that. He certainly hears us and seems happy but this could be causing him some pain and frustration.

On Wednesday we met some friends at a park on Lake Calhoun. Oliver had fun digging in the sand (he often does this rather than actually playing on the equipment!). This morning we went to a wading pool in Minneapolis. There are lots of these places around the cities and they are fantastic for younger kids. They have a great time in the water as it's so shallow.

It is 4th July weekend so the Americans get to celebrate being independent from the English and I secretly want to hang up my Union Jack outside to see what happens ;) LOL!! Anyway, Jon gets Monday off so it's all good! And tomorrow we are going to a big family get together of British families which should be lots of fun.

Emily has started to coo and babble almost constantly. She just loves it when someone talks to her :) She is really getting the hang of the lunchtime nap so often I have both kids napping between 1pm and 4pm which is LOVELY!!! Both kids adore each other as the bath time video will show you. Oh, and I got a video of Oliver singing "Gives You Hell" this afternoon. I forget if I recorded him singing this before but obviously his speech has come on a lot and he's much better now!! He loves this song but he does like to shout "gives you hell" rather loudly and even did it over and over in the supermarket the other day! He is just really into his music at the moment. I think his favourite is Lady Gaga :))

Anyway, happy weekend everyone and lets keep the happy kid vibes going :)

Cutie cutie :)

Oliver before the England match. Which we didn't watch. Because it was rubbish.

Emily is getting pretty good at grabbing on to her toys

I got Oliver cleaning the car when he was in a particularly crabby mood. This was his idea of fun. We'll see if that's still the case when he's a teenager!