We had dinner at our usual Indian restaurant tonight and instead of usually having it takeaway we thought we would dine in for a change.
Lucas knows the place well and says hello to the owner and today he called it "the place that gives big crackers" meaning the popadoms they serve before your meal.
We were reading over the menus and Lucas had a one too. We were taking some time as to what to order and he turned to me holding up his menu and said "I want rice" and closed his menu so that was his order taken care of!
It doesn't take a three-and-a-half year old long to decide what he wants to eat!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
November already!
November already...and Elsa is now walking. Two weeks before she turns one! There was some debate as to when she would start walking and I thought it would be just before she turns one and she's proven me correct.
With walking comes a whole new set of pros and cons such as when Elsa misjudged how close she was to the door frame and managed to hit the side of her head into it as she fell onto her hands from standing up. Elsa certainly can get about to any place she wants to in the house and this also includes getting into Lucas' space which he is not happy about. Today he played in his room with the door closed so that his little sister could not bother him. Poor wee sod, and this is only the start!
With walking comes a whole new set of pros and cons such as when Elsa misjudged how close she was to the door frame and managed to hit the side of her head into it as she fell onto her hands from standing up. Elsa certainly can get about to any place she wants to in the house and this also includes getting into Lucas' space which he is not happy about. Today he played in his room with the door closed so that his little sister could not bother him. Poor wee sod, and this is only the start!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Time flying by...
Elsa is nearly 11 months old and soon she will be one.
She is growing so fast right before our eyes and to date she has two bottom teeth so far, can stand up from sitting down, cruises furniture without a sweat and monkey crawls if she wants to get to somewhere quickly. Lucas says she looks like a spider walking when she does this crawl!
Being so mobile also means she wants to participate in whatever Lucas is doing or playing and this often ends in tears with Lucas shouting "Noooooo Elsa" and Elsa having no idea what the commotion is about! Quite a few times Lucas has resorted to playing up at the dinning table just so Elsa's little hands and body doesn't destroy whatever he's playing with.
However, despite this the two of them adore each other. Elsa thinks Lucas is the best thing since sliced bread and Lucas fondly calls Elsa "my baby". It is so neat to watch them giggle and play together and see their sibling relationship grow and development. It definitely makes all the hard work worth it.
She is growing so fast right before our eyes and to date she has two bottom teeth so far, can stand up from sitting down, cruises furniture without a sweat and monkey crawls if she wants to get to somewhere quickly. Lucas says she looks like a spider walking when she does this crawl!
Being so mobile also means she wants to participate in whatever Lucas is doing or playing and this often ends in tears with Lucas shouting "Noooooo Elsa" and Elsa having no idea what the commotion is about! Quite a few times Lucas has resorted to playing up at the dinning table just so Elsa's little hands and body doesn't destroy whatever he's playing with.
However, despite this the two of them adore each other. Elsa thinks Lucas is the best thing since sliced bread and Lucas fondly calls Elsa "my baby". It is so neat to watch them giggle and play together and see their sibling relationship grow and development. It definitely makes all the hard work worth it.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Elsa is 9 months old
Elsa is 9 months old and where has the time gone?
She started crawling at 8 months old and says "Daddy", "Mum", "no" but it sounds more like "num" and she will shake her head no whilst saying it, and she also says "na-na" meaning food.
She's giving Lucas a run for his money and I don't think she will have any problems keeping him in line!
"I want to buy blue eyes!"
For some time now Lucas has enjoyed the fact that he, Elsa and Mummy have brown eyes and Daddy is the odd one out with blue eyes, but lately he has taken to wanting blue eyes like daddy.
This morning when Daniel woke him up the first thing Lucas said was "I want to buy blue eyes. I don't want brown eyes!". Bless his heart, we sure aren't going to tell him about coloured contact lenses just yet!
This morning when Daniel woke him up the first thing Lucas said was "I want to buy blue eyes. I don't want brown eyes!". Bless his heart, we sure aren't going to tell him about coloured contact lenses just yet!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Lucas is 3
Lucas turned 3 on the 11th April and he had a blast.
We hired a bouncy castle and despite it raining we did get breaks in the weather for the kids to enjoy the bouncy castle and for them to eat outside too.
I made a cake in the shape of a number "3" and iced it with blue icing and then decorated it with wine gums in the shape of planes, trains and cars. Lucas and his friends had a great time and I can't believe my little boy is 3 now.
Happy 3rd Birthday Lucas!
We hired a bouncy castle and despite it raining we did get breaks in the weather for the kids to enjoy the bouncy castle and for them to eat outside too.
I made a cake in the shape of a number "3" and iced it with blue icing and then decorated it with wine gums in the shape of planes, trains and cars. Lucas and his friends had a great time and I can't believe my little boy is 3 now.
Happy 3rd Birthday Lucas!
Mummy's little helper
Elsa is now 5 months old and time just flies by! It definitely goes by even quicker second time round.
Lucas is enjoying Elsa a lot and when he comes home from daycare he will go up to Elsa who is usually in her bouncer and say to her "Lucas missed Elsa today".
Every time Elsa has a bath Lucas has to wash her hair, then tummy and then legs and that's him done. We learnt not to bath Elsa without Lucas doing his bit because the one time we did, he had a complete meltdown and we ended up putting Elsa back into the bath so that he could wash her and we could stop the tears!
The same goes for saying good night to Elsa and giving her a goodnight kiss as well as saying bye bye to her in the mornings.
Lucas certainly likes to be included and be mummy's little helper.
Lucas is enjoying Elsa a lot and when he comes home from daycare he will go up to Elsa who is usually in her bouncer and say to her "Lucas missed Elsa today".
Every time Elsa has a bath Lucas has to wash her hair, then tummy and then legs and that's him done. We learnt not to bath Elsa without Lucas doing his bit because the one time we did, he had a complete meltdown and we ended up putting Elsa back into the bath so that he could wash her and we could stop the tears!
The same goes for saying good night to Elsa and giving her a goodnight kiss as well as saying bye bye to her in the mornings.
Lucas certainly likes to be included and be mummy's little helper.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Family of four
It's been 6 weeks now since Elsa joined the Wright household and Lucas has been very good at adjusting to having a new noisy baby in his house!
He has become a very protective and proud big brother calling Elsa "Lucas's Elsa" and when people look at her (especially when she's sitting in her capsule or bouncer) he will often position himself so that he's in between Elsa and whoever is trying to get a look!
Lucas has also been naming who is in our house as a way to get his head around us now being a family of four and will say "Daddy, Mummy, Lucas and Elsa".
When Elsa cries Lucas will give her her dummy or will put his face up close to Elsa's and say "Hello!" as a way to try and cheer her up. Elsa is quite taken by her big brother as she will often stare at Lucas and will smile at him.
We are very proud at how well Lucas has adjusted to this new arrival.
He has become a very protective and proud big brother calling Elsa "Lucas's Elsa" and when people look at her (especially when she's sitting in her capsule or bouncer) he will often position himself so that he's in between Elsa and whoever is trying to get a look!
Lucas has also been naming who is in our house as a way to get his head around us now being a family of four and will say "Daddy, Mummy, Lucas and Elsa".
When Elsa cries Lucas will give her her dummy or will put his face up close to Elsa's and say "Hello!" as a way to try and cheer her up. Elsa is quite taken by her big brother as she will often stare at Lucas and will smile at him.
We are very proud at how well Lucas has adjusted to this new arrival.
Lucas meeting his sister for the first time.
Lucas met Elsa in hospital on the Friday and he wasn't exactly jumping for joy. He was curious but also a bit dismissive and when Daniel held Elsa, well that was the end of that. Lucas decided he wanted to be held by Daniel and when Daniel asked him to wait that's when the tears started. Oh dear.
Happy Birthday Elsa!
Elsa Arifah Wright was born on Thursday 20th November 2008 at 4:59pm!
3040g/6lb 11oz and 49cm long.
A beautiful baby girl and Lucas is now a big brother!
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