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Sports Day 2014

Lining up for her first race

It was Emma's first sports day this year and she was initially very sad about it as she remembered how much fun we had watching Tom and Lily last year and wanted to be with me. Once she was actually there and sat with her friends though she appeared to enjoy it a great deal. Emma is quite tiny compared to her classmates, so she has her work cut out keeping up with them in races, but she certainly gave it her all. I particularly loved her in the 200 metre race when she was third from the back and then kept slowing down to allow her friends to catch up! So sweet!

Lily and Tom had their sports day in the afternoon of the same day that Emma had hers in the morning. Lily gave it her all and was very proud to come second in her skipping race heat. Well done Lily!

Tom, as ever, had no competitive urge, but was simply there to have fun and enjoy himself, which, after all, is what it should all be about. He was most pleased about the fact that Alexander was there to watch him and spent most of his races looking at his baby brother!

Well done Podlings! You all did very well!

Go Lily!

Smiling at Alexander!

Tom is shouting "Hey, Alex!" as he is running past us here!

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Emma sporting her sundress and snowboot combo last Sunday. Love her!

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A Picnic Tea

Lily was at a birthday party on Saturday afternoon, but we didn't want to waste the beautiful day. Mark picked Lily up at five and we then drove to nearby Biddulph Grange Country Park for a picnic tea. We visit this country park often as it is only about a ten minute drive from our home and it is a lovely peaceful spot. The Podlings all enjoyed their time in the woods and even Alexander loved the trees. He was absolutely fascinated by the patterns the leaves made against the sky and couldn't stop staring at them. He even got to join in the picnic as he was due a feed whilst we were enjoying our tea! After our picnic we enjoyed a little walk before heading home to tuck the small folk into bed.

Alexander was mesmerised by the silhouettes of the trees against the bright sky

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Little Smiler

Alex gave me his first smile last week at six weeks old. He is smiling a little more frequently now, though he saves his best smiles for inanimate objects. He will smile at people, but his biggest smiles seem to be reserved for the cuckoo clock and the oil paintings in the lounge! He has also started to make the most adorable baby noises and coos at me as if in conversation. He just gets cuter and cuter every day and I adore him!
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Six Weeks old

 

Alexander is now six weeks old and now has more alert periods during the day. He still sleeps a lot though, which is quite helpful! He weighed in at 10 lbs 1 oz this morning, so is still gaining weight nicely, though not at the astonishing rate he achieved last week!

 

In other developments, Alex now loves his bath. He has gone from absolutely hating it, to it being the highlight of his day! The other Podlings love to watch him have his bath and also like to take it in turns sharing a bath with him. The girls in particular are rather interested in his little boy parts and keep telling me how cute they are! I'm sure Alex will be thrilled by this little tidbit of information when he is grown up!

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Clocaenog Forest

Last Saturday we took advantage of the glorious summer weather and headed to North Wales. We enjoyed a picnic with delightful scenic views over the hills and then went for a walk in the woods. It was a rather gentle and quite short circular walk, which is quite useful when you are carting your five week old baby in the sling. The walk was lined with beautiful wildflowers and I was quite delighted with it all. It was a lovely afternoon with my favourite people. I absolutely love the fact that thanks to my wonderful Baby Bjorn sling we are still able to get out and enjoy our normal excursions. Alex is just fitting right in!

On the way home we needed to stop to feed Alex, so Mark parked up on Horseshoe Pass. Emma stayed in the car with Alex and me, but Mark, Tom and Lily enjoyed a hike up the hill. They had hoped to get near the top, but apparently every time they thought they were there another summit appeared! Eventually they gave up and came back to the car, much refreshed from their breezy ascent!

All in all an absolutely wonderful trip. I love my family time!

Ready for the off!

The view from our picnic

Mark brought the mini-fridge on our picnic. What can I say to that!



 

Me and my brood, with the baby sling that makes these walks possible. I love that sling so much! It is so comfortable to wear and Alex just sleeps the whole time he is in it.

 

Heading off for a walk in Horseshoe Pass

Not a bad view to enjoy whilst feeding the baby!

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