So much better!

Things are a million times better than last time I posted - thank goodness!! Oliver is in a much, much better mood which makes for happier times all around. I just wonder if we are in for a treat of tantrums like that every 6 weeks! Whatever - we will enjoy the good times :)

So, the weather here has been totally fantastic for the past week or so. We have spent time outside every day playing with the water table, in the swimming pool, in the playhouse, on the trike..... you name it!! Emily has been lounging outside on the rug enjoying the great outdoors with us :) The good weather is set to continue for a little while yet so more good times ahead.

On Tuesday I took Emily for her 8 week check. She got 3 separate shots in her legs which she wasn't too happy about but the crying was fairly brief then she was all sleepy! She now weighs an amazing 13lbs 4oz and is 23 inches long (95th and 75th centiles respectively). Her sickness continues to be much better feeding from the bottles. But, best of all, she has started sleeping through the night :))) She built up gradually doing 7pm - 5am then 7pm - 6am and now goes from 7pm - 7am (well, it's more like 6:30pm - 7:30am!!). It's just fantastic to feel more rested although I don't get to sleep in that late ;) I am truly lucky to have two such good sleepers and I hope it continues.

Oliver is being such a lovely big brother at the moment. I keep getting such cute pictures of the pair of them :) I apologise to those people on Facebook as you've probably seen most of these photos before but I am so proud of my kids - I have to show them off :) Oliver is 33 months old today and Emily will be 2 months old tomorrow!

Looking cute in her sun hat

Yum - sweetcorn!

Showing off a cracker (I think!)

Emily watching the Monaco Grand Prix.....

.....and here she is after the first exciting lap!

Oliver watering the garden

In shock!

Cool dude Emily - she wasn't impressed

Playing with the water table

Emily wants YOU!!!

I remember buying this for Oliver's first birthday - now he is getting so big for it!

Before vaccinations.....

Oliver sharing his bear with Emily - he likes to do this when she starts getting upset!

Swimming pool time!

Lounging in the garden

LOVE this picture! Especially as Emily is wearing her "I love my big bro" shirt!

Oliver is standing in the cot "helping" at changing time :)

Oliver fancied a pretend nap!

Meeting Jaya (who is almost 6 months old and the same weight as Emily!)

Hanging out with Jaya and Emmeline

Playing at the toolbench

Sucking on Mum's finger - still trying to get the hang of that thumb sucking!

Cutie :)

Taking a nap in the garden!

Oliver hanging out with Scoop

Oliver thought Emily might like some stickers - on her back

Oliver at the play date this morning

Taking a spin in the airplane swing :)

Oliver wanted to show Tickles the Lion to Emily!

A quick update

Hi all! This is just a short entry with a bunch of photos and a couple of videos for you. We have had a really rough week with Oliver and toddler tantrums so I am finding it hard to see the positive at the moment but it is encouraging to say that today has been a million times better. We are wondering if teeth may be to blame! Emily continues to do well although the feeding has been difficult so now I am giving her most feeds from a bottle. It's hard work keeping up with her but so far so good and it seems to really be helping her fussiness and sickness. She is going for her first vaccinations on Tuesday so I will update after then with her new weight and hopefully things will be going much better in the Jozwiak household :)


Our beautiful girl staring thoughtfully at the window :)

Oliver after his latest haircut!

Emily meeting her friend Sofia at a play date last week

The cheeky lopsided smile that looks so much like her Aunty Steph as a baby!

Oliver at breakfast time with his bear and tiger

Fast asleep after a walk

So, I ask Oliver to hold his toy up so I can take a picture and this is what happens....

Smiley :)

More smiley.....

Sleepy....

And more smiley!!!

Oh, definitely sleepy!

A somewhat strange look on Mr Oliver's face this morning!

Yes, she's a woman - looking in the mirror at herself already!

Some time with Daddy on his day off today

Oliver the singer!

Oliver has been perfecting his version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star recently. He likes to sing it to Emily in the bath. Amazingly he sang it for me today while I got it on video - and he even added some Bob the Builder as well. We hope you enjoy it!! He has also been posing for lots of photos with his cars and trains. Now I have an iphone with me most of the time he realises that I can take pictures very easily without having to run for the camera so he exploits that and now my phone is full of random pictures of trains and cars! But there are some good pictures of him smiling!!

Emily continues to thrive and the sickness does seem to be a little better. We take it day by day as each day seems different. She is now taking a bottle from Jon before bed every night to give me a break and get her used to other people giving her milk. Last night she wasn't interested in it and had to see me but tonight she took it without a problem. So hopefully we'll get into a routine with that like we did with Oliver. She is now waking once in the night (well, midnight/1am then 5/6am) but she does stay awake for around an hour during the night. It's tough but I guess I'd rather get up once than twice!!

Oliver has now taken to getting books off his bookcase every morning before we go to get him up. Invariably we'll find him with 4 or 5 books in bed! He does love his reading and has totally gone off watching TV. He went through a phase of watching bits of the Cars movie every day but now he doesn't even want it on. Just one of those things - he is obsessed by things for a few days and then wants nothing more to do with them!! Ah, toddlers :))

Chilling!

Such a lovely smile - looking so much like Daddy again!

Oliver insisted on playing underneath the bear with Emily

Entranced by the toys

Oliver has to take his digger to the playground whenever we go

Looking very cute in an outfit sent by Niki and Ellis

I gave the Bumbo another try - this was the result this time around!

A little smile :)

And a big cheesy grin from Oliver who is showing off one of his cars!!