Goodness Auckland’s rainy. It gets nearly twice as much rainfall per year than London, apparently! So Mum and Fin and I are just kinda hanging out in the house when it does rain. Lucky I can sing really! I’ve discovered my voice recently and love to chat and sing away to anyone who will listen. Look, here I am doing it:
Nice, huh? Mum says it’s really nice to hear my actual voice rather than just screeches (her words!) or coughs. Incidentally, I’ve perfected the “poor-me-I’m-dying-of-neglect” cough, which can be used at any time, even when receiving full attention already. You can check out my perfected technique on my videos and photos album (link at bottom of this blog).
What else is new? Oh yeah, I tried some steak the other day. Quite liked it. Not as much as my brother did when he was my age though, as you can see from the comparison below:
So far, my favourites include: porridge (with lots of prunes); broccolli and yoghurt (don’t pull that face, it’s nice!); mince and tatties (Dad’s pleased); cous cous; cinnamony stewed rhubarb and apple; Mum’s banana biscotti thingummies, which are fab to chew on. Lots more too but those are my favourites at the moment.
Mealtimes are usually quite entertaining. I can watch from my very own highchair now (which is nice and clean and lady-like, and I intend to keep it that way, yes I am talking to you Finlay!). It’s great, I feel very important in it. Finny’s using his old highchair as a seat now, without the tray, and it’s really quite entertaining watching Mum trying to keep him sitting down and at the table while we have dinner or lunch. I’m taking notes to make sure I’m very well-behaved for Mum when I get older [maybe that’s wishful thinking? Ed.]
Don’t think there’s any other amazing news. Oh yeah, Mum and Dad went away for a night for the first time ever ever since having me and Fin. Dad was getting older so I guess Mum figured he needed comforting, so off they went. They were quite nervous about it I think. Needn’t have been, it was fun with Aunty Ailsa and her daughter Kora, they kept us nicely amused and saw to my every need. It was nice to see Mum and Dad when they got back though, and I gave them a nice big smile to let them know!
Pics and a “cough” video here: http://picasaweb.google.com/finlaygeorgesmith/LexieSPerfectedCoughAndMore
